The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

dependent upon Ii for prosperity. iDese
towns are within the metropolitan district
of Seattle. They Immediately join It's
corporate limits. and there is not the
slightest doubt that in time all viii De an-
sorbed by the spreading population OF the
parent city. The suburbs are IS foiloRs:
Ballard.
The largest and most important suo1r-
ban town Is Ballard, with 500 buildings
population of about 1000 people and nu-
merous manufacturing institutions. repre-
senting a capital of 81 10000. It has
churches. schools and everything that goes
to make ND live and intelligent conlmun-
ity-ail built within. less than three years,
and nearly ali inside of eighteen months.
During the year there have been estab-
lished at Ballard three manufacturing IN
situations. representing capital invested
of about 500 600. Those institutions were
the Ballard Manufacturing Company.
manufacturing sash and doors, capital
$1,000; West Coast Manufacturing and
Investment Company, manufacturing
shingles, capital $4,000. This company
operates one of the largest shingle mills IN
the country. its capacity being from &c.
COO to 800, 900 per day, and the PorteraIage
Company, manufacturing shingles, capital
$4,000 In addition, the Stimson Mill
Company built another mill, which, IN
GLIDING machinery, cost $4,000, and j.
Lake added shop and machinery to his
ship yard which cost upwards of 5000
The cost of these Improvements, added 10
heinvestment in new enterprises. makes
a total investment in manufacturing esta5-
Iishments for the year stfss,0o0.
As may be seen by referring TO the Posi-
IyTELLIGEScER's list of buildings for the
year, in the neighborhood of 100 of those
were built in Ballard, and represent an
outlay of SLOT 90. Among the buildings
erected it will be seen that there were two
churches. They are large commodious
structures.
Salmon bay affords Ballard good har-
Dor. Il is connected with the main line of
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railway
by means of a short spur track. The Seat
tie & Montana railway, on which the grad
ers are now at work, will pass through the
town, and an electric motor line connects
it with its parent city, Seattle. For faciii-
ties for travel and shipping, Ballard IS for
tunately situated.
The Masons, Foresters, Good Templars
and g. A. r. have lodge each organized
there, which proves that while the people
al CAEdSCA III tuC WOfA "a OQAtAAuZ anu
maintaining a thriving town, they do not
forget their social development.
Fremont and Edgwater.
Fremont and Edgwater. which consti-
tute in reality but one suburb, came in for
their share of the years prosperity. One
hundred and twenty-three buildings have
been erected there during the year at a
cost of about $1,000 Among the build
ings erected were two elegant halls, one
for the use of societies and the other for
place for general amusement. Two large
churches have been erected-one Metho-
dist and the other Presbyterian.
The aggregate real estate transfers for
the year was quite large, workingmen
especially buying a great deal of cheap
property on which to build homes. The
electric car line has been completed
through from Seattle during the wear.
making it possible for this class to reside
there and follow their various occupations
in the city.
An attempt is now being made TO inter
est the residents and those of Seattle in a
shoe factory it is proposed to establish
there.
Green Lake.
Two miles beyond Fremont, situated on
the bank of a pretty lake bearing the same
name. Is the town of Green Lake. The
nrst building was erected there in the
month of May last, when the electric car
line was completed from Fremont To the
lake, and since that time there have been
erected twenty-five buildings. at q cost of
almost $1,000 A sawmill has been estah
iisled, involving capital of So. 900. and
the electric car line has been extended nm
tli 1t reaches nearly around the lake. The
roadbed and track are substantially con-
structed so that regular standard gan0e
freight cars and locomotives of the Seattle
Lake Shore & Eastern are run over the
road when desired, thereby giving the
town excellent transportation ADVANTAGES
Latona-
ABOUT mile northeast of Fremont on
the arm OF Lake Union, is the town Of "a
tona, which was established but little over
year since. Thirty-eight buildings wers
erected during the year at cost of alrnoS.
SSo,Voo. Among the number were several !
business buildings. An ice factory has
been established within the wear with .
capital OF $4,000, and the Latona Mil |
company, manufacturing sash and doors
with capital of $4,000. An electric car |
line VIII soon be constructed around the
east side of Lake Union, which win con- /
neei Aatoha with the city and make II i
convenient. as it Is already attractive. for
residence property. The work of gradipe, /
TINS line has been completed already and |
II Is thought the cars viii be running in
two or three months.
kirkland.
person stationed upon the hin over
ioosing the clear, smooth waters Of IaLs
asnington, looking eastward across fhs /
iake, could have seen day by dav dur;ns
the past year, forest gradually a;san,
Fearing and in its stead town spring m
as II oy magic--not town of eheanIv c,,
strueted buildings, but town which con
tsins orlck business blocks and residences
lnat would De credit to city of greate~
pretensions. That town is Kirkland H.
are now about $50 new buildings thar eos,
On an average nearly $500 each Tha
ufeat western Iron and Steel Works il a.
WORK establishing large plant for the a.
veiopment OF the iron industry: and IN
snort time the Seattle Belt Line Comnaa~
Wis nave ITS Black River Junction branch
completed to Kirkland, the gradins rn,s
oelhg ABOUT two-thirds finished.
West Seattle.
West Seattle, with its natural 3d.,
tages as residence district. ne. sxrsr;-
eneed great deal of aetivitv d.
ing the wear Resides ~