The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-06

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msaGs, Assisdta1 ~ operation n tie
cafe vst ASt ~ sisefre Mss from
tie city ACROSS Ms ne 7sis.
THE mention ~ the wess seattle Gmter-
prise carries one boch 10 the balcyon
days Of is1-m, ~ which street, prog
ress was made IN the dsvsIopmsnt % the
resources a the stste AZ Warrington.
Property owners. and especially nonsesl-
attic. unite In thu expfeassd opinion that
the pressnt growth Of the city snd bess-
ness transacted here every day are far
ahead Of even the good Old times
Ut the boom" days. 20 called
Mr. King. than whom there are
few ksener a. bstteg posted Anancssss
IN the West. admits that he nsvss saw
better times in Seattle. although he he's
known this city for almost . quarter Of .
century. His judgment II that the city 10
new entering an era ot magnificent Prog
fess and growth.
Mr.. King has bsen Tor years managsr a.
the bank Of Wells, Fargo 3 Co. - eaa
Francisco. lie 10 q thorowNh business 0an.
conservative. keen and slow to express IN
opinion. Yet he said last night At - But
Ter. whore he N registered. that in his
opinion the future Of seattle wse assured.
II have always had the Grsstest faish ID
Seattle" he sasA 1T looked prssty Sask
days Of the great paniA Ehsiy n ~ 3
visited seattle to md : slight chegDD To-
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s sov a impetus given SsSsIit sSS Ais s
psr.ntly continued. end Svs6 iseFsasSd,
business conditions / have msSS hsse.
am safIsned that the city and tn business
were never on 70 good basis - now"
Mr.. King was asked concerning the plans
q his Company rsEsrdinG its contemplated
4 hardy fssi IKE S mailing say state
aent for publication now" he SAID 'sYes.
have looked matters over here, ana am
quite well aatisned that IN . very short
time We will need 20 make extsrs(vs i'm
provensnts In our property IN West Seat
definite promises 1T this TINA I can cay
that at tho rate thing are moving IN oe-
attic, We viii shortly b. obliged 10 resume
Operation. and On perhaps larger scale
In these words Mr.. King gave qualified
connrmafion Of . statement made by
weii-posted business man yesterday that
his company IN planning TO operate the
Cable road on the other aide o. the boy
and 70 improve its very large hos finws Of
Investment more pron,sbie than ever. The
company purchased over e0 acres partly
Of L. =. j. Hunt, IN West Seattle. IN isa4,
the capital being supplied largely by San
Francisco investors Then followed the
provemsnts, including also tie West Sc
attic fcrryboat
rho ferry has been operated steadily
since, although the road was shut down
IN iNs. The company has upward Of 500
80 invested IN its properties &c West sat
tie.
In connection with the reported improve
menfs - It's property nc West Seattle thSrA
- rurnor that = certain amount OF land
II 20 BE- set aside for terminals for the
.esins sn,ry into es as WINK M KIN . .saS
NOT DISCUSS this matter ~ al. merely say
ing that he did not desire 10 make known
the plans OF his company ~ this time.