The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-10
WHAT
PERCENTAGE
OF SEATTLE'S
POPULATION OWN
THEIR OWN
HOMES?
IT'S INTERESTING
70 KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE
OF THE SALARlED OR
LABORING CLASSES OWN
THEIR OWN HOMES IN
OUR CITY

~ ANNNA At|ANNN WIN NAAtNN NNkAAH Ait
talking this over with some real es-
tate men recently they thought
Judging from what they knew, that
about elrht-tcnths OF our population
own their own hornet AZ the prices
for which lots can be bought ln the
outlying districts. % docs net seem
that any able bodied man earning
an ordinary salary has good ex-
cuse Tor not owning "a lot nov and
eventually a little home Tor his fam
ny. Very pretty lots can be bad ia
various parts % the city for from
forty 10 four hundred dollars each
on terms OF from s. to sg5 cash and
s. 10 SIS per month. n seems that
nearly every man should be able TO
buy lot upon such terms and, II
our city keeps on growing as We
have every reason 20 expect. the
values should double once or twice
within the next five years.
During the past three 90 five
years a large number OF men on
small salaries or daily wages have
purchased lots IN various parts Of
the city on monthly payments. and
ehen they have saved seventy five
or a hundred dollars. bought ma
teriai and, working evenings and
other odd times. have built cottages
of two 20 four rooms In from one
90 three years time these earnest
men have secured little homes IN
which they take a great deal ~
pride. The saving 81 rent. which
had been eating up a large portion
OF their income. and the Increased
valuation % their property gives
them. in case they wish 90 sell. q lit
lie working capital Tor the purchase
of better home or fog business
purposes
Recently some eastern capitalists
purchased forty acres near Wood
land Park. which they have placed
IN the hands ~ ia. w. Forester.
Manager az Gulon a Company. in
the Bailey Building The property
has been rerlatted Ia park style
and renamed the Woodland Terrace
Addition Mr. Forester should be
elasscd among the phllanthtoplsts
81 Seattle a. he u row giving a
bone 10 every earnest man who Is
wiling % deny himself little for a
year or two while paying for H.
A large force % men e. az work
sEradinE the streets. laying water
mains and sidewalks. and making
small parks and parking strips In
this forty acres, which viii make
one q the most beautiful additions
In North Seattle. The. property lies
AZ the southwest corner q Wood
land Park. one % the most beautiful
parks tn the city. The purchasers
Of homes there will not have 10
spend carfare % nrd n park In
which their families may enjoy their
idle moments Mr.. Forester is GER
tainly entitled 20 no little credit for
converting the wilderness into a
garden spot. II he has missed his
calling az Landscape gardener. the
future Young America will rise up
and bl~s him for enabling their
parents 10 provide beautiful little
homes for their pleasure and bene-
ri.
From this property may be en-
3Oyed beautiful views Of the sound.
City and Mountains. There are now
two street car lines. the Green Lake
line and the Ballard Fremont line.
within -four and five blocks of the
property. The Seattle Electric COM
pany's new franchise runs BY the
new main entrance 20 Woodland
Park and within one block o. Wood
land Terrace. The Moore franchise
is expected TO give right OF way
In and through the addition This
win make four car lines within easy
reach.
Mr.. Forester n taking n lively in
terest Ia the future welfare OF Sc
attic and in order 20 further assist
the salaried man and others 10 own
neat little homes cheap. he has ar
ranged 20 have men on the property
until eight o'clock IN the evening for
the benefit Of those who cannot get
out during the day and DO not feel
inclined 90 do 80 on Sunday Any
man who ~ IN earnest about getting
a home for himself and family can
surely afford 10 buy one Of these lots
At the price and on the terms Of
fered. and after n IA paid for the
money now used Tor rent can be
used for the pleasure and benefit
Of his family. making life broader
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