The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20
HANSON AND RICH INCORPORATE
WITH A PAID.UP CAPITAL
OF $4,000.

WITH A PAID.UP CAPITAL
OF $4,000.
Increase Of business makes it neces-
| essary to enlarge firm.
The Hanson-Rich Investment
Company recently incorporated un-
der the laws of the State of Wash
ington, with their principle Office
Ia. Kennewick, Washington, and
branch Offices at Finley, Tacoma,
Seattle and Spokane. is a business
enterprise which starts out under
the most favorable auspices. The
old firm, c.. E. Hanson and 0. w
Rich, have been conducting Real
Estate business at Kennewick for
the past year and half with mark
ed success,-G. E. Hanson having
resided at Kennewick from the very
beginning, and being an old North
ern Pacific Railway employee, tam
liar with conditions all along the
| Northern Pacific main line from Ia
coma 10 Helena, Montana, he had
splendid opportunity for observing
and investigating conditions of all
sections along both the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern lines b.
tween the points above mentioned.
As soon as the Northern Pacific
Railway Company commenced the
construction of the magnificent ir-
rigation enterprise at Kennewick,
MIR. Hanson was quick to discern
the wonderful future of that coun-
try,-its natural location, close TO
two great navigable streams, the
Snake and Columbia, and foreseen
from the information had as a rail
road employee, that railroad con-
struction by the great transcon,i-
mental lines would make Kennewick
and Pasco great transportation
center, and furthermore. realizing
the immense fertility of the land to
be reclaimed by the irrig alton en-
terp,ise began by the Northern Pa
cl6c Railway. he left the employ
ment of the Company and settled
in Kennewick long before the irri-
CATION enterprise was completed
aud embarked into the real estate
business, and has spent his money
Literally improving various tracts of
land in order to demonstrate and
prove his faith in the section in
which he had cast his lot.
A year ago he took Mr.. Rich as
his partner Mr.. Rich is from Iowa
and was in the real estate business
there connected with the Northern
Pacific Land Department, when Mr..
G. w. Mott, the General Immigra-
ton Agent induced him to move to
Kennewick in the spring of 1904
Finnding that business increased to
such extent, they decided recently
to incorporate and have now form
ed strong company with business
associates of marked ability and
standing in the various cities in
which their branch Offices are To-
Gated. The principal Office is locat-
ed in Kennnwick. and is being con-
Quoted by G. E. Hanson and o. w.
Rich. members of the old firm. The
Finley Office is also under their
charge. The Tacoma Office is con-
Quoted by G. M. Hellar. of He!lar,
Lyon Company, who is we'll and
favorably known On the Pacific
Coast, and a man of means and
standing in the community in which
he resides. Samuel R. Stern and
G.. M. Annis of Spokr enc, are men
pre-emina,ely known in Eastern
Washington, their names hauing
been connected with a number of
enterprises at Spokane and other
places. Mr.. Annis is Manager of
the Spokane Office which is we'll To-
Gated at ZIG Riverside Avenue. The
firm is now heavily interested in the
development of Kennewick and sur
rounding country, including Finley
| Wash. six miles southeast of Ken
newick, the first station on the new
North Bank railroad from Kenne-
wick to Portland, now Icing built