The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-03

Starting with tho munificens sum
of four dollars ~ . commission on
tho sale Of "a lot In tho Salmon Ray
Second addition 20 Seattle. away
back In 1889. III. q. Turner inausur-
afcd a career Of land selling and
development which has
besn practically continuous up TO the
present day.
During this long poricd he has sold
property 10 tho value Of many mil.
lions of dollars. and many Of Seat.
ties well-known residence districts
were developed and successfully
placed on tho market under his able
direction and leadership.
In tho period from 1888 20 1897 Mr..
Turner ala his part in s~attle's rapid
and healthy growth. During this
time bo sold the land and built the
homes 81 many OF Heattic's pioneers.
who are now regarded as among the
leaders in the city's prosperity. From
1897 60 1909 his activities were con.
fined 20 Dawson City, Yukon terri.
tory. In 1909 he plated and sold his
FIRST addition 10 the city. This was
known as Riverside Addition. now
one OF the choice residence spots Of
South Seattle.
QUICK SELLING
In 1903 the II. q. Turner Univer.
sity Addition, comprising ~ lots. was
sold In exactly ~ days. In tho fall
of the same year, Division Four, OF
the Capitol nm district, was success
fully promoted. In the spring of
1904. Division Five. In the same dis-
trict. was sold TO syndicate headed
by George Murphy.
In tho summer OF 1904. together
with A. u. Graham, Turner formed
the II. s. Turner Investment Com.
pany, and Division One Of the Capt.
toll HIN district was successfully sold.
The III. 4. Turner Park Addition. con.
sistlng OF 14i lots was bought In the
fall OF 1905. and placed on sale. II
took just three days 10 market every
lot In some respects this IL the
most remarkable land sale on record,
and II attracted wide attention at the
time. Mr.. Turner was called upon
to tell tho story OF the sale before
many conventions Of realty men both
here and in the East.
MANY ADDITIONS SOLD
Tn 1907 the Rcnton Car Works Ad.
dition, in 1908 the A. II. Graham Uni.
versity Addition. In 1909 the II. 3.
Turner Interlaken Addition were
sold. These are activities that kept
the wheels going for a three-year
period.
The III. s. Turner Real Estate Com
pany was formed on September 1.
1915. and Sea View Park. consisting
OF 80 acres. In West Seattle. was
bought and plated into 392 50x12o-
foot lots. One hundred and forty.
nine of these lots remain unsold to-
day. but reports for March of this
year announce the sale OF lots great.
or than In any five months hereto.
fore.
The company now represents a
syndicate composed OF w. w. Pow.
ers. W. A. Robinson and others.
which recently bought the property
known M the Jefferson Heights Ad.
dition, located north OF the Municipal
golf links. Cheasty boulevard runs
direct from Lake Washington and
Mount Baker Park 20 the north end
of the property. The IA acres In this
tract have been plated into 473 lots.
and they will be placed on the mar.
ket some time before the end Of this
month. The II. y. Turner Real Es-
tate Company will have complete
charge OF the sale and development
OF this property, which means that
the promotion will be thoro and bust.
ness.like In every respect