The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 20, 1910, Page 8

ne anc enna P-I 87410) THE SEATTLF POS) Gaul pect craiertcessensancerabcess ‘000 ACRES IN ~ KIRKLAND TAKEN FOR HOME SITES Property on Which Great In dustrial Plant Was Planned Changes Hands | q |2.MILES OF LAKE FRONT) j Story of the Great Western Iron and | Steel Company That Was to Have Made Seattle a Rival of Pittsburg Recalled by Sale of Tract a H Memories of the spectacular cageer of Leigh & J. Hunt, maker of millions and par w © make Seattle a ri wived by the sal be ean! me of the most prom of this city Jef largest ry estate transactio athe, but also the ge in or near Seattle ever! history of the city. | ‘Twe Miles of Water Freat | } The tract takes In the two miles of lake water front from Juanita bay south to Houghton, and extends tnland | abrut a mile and @ half, including | about 5,000 lots In the city of Kirkland, | property at and near th ing county | ferry landing. A large part of ft com- mands & sweeping view of the lake) | and is within easy reach of the city by | the ferry, tha Anderson Company boats/ and the Northern Pacific. The ox-|1 | Dressed intention of the Northern Pa- | , | cifle to install gasoline motor trains on| | this road withim the next ninety days, | the produce of this section, as); [all of the state ead county roads of | the Gletrict center at this point } Price Close te Half a Millies be paid b urke & Farrar has been made, but those In @ position to know | * at the consideration was close ) sey, th to $500,000. It te understood thet the | Property is to be placed on the market j immediately in garden tracts and resi-/ | dence sites j It is some twenty years since this| Property has been at all active or since |@ny concerted effort bas been made to sell it, nothing much Raving been done | since the collapse of the Gr: inte of Seattle Will remember the start of this com- pany promoted by Leigh &. J. Hunt, With whom were associated Poter Kirk, Jacod Furth, Russell A Alger, W. W./ Willtams and Hf. A Nobile The com- pany Was started in 1891 upon « Siem | el financial footing, and over a million |p, late were spent upen the project. All| ori Started to Batid Relirosa A wharf on Juanita bay and « rail- road from there to the plant were! Started to transport the fron ore thet was to be secured from the Denny | mines, Cle Ellum and British Columbia. The plans called for « plant far abead of anything then existing in Pittsburg one that would at once have put Seattle in the forefront of the tron and steel industry. ‘an talk of @ number woolen mill was started, aod the town Stew to about & thousand population, | while real estate boomed and « ge eral air of prosperity pervaded the air. Vanishes im Panic of 1808 Then, in 189%, came the fallure of Baring Brothers, the second largest terprises all over the world, and them the Great We rm iron and 8t Company. The e that hed been Gathered together was sold, the large force of workmen meit.| ° ed away, the bulidings were left to the) elements, and all that remained was the|° 2.000 acres of iand. Though Inactive, | © &nd summer homes, and the upbuilding of the farming community surround. | ing, until today it is the jest tract of | 48Y considerable size within an hour of | the business district of the olty, ———_ THE SEATTLE STAR Demand Your Birthright! BE FREE AND INDEPENDENT Here Is Your Emancipation AIRKLAND HOMESTEADS | LARGE VIEW LOTS—$75 UP On the shore of Lake Washington, from Hough- — ton north to Juanita Bay, commanding a sweeping — view of lake and mountains. Madison Park; excellent transportation by King County ferry, Anderson Steamboat Co., and North- Ji} ern Pacific R. R. Graded streets, sidewalks, churches, $0 % GARDEN ACRES—$150 UP Rich, loamy soil that will produce $500 to $1,500 an acre, plenty of water, good drainage, close to market with constant demand at bumper prices for every pound you raise. Absolute assur- ance of an independent living, with no fear of hard times, strikes, lockouts, loss of work, or the | | frets and cares of the city’s everlasting grind, | school, stores, ete. sa Splendid boating, bathing, fishing. grind, grind. | roundings. A LITTLE DOWN—A LITTLE MONTHLY That pays us, and what you get more than pays you. You get a homestead close enough to the city to enjoy all of its advantages and amusements—far enough away to escape all its disadvantages and drawbacks—And you get a lot or an acre for less than is paid for one front foot in the city. KIRKLAND IS AWAKE Aroused from its sleep of nearly twenty years. Things are do- ing and to be done. “All roads lead to Kirkland.” It is the natural and most convenient shipping point for all the country for miles around. Its manufacturing activities will be restored—in fact it is by no means impossible that the huge plans of the Great Western Iron & Steel Co. will be revived, and the city and surrounding acres support, as they are well able to do, a population of 100,000. DO NOT DELAY—DO NOT LINGER—DO NOT WAIT GET BUSY AND GET YOUR SAVINGS BUSY However little you have, however little you are making, there’s an opening and an opportunity in Kirkland for you. MAKE YOUR START TODAY Take Madison cars to Madison Park, then King County Ferry or Anderson Steamboat to Kirkland. Single trip 10c. By commu- tation book, 15 tickets 6 2-3e each. BURKE & FARRAR E.C. BURKE BERT FARRAR OWNERS Capital and Surplus $1,000,000 } 408-409 New York Block _ Ind. 4687 PHONES: Main 7690 Thirty minutes from Congenial neighbors and sur-