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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1884)
THE WEST SHORE. 92 much fr tlio material advancement if tlifi city. , Among the prominent real estate dealers in Taeomn may lo mentioned the firm of Howen fc Daniels. Al though comparatively new comers in n country settled as long as tin's has been, yet tin) am prominent because they understand tlieir business thor oug'hly. Tliey believe that no mutter 4i,.w iiiniiy times property may change ownership, at no matter how largo an increased valuation, if such change is made Itctween residents, it does not increase the amount of capital in the city nor does it add one iota to the future value of the property; that it may relieve present dilhculties is nd mittiKl. !ut to liuihl upTacomn, t make it what it can and ought to lie, requires more than this; it needs the infusion of new lilood, of fresh capital from outside sources, the securing of manufactories, and dissemination of information regarding the present ami prul ml ile future of this country. .Ev ery IhmIv will admit that these matters are necessary to the future growth and development of this city and country, hut not every one has the energy, amhition and ingenuity to ac complish, or even attempt the accom plishment of this desired result To do this requires mi intimate knowl edge of the country, and its surround ings and resources, and added to this nth. Tough understanding of the mi gratory classeH of the Fast, and sysle matic ways of reaching them with reliable information, Mr. JWen ixiMsesses these qualifications, and is laminar wun me, classes mentioned. Having Im'oii for many years con nected with the manufacturing indus trictt of his native State (Ohio), and pi ineipally engaged in the, introduc turn of new manufactures throughout the Kimt, West and South, he has been brought in contact with the capitalist ami producers of n wide extent oT country. What has been Hiid of Mr. lUen is also true of Mr Daniel to almost the, same degree and biking the Jinn as u whole thev iiiv rully equips! to anMver any anil 'dl nHpuriesiH.rt.uningtothe,.,,,,,,,,... and their line of huM.ie, i j,,,,..,,. lar. I hey have hue lists of property and nre relial.le business ,,,,.,1 ssr,alty is nuulcf timlier and Void lands, site for manufactures ,,d farm pnaH-rUes; these are hjhhmhIIv advert,.,! through jimn,M , 10 mat purjMisc. Strangers seekinu ,i rr" "i1 than to . ..... .r ,,., . . mi iiuormation in . ..tml ,,.i .i. ...v 1 i i iiniir S.ilT'"lury.,,?ri?l". Their w..ivv ill HMI1IM III Ilm I I..k. If where they are always pleased to re ceive visitors and furnish them with all the information desired. The Washington Fire Insurance Company is an institution of Tacoma. It was organized ly citizens oi v asii incton Territory in Tacoma, with a capital stock of 100,000, and occu- pies tlie Sficonii noor oi wie j.uoiu(i National Hank building. The manner in which it is conducted makes it im possible for the company to meet with heavy losses by any one fire. They never take to exceed $2,500 risk upon property which might bo destroyed by tlio same fire. This conservative policy commends itself at once to the approval of all business men. The Walla Walla Sltti'xni(in, in speaking of the company, remarks: "The in terest of the Northwest is surely not to have hard-earned money carried from her borders elsewhere. The groat source of a people's wealth lies in a reliance upon their own resources. It is the same principle which actu ates one to do his duty when he knows he is right, and in this case the per formance of his duty clearly eventu ates to his own gain. The Washing ton Fire Insurance Company is em phatically an institution of the Northwest ami believes in the above ideas. Now that this is true, if the owners of property continue to pat ronize a home institution, like the Washington Fire Insurance Compa ny, whose original capital and subse quent accumulations are, nnd will be. Hcpi wunin tlie Territory, thereby benefiting the whole Northwest, we shall always have in our midst an in stitution whoso abundant security is ..n......i i i n . . . K.uiimiireii U) IIle policy holder, nud whose ability to pay its losses will at a I times be ample and unquestion able. During the year of 1883 the company issued n.-arly 2,000 policies. Its income was Mfl.f 78.81, while its expenditures, including losses, commission, office furniture, etc., was only Vi;UM The com, anv i a Highly i prosperous condition and is thorough )- reliable." The ofUcer8 ' H.C lWtw.ek, President; Hob j't ). ngate, K;e.Piesid.'nt; General ;,J;Sr"rr' Ironsnrer; and F. S. bottle, Assistant Swrnl,.,... A brick manufacturing company organized in Tacoma. ffi Imvo lands on Fox Island ,,,. . II brick M y " fTa ""king n i . of 1 r-Hmv,;"V'f the real estate E l "V1'0? is one of tl Meading Kp,rits of the enterprise jahndance of brick the coming SSSKBSS duct one of the best hostelries in Tacoma. It is located, near the new depot, and will be very convenient for iiaveieia. xis appointments will be first class in every particular. V. E. H. Shermnn, the contractor, under whose supervision the hotel was built has made of it a very handsome and substantial structure. He has shown in this, as in many other instances that as a contractor and builder he' thoroughly understands his business and can be trusted with the most im portant work. An engraving of the Terminus Hotel is given on another page. W. B. Blackwell is proprietor of one of the best hotels in the city, Richard Welch, chief clerk, and his assistant, E. C. Smith, make the hotel popular by their able management George B. Evans, who has charge of the work on the N. P. R. R. Com. pany's new hotel, is rapidly pushing it to completioa To ensure a sub stantial and handsome structure the work could not have been placed in better hands. Williams, Grainger & Co. have just completed a new brick livery stable on Pacific avenue, an engraving of which will be found on another pnge. They have better facilities now than ever for carrying on a first-class livery stable, and, with the best turnouts in Tacoma, will continue to grow in , popular favor. Mr. J. R. Lomer, the well-contractor, is one of the most energetic and enterprising men in the city. His thorough knowledge and careful at tention to the details of his business have won for bim a reputation which always keeps bim with important work under contract To show how the capitalists and property owners of lacoma appreciate bis skill, we nave only to mention the fact that the Cen tral Hotel was built under his super vision. It is a four story and base- ment building and one of the hand somest blocks in the city. He also built the Catholic church. He has erected five business buildings on Pacific avenue, one residence ou E street, one on G, one on D, and one on Tacoma avenue, and now has several business blocks under contract upon which he is now engaged t Stewart & Gibbs of Puyallup have just completed a handsome new store at that thriving town. Mr. Stewart is the pioneer of the Puyallup Valley, having settled there in 1857. An engraving of tlieir new store ana Mr. Gibbs' residence will be found on another page. Mr. Thompson, the successful hop raiser of Puyallup Valley, has erect ed two fine business buildings on Pacific avenue.