As they walked through the chief business street Chester noticed with interest evidences of activity everywhere. Tacoma he found was situated, like San Francisco, on a side hill, sloping down toward Puget Sound.
“What a fine location for a town,” he said.
“Yes,” answered Mr. Dean, “this is destined to be a large city. Our people are enterprising and progressive. Seattle is at present ahead of us, but we mean to catch up, and that ere many years.”
“At what price are lots selling on this street?”
“I see you have business ideas,” said the broker, smiling. “I suppose you want to know what price you can charge for your lots.”
“You are right.”
“Of course it will not be right for me to advise you, being employed by the other party, but I will give you some idea. The lot adjoining your plot sold last week for two thousand dollars.”
“Two thousand?”
“Yes.”
“Probably it would be well for me to wait a year or two, as the lots would undoubtedly command more then.”