The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-08
CHINTCUN CHEESE FACTORY.

Mr Fields Kosmiuieky the maker Of
the celebrated American, Cheddar, i'm
imitation Svis. and Limhnrccr cheeses
manufactured. at William Bishops
Chim.cum Cheese Factory, has bcen
spending few days about Seattle and
the upper Sound. looking after the sale
Of the cheese. which lie makes, and
has met With unprecedented success
The houses handling the Chimicum
cheese in this city are Crawford s.
Harrington. David Kellogg. Schws-
bacher Bros. & Co. and P Reach. The
factory is situated in the famous aud
fertile Chimieum valley, about half
way between Port Townsend aud Lud-
low, in Jefferson county, and is said to
be one Of the finest and most convent
emily arranged institution Of its kind
On the Pacific Coast. The factory was
started On the 18th day Of April. 1878,
and during the first year used the milk
Of 400 COW; but ss tue cheese became
known and business. increased, the ca
pscity was extended. and during the
past six months eleven hundred gallons
Of milk have bSen manufactured into
cheese every day. On the first Of Octo-
Der the factory was shut down. TO IN
order 10 dispose OF the surplus product
and to allow some important, improve
meats, in the way of lew pttent una
chinery 10 be placed IN working o:Ler.
Allan IL Lewis, OF tortl.ud. have tie
Oregon sgs ncy. and handle the Chimi-
cum cheese for that State. Is, sides
other large orders received lately by
Mr.. kosminisky, was one for several
tons to be shipped to San sau Francisco
on tho next steamer. Good and COM
petcnt judges pronounce the cheesenow
made At Chimicum far superior 20 the
California and eastern articles shipped
to the Sound, and Consumers are will
ing 10 pay better price for il We
have samtleit the article. aud PRONOUNCE
il frs. class. We hope the day Is MT
far distant, when in every case. home
industries and manu- factur are given
the preference owe inn orted articl. q.
In this way. and this alone will our
home industries. which are now in
tboir infancy be enabled t" successfully
compete with their powerful rivals of
the Eastern States. One great OBJ
stacle to this result 10 the d.scrimina-
ton. or difference in freight charges.
as compared with other routes OF
travel, or transportation. For ex-
ample. We will sight one instance.
Mr.. Kosmini,ky inform, us that every
ton OF cheese they ship from the fac
tory at Chimacum, to Portland Oregon.
the freight bill amounts 10 thirteen
dollars. while d ton e choe-e can be
cent from San Ftnnci-co 10 Portland
for from two dollars and fifty cent. 20
three dollars. Auo'Ler obstacle is
that manufacturers IL, tins Territory
are compelled 10 pay '.inety cents Tor Il
hundred p nuds Of milk while in Cali
fornit and the East the price Is
thirty cents less. or sixty cents for Il
hundred pounds of milk. When we
take into consideration the difference
in the price of skilled labor We can
readily see what home manufacturers
are compelled to contend with. and it
is necessary for them to make a far
superior article to DC able TO compete
with Eastern aud California manu!Ac
turcrs. However, if cur people Will
give the home article TIE preference
in every case, those obstacles can
eventually be overcome as our territory
fills up with Inhabitants and our
manufacturers become more numerous.
independent and powerful.