, 1882-04-21
Hanson & CO'sImprOyements mt Tacoma

"P1erce county News .
Among the many indications that the
Puget Sound country is entering upon
an era of remarkable prosperity and de-
velopment but few are more suggestive
than the movements to enlarge the cut
ting capacity of Hanson & Co.'S mill at
Tacoma. Year in and year ont this well
conducted establishment has pursued
the even tenor of its way, furnished al
ways prime article of lumber, and
shipping annually its millions of feet to
distant markets, its products being well
known in California, South America,
Australia, China, the Sandwich Islands
and localities even more remote than
either of those just named. With all
their facilities for work, however, the
company find themselves unable to sup
ply the constantly increasing demand
for the product of the mills and are
now busily engaged in enlarging the
capacity of their fine establishment. A
News" reporter called upon Mr.. Geo.
Atkinson the courteous mill superinten-
dent with request for information in
the premises resulted in his being refer
red to Mr.. George w. Bullene, the mas
ter mechanic, to whom the "News" is
indebted for the following facts.
The proposed Improvements embrace
a new planning mill, machine and
blacksmith shop, and an entirely new
main structure, to be built over the
present one.
The planning mill which is practically
completed and ready for occupancy is
145 feet in length by 45 in width and
will be capable OF turning out from 36
M 30 40 NJ of dressed lumber per day.
The machine and blacksmith shop is
80 feet long by 80 in width, three sto-
ries high with store room occupying
the entire superficial area Of the ground
floor. The machine shop will be fully
equipped for making and repairing all
kinds of machinery and its complete
ness may be inferred from the fact that
al the new machinery required in the
new mill will be built in the new shops.
The blacksmith shop will, of course, be
equally complete in its appointments.
The new mill structure will be 212
feet long by 76 in width with an annex
l44x56, and as before stated will be
built over the present structure which
latter will be removed when the new
building is completed. The additions
to the present machinery will consist OF
one 81 inch steam gang saw, one double
circular, one resaw, one gang edger,
trimmers and one resaw fitted with o
Trescott steam feed.
In addition to these, instead OF the
present unsafe arrangements of slab
fires adjoining the mill, a slab chain with
cross chains will run the whole length
of the mill carving refuse matter far &c
the rear where it will be consumed with
out endangering the vast structure by
fire. 1t is expected that it will require
at least one year to complete the pro
posed improvements which when com
pleted will certainly place the Tacoma
mills in the front rank of such estab
lishments. The.mills under the new ar
rangements will cut from $50 NJ to III
NJ per day, or say, from 35,0O0,000 to As,
100000 feet per year, allowing the mil
to be run on full time.
Mr.. Geo. w. Bullene under whose su
pervision these great and importan
changes are to take place, is well fitteC
for the work, having held responsible
positions in the Port Madison and Por
Gamble mills for many years.
In addition to their immense lumbe
business Hanson & Co. carry a yery
large stock of dry goods, groceries
hardware and ship stores. They do al
extensive wholesale and retail business
and are prepared to job bill on favor
able terms. It would be hard to ash
for an article which they are not pre-
pared to furnish from their well selected
stock,