, 1883-12-29
CAPITAL.
WHERE AND WHAT 1T rs I'M
VESTED IN.
a Compendium Of the Different In
dustries o. Walla WaIla-
A SYNOPSIS OF INTERVIEWS WITH AER
BUSINESS MES.
Sketches OF Some Of Her Pioneers

Sketches OF Some Of Her Pioneer,.
10 summarize the business Of 4 CROWN.
Commercial community as large as tnat of Wal.
Ia "aila is no inconsiderable part of the du-
ties OF pros ressive and painstakiny journal.
To know the different industries. their nr,g-
ress If any, the amount Of capital invested.
their date OF existence owners, etc. With in
crease or decrease, giving the general public an
insight into the industrial affairs of the cam
nIunIty in which they live AID Of which they
are Al integral part, is a labor incumbent en-
all properly conducted newspapers. We do
not claim that in this our report We have ar
rived at unanswerable conclusions, but We do
claim that We have done all that was ros ,ible
t. he done 10 trying to get at bedrock facts IN
cident to the subject matter, and if We have
not obtained all, it WAS because our informants
were not in that communicative mood to ena
ble US TO touch bottom. A diffidence on the
part Of some to answer questions. and indifer-
eacs on the part OF Others mskes the labors Of
the news satheiers rather al uusnviahle one.
Nevertheless our profession compels Us to Al
ger our way through every seeming obstacle,
in order that the reading public may be made
ac Iuainted with what il going on around
.ham
The FIRST place visited Was the lumber mill of
Glasford & Co.. that gentleman Icing on hand
We plyed our interrogation aud found him a
willing and ready communicant. The Glas-
for mil company have been in existence sew
eral years. and have by their fair dealings won
the esteem nf all who have had any business
with them, their yard is well stocked with AS
fine aquanti'y Of building material any east of
Puget Sound, having 1T present some 100000
feet of excellent building material stored up
ready for Use, cedar, fir and pine Of al grades.
They also manufacture sash, doors and blinds
in endless variety ani quantity. The mill is
operated by water power and gives entire sat-
the owners claiming that by its pei
feet working $40, 900 year is saved thereby.
The machinery is what is known as Turbine
wheel having capacity Of 80 horse power. The
amount Of capital invested is abOut 500, ,000'
anil increased yearly. The numher Of men
employed thi-ty-tiye. We rext called npon
BE suITHEss,
agent for c. II. Dodd & Co, Of Portland.
-slers iu agricultural implements. The s'les
o. this fra I. ave not be-n as good the present
year ~ they were the past. In aawer TO
, ls~tiun - :, whether The prospects were like
Il 10 Ire good the incoming year, the reply vas
in tn, u g:,tiye, ewing to this being the of
Wear with the farmers which was explained hr
,ayinE hat Iaust ot the farms woust he 'fai-
lowed" ground and in consequence many Of the
farmers -.ouid be in straightened ciEcuin-
stances. We next called upon
KNAPP. BuRRELL & co.
an thro1,h the ccur!ery Of the book keeper
We were introduced T. Mr. Burreil as the
gentlemen vino cculi give Us all the intorma-
ton bearing upon the business OF that eXten-
sive establishment Mr. Burrell- IN an
yer to questions, Informed us thai the sale OF
farnin. and a:.r;cu'tu implements were this
,s,r in eyrass Of last year. What would You
estimate the aggregate salesfor thecountrY a''
AS near ~ | can get At facts and OF course
without referring to the books Of all the local
AGENTS III ,ou ,hout the country, | should sup
pose that 50 600 would be an approximate
es.inu,te Of aiI sales in the country. DO
Won consider this in excess Of last wears bust.
ness" 81 do indeed, very naturally SO, the
sales this year have been very good. What
would you consider an aggregate sale "f the
city at?r "Wel', | should judge that they
will foot I'D from sll sources Sl15,0e0." The
sales viii cot be as good the Incoming yeaF as
the past" "No the farmers will not he IN as =,
good position 70 buy, OWNS to faiio"ihs
their land. next year will be the on year
How has the building business been the pre-,
ont vear9' at has been good, wages Tor ali
els. Sos eaps-ed in building business never was
hattar as can lie seen FROM the wages paid.
mechanics and brickiayers got - per dav ana
thev were hard TO get at that price, carpenters
s., and if the supply had been equal TO tns
demand a greater number Of buildings wouid
have been erected" Thanking the gentleman
for the information We next sought out
II ". PORTER & co.. HARDWARE NEBh.sT>'
To gather from hirn such information aS ~ouii pe
n.elfl in c,l.surrmatior Of our errand oi ap"''
found Nr Porte busily engaged IN Arranging 9'o'
and other utensils of har rl~are in his store when =
sna one for this par. Of the country. In 'nsNe.
IN banf We were informed that there was AZ
present about $4,000 worth That the es'A'-s"
rnent was in existence since 1873.
what Is YOUR opinion relative TO the ineTei'e VI
business this year over last
1T Is better" was the reply. "Irrie III 'H7
county Is fair al:hou gh there has been sc'c'! o.
money, on account Of the people buying ra'i''S''
land Thinking Mr.. Porter for the ;n'o'maiion' Vt
mex; brought out
JOHN ALHEIT.
b .k,rv ami grocery, wLO inforIntd us l4a'
VA, ZOO! sni on the increase, notwithstanding y,
SON. had only been in his charge Two yeirs'
still expect 10 increase my stock when 10"
to 5000"
sINGER >BwING SsCHiSE
r-,., ta-a ~. yrenl.d cur way 10 TIE agency @
The singer Sewing Machines, kept by MI -,
Nod tble g-utlrnan; 80, after t.e ue1 u
.I!rieS. We gan our inteTTuctuons We ".'' -,
NJ -barwnci snld this year lsoo machines. We u1'
sixteen xsgnns on the road all the iiins. ~
-l,s YEAR are better than last year IT.ie / y;
II, rie country as cur best machines are l4o-e " -
Iusl.i thsn The cbealer cnes. ,.,,...s ,f TN,
What : vour opin on about tha prosieS'' o' ''-
c7un-rv ID the future: - l;.va-
..SpI.niI tnietsf said the machine IntI' "a,
Frightening with rapture, as he slurFt-i
IN Us all he knew about the wonders oi w -
II which he bad numerous specimens I'D rs. -, d.
AT Moscow" continued the speaker iaS. ~.
Nc, cnnels, storekeepers there, TOOK "he.,t :"
! of money fruIn the farmers for Wha' m: a.,
| there ihey then built large "atsl.,-,
srorei their grain therein getting II fof II -
! rsr bushel, they held it until III can hoN :,
tnilar hush-l Tie troub eis that there ar ~,
cil;les for shipping the grain IN The
Try The most important thing that nav
! In nv travels, and l have ra'eiei e'eI:ssn
through this eastern territory, are The iha ~.
! srecimepS Of potatoes rsised On the punSa - -;
| land" here he exhibited one that WeiSh' e's''
/ rnuris Werert sited the store OF
plHESY s sAErs.
/ Wlsrs We found those gentlemen NJ 10 thei' an
pitt in dry goods snd U:',er things belonging u |"
| dry gods business. After deal Of shyihs An