Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-18
A SgW MANUFACTURING ISrEREsT
N WALLA WALLA,
From the Statesman !

oAHVc0 iu tuls CITY some tV
months ago quiet, unassuming gen
t!eman, who registered at the Stin
House as Byron Jael son, San Francis
CO.: Little or no attention was paid {.
this fact, and not until the peut,ema,
began to make inquiries in relation I,
purchasing large tract of land adjoin
ing the machine shop and foundry or
lower Main street did he attract notice
Then 1t was discovered that Byror
Jackson was no other than the we'll
known inventor and proprietor of tbs
largest agricultural implement mana
factory on the Pacific coast. As ouistl,
as he came. the gentleman left for be
low. Suddenly large building began
| TO loom up on lower Main street, and
people wondered what it WAS for, and al
last IL came ont that Byron Jackson had
established branch mandatory ia
this city, and was pushing il as fast az
money and men could accomplish the
work. Then great invoices of machin-
cry began 70 arrive, and planes, lathes,
and other machinery set up ready for
work. All this was done SO quietly that
We had an $4,000 agricultural imple-
ment mandatory in our midst before
sonse Of our citizens were aware that
such thing was contemplated. No
flourish of banners, loud talk and sound
ing Of trumpets, bat quick, determined
work and presto, We are northwestern
center for the manufacture of aRricul-
tural implements. It is just such men
as Byron jackson that Walla Walla has
long needed, and such men as he will
eventually revolutionize the close listed
and old fogy business system in vogue
here.
This morning q reporter visited the
joint establishment-the Jackson fac
tory and the Marshall d Roberts ma
chine shops and foundry. and there
everything was hustle and animati
BY Horatio OBricn, book-keeper for
these establishments, our representative
was introduced to Mr.. Alfred Noack, the
manager of Mr.. Jackson's business
here, and most pleasant and agreeable
gentleman. Mr.. Noaok, by the way, has
been long in the employ of Mr.. Jack
son, and Is in every sense of the word a
practical man. He stated that they
would be exclusively employed in manu-
featuring yackson's patent right ma
chinery, consisting in part of light
weight derrick forks. self-binders for
threshers, elevators and spreaders, high
and low derricks, power fork hoists,
iron pulley blocks, steam engines, wind
mills, iron and wooden harrows, vine
yard harrows. vineyard weed cutters,
bed fastenings, fine light castings, etc.
For all of this Mr.. jackson has the ex-
elusive right to manufacture. Many of
them are his own inventions, and for
the balance he has purchased the pat
ent. A great specially and one that
will mses with much favor here is the
celebrated California windmill, and, as
the catalogue aptly says, it is "cheap,
simple, compact, powerful, durable. ad-
Unstable, automatic, anti-frictiOn, noise
less, self-regulating, and fully warrant
ed not to run unless the wind blows"
Orders have ooms in 80 fast from the
surrounding country that Mr.. Noack
was compelled TO take the carpenters of
the building. and set them at work put
ting up machines, and now from day
light till dark they are as busy as bees.
with nothing but the rafters of the
building and the blue heavens to shelter
them. The pulley shaffing is being
placed in position as rapidly as possible,
aud power will be furnished by the
foundry. II has been found that the
original building Is entirely TOO small,
and an addition will be put ON extend
az. as.. IIG Ss;ah Du ~, ~ 'ue H. oy 40 .S .~o
- IaIs S,oas "1i 'nou o0oupy 'uo on
E,o,n a;"Sa a. ,a,, tom. 30 tra;oh. .,o
aa;,v ra,a;vsS cor.;s.;na 20 ns- anS
| innroved iron and wood vorkinC ma
chinery. agricultural implements. etc.,
fast "a possible AZ nresent there are
fortv man emnluved bnt as soon as he
can asonare ronnd :" Mr. Noack saws he
viii 0reatlv increase that force. Hs
kecps none but skilled mechanics en-
ployed. and needs some GOOD oarpenters