, 1883-12-27


pIiriu" SAWS and machinery. requir.
'nE capable men of skill and Judge
mont III their management, one of
whom, Mr. Jas. \. Smith, an old
resident ON the Sound. Is wrU known
to the people of Jefferson county as
Il meHber of its present board of
commissioners The mill at present
has u capacity of 10000 feet or lum
Der per day. and the lath machine Of
10000 Iaths per day.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The wages of the operatives wary
according to responsibilities of posi-
ton. and ability and experience re
quired; wages will range per month
from S25 to SI25. The position of
head sawyer l. Il most responsible
one, its requisites being experience,
good Judgement and some mathc-
Imatical ability. The progression in
the line Of labor saving machinery
taxes the energies of the sawyer to Il
much greater extent than formerly,
and the position commands salary
even greater han that of IL competent
mechanic. The hours of labor are
from 6 \. NJ. to e p. NJ with half an
hour at noon. As Il rule II may he
stated the employees Of this mill are
steady, Intelligent and trustworthy.
and spoken of IN terms of praise by
the managers The Brush electric
| light is Ill use here, AID completely
llluminatCs the entire works through
ont. The brilliaucy OF this splendid
light srpasses that of day III the
shaded portions of the interior OF the
mill.
! WORK SHOPS, ETC.
There are connected with this bust
! ness tirst-class carpenter, blacksmith
and machine shons, fully supplied
with the usual appliances of their
( respective industries, constantly EN-
/ ploying Il force of mechanics requir-
Ing IN every instance men thoroughly
skilled in their particular trade
/ Thee shops are directly under the
! charge o Mr. 5. Rounds, the master
mechaI i, long and favcrably known
! in Seat,l =, where he fuImerl Y resided,
/ In the machine department will be
/ found latheS, plauer, and bOlt-cut
/ ters. The blacksmith and carpenter
shops are equally we'll equipped with
all necessary tools and machinery
/ 20 repair or construct whatever Is re
quired. AT his lathe in the machine
shop the visitor, if he has Ion" been Il
resident of the Sound. will recognize
the familiar figure of Mr.. David
Mills, also we'll known and respected
III Seattle. who Is a machinist and
engineer of tried and practical ex-
perience. The next object of our at
/ tention Will be the
! wHARyEs, STORE AND VESSELS.
| Long and spacious wharvcs sur
round the mill, suitable for the re-
ception of the largest sea going yes
sells of which there are from three to
six constantly loading- The vessels
owned and controlled directly by the
company comprise the barks Mary
Glover and Templar, and the brig
Deacon, which are engaged in carry
ing lumber from Discovery to San
Francisco. (The company also own
the steam tug s. l.. AIastick) Dur
ing the year 1883 there was 28,000.-
900 feet of lumber shipped, exclu-
sive of laths. In addition to the
lumber and laths manufactured, the
firm has shipped during the year II,
600 piles. The number of vessels
loaded at the mill during the year
was 73; of this number IL were load
ed for fore gn ports, principally
| South America and Australia, and
the remainder for San Francisco and
other ports in California. where
! Moore " Smith have extensive lum-
Der yards. There are mt present
seven large vosse S loading at the
whnrvcs with a carrying capacity
aggregaling 5.300,0 900 feet, three of
which are loading for foreign ports.
Alr. Ira Z. Smith, @. ,1an Francisco,
| Is the manager of the lumber wharves.
and has i'll charge the general busi =
ness connected with the loading of
vessels, etc From his ability and
experience in the wholesale trade,
Mr. Smith is eminently qualified for
the duties of this position.
Upon the wharve5 have been erect
ed Il large and commodious store
building S0x1G0 feet, and suitable
warehouses, the latter being com
pletely filled with goods, provisions,
etc, in great variety. The store de
lIartment is under the control of
Mr. A W. Adams, formerly connect
ed in similar capacity with tho firm
of Hanson, Ackerson & Co, in Ia
coma. The well selected stock, en-
bracing all varieties of staple and
fancy goods in their several orders,
the reatncss of arrangement, prompt
ness of atten,icn and courteous
treatment extended to ali customers,
reflects due credit upon its efficient
manager and clelks, aud although
the company has an exclusive mon
opOly, it Is but fair to state that the
prices charged will compare favor
ably with ruling prices in the simi-
lar establishments of Port Townsend
and elsewhere. i large and econ
stanty increasing trade, both with
vessels engaged in the lumber trade
and the settlers of Clalam and JelfaT
son counties. Is the result of The COM
pany's efforts in this branch of their
business. Attached to the store, in
the same building, are the business
offices of company, with the post, eX
press and telegraph offices included.
Mr.. FL. f. Price, a popular and ca
pable young man of long residence in
in this place, acts in the capacity OF
operator and express agent, and
assists in the postotfice and other
clerical duties Mr.. r. H Allen, for
merly of Chico, Cal, holds Il position
of importance III the management Of
the company's accounts. Here Is also
the Office of the superintendent, Mr..
q. ". Downs, gentleman who is too
well Known upon the Sound toreqUire