Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-30
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made In the saEmllI Kse ~ an
EnfeFpsfsaRg LEGAL csrpeFaflon-

s~uae f1DsFaaas EmpFsTensezss 70 b<
Ms1Ie In the eaWmllI kase ~ IN
EAfeFprisfaG LEGAL csrpsTafIea-
when the smoke and Grs ealaed By
the Fsesns dessrnetion Of tbs Ststsor 4
Posi- Mil Company's sawuilI had fairy
cleared away. fke eussEYEisins eeDtls-
men Comprising that corporation 81
about 70 sss what arrangements eoaId
be- made for the Recalling Of theiR
property. Many persons Who oved the
corporation money came forward and
paid no part or the whole Of tbeir IN
dshsedness. the Insurance. eoup4ny's
aaiusser made prompt and sasisfscto-
~ adinstment of the loaa, tbs Seattle
Mill was Leased 70 them on most reason
sbls terms, % - - prevent total IN
teTrupsiou u their basiDess. These
and many other circumstances which
nighl be mentioned indaeed the cor
poTaiion % az once begin arrasgfng for
new mill. Accordingly large f0Fee
Of men we're set to work picking up the
iron snd nssehinery sail N the ruins.
aud clearing away the debris On the
site Of the burned establishment.
After thoroughly discussing the mat
Ter the company concluded il vOald Be
the better plan 10 bald q good mill
while they ware 81 IL, even tho1gh the
first cost might be considerably more
than the csst Of an ordinary savmill.
A reporter Of the Posz- INxELLIoENCER
caIIea On George w. Ssefson, president
of the company, yesterday. and asked
him tor Q statement Of what vas to be
done. After some hesitancy Mr.. Stet-
n1n said: II am 1t present working on
the plans and specifications fog 3 now
mill. II will be considerably larger
than tbs one destroyed, and viii have
doukle the cutting capacity. Whist ma
cainsgy We pat tn viii be Of tne best
and --latest improved patterns The roof
Of the new mill viii be of corrugated
iron, and every precausion will be taken
~ guard against nre. We have CON
trActed with the Spring Hill Water
Company for an abundant supply Of
water FROM their Jackson street mains,
and wiil have i've Gre plugs, with abund-
aiiee Of hose. surrounding the mill Be
sides this, We are going 10 run lines OF
iron water pipe. cornected with TIE
MAINS All hHfouHO bu1 uliAts y u1 VIE
will be perforated, % that BY simply
0p nlug 4 valve the entire interior Of
the mill from roof 10 foundation can be
drenehed ia two minutes in case of IRE.
Besides this / will have my room at
hcms connected by electricity With the
n III in sich manner that the very
uainute tbs Waterman ReRlects his duty
a. the mill, the alarm will be sounded
at my house. We shall spare no
sFouble, rains, or expense 10 guard
aeAinsf fire. We viii commence the
construction OF the new mill as soon as
sossible, and hops 20 have IL running
tefege the let Of August. The main
drawback IL our inability to collect
money due rs. Tbs Oregon Transcou-
sinental Railroad Company owes rs
something over $4,000, which sun
would help as ont amazingly at this
slime. This is only one Of the many
SUMS of money due rs, and which We
are in great need Of. Since the burning
81 our mill, We have been unable to ;un
cur cash and door factory for want of
power, bat We are new Arranging for a
boiler and engine large enough to drive
the faatory until We can get the new
raill In shape TO furnish steam for it,