Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-26

nie-sns b.d, OF timber, which !. the
s5nirstion Of lambeyBeu. 10 the one
r~sooYoe Of the many IN this rsRion
vhich 10 being extensively Developed.
IL h Unnecessary 70 describe thee dense
forests. Whose fame has become vide
spread. There are. accordins ~ the
estimate sf timber men, 1s0.0O.oOup
feet Of standing tinosr IN the Pases
Socnd re0iss. sud the mills cut last var
aboot 80 1000 fses- A. this rate 70
vooi} take 30 years 70 sIhaust sue
sapply; and thooQh the ano1nt sot in
ereAses annually. there 10 timber eaooga
for many ysaS 70 soue. The character
Of this srsst iaIznd go. stretching oct
its arms 10 all directions, IA soch ~ 20
give this vsst forces . froataes apou tbs
water for many haoireds Of miles. fae'l
isstina the haaAIin9 Of lsza which are
made no into rata snd toved to any
desired point On Ne So1nd. This pe-
c1liarity renders 10 Unnecessary that the
mill should b near the Jogging camp.
SINGS TIE distances lowed 10 nj slight
sonsequenos. Il 10 better 10 have the
lumber produced near Q great shi spins
point or extensive local MARKET Thes-
conssdsfasions ars 81 vsrt 10 make Of
Ssasds tbs bsss point for the loessinr
Of sas mills, sines Der shipping facilities
are usyivsled, an1 the enormoas local
demand creates an activs market.
There 10 scarcely branch OF msnufae-
tarinQ which h at all sdaptsd 20 The
coalitions and resources Of the Pn1st
sound region vhish viii not End Seattle
q superior Ioestion. This 10 via, has
drawn % N any 10 the city, has 70 large
Iy Increased their number and product
within the past tvo years, and Gill IN
the future induce other and more sou-
ones 10 establish themselves.
The business men have always cond1st
ed themselves in q liberal and public
spirited manner. Instead Of boiling
pose Of making all they can DOT OF the
new conner, they recognise the fact 10 Il
I'm. welfare OF the city requires them 10
.is And s.eoarase nsw enterprise, @
aeks a sussessfui beginning ana De
,ope firmly established. Ths ~ QUE
d the sscrets Of the coatinued pfee2sr-
Nv OF seattle, f-safdiess OF toe ooudi-
ion of surrounding eitiss-
There IL al Industry y ii-h IL al pres
,ut nnrepfeasntsd. bot which. when 6
,aiiro,d across the Cascades is oou'
srac.sd. will surely become an import
mt one, aud that 10 the manufacture o:
ioar. With Al abandauca OF coal
mined in proIibi'y to the city. and the
,arbor foil Of vessels Of the grain fleet,
{rest milling isterests must inevitably
Ipfing az. Foe shipments Of grain and
ioar at this point must assume Rreas
proportions.
Sh.pbsiiding 10 an industry for which
seattle l. peculiarly sdspted. Its front
Ne OF dssp, water. unruff1sd BY ten
,esss, its abundance Of all the materials
II wood, iron aud c,al. the uarivalled
Ipars and masts which the adiacest
'orssts wili sappiy, sll combine 10 rem
Ser this uuexoelied for tie advantages
q offers to shipbuilders. There his
asver been al extensive shipysrd on the
3ound, though ~ Sssttle quite a nun
Dor OF vessels. chiefly sobooners and
for local traffic and the
amber trade. have bsen constructed
The fslle~ise table gives the status OF
Ihis industry 90 Puget Sound during
lous years, the greater nambsr icing
built at Seattle: