Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-26
snHuRxR TRADE.
e,,st sawniiis Or Psget Sound
- tseir Ensrosss Trame.
"a r Chronicle.

iunbering INDUSTRY. WiInin the
t~T.rt;on OF the present genera
81 Of the lumber used on the
came from the East, and ships
go Al Boston and ports in Maine
.,ound the Horn and sold their
80 Al enormous profits in San
sc;sco. Building material Of all
n. vss scarce and expensive. AID
". N the early settlers will re.
~ . cargo Of hewn boards
- vas brought from Australia
sold in this city at the exorb
-. ,ste Of $500 per thousand feet.
g. Years have entirely changed
.osdition OF affairs, and AZ the
-. time we find the vast forests
4. Coast filed with industrious
. .sn,o. splendidly equipped mills
80 out millions OF feet OF lum-
s1,ua!Iy, and q feet OF vessels
800 cargoes to sll parts Of the
- The great mills OF the Pacific
80. are perhaps the best construct
nd most complete in the world,
=, syery known appliance for in
....sing The quantity OF production
"A improving the quality has been
- upon and adopted by our in
,.1Iren, snd euterprising millmen.
NJ timber which grows in Califor-
:. oregon and Washington is prac-
se,lly unlimited in quantity aud un-
nrsled 10 quality by that Of any 9th
> eoun,ry. The pine and fir, which
! principally used for exporting, is
duirsbiy adapted for ship building
nj ali kinds Of construction work.
ne trees grow to enormous nights,
I'd the timber sawn around Puget
Sund in many instances reaches 100
i,t in length. The quality OF this
anbsr has gained for II worldwide
sanitation as combining the elements
4 s,reng,h, elasticity and durability.
nd shipbuildep In many OF the
h,eest and most dotted yards use 1t
| n reference 10 all other kinds The
ssyor with which Puget Sound lum
/ Ser Is regarded in foreign markets is
,bown BY the rapid increase in the
demand, the exports OF rough lum-
Ssr reaching In 1882 the enormous
,rteut of 20. 600, 900 feet, and the ex-
por,s Of 1885 win exceed those OF any
preceding year
Large ss these figures may seem
,hsy are small compared with what
nav Be expected 10 the future, for a
new Geld Il about to open up which
vilI swell the exports Of lumber to
almost fabulous proportions. The
sres, Empire OF China. which has so
stubbofnly wi,hstood the encrOach-
men,s Of modern civilization, has at
he, given xsy before the Irresistible
tide OF progress and has decided up
90 1 sJstem OF internal improve
meats which will involve the con
sruction Of two great trunk lines Of
railway across the empire. The late
war with France demonstrated the
iac. that the vast hordes of China
we're unable to repel foreign invasion
unless supplied with the means of
npid transit from one portion OF the
empire 10 the other, and no sooner
bad the last echo of the Frenchman's
Guns died away than the Government
nj 10 work to devise plans for the
eonstructiun OF railroads. The ca.
bIes have informed us that the En-
xFcf has given his sanction to the
work Routes have been surveyed
nd loan of $40. 0O0, 900 negotiated
h b not yet stated who will be
lxfded the contracts for construc.
dna, and Il matters very little wheth-
q the contractors are English,
rnnch or American; there is one
ting certain, that the material must
eons from the Pacific Coast. We
hsst oil that Ia needed for cross ties.
bridge building material and lumber
saf tie erection OF modern styles OF
houses which will naturally follow
dong with the railroads. Contractors
vill surely look towards this Coast
bf their supplies. and In meeting
heir demands q new impetus will be
gwen to the already extensive foreign
lumber trade. A list of theeriuciPsl
mills Of the Pacific Coast which are
nov engaged 10 exporting heavily to
iofsign countries. aud . review OF
iAslf milling and exporting facilities,
win show that we are amply able to
suppty every stick Of timber that will
&used In the construction Of Chi
nese railroads.
fHx PUGET MILL COMPANY.
he Puget MN Company. estab-
lshed by Messrs. Pope & Talbot, ID
the wealshiest and one Of the most
enserpnsing and successful lumber
hrms on Puget Sound. They are the
largest manufacturers OF timber on
the Pacific Coast, owning four large
steam sawmills, two OF which are sit
dated at Port Gamble. one at Port
Ludlow, and one al Utsalady. Puget
sound. Washington Territory. The
capacity Of these mills, taken togeth.
err Is upward Of 600. 900 feet per day
The iirs, gang mill on Puget Sound
vas established by the founders OF
the Puget Mil Company In 1858. and
near tbs site now stands the two
PORT Gamble mills, which are the
ARREST owned BY the company. These
m'iis are situated about thirty miles
nom Port Townsend. the port Of en-
My, and were bulk respectively in
lSoc aud 1870. They have been re-
pun from time TO time. and sll have
we most modern machinery, includ-
'ag four planning machines, two
aouole circular saws, two gangs. two
aoaole edsers, two Hath machines and
Yea ifimmers They will cut 35o. 00d
,ses per day. The hsrbor Is one oil
NE best on Puget Sound. and the
mfger vessels can enter and lie Sc
safsly at wharf, where they are vel
,setsered by the surrounding hills
Iaefe Is an abundance OF wharf
rom, which enables the company to
gu an entire cargo and have Il In
saaines. on the wharf awaiting the
rrival Of vessels.
pr Ludlow, eight miles from
u1nole, was the second mill erected
~ zoe Sound and became the prop
,sry Of the Puget Mill Company In
Iess and has been recently rebuilt a
"a expense. making II eatirely Z
~ structure with new machinery.
= = one Of the most complete mills
y, " we Sound and Is supplied with
ne latest improved machinery. II i