Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01


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, have been recsiv d a1d. IN aGdstior 70
= Ties. oszss fanacirsss. SsEi9 = ers<. csssE,-
= e. geo2S. Ea4t-n- s.si-. lee ana sd fac
!. tories. lirick Yards bEeGsT1s=. fisSsTlss
tEe latter n0ss { ess-S here. bSok bind
= sr.. gas sud wafer works snip and boat
: bai.ai-= Yeats Gn5 c.hsr tnincr indus
: tries. TIE ~sgs tel Of vii :, bS carefcl
!, aud reiss be coz zS1t-tio,.. footed up u
: ISIS tie sun of SfSS 80.
Arrangements are already made for
: the erection % several oshsr large Inn
: be. mills on Pug=s SouRd-
p SALMON PACKING.
j Tt business Of cunning and packing
- salmon for domestic end foreign mar
: ks:s has already Assumed large proper
4 lions. With the car scity for u1lisps:sd
> sdya.cssuent "a the dSmand for the G
! gooos NAV increase. The three fasfo-
! Eies in Paciiis soGB:y packed. for the
! gear ending J1Ge S9th. ieSs. oo.eo
cssts, of a tctal value Of <2sS.+O- i1
addition TO tie asoss there art n:1s 9th
g! eAGasriss on the WAs5ingt9n Terri
. tory sios of the ColaasbIs river, Ia |
Wahkiak1m and CoEls,z eoRniies, !
; which report a pacE 81 i3l coo cases. |
= With v4iae of say SisO6oo 10 these /
: are to BE- added the sraEeh establish |
meH:s os the AbsTdegl. and washing
ton Companies OF GIAys earsor. the 1
, Tacoma COMPANY At Tacoma. end the !
Puget Sound Canning and Packing /
Company at Milton. hing cBnniy. sDt /
she salmon psckia. establishments OF /
II. r. Law az seattle aud Seml4 hnlOo,
from which 10 returns have been u
c-iysd az this of3ice, e1ssa, from the Ia
conA cauaeFy aud II K. LEWIS pacS
Ing establishments. which show an az
srea.ate business OF $55 go. II viii be
sesn that this 5ranca Of industry rep
-esents 4 production of nearly sl,oS-uo
II value per amman.
SHIP BUILDING.
Prominent amon- the manufacturing
I industries of Western Washington Ia
that of shipbuiidina. The subject is
treated exclusively by Hon. Elwood
| Evans. in his address delivered at the
Centenni4l EIpositie1 IN 1916. Among
| ether things. lie says: Numerous ships.
| barxs, schooners and steamers have
been buiiS of Puge: Sound timber, and
| the number Is annually increasing. 4
| list of them would include the tastes.
and best vessels Sfoat, aliks credi;able
/ ~ this Territory and ~ rs shipwri2bts."
! From the records of the Custom Huu e
OF the Puget Sound District, which have
| be-u kiDdiy placed at tbs disposal of
this Office by Hon. A. w. Bash, il il .
| iearned that there hsve been built "a
var Gus ship yards on Puget Sound, since .
January Isl, 1878 q total of l63 vessels.
steam aud sail, with total tonnage of
%, 49I. OF the abays n7nber Sd we're
rated as deep sea vessels. With total ]
tonnage of 2i.Gl9 tons. Much might b3
said IN favor Of tbs sarerior advan !
sages -ffered for strip building on the
waters of Puget Solno; the strength
anu durability OF the timber of this ]
section: in fas: rs proved superiority
and cheapness over that of other re- q,
s.ons is establisasd. IL Is. perhaps.
sufi sient TO sAy that the industry OF =
snip baiidine ia capable OF indeinits
expansion on tue shores OF Puget
Sound.
PIG IRON. a
I,isan established fact that bog iron t
ors of tue best quality exists in praotl a
eailv exhaustless quantities throughout
the Puget SoGnd basin. notably 50 IL
Jefferson, Kiig and Pierce counties. I
Vesy extensive ore smelling works have
ha4n erected in jefferson county. the I
car itaI stock Of the company being fixed
ut &5O0,NO.
magnetic iron ore from Texada Island
in The British Columbia archipelago,
and lime rock from San Juan Island IN
the American group-the latter used IS h
a fiux-ara combined. producing an ex- I
cellent article. This industry Is III its d
infancy, bat promises great results,
Movement looking to the establishment O
of iron works in King county aud 4
Piercs county are we'll under wav. 1
As part OF the great manufacturing i,
sVsLen 10 be developed in Washington Il
Territory, its crude iron fields mnst, Ia
the nature Of things, assume immense ,
proportions in the near future.
FLOUR.
Scattered throughout the western
paruon of the Territory ara numerous :
custom flooring mills. while, IN the
eastern division. this industry has as
sumed very considerable Importance.
Ii is en;ireis safe to predict that, With
the completion of the Cascade branch
of the Northern Pacitio railroad. and
toe adjustment of transportation factl-
tiles for tho Territory, great Touring
mills. utilizing the Immense wheat pro,
duction OF Esstsrn Washington. will
| place this inda~trS N the fron' rank OF !
| Washington great resources.
WArKR POWER. /,
| There are numerous fms sites for the
employ meut of " ,trE power, notably st
| tae Cascades aud psas4t's rariis,on the
Columbia river. 4. ptJ+ser on tao fAk,-
| ma, also ou the Taslwater, the Nook
sack ami tae Sno9u IlHiie rivers.
pAIEYISo. 4
Teis Business has been SUCCESSFULLY,
though not largely, cunducted. Excel
lent articles, both Of butter and cheese,
1 have been produced. Thus far bat few i
eheess factories have been established,
thou ID they have proved to be profit
able r
| eRazna.
| A large portion OF the area.of the
TERRITORY, especially OF Eastern Wash /
ingt IN, Is admirably adapted to graz |
ing. White clover sesma 20 BE- indigo |
nou, Ia the western y ,rtion wherever |
elrarin2 is made and in the eastern |
portion bunch grass aboynds evefs |
where. The reaions are Iaostlg veil |
| watersd, and the wintsrs mild. Large |
herds are driven east, principally to
Wyoming. / am glad 10 state that
thns far there b IS been no complaint OF
pleuro- pueamonia aaaoug the herds Of
this country.
WOOL sR,wISa.
Ls-ee bands Of sheep are reared In
{ q eastern part Of the Territory, and
, 4 icy thrive well west of the Cascade
Range. The quality of wool produced
I il said to be equal to the best In Cali
fornis or Oregon, and the m1tson II IN
! Surpassed. Tue wonl clip for 1854 il
saimated at S,oo0o0Q pounds-
COMMi2scE.
{ The commercial relations OF Wash
: inotou Territory ars widely diversified.
! The remark of the Colchester OF Gas
: toms for Pases 3 ,und District. 20 tbs
+ ezct that only two ports OF the United
1 States exceed Pest Tswhssnd. the port
E OF entry for this district IN American