The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-18
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One Of the rapidly growing Indus
tries Of Washington Territory, ard
one which promises 10 be soagee Of
great wealth 10 the future Is the man
ufactare Of shingles. Puget Sound
shingles hare already obtained a repa-
tafion for durability In the I.astcfn
markets. and IN spite Of the fact that
their price II souaerl.at greater than
that Of Eastern shingles. they are
eagerly sought for.
Realizing The superior excellence 81
Puget sound shingles and believing
that the demand for them II The Ta 4
would steadily increase. a numl,er Of
the citizens Of the territory have en-.
barked in the business Of nannfactur.
Ing them. Ehlnsle mills. large and
small. have been crested In different
paris o. the territory. and the bu lseAs
has thus far shown good returns. 4
rapid growth Of the single making
Industry has been confidently expect.
ed, and The belief has heen general thal
within few years many Thousand 81
the workingmen Of Washineton Terri
tory wosiil be engaged in the niann-
fasture Of shingles for The Eastern
market.
This promising industry Is threat.
encd with destruction. The Mills BIZ,
approved and endorsed by the Denic-
erass.oi Washington Territory, places
shingles on The ffee list, The success
OF the Democrats 8; The coming eisc.
tson means The passage OF the Mills
bill, and il Is not too much TO predict
that Within one year after that BIN BE-.
comes law the manufacture Of
shingles on Puget Sound viii be a
thing Of the past,
The conditions ate sueb hat this
can not fail to lie 50. The cedar Of
British Columbia IA a. well adapted
for The manufacture Of shingles Is
that Of Washington Territory. aud Il
IL safe 10 say that Il the American
market should he opened TO British
Columbia shingles, mills for their
manufacture would spring up in all
portions Of The province These mlr.
would employ Chinese iaber. and their
product would soon drive Washington
shingles eat Of the market. Ga order
10 meet british Columlia competition
HE Washington manufactures world
be compelled. either TO employ Cbineee
labor or 10 fedecs the wages ct their
American einployes "a a point some
What eelow the Chinese level. Popular
sentiment Noald not permit them 10
adopt tie GFat IT these expedieuts.
and II would he utterly impossible for
them 70 adopt the second The Only
alternative remaining woula - fer
them 20 shut down their mil.
and withdraw from ths cora.
petition. Even IN pesut 81 nesness
10 the market, che British Columbia
nanntaeharsrs would have an aavan-
saer over lAeiF Amegiean competitors.
a large portion Of the puees Sound
shiagles are shlrped Eass over the
Canadian Pacific. british Columbia
shippers weuls seeafe is'sicr RATS sad
quicker despatch over this road than
would be % ihlS for American ship
peFs In short. She husish Columbia
manufacturer have the savangare s.,
sveFs polns, and wfta THE sarlN So.
novel they woaia drive russi s5ol
shinsles, nsss osaly ont 81 the Easse
maskss, has o.si q i,,e cs,ass market a.
Nell.
HDses a peoseeslge isr.a tha shlnz :
misunderstanding industry ia Washing.
bon Territory hss grown toIts Yrat
nscpvssseus Under a psaseessve tag.i'
twill ssasinee = gf0v naW t
sosaes prime Factor 10 lhe rfoap,rsir
of the commonwealth. WIh de
tArlS removed. Is M lanstsss cad as.
and shingles nasnUiaesere3hy ta,aee
iabes ca foressn soil via ska slss rsar
% shingles manufactured n Wash
ten Territory ~ As3erissa weskin
men. ist..srs wVSkingaass d ta.s
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