The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-27
B sHD STONE YARDS,
.nother Great Enterprise TO
established in West Seattle.
x,n,esetisn VIII IRvssf Hundreds
Of thousands in Needed
Industries.

"a, several weeks past Mr. Z. W. Ash
...-,i, a eapiiaiis; q =. cisir. Minnesota
s..heeu in seattle Looking Tor a location
60 extensive -So7klEg establish
go. = trick ysFd sud Eaw mil. festeF
..w,,e e4ossd negotiations 9Th 5essfz 4
! smssh. selssn chiiberg. ". II. Pinek
-.-.sa other west sattin propefty-gwn
:. whefeby Rs secured an excellent iocA
,san fer the works, on al eligible site on
,,exstet froni jas' south Of Aisi p0iat
n. papers were signed Yesterday and Ar
..hworta promises that be viii commences
=. construction Of TIE works a. sooa a
seexp get SUFFICIENT cssw Of men on the
~,o.as-within week st tie farfhczs
M Ashwoffh proposes TO engage extsE
.,s,yt IN The business Of contracting, aud
m Manufacture aud supply all Of hin
.xu material. This will give hirn De
..Ses advantage, and he expects the bust
.sss viii sSSume lar e proportions. He
al owns a large stone misunderstanding
Establishment al -. Clair, Hinnesota, but
u issruds 20 close out all Of bis Interests
f~4rI u
n family are now here and they express
tssraselTes as delighted with this part OF
~ esuntry.
The bTirk making part Of Mr. A.hworth's
ss.erprise 10 particularly Of public interest
y presenf, because Of the scarcity and
s.gh pyiee of bricks. The works viii be
salslpped with the latest improved ma
sS;nery aud will turn out brick IN large
snsntifles Ia fact Mr. Ashworfh states
,sst the capacity will not be limited. BAT
thst h. viii be able TO supply the entire
Pnxet sound market. g. wen az TO ship 20
etfseY points. The cay ON the site selected
i admirably adapted 20 the manufacture
a bricks aud experts pronounce II the
hsst they have ever tested. Mr.. Ash
wortA's establishment viii be much the
largest and most complete on the sound,
and expense wiii not be spared In equip
plnz il for business on a large scale. The
sutert,gise viii doubtless have a very
wholesome effect in regulating the price %
brick By keeping Il within reasonable
limit
THE STONE WORKS.
The stone works viii be supplied with
s~o lsrge mills for cutting, building aud
snishing stone It viii be an establish.
ment OF large dimensions. Mrt Ashworth
hxs been engaged nearly all OF his life.
time in the manufacture Of stone and Is
thoroughly experienced In that like Of the
basiness He is now negotiating for an
Interes. In the Chueksnut quarTirs aud
expects 90 manufacture sfone hy the latest
improved machinery iH large quaatitlcs.
Besides Supplying the home market, he
intends 10 ship the product 10 san Fran
cisco, the Hawaiian Islands aud other
points where building stone il used. lie
will construed extensive whAryes 10 deep
water. 80 that the deepest draft ships eau
oad II the works
ANOTHER FEATUEE.
Beside she manufacture Of brick aud
stone. Mr.. Ashworth win build large aud
thoroughly equipped sawmill TO mHnufGe-
tnrc lumber for sale and for use in his own
contracts This wiz not be built until the
brick and stone works are completed a. he
believes that they are most needed. Ar.
AshHOrih Is confident that his works will
be of sufficient magnitude 70 Justify the
Seattle & southern Railway Company IN
running a broad gauge branch to them,
He says, h0Seyer, that he viii build the
branch himself IL the railroad company
will not. The works viii employ from 80
20 COO men aud Mr.. AshRorth will construct
dwellings for his employees aud Will oper-
ate store abd other establishments for
their aecomm0d siion. The brick works
alone will cos; from {i100J 60 10000, and
will be equipped iu manufacture both
pressed Aua common brick in unlimited
quantities. The exact location selected
for the works g. the site 81 the old brick
yard in section s. south 81 All point