The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-08
4 NEW ENTERPRISE.
.~uoxoyrxo woREs TO ~ EsraILlsaED
KrssLses Raj.
me Largest ~ the KfsA In the cesn-
try-The Machinery Ordered and
che site Loeased-The Cestraet< 20
he Let znsmedisteiy.


INCLUDING the purchase Of site an.
machinery, fer the establishment O
one OF the largest manufacturing en-
terprises on Puget Found. ct eaIno;
Bay, few miles north Of this city.
will be the largest creasote and wood
preserving works IN the United states
and will afford employment 10 lars
number OF men. Over $4,000 wort
Of machinery for the concern II nos
being manufactured In the East.
HISTORY or THE KsTEKaRfsg.
Several months ago Mr. E.lwAri
Wheeler OF this city. conceived IL
idea OF starting extensive ereasot
works here, bot not having the necs.
safy means he went East 70 consul
some OF hi TEoneyed friends. and In
result was the organization 81 the Pu
get sound Cseasote company, whSsl
4 Differed as follows President
Colonel w. =. Canaday, sergeaDf-at
arms Of the United States senate; DR.
TT. Minor. president; Edward
Wheeler, assistant secretary ana treas
urer. r II. Minor. ) X Mcdonald
A. Al Brooke. &. II. Kittinger aBe
Edward Wheeler. directors; Engineel
Rickseeker. engineer and supefintetie
cpf Of con tFsIcfioz.
Hr. RickSecker, who has been look.
ing after the eastern end OF the bust
ness. arrived IN Seattle Monday even
ing. and Yesterday -aid to a reporter
"The work. sill ise located on Salmon
Bay, where The company has secured
eight acres Of beautiful, level, cleared
land, including coo feet Of water front.
THE eGmpaay's capital stock IL
81 600 90, and over $l25Oo0 viii be
expended within % DAYS.
oBJEcT OF THE ENTERPRISE.
The object Of the enterprise l. 70
preserve timber from dry rot and the
ravages of the teredo and other insect.
by the process Of wood creosote. The
latest reports Of the highest engineer
ing societies of England and the Uni
ted States agree that creosoting j. the
only reliable method 20 far tried for
preserving timber when exposed to
salt water and the tercdo, or to alter
nations OF wetting and. drying by either
fresh or salt water. Wood creosote oil
Il much less expensive and in many
WAYS much more valuable than the
ordinary dead oil, or coal tar creosote
oil heretofore used for such purposes
Wood cfeo ote oil contains all the acids
needed 20 properly coaes:late the albu-
men and sap which may lie left in the
timber. and to thoroughly dessroy AZ. :.
''-~--~-' all further animal "a
stable lie. isis Of such a nature that
twill penetrate the wood deeply aud
thoroughly. IL contains large pro-
portion OF insoluble matter, aud es-
pecially OF those oils which volEttIise
only under heat of over 400 degrees
Fahrenheit, and being derived from
wood il Is especially adapted 10 use
with wood However, our plant will
be so arranged that we can use either
wood creosote oil or coal tar oil, rs
preferred,
CAPACITY Of TIE WORKS.
what wili he the capacity of the
plantI'
we will he prepared TO ereosoie piles
up to 100 feet In length. We VIII re-
quire eight large buildings, the con
tracts for which will be let in a few
DAYS. They win al be sheeted and
rooted with corrugated iron 10 guard
against fire. There will be two build,
incs for our ell retoftS, each 40xi72
feet in size. That for the creosoting
works. which will enclose the boilers.
engines, superheaters, Tour large
ulfnps. electric light plant. machine
shop and an tanks. will hc 7AxIe5 feet.
The dry house will he eox25 feet and
the Office a0x35. There viii also he
two houses and boarding house for
the employees"
ruE MES EEQuisrp.
aThe works. directly and indirectly
will give employment to from 80 q
100 men. although there viii not b.
more than - or o men employed
Immediately In the works.
s.Thc material will all be handled
on Sy tenn Of tracks. operated by I
locomotive, which is fitted with I
hosting attachment for loading am
unloading cars by use of dertiek-
The works will be connected with tht
Seattle. Lake Shore Il Eastern by ;
spur which + now being built.
CONTRACTS Fog MACHINERY.
before | left for the West the con
tract had been let 81 the Richmond
Locomotive Works, of Richmond
Virginia. for furnishing the cylinders
rctorts boilers, engines, locomotive
etc. and for placing the same on th'
ground This contract alone was $50
600. The ii copper worms wer'
ordered OF another flrm MT $500 each
Thee worms are used for diStiliins
the oil which We will extract from th'
wood.
when will the works be in opera
tom"
Under our contract the maohiner,
i TO he shipped a. rapidly as II !
made. 50 thst We can rlaee certain
parts In position before the whole /
completed. The FIRST installmeni = q
be- shipped within 81 days from th
signing of the contract, and the Who'll
inside Of 90 days. A. soon as eai
get matter, arranged, probably within
the next week. the company will cal
for bids for the construction OF Oh
buildings
HISTORY or THE PROCESS.
What about the history OF tn
process"
"Creosoting with wood creosotlng Q.
has been done for eight years in WI
mingtou. North Carolina. and IA
been demonstrated by actual tests y
Charleston harlsor and elsewhere {
give superior results IN the preScFva
ton of timber from destruction an
decay, We will extract the oils W
use from wood m our own works an
distill the same on the ground. Whe
in operation We viii convert tto eef5
ol wood per week into charcoal. and
hope - be able to arrange with W
kirke and his associates 10 suppl
them with charcoal when they Sc
their iron works started 40 Mos BAY
What kinds 81 timber viii W
treat
An kinds. We expect to suppl
the California market with ereslSrte
piles. Wood creosoted piles and ia9
her are especially valuable for use !
the construction OF whaTveS' dotN
quays. piers, bath houses, raiitos
bridges, trc-t'rs. cross ties, tounaat'o
sill tor houses. porches, piassas, iseor
posts tor fences aud for telegraph hne
iuo3ern p4veneuts, spars, accSS aii
bottoms of Hst., lighters, sco"s an
ships"
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