The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS.


CIGAR FACTORIES, BROOM WORKS AID 4
VARIETY or SMALLER INDUSTRIES.
On the water front. between Pike
and Pine. Church Il johnson are
building a wharf and sheds which.
when completed, will be used as a
smoking and packing house for the
curing OF hams. bacon and all hog
product, and Of salmon and halibut.
This Is the first enterprise OF the kind
ever started in Seattle and will be Of
great importance II successful, and all
indications augur success. In conlunc-
ton with the packing house they VIII
/ have three schooners out fishing FOR
( them all the year round. It IS in
tended 20 supply not only the local
market, but also to compete in
4 the markets OF tie Eastern states,
ana tue firm now have a man in
the East making arrangements for rhS
handling of their product. The wharyes
and sheds are all completed and work
will be commenced In a few days.
Louch & Johnson have 5000 invest
Ell in the venture and expect in short
time 10 see iheiT capital doubled.
CIGAR FACTORIES.
In 1855 such thing rs IA cigar fac
tory in Seattle was unknown, and the
local consumption was supplied prin-
cipally from san Francisco. In the
latter part OF that year A. c. Miller
started a small shop in the lower por-
ton of the city, giving employment 20
two men. Since that time rapid
strides have been made and there are
now four considerable cigar factories
and fully IS journeyIren cigarmakers
in the city.
j. McDonald's Banner cigar factory
is the largest in the city. He turns
out from 1900 To Is 600 cigars a week
and gives employment to Is hands, an
increase of II over last year.
A e. Miller, the pioneer of the bust
ness, keeps 10 hands constantly em-
ployed and turns out abount 1900
cigars a week. His business has more
than doubled during the past year.
G. y. Moves employed seven hands
in 1857; now he employs fifteen. He
turns out about coco cigars weekly,
and II the demand continues to in
crease Is Il has during the past few
months, viii soon be compelled to in
crease his force
The Northwestern Cigar Company
is probably the only mechanical indus
try in Seattle that is worked on the
cooperative plan. itwas started four
months acu and four men are interest
Ell IN il. Thus far thoy have been very
successful aud average "A product of
G0O cigars weekly. In addition 10
these, there are three ar four smaller
cigar manufactures that employ one
or two men apiece.
Several months ago a cigar-boX fac
tory was started under the salvation
Army barracks ON South Second street
and soon built Up a good business.
The partners, however, fell 10 fighting
and suit was commenced 10 dissolve
partnership which is still pending, In
the meantime the assets are in the
hand OF a receiver.
EXCELSIOR FAcromEs.
Another industry which was started
during the past year. and which seems
destined in the near future TO take its
place among the most important OF
the manufacturing Interests OF seat
tie, u that ut excelsior making. seat
lie Is q most advantageous location tor
excelsior factories, owing 20 the vast
quantity of cottonwood that ahouuds
near here, and cottonwood Is pre-emin-
CuuN the finest wool IN the world for
the W5uriluta-e Of excelsior.
There are two excelsior factories in
~ea-t!e. hotu started within the pres
cutycar, and lhcy are both running
ni-bi aud dav Ia ketpup with their or
l,vr~. lec Seattle Vh1l-tcry supply 4
rs.- .