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

= II Columbia county. Eopaia can
, g-a Assessment, 3 IS 100 arge
sum Of money IS sent monthly TO that
city. which eould be retained here
w&sHISsTox BROOM WORKS.
The washington Broom Works Co.
started in the manufacture Of bFooms
last May, and like most of the new
industries which have sprung up IN
the period under review. their success
has surpassed all expectation In ad-
ditton to brooms they also nanEfac-
ture whikSs and b.1.shes At present
they obtain their broomcorn from Hi
nois. bat expect TO get it from Yakima
valley. which is admirably adapted for
its growth, next year They have
seven men employed and are ineTeas-
ing their force a. rapidly a. possible,
vet find il impossible 10 keep pace
with the demand. The factory IT
present turns out from % 20 100 dozen
brooms week and il doing business
OF about 500 month.
SOAP MANUFACTURE
Although the Seattle Soap Works
has been in operation for some years,
ID was not turned into q corporation
until April OF last year, when J. p.
Hoyt was elected president, J. Furth
treasurer. and &. L. Lidden secretary
and general manager. 1t has shared
in common with the other industries
OF Seattle in the unprecedented pros
peritF Of the past year. its business
having increased over 100 per cent. /.
and now enjoys the distinction Of be-
ine the second soap factory on the
Pacific Coast. the largest being located
in San Francisco. The number OF
hands employed has been increased
from four TO seventeen, and the pro-
cess OF enlarging the number OF EN-
pIoyes is constantly going on. They
have been devoting great attention TO
improving their soaps, and as result,
they are finding a market for them
not only in Washington Territory but
also in Oregon. The output during
the year was about 60.O0 boxes. and
the sales amounted to between $50, 900
and 5000.
SEATTLE FEED MILL.
The Seattle Feed Mil is the only
establishment of the kind in the city.
and is devoted TO the manufacture of
various kinds Of meals. The business
has increased 80 per cent. during the
past year. and gives employment to
three men. IL is intended to COM
menee during the month the construc-
ton of three-story building 60x60, on
the present location, to accommodate
the increasing business.
BREwERIEs
The great influx OF people into the
Queen City during the past year has
been good for our brewers, and the
consumption OF native beer has greatly
increased.
The largest brewery in Seattle is the
Bay View Brewing Company, located
in South Seattle. 1t gives employment
to - men, seven more than in 1857,
and the total output for the year APP
proximates 600 30-gallon barrels and
2600 dozen OF bottled beer. II is the
intention of the company TO increase
their force to 30 men early this year,
and an addition 10 the brewery in
the shape of malt house is to be built
in the near future.
The business OF the Puget. Sound
Brewery has increased about 20 per
cent. during the past year. -Four men
are employed, an increase of one, and
the total output for 1883 approximates
1900 barrels.
The business of the North Pacific
Brewery more than doubled during
1883. Five men are employed, an in
crease of three, and the years output
was close to goo barrels.
ICE WORKS.
The Puget Sound Ice Works report
an increase OF 80 per cent. over 1857.
It gives employment to five men and
has q daily capacity of six tons
Within the past two months arrange
ments have been made TO merge this
factory into another of many times its
capacity and designed to meet not
only the local and immediate demand
but also to supply the fishing industry
which cells Tor large amounts OF ice,
! Into these improvements $4,000 will
be put inside the next six months.
NORTH OF THE CITY.
During the past year d considerable
number of manufacturing enterprises
have been established Immediately
north of the city and near the ter
minal works of the Seattle, Lake Shore
& Eastern railroad. There are now
located in this vicinity two lumber
mills shingle mill, two brick
yards, creosoting company and
a timber-preserying company.
The first manufacturing establish
ment started in this vicinity was the
Avery & Kirk Brick Co, which began
operations on April /. The enter
prise was started by private parties,
but was incorporated on November 1
under the above name, with a capital
of $4,000.
This is the largest brick manufac-
turing company in Seattle, the aver
age daily output being 10000 bricks.
Steady employment is given to % men.
who receive from S35 10 $50 n month
with board and lodging. BY February
| the company expect TO be running al
their full capacity, 10000 bricks day.
and will employ from 60 to - men.
The DoEota Brick Company have
their yard Immediately adjoining that
of the Avery & Kirk Company. They
manufacture an average OF about
10000 bricks a day. and give employ
ment To the men.
There are four other smaller brick
yards located in the various suburbs
of Seattle, having a total output of
about 25,o00 bricks daily, and doing n
bushes approximating $500 monthly.
cRs0s0TISG WORKS.
The Puget Sound Creosoting Com
pany. for creosoting timber 80 rs to
preserve item the ravages OF the te-
redo. was organized in AuTs-SSt 'of last
year, with capital OF Sla&O0O.
and when completed will be the largest
establishment Of the kind in the worm.
They expect 10 creosote about leo pier
a day, and viii employ in the neigii-
hood of 20 men. p
The Seattle Timber Preserving
Pavement Manufacturing Comb
has for its object a purpose someI
similar TO that of the creoSoting | IS I
pany, only theirs Is different foright 4
They claim that by the coating ods OF [,
with a composition, the pated. I
right OF which they have for Went
ington Territory, and then by1The /.
mersing them in a tank kept hAar- 4
experimenting steam. they the
I've protected far more efland
ally against the action OF mere,
acids and other destructive elerCen- /
than by the creosousg system. ash
will also devote their attention to- de-
manufacture OF street-paviag b
hy the same process. About six
viii be employed and it Is cAiou' ash
that about ~ piles will be prepa- for
day call
The Gilman Park laundering yn &
pany started their mill running uild-
three weeks ago. The capital OF
company j. $25,Voo and the capac
the mill /, so 90 feet day. TwSs.
I've men are AZ present employed
the average daily eat j. 5000 fec -r,e-
Ia g.