The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01

is50xloo feet, the machine shop s5rt..
stories high. the boiler shon 4;,x.>s - IS!
rugated iron. and supplied uish - = I
latest and most approved maehiasr, I.
appliances The wharf aasoinir~
90 feet About eighty men ina 80
naent IN these works
The Puget Sound Enrsnesr;.. =
was established ISSt January & -,
teal men. who devoted sAer.s.s.Il! -
building mp - establishment g. a.
engineering. steamboat constructs u:
repairs This was long fsss wsst ~
enterprise was 8 success from x. "
Marine ways were bufls and -. s.
we're finished there has been bus 81. Z!
whea they were idle. and most a &. s.
vessels were kept waiting for tna;s -.
be haulea cut and pat IN ortasr. &
The Point Haasoa lee Workx -.
tablisAed early in the Summer 4
eff California capitalists, and ssnss 81 s
OF starting up the demand has - II:
equal 10 the supply.
The Gloucester Fishing Comr..- =.
established az Gloucester. on TIA -. !.
of the bay opposite Port Toxns@s.s !. n
tensiye establishment FOR tie slim d
smoking Of halihut, cod. herring - -.
Ash with which the waters Of p,.est -
and the ocean abound Ahoak ~ a. s.
been invested in the enterprises T. ss.'..
A ready market for ths produce : -.
not only on this coast, haf u ~ 80 Z
Chicago.
Thus far mention has been msde u, !.
the enterprises established surips a. -.
1850. but IL Is proper 10 add thst s,a.~.''s]
has marked every industry on ~. -
send bay. So great has been a. - 8
mand for building material tAal A. 81.
Townsend Sawmin Company h&vs -
obliged often to ran oyerslms i - |
pressing needs. The total outpnt s -, -
than 1906. COO feet was used Il r<shs;ss
ings in the city, but this did not xI1Is. -
the Hadlock mill was drawn 81 4 -.
the emergency.
The Puget Sound Iron Weeks !, T..
dale, near the head of the kaf tina 81.
manufacturers OF pig inon Ia w s<.,r 8
Washington. had a very successful -.
urning out about Ss5oase posiA II s.
and giving steady employnssnt ID "a ".
in the mines. the woods, 1heat chsrr>.
ovens and the works.
The Washington Min COMPANY. 4 M
lock, enjoyed the customary sie1iv =
OF cutting lumber. detailed elaexksss ! |
this issue.
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More thea $2o0. goo was expepd<a /, 8.
improvement of Port Townsend ,lr,<ts
during the year. No makershlil& zirp q. T
ployed. The property-owuers dIl - |
was necessary for future needs ID ln NJ
OF thoroughfares, and sxpenditur.s, ~
after viii be light True. nature liz 49,
much, snd the burden Of mazlnx ~
maintaining streets in Port Towaeni IA |
never be nearly 50 heavy IS vita alAe
cities of Puget sound still the sI:lsny
cheerfully meet the cost OF the hesf pm.
nent improvement at the start Iva 81
done with it. OF course. thnfe vi klssss /
be repairs 10 make. BUT II the prsssns i'll +
il kept up, q street will have 10 II -
proved only once Afsss thas 4 vii |
merely wear and tear TO provide A. n |
destruction.
Bank deposits one year ago ven f3s
900. Today the sum rekehes ntuiy ~
000-a fair guide to the business pfo1p1
of the city.
Since September the real est&ie mas1S
has been particularly active, and ~ ~
Der OF Eastern inyestors. including -
closely identified with the Union "a
system, is large. Sales Of properly * = +
past four months have averaged s1og1
0o0 day. and the total for The - =
about 81. 900 600. H.1.1