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

energetic peoFss who convert il into
pickled trIpe, and il one way or another
a. parts OF the beef, hair. h00fs and horns
are put 20 some use. Butchering, reduced
. tire art In the matter OF economy in
the great killing cenfers like Chicago and
Kansas City. where even the water used IN
washing the fo0r Of the slaughterhoUse Is
utilized, viii become as economical and as
profitable here when the demand for the
offal proper inerea ses with growing pop
uiasion. and Zach particle is used. Seattle
has long lead in the matter of meat pro-
d1cFion. and Is 10 be the Chicago Of the Pa
ci1c coast in this enterprise beyond per-
adventure.
The aggregate product OF the killing
shamhles does not cover the entire bust
ness Of the wholesale meat trade. rs many
earc2sses hare been shipped in owing 70
inability 70 procure stock on foot, or lack
OF killing capacity.
Very much OF the stock comes from east
OF the mountains, q matter OF some In
creased cost that ought. and doubtless
viii, disappear with the Development Of
the rich agricultural lands this side Of the
Cascades
The ever~increasing demand Of the
s"S1A4Ab pVpNtatxOn. tue cFsrhota &aNA34acs
for killing and handling. the advantage of
water transportation, and the growing
market OF the Sound, viii draw 20 this in
dustry capital beside which the aggregate
investment Of 500 eco nov employed viii
appear small indeed.
Below is given the aggregate capital. out
put and value and the number OF employees
(exelnsiTe Of herders, buyers, etc, not d.
reetsy concerned in killing or handling), to-
gefher with the average wages paid:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01

The brewers Of Seattle have made nesrly
1900 barrels OF beer. have used 10000
bushels of barley. s. GO pounds Of hops
aud so. 200 pounds Of rye, In round mum.
bers, during the year.
The Bay View Is largely increasing its
capacity and win be able 10 double its out
pat within the coming year. All the firms
report . sxiftly swelling trade. and ths
beer manufacture OF Seattle has been
steadily increasing In importance.
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The Crescent Manufacturing Company,
spices, baking powder and hayoring en-.
tracts. is the exclusive business OF Its kind
in the city. Ii was established in 1857, bat
the plant for spices Is just pat in. and les
importance as q manufacturing enterprise
really dates from the beginning OF the
present year. No account Of It's output for
80 can be given. as the business has here
toioFe been Of Manor character. There IL
interested In the business $4,000, and
every preparation 10 being made 10 supply
the market In this line Of goods The lat
est improved machinery IL in, and an ex-
pert chemist, with q well-earned reputa-
ton In this line, win be in charge during
the ensuing year.
Picture Frames and window Shades.
The Business of manufacturing picture
frames and window shades. which in
some art houses Is so closely allied rs 10
make q correct separate statement OF
either line difficult. are given together.
There are several concerns engaged In
this line here. most Of whom connect
some other branch Of art or decorative
work with the making of frames. Among
the heavier are Bake, Cole q Co., and Ora
ham & DauIton. both of whom are engaged
in other lines rs well.
The figures given are for the Seattle
manufactured frames and shades. and are
az follows:
Value Of OUTPUT. 600
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I. KoTn. Paste drug store tn the Burke
box, Third ana Inion, vii soon open bis
eiegaBs new stoss In TIE korn bloek vita
oEsyssss tlns q drugs. chemicals and
sosies Articles His prescription depart
msns wiE he especially eenpiste n sFsTy
detail
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01

The Seattle Sausage factory Il the only
business OF its kind in Seattle. While most
OF the butchers make sausage. the exciu-
awe business Of this firm Is tts manusac-
ture. r. ]. Jargenson & Co. began oper-
atoms In September. and have daily out
put ct present Of 40 pounds. They will
Increase their capacity the present year
and will probably dcable their output the
coming season. They made, during tsse.
and sold sausage as follows:
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The Northwestern Cracker Company.
corner Sixth and Pine streets, were burned
out on Front street. and did not get their
present plant in operation until August II.
Hence the firm did business little less
than ten months ia 1859. Il is the only
concern of the kind in Seattle. and with
two minor exceptions is the only one on
the Sound.
The company has enjoyed profitable
business during the past year, - the cut
put viii show. having practically the
cracker trade of Seattle aud the Sound.
The capacity Of the works Is sixty barrels
Of houf per dieu, and the output for the
ten months of 1850 was:
CAPITAL invested ....~.-......-..-........ Ro.0Qe
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There ara four regular hatehering sstah-
lishmeuts in this city having wholesale
markets for TIE disposal OF tAe product Of
their Slaughter aoasese- Rice & Gar4ner. To-
Gated On Front street. Seattle market, on
cherry. between Sseoad Afd Third the Pso-
pses ma4kst. corner University and Sec
esd. and Priest. Turner & sampson on
Erunt. Saxta seattle. Boyd. FRYE &
nrnhn. Pr0YrietoFs 81 the Seattle market.
Asxguaesi eentrel q the business January
l. iSsA. aad report particularly gratifying
increase tn their trade. whlle ST tAe Glrmss
have dsns ETaeGA. bst rsp4diy increasing
business. owsag 20 the growth af Seattle
and tie surrounding country. many Os tie
smaller Sogg1 towns being sapplsed ~ tie
= e0sesAle hascAeEs as seattle IA lie
warmer summer nleasas By the sock ca
toas, ard ia the cooses weather by tic
dressed pro3art.
There Is csalSsssegalsse unnheg q p@ysosx
az p4eysss hv thee connerns. egelusive os
tnoee direcsly enEax~a IN klsliag the ans-
mAls ana a4nssitsE tas meat, - the heraers
sid bayxrs. sad raneAm@a necessary 90
precars h<ssss. sheep hess. real ard lanles
saAE snaaAllT 50 snss sEse eAp4e30as mAss
81 tassR assche~4ag establishments. incl
aansss sezTe Is Al@a 8 aaEaher of Yersoas
whe are eEan4ayea in wogKlng ap shs eaAl.
- n40re properly tie Paris Ok tsse AnisaA a.
not hSasset directly By tie kasceerx fasu4.
SssFs& / be heat A1S tees * the he3& are
gse8 by tie sesSEe SAUSAGE nzAksr,
wAAae tie stomach goes % olAeE
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Total Capital Employed
S6,285,0OO.
g.lse of Total Production for
1889, sl0.4O7, 438.
ssmber Of Persons Employed In Sc
attic Factories 5000.

..su.s Paid Daily fer Wages, ss.ess
rhs Manufacturing Industry OF SCI
sui. nss Nero Than Deablsa During
DC Year Just Faded.
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Candy
seattle sEssm Cazsy Works. saxtas -
tween PIKE and Pine. and the aaeen CITY
Candy Works az Vest street. are tbs
wholesale cgrneTRs eagzgs9 N sansiy snass-
nfseanru IN seattle. whsie several smaller
Erns manufacture speet4l hranda-
The forrxex Was established June -. -,
hss ala rlat get fairy under way. sad ~
fac. dsd rot ges steam in ~ Al 8ata the
lxtter PORTION q the year. The Gathering
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Mr.. John +. Good. proprietor Of the
Seattle Brass and Bell foundry. established
in seattle in iss2, and vas burned cut in
the drs Of June 6. lie Is now located foos
az Jackson street. The business has In.
vested - .o9o, and the value Of the output
Cor the year has been 81 80: employs four
rnsn At "a average 81 g 80 per day per man
This il the exclusive business Of its char
acser in the city, and i enioying healthy
and gratifying grosth with other indus.
tries of Seattle.
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outlook for the ccming year Is more than
they could have anticipated when they
started last June, and ~ they viii begin
90 with every appliance for the mxnufac-
tnre Of their goods. they VIII make = show
ing OF an Industry thst viii be considerably
more than Al infant The figures Of the out
put given aEefrom June 10 Januaryi, for this
frms but really are for considerably
shDrser period than that. and are IN the
szry 1ature of things incomplete. though
they give the actual output Of the works
for the year.
The total output Of the candy-mskers for
the year does not include those who make
only small lots al particular kinds for re-
tail sale, bat only the general wholesale
manufacturers, and Is as follows:
yslae Of cutpaf -...--..............sts 600
Capital invested ................-.-.-.-.. Saseoe
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Examination Of the foregoing statements
will show that size manufacturing indus
tries Of Seattle made goods 70 the value q
af,ove SO 600 ooo the past year.
The output, capital invested, numbsr Of
employees. and the aggregate amount Of
rnonsy daily distributed In tbs form Of
wages 10 employees h IS follows:
capital s...>.ss.....ss.s.sts- s6A4so
0BtpBf tAsessssns
Sunbef q empl0Tes. -.s.......s.--.*.- 80
krwr~x.sa WAGES .......... E0s
The number o. employees gwen incindss
ia oaiy one or two cases. a. drugs. persons
scring In thu eapaEsfy Of essFkas oeoxkeep-
ers. etc. In the case Of drugs. shs clerk IL
more or less directly employed In manu-
sarsass. BAT In aEi cases where tbs employ
nsens Is pareiy clerical be 4 not incladed
In the fist Of operatives. nor IL bis saiafy
added 70 the pay roll Thus . isfgs NAM
Der Il persons contested with manaiac-
sursnr. ard whose livelihood comes from
sl.ss source. are not given hege.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01

The Puget Sound Overall Factory began
business on South Fourth street November
To- and during the month and q hall OF 80
did business that will approximate about
$4,000 per annam. II Is the only factory
Of its kind On the Sound, and the ready sale
Of the goods il made indicates the need
there is for its existence. There viii be
better facilities for doing the business the
coming year, and with the ready demand
now. and the bright prospects OF the future,
the year OF 10 will be one OF much larger
business than the slight indication OF
months operation In 50. good as il is The
firm has invested NJ present and did bust
ness as follows:
Output (pairsl. aso
Value ............. ....-.....---s9 .47S
- 49, a. so
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hulk al the business i In repairs. Had
there been 40 interruption deFinE The year
the oatpns sould have been nsArly duuesssi.
IL should also ~ renaeashsros8 that tie
Seattle lron sn8 sseel Company. with q
capital OF staa % and capacity a ten teas
daily. did nat sss fairly starred tn -, and
sla no& ran q rs tal espacstF a. any tSaae.
other tsrtas also pat ia Improvements ard
ENLARGED their facilities during tic ye&r,
and hence the Invested e3pisaa 10 the eGt-
Pat asars = FeTy different ratio 70 chat may
ee exYecgsA vs4F sroH8 moN.
Carriages aaa wageas.
Carnage and wsxoG manufacturing il
represented BY teslr ssnss. wkass@ prsmclaAl
hsssiness j. manufacturing, els.sc nam~roaS
smaller eoaewTRs. SEQ Ezl2ses pslsy sso Eeps5T-
snx. make tee ywA4eaes aaFsng tae yea
~. ". Buchanan & Saas. soot 81 TAtni
strsxs. established Ia ESss e. Marc. cSss-
ner Seean4 All JaeSsea lSSt Benson =
Rah. Commercial. near Charlie. fssa. usa-
derNsn 4 tssztH Meter nsar fsse ksaga. are tAze
gsgineap4l eu0eeras Al sssferW4 ~
che hge aaa tie shsuAnx tor shs
year i hence esEsalses: ~ taa ansvalasa1e
lass & ne wsexs necessary 80 ext thssE
shnFs va cos4A&saa aFAsns All TeFNSF1
sssssaess fsF he veaF eagy isia se4 - seeSF
easacssy. Ard a oaagsnaea lsasasEy Cor TIE
better class 81 eoaxey&nces. u assa4Ed thai
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kind On the Pacinc coast. he manntac-
tnres and oils his goods IS well. making
every variety OF rAin-tnrning garment.
The business OF the month ii has been in
operation Is remarkable. or would be re-
nlarkahle anywhere but in Seattle. where
IN almost any line of manufacture the
market Il far ahead Of the factory. The
concern has So COO invested in the business
now, and turned cut in December IS 90
worth OF oiled goods The employes ara.
for the most part. Of the gentier SCI,
twenty-five in al. averaging about $3.50
per day.
Drugs.
In the manufacture OF drugs. chemicals.
elixirs and the various compounds THAI 30
70 make UP the drug trade. there are en-
gagged twenty firms in the city. Some of
these. Of course, have not done business .
fHll year, and the aggregate output does
not. therefore. Represent the fun twelve
months. Nearly all drug stores are more
or less manufacturing institutions. Out
side the sale OF patent medicines the tinet.
ares. syrups. etc, are very largely made by
the retail druggists. There are made in
Seattle preparations Of sarssparilla. cough
syrup, pills, ETC., that 80 into the wholesale
market and are sold ali over the coast and
throughout the West. This adds consider
ably 20 the aggregate, and, in fact. is the
principal item in drugs made in Seattle.
The business was:
Value OF Oufnut. te 90
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01

In the manufacgure Of harness and
saddles H. Marco. Sho up 10 October ] o.
last year also Haads carriages and wagons
Is the heaviest operator. Tsere ara smaller
factories, some Of them starting during the
past rear, bot the business is practically IN
= VERY tender infancy compared With the
asnoant al goods Of the kind sold here.
In All there are not above four concerns
thai may he called harness naAnaiactories
pror<r. ether Arms being largely repair
shops. and while they make occasional
harnesses. the E9rk done Il secondary, ard
i 20 naixed Up with the repairing done that
the value al tire new pEfs1nrs cannot he
given. Thus the amount Of goods manu-
faesure.a Is really greater than The figures
gisen-
The cozsing yeAs will see Tremendous
.r-o,.th i, tAfs line. The business of those
enwawea in harness manufacture the pas
vsar has been exceslens Foltowsng Is the
hassness done.
yslaa oE autpat sssetss
49,
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vii necessarily Increase with the improve
asens Ct the streets Of the city.
The carriage factories Of Seattle, beth in
size. capacsty. appointments and the quail
tty Of the work turned ozas, would be
creditabae 20 a city OF f00Ogl fnhahis-
autS, and that fhey are needed BY the
people il evidenced by the fact thai
ali are crowded 70 their fzllest capacity 20
meet the demands upon them.
Had not the IRE occurred the output for
the year would douetlexs have reached
SO 900. and taking into consideration the
minor factories who turn out occasional
rigs, tae oatpzt no doubt did reach xIol.-
Go, though she figures gwen In the table
below are for the actual known output Of
the four firms given and one or two smaller
ones.
IL viii be noted that the percentage Of
labor IN this business is very high- IN
fact, shA bulk Of the expense Of q carriage
Is IN the labor. IN the wood working. black
smith. painting and trimming depart
nenss The number OF persons employed
In building vehicles Ia Seattle, IN ore way
and another, is greater than the figures
given, while the average Of wages is prac-
tieasly the same. The employees here given
are only those directly concerned IN the
raannfacture after the material Is prepared.
Below is given the output. employees and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01

The Seattle and salmon Bay Oh Clothing
gsompanv hewan operasiens Dscsmbsg 1,
lsx4. TOO late for the season. and hence dia
sttte business. ssaee nSst merchants had
,ielr wiuter stock ct tnza class Of gssssaa.
Mr.. Charles 4. treat manager d The con
ezra. AYERS thai IL i the only fAct0gy Of its
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

trlbuted votes for the Republican candidate
he answered that he remembered Mccarthy,
referring of course to Mr.. behring's per
Torrance when Mr.. Mccarthy was the Dem
ocratic candidate of running on an indie.
pendent ticket for the purpose of drawing
of votes from the regular Democratic candi.
date Evidently great many Irish voters
remembered Mccarthy.
The results on the council ticket are SUBJ
stantially the same as last year, with the
exception of Ward 4. where the Democrats
elect alderman and three councilmen. Last
year two of the successful councllmen were
Republicans. The attempt to defeat Alder
man Thompson in Ward was an inglorious
failure.
The above are the salient facts of the cleo
ton with such explanations as appear to be
obvious. Closer study of the figures given
In our local columns might reveal some 9TH
er interesting points, and possibly suggest
some valuable lessons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

The Republicans of Lewiston did not do
so well as they expected yesterday. McGil-
licuddy, the Democratic candidate for mayor
was elected by small majority, and the
council is probably Democratic. There Ii
evidently large element In Lewiston's pop
nlafinn that na-aa ii4Ai-S--~s. "A I1IayUI :
chair some years ago was not such
as would recommend him to citizens
who desire prudent, clean, dig.
nifed administration. Baths cleo
tion Of the Democratic and Citizens ticket,
headed by Capt. William Patten, whom Mr..
Wakefield has just sued for SANDER, is an
other surprise. Probably 1t is the result of
one Of those unaccountable freaks which &C.
casionally seizes electors. One year of these
mongrel combinations of Democrats and
Citizens is generally enough to restore the
voters to their senses. 1t always turns out
that the Democratic end of the combination
is much the more influential one. 1t may
not be obtrusive before election, but it is
certain to take command after election, to
the utter discontinue Of those innocent in
individuals who thought they were voting
for non-partisan government.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

A year ago when took stock 1 made up my
mind to have $4,000 less stock on hand this year.
Man proposes but the weather disarranges the
best arranged plans, and as result of the past
unreasonable seasons, find myself with more
stock on hand instead of less. AS the public are
well aware, when start out to do thns I gen.
orally carry it through. 1 intend to in this case,
and shall offer my surplus stock to the amount
of S5,672.03 at wholesale prices.
By wholesale prices don't mean the whole
sale prices which the average clothing dealer,
who buys In small quantities and on long time
gets, but the wholesale prices which SPOT CASH
purchases aggregating HUNDRED THOU
SAND yearly secures.
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100 doz 35 cent Natural Wool Hose at % cents
10 cent White Handkerchiefs for ........ 5 cents
so cent Scotch caps Observation-Disclosures cents
80 Stiff Hats S8 cents
90 cent GRAY Undershirts at 20 cents
% cent Shaker Hose at............ ..15 cents
S1.75 Contocook A Shirts and Drawers at
only ...:..:..::-..:............. s1.o9
for -........ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s17.67
S14U0 Overcoats for ...................... 9.98
Lot 5525-26 $1,000 Overcoats at...... 6.58
Lot 975-S6.0U Overcoats for ............. 3.72
worth more money at wholesale in lots
Lot i2ls-sl4co oyercoais for ...:;.... $1,000
only @ - !. - 80 sos
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10 dozen 20 cent Nectkies at......... cents
Saturday morning we shall place on sale
% dozen OF Shaw's 90 cent snow black
Hosiery at only. 20 cents
We have never sold the same goods before for less
than As cents.
A nice hard wood ruler given away with each
Suit or OvercOat In our Children's
Dep trtment.
30 cent Unlaundried Shirts at only. .371a cents
10 dozen 25 cent Braces at............... 3 cents
% cent boxes Reversible LInene Cuffs,
only ........... cents
10 cent Laundried Shirts at only..... ...48 cents
per dozen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S1.63
or six for. $500. ...82 cents
which is less than wholesale price. an
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

Mr.. Hatton's efforts to discredit civil ser.
vice reform by duplicating the commission
In crooked practices has resulted in utter fail
ure. The crooked practices alleged did not
materialize in the evidence. The examine
tion paper which 1t was said that an employee
Of the commission had given to candidate,
turned out to be an old paper that had ceased
to be used. 1t isnot probable, however, that
this failure will end the attempts Of GER tain
gentlemen to discredit the reform. They
bate 1t too badly for that. While it exists
and is faithfully enforced their influence is
greatly curtailed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

Thieat Of resignation is the ancient club
by which Bismarck has coerced German
tra l)3 OK to his Vows.
he has now brought it to bear upon the pres
ent ruler. There is suspicion that it may
not prove as effective as in the past, mas
much as the young Emperor has on several
occasions manifested surprising amount of
independence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

The Springfield Republican declares that
no Democratic member Of the last legislature
OF Maine voted against the Australian ballot
bill. That is a mistake. Not only did a
number Of Democrats vote against it, but
some Of their ablest leaders, like Talbot and
Madigap. spoke against Il.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

The st. John Globe opposes the proposed
obstruction Of hree whsrves each 475N125
feet. on the ground that they will encroach
too much on the waters of the harbor. 1t
seems that .'the most commodious harbor on
the Atlantic" is pretty small after all, If that
amount of wharf space will crowd it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-04

Mr.. j. 81. Manley's public and unequiyocal
declaration In favor of the Australian ballot
system Is based upon the fact that expert
ence has shown the system to be both prac-
tical and beneficial. Mr.. Manley is not a
theorist. nor doctrinalre. nor has he ever
posed as reformer. He is hard-headed,
long-headed, astute political leader, thor
oughly practical. His opinion, therefore,
that experience has shown the wisdom and
practicability of the Australian system
ought to. and undoubtedly will, have great
weight with those people who have looked
askance at the system because the doctrin-
aires favored IL.