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


1 Il not claimed for Seattle that IL Is as
= great center OF manufacturing in
L.. Aat Il can be claimed with truth
n - il has the Beginnings which proItkse
sxss things with the growth Of the coan-
II Astbe commercial aud general trade
5saasaussfs Of the state it Is called upon
l sasser many demands not common 10
s6ss 81 rs size and il Is ef,deayoring 20
sess Ill requirements. We have. As IL will
4kssn, the Beginnings Of great variety
! nsnulaeturea. ana al are growing rap
Ia. Il may be added that nowhere are
pnens wishing to engage in manufacture
.ex eosdiasly velcemed or more materially
lssa thaa here. Following is q result Of
{sFfsonal canvass Of the city:
4 sawmiIis.
1 N lnAnztrv IA ssastic suffered more
fxneIy By the Ere than did that Of mill
30 Is the Ere district the ssetson- Post,
1a4xsa Improvement Company aid many
ahkf mills had their entire plants de-
IMwssd By the conisgration, and hence
iss idle during large portion Of what
&sald have been the busy season Of issg
III we're crippled during the entire latter
rioa o. the year.
! ne Oregon improvement Company was
ahnlng bur With a much smaller capacity
km hsiofe. tgenty-fouF hours after the
I ~ renting the plant OF Tasum & Bowen.
sfafslsnd. This, however. did not alter
q output. a. the mill meraly changed
kAsds for the year, without in asy way I'M
aeSslAg tao work that would otherwise
1ess hsen done. This company has plans
HnpIescd for building new and much
ssFs extensive snill than their old one,
xlseA wia be in operation during the first
/ mH q ia0. The output OF the present
Alll il lsas than half that Of the new or Of
I De Old mill. and this eurtaiament of their
IoatpaE il pssalariy unfortunate at time
when the dsnand Tor lumber Tar exceeded
ne capacity d ali the nails under the hap
/ Isess circumstance.
Ths Seattle Dry Dock aud shipbuilding
/Canpangs sawnsia Is really Incidental %
shslr shirbaildiuE. The dry decks OF the
NmpAny have been Ia course of construc.
hon Tor about two years, and will be com.
Fstsd during The coming year. Their oat.
rei Of iumher has been considerable.
The ststson. Post mil was destroyed by
~ Ere, and their output has been consfa-
Esaly less than il otherwise would have
ten.
Meantime several mills have begun oper-
tseas during the past year. and only those
teien have run long enough 10 have com
stsFahls output are given. During these
aaaths Of enforced idleneSS Of the sources
supply, ihs demand fe9 lumber has
sadly grown more urgent. and both the
MF nils and the old ones. IS well as the
esnstFaeted ones. have been crowded 90
asF utmost capacity without by any
eszss heiHg able 10 meet the demands
Pc Them.
4 Ikefe has been considerable difficulty in
fss1ihg accurate statistics OF the work OF
g nils, the chaotic condition 81 some of
sNas ewing 20 the destruction 81 data BY
- hfe, and the unavoidable confusion re-
saaat from the sudden sioppsge OF work
~ las rush IN getting started again,
ssssas Il impossible "a get the fuli output
ssassls's sawmiiis. The hRures given
y. ihssvfere. rather under the actual
vi aans. and very much under the work
1 ~ 6 tie lumber destroyed June 6 Is
ASea INTO account
= course no Information not already
ls'ssssed by Seattle people is conveyed 10
= statement that there is no pcrcepahis
aasag ap IN the demand for lumber. ard
eaiatng year promises an even greater
asaary Cor building lasnher than the one
ls'sssosed. Nor i Il n5eiy that the In
NsAeei capacity q the mills~wstheat any
1sssas eSsenfrlag 10 shorten TIE p0tpat-
= = saEaessnt "a meet the demands -
- AAferi. Extensive preparations for
-slns ths eoming year. a. well - misaor
.saas % Buildings already constructed,
= iAss the lamesr fully as fast s. sawesi.
! 2 ace psoazhse thNs any OF the nslls
j sesia he building season OF lsssl wlth
y sesssserahss stocks. - the seasoa q
G sas carried ~ far into the winter As
@seas1aae tae tanaasr on hAnss.
- saaisss If soaae considerable i'm
ftsaeee Ia this eoanectlon. though per.
Hot sadigecsly connected uith sailing.
= sas demand tor houses and cottages is
eeyead the possibility 1T sapply
- aay estiWass new ~ ths amoanf Of
q lnls character would be far
- tae mark. These hoaSes are for the
faft constructed 81 woed and nauy
sAases eaap'nyei ia the factories here
- etlaE sheiF families Tor TIE simple
sset shss heRssseona j. 80 difficult es al
Asmsat
- saas vi il q measure ba rvme8sed
ias ssssen. Is not matter 10 he
- isg granted. Tor it Sll tax the baslS-
Wsis b SIS utmost. and hcaez she de-
- - laaaber In Seattle aione viii he
sasreas.
e<-sss sase Aeeoent 81 well ihe aajaceai
= aa1 tae smaller sound taWns whscA
-. =. -AsAfai's draw their supplies from -
Alaa seuae faint coaev pshon II sAe
inssastrF Hssy L. "a bed.
- Sses q saznber has nsst Aeea hleh.
sse 0Fxsas 3smAai. averaging
- ssr shoassn4 saszA. Thas uaall
-. sass F&Fsaesa aiss possry in Ehas
s. sssss 70 supply he nasrs et wishoat
- rs q lsgy toss ag ~AH sae trassie
-. ga ga ,ies pylhsse. uAseh xss pFAs-
- - tssssf ss4ssey j. no less rrxlttAt3e
- tAea soesuasse sas SEATTLE.
s asafes gtxea q earsoyes Includes