The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
4 MANUFACTURING CENTER
The City Of Ballard the Key to the
Lake and Inland Country.
Frosn Forest to Mighty
Manufacturing Mart In Five
Months Tfme-

y
land bordering and adjacent 10 Salmon
hay on the north. was virgin forest-a fact
that seems absolutely incredible when con-
trassed with the picture presented tod4y Of
a thriving. busting and IN truth ''huns-
ming city. Gilman Park or perhaps bet
ter known as Ballard. was unknown save
10 its projectors. Captain W. II Ballard.
Judge Thomas Burke and Hon. John
Le2ry, whose prophaiic visions foresaw
popuiosis future manufacturing center in
the vicinity of Seattle. ard whose dissent
mating Judgments found ample exer-
else in locating the favored spot.
and the sturdy woodmAn, with the possible
exception Of two or three families, even SIX
months ago, and In confirmation OF the
marvellous transformation that has taken
place. the particulars Of which will be given
further on, and TO remove any suspicion
touching the verscity and credihiiisy OF the
reporter, the reader IS respectfully requested
TO visit the scene forming the basis OF this
sketch.
Located on a plateau gently sloping to
the water ana near the head of Salmon
bay. nestleS the manufacturing city OF Bal
laT9-aysriiableb beehive OF industry, where
the ceaseless hum of the sawmiiI, the
shtsgienili and the pianer mingie their
mimic melody with the sonorofs music OF
the boiler-works. The first active building
began some tune in July and the work has
been prosecuted with the greatest OF vigor
ever since, until today the village contains
al least fifteen hundred people, who own
and occupy their own homes.
The first enterprise locating in the town
was the Gilman Park Lumber Company,
k,- I
clair and 5. u. Murphy. This company
built on the water front a large sawnlii
and began operations one year ago this
month. making their first cuts from trees
felled upon the ground wherein now stands
their mills. The company employs thirty
men and the mills have capacity Of thirty
thousand feet of inch lumber per day. be-
sides doing large business in dressing and
manufacturing moalaingS. Attracted
hitler by the uHeqnaled facilities for OBJ
tanning material and shipping the manu-
featured articles, next came the Seattle
Cedar Company, building and operating
single mill with a daily capacity of ninety
thousand shingles, which are ali shipped 10
Eastern markets and WATCH command the
highest prices quoted in the trade eenters
OF the States. This company employs
about twenty men.
The Seattle Timber Preserving Company
occupy a building on the water front a5xloo
feet wherein they coat timber exposed 20
water with an imperyious armor OF tar
cement, rendering the life Of the timber
thus treated indefinite il not eseFnal. This
institution employs from ten To fifteen nen
and its products go to all the Sound coun-
try.
rrho c.fx..~w pa,, ys,r.t,ar fayxronv L.
Gated on the water front. erected large,
modern saw and planning mills. and began
operations about November /, employing
nifty men and having a daily capacity
Of 5000 feet This company makes
a speciality OF cutting humber into building
sizes, thus saving large part of the cost Of
transportation TO the buyer. These goods
are principally shipped TO Portland and
down coast points
The salmon Bay Boiler Works, Paul
Hopkins, proprietor, occupies building
40xs0 feet. fitted up and equipped
with modern machinery used in the man
ufacsnre of all sizes of steel stationary and
marine boilers. From ten TO twenty men
are employed in this branch of industry.
whose energies will soon be employed on
the high-pfessure aseeI boilers for Mr..
kAkA1S&AAt<Gt
Paul Hopkins reputation rs boiler
maker puts the seal of perfection upon all
his work
Shipbuilding is recognized the world
over in commercial and manufacturing
circles, especially since the abiest engi.
neers and dragghtsmen are employed In
furnishing marine palaces capable Of COM
peting with the greyhounds OF the prai-
ries in point OF speed and rivaling the
graceful swan in point OF symmetrical cut
line and beauty. as an infallih,e index Of
mechanical aud scientific progress, and
commercial factor that attracts 20 its fel-
iowship the enduring elements OF CONNER
cial supremacy. That salmon bay, be-
cause CT the topography Of its coast line,
proximity 20 the best timber and neaTriess
to the open Sound, is destined to lie the
shipbuilding mart OF the Pacific coast,
there can be no possible doubt Captain
VIM. Lake the old and prominent marine
builder. now occupies water frontage OF
about 80 feet for ship-yard purposes and
employs about thirty men az the present
time. which force will likely be doubled be-
fore spring, There II now on she endways ia
this yard 8 very substantial steam freight
propeller FOR the Pennington Transit C0m-
pany. oI Cleveland. Ohio. measuring isB
feet In length. sthtrty I'm width and eight
foot hold. This steamer will be employed
in the sound trade. Osher boats viii 20 on
the ways rs soon as the present work is
finished.
Captain J. J. Holland. the best known
shipbniiser, possibly, on the coast has the
material on the ground for eqaipping tie
largest and best appointed yard TO DO found
in the Western states. This yara has q
water front Of SIS and a depth oil SO fses.
ana there Is COW IN process Of building az
Office twenty by thirty fest and tw0-stuFy
blacksmith shop aud engine-ilonse forty By
is1 feet. the upper aoor Of witch viii Ds
occupied with drafting and pattern depart
nsents and sawing-oat works. Side and
endways win be put In NJ once and steA.a
hauling out gear VIII lie constructed %
haul out the largest craft nos p.ving on
the western waters. The first boat 20 20 on
the Ways in this yard ii the proposed sse-
CANT passenger steamer Of Mr. I.eary, which
vii be iso Tong. thirty beam and eight foot
hold. This steamer viii he tie grey
hound OF the sound, having : guaranteed
speed o. twenty-five miles ar hour. Other
boats viii 60 ca the Ways rs soon 81 the
yard il ready, and from nfty % 30 men
viii be given employment No more
valuable industry. aoE one employing
better talent Ia mechanics. could possibly
fiIaa has.iatson 10 any hamlet. Mr ~
r. Treat has established and has in success
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