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


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-
tically the same. The employees here given
are only those directly concerned IN the
rhannfacture after the material Is prepared.
Below is given the output, employees and
wages.
FSsse o. enspat eltltV
aannef Of ehapioye %
M&seS per xSu9
IL should be noted that the output given
Is for finished work. II takes some weeks
20 complete carriage. and hence a large
amount of work Is always ''under way"
THIS Is more particularly true this scar
than usual owing 70 the fact that sH work
partly finished was destroyed in the fire.
and larger percentage OF unfinished work
Is IN the shops nov, compared 20 the
finished work than ordinary. Hence the
showing OF this industry may be called,
without doing violence TO language. enor-
nous. taking into account tie difficulties
Of the latter part of the scar and the large
amount Of finished and unfinished work
Of which no account can be taken--de-
stfoyed in the calamity OF June 8.
shIpbniidIng.
The activity in shipbuilding has not kept
pace either with the importance OF the
location on the Sound or the growth OF the
city Itself in other directions
The Seattle Dry Dock and Shipbuilding
Company have not been IN position To do
much In this direction, and have not COM
pieted their preparations for doing The
business Tor which the company is organ
tied. The concern expects 10 be in oper-
alton the coming year.
The Sss.nyardof Captain Lake, at Salmon
bay. did not begin operations until septem-
Der, and has Just completed the hull of a
fine steam barge for the Pennington Transit
Company, which Is one Of the staunchest-
built crafts Of her kind in the Sound trade
She cost $4,000, and is credit both to her
builder and propTietors. She is f36 feet
long. 2S-foot beam, SHOOT hold. and Is fitted
With every modern appliance for handling
freight rapidly.
The shipyard Of Captain Sorenson, which
was established in July, and really did
little but repair work until the latter part
OF November, put on tug 10 cost $1,000
in that month. and Is now prepared for a
good year.
Mr.. Peterson Is also building q shipyard
on Salmon bay. which win be in operation
during the coming year.
There have been innumerable harges
built, repairing and oyerhauling vessels.
VIZ f6f This latter. what manufacturing
there has been connected with it. mere
properly belongs TO the shipsmithing de-
partment in the iron works, and the boiler
makers in the steam department. and is
there given in the iron trade.
OF The scows bullt no account has been
taken. for the reason that they are not a
product OF shipyards proper. and a full
statement Of operations in this line is not
obtainable.
Planning Mills
''if youswill tell me the number OF plan
ing-mills In operation in Seattle now
will tell you whether you have cor
rallied them all, said a well-posted mill
man. THE fact Is that the business OF
this character is 80 heavy ard the demand
for the work of mills 80 urgent that they
are constantly starting. and Philadelphia
lawyer could not keep track OF them ali"
The remark quoted was entirely borne out
by investigation. There are planning miils
and planing-miils ia Seattle. There are
works which make sash, doors and blinds,
sud there are Others which make only poF-
lions OF them. as doors and holdings: large
mills and small mills, old mills and new
mills. mills that have run long and others
that have jGst started. and still Others that
have run only fes months, and for any
thing the writer knows 10 the contrary
there may he mills Ia contemplation that
viii spring into Life as By magic before this
history goes into type.
The foregoing are the cold facts OF the
sase. and under such circumstances il Is
manifest that the operations given of the
mills that could he rim 10 earth and which
bad ran long enough 20 have an output
would he fsF below the amount OF work
actually done Of this character There has
been no other horn To the dilemma, and
the figures given are tor the actual GET
ssahle output OF the planning mills. sash.
door and hind factories. etc
Every frm in the trade report business
oaly limited By their capacity, and could
the capacity OF al The mills be gwen hat
would fairly represent tho probable basI.
ness Of the ensuing year. we're il nos for the
fact that sew mills are in contemplation.
and that many Of those now in operation
are actively engaged in Increasing their
eapscity. and asaers contemplate such
increase. The business os iss9 was.
Nsl8R @ cat ee
Butchers.
There ars four regular hatehering sstAh-