The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01
Total Number of Men Employed,
400.
VALUE OF OUTPUT. $1,000. 900.
Increase in Variety and Extent of
Enterprises.
Continuous Activity of Sawmiiis-Devei-
epment Of hipbuiiding-Project for q
Sugar Refnery-Advanfsgeso Of Seat
tie "a a Location for Manufactures

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satisfactory increase in the extent and
diversity of the manufacturing interests OF
the city, and in the volume of their output
Conditions are more favorable for the es-
Establishment of industries than they ever
have been Seattle affords better local mar
ket for manufacturers than other cities OF
the state, because it has larger population.
Fuel and freighfs are cheap, the raw prod
uct is In most instances at hand, and
means of transportation are excellent
Labor is cheap as anywhere in the state,
and this combination reduces the cost OF
manufacture 10 q minimum, and places
the city In an advantageous position as
competitor in the markets OF the North
west and of the world. 1t is not intended
to present statistics in detail as TO the
manufacturing industries of the city. but
to give sketch only of their growth and
Importance. The gross value of the manu-
featuring output. including lumber, is SILL
000.0O0. and the number Of men employed
is 4.2U0.
The most important industry il, Of
course. the sawmiIIs, which have been
running on full time for large part Of the
year, and have produced the enormous
output of 100000 feet, OF the value OF
100000. The extraordinary mount OF
building in Seattle taxed all mills 10 their
utmost capacity during the entire building
season, and the end OF the year brings only
incidental cessation Of operations. There
is every reason to anticipate for the COM
ing year building era of unceasing activ-
ity, and all mills will continue TO give emf
pioyment to large numbers of men. There
are nov employed directly in the sawmills
of Seattle, exclusive Of clerks, sales
men, lOgge-s, etc, etc, 1,0B men,
whose wages average $500 per day.
The price OF lumber has been maintained
at $40 per 1000 feet for rough. with an
average of SIS for the different varieties Of
the finished product. There is tendency
amongst sawmilI men, in the local mills,
to engage exclusively in special lines of
the industry, for instance, in the manu-
facture of sashes and doors, binds. shin
giles, lath, etc, etc. 1t is a weIl-known
fact that the mandatory which turns out
special product of any kind can work
with greater advantage than in general
manufacture. As facilities are improved,
cost OF production is less, the product bet
ter, and, necessarily, better prices are re-
esiyed
The immense amount of building has
caused activity in brick making in a
marked degree. The output for the year is
100000 million brick. There is, in and
about Seattle, total of i.fty-three brick
yards, which in active building seasons give
direct employment 70 1000 men.
Ship building is yet in its infancy in
Seattle The several yards on Salmon
Bay have constructed a number of barges
and small vessels. The Bailey Gatzert, the
fast new steamboat, was built by ]. J.
Holland. and the new nreboat Snoquai-
ME was constructed by the Seattle Dry
Dock and Ship Building Company.
Both vessels are models of skillful and con-
scientious workmanship, and the manner
In which they have heen constructed
demonstrates that Seattle is capable of
building as nne vessels as any place in the
United States. The Dry Dock Company
Is the largest enterprise of that character
in Seattle The delay in settlement of the
tide land matters has deferred the COM
pletion of its large ship ways, which are in
position on the tide aats When in ouera-
ton the company will be able TO construct.
overhaul or repair vessels of the largest
class.
The number of industries of the ordi-
nary description Is large, and their product
has been very heavy. There are in active
operation number of foundries. chief of
which are Moran Bros 4 Durie's. AL
mond's. and the Seattle Iron ard Steel
Manufacturing Company. There are four
wagon and carriage establishments: pIan-
ing mills; furniture factories; tanneries.
soap makers; box factories: harness and
saddle shops; broom makers; breweries.
cigar manufacturers; brass workers: not
terry works; mattress makers; butchers:
artincial stone and cement; roOfers; cracker
factories; bakeries; spice makers: overall
factory; TIN workers; tailor shops, and
others IN great number During the year
boot and shoe factory, with capacity of
ninety pairs per day. was established by
Thorse & Bar, and the product unds a
ready sale.
Amongst important new enterprises IS
the mil OF the Seattle FIGURING Mill Com
pany' at Aavenna Park, with a capacity OF
Ioo oaFrels per day. Since the establish
neht OF the wheat elevators, a project for
mill OF large capacity on the tide flats
mas oeen set on foot, and will probably be
consummated.
The immense Kirkland iron works on
LAKE ashington are in course Of con-
struetion.
The manufactures of Seattle are alreadv
factor IN the activity OF the place.
Ny Sn4tt2Oy ilSDt 10 MANY
men al renunerative wages. Their sale
brings In large sums of money from the
outside But. with the exception of saw
mills, no line of industry has been de-
sehoped IN high degree, nor. indeed IN
sueh extent as the growth of the eitv and
the facilities for the disposal of the produce
" warrant. The opportunity for the estab-
hsnment OF one industry of great magni-
tude Is recognized and fully apureciass Il f,v
tue projectors OF the Kirkland iron vorks
a movement Is on foot for the establish.
nent OF another industry of hardly los
Importance than the iron works. Tbs, :
great sugar refinery. Seattle has snecial
advantages for the refining OF sugar noS-
sesseo Dy no other Paeinc coast CITY Tba
crude product of the PACING comes from 49,,
hawanan and fiji islands. and ;s nc,v
utilized wholly BY two refneriss
at San Francisco. There were ;n,1
ported into California last vea-
$4,000 pounds Of sugar by vessel.
winch returned to Honolulu in hallas, =.
came 10 the Sound empty and loaded ,sith
luihoer Tor the Hawaiian islands. puse,
sooha Is actually nearer to Honolnln ~
vessels must sail, than Sam E-...,.s, -
Nessels coming here with sugar can secnre
a return cargo OF lumoer and other na.eIs,,S
produets Tor the islands. snga- -
Emery could therefore obtain its raw r,rr,,I-
uet cheaper than San Francisco. Il xo,,la
Iase the same facilities for mantfaern-s
and u could reach .ba r.. -. NSAAr'