The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-22
FOR A BUSY WINTER.
The Single Mills Preparing
for an Active Season.
RAPID REVIVAL Or BALLARD.
All the Plants 90 BE Running By No
vember 1-Chsnges I'm Equip
meat and Ownership.

After three months of comparative quiet
ness. during which the large shlngie mills
operated with a reduced production. or
closed down altogether, the shlngle BUST
ness begins to brighten. and preparations
are being pushed for renewed activity In
ever mill in Ballard. The smaller mills
have generally been in continuous opera
ton since the beginning OF the spring
trade. The large mills. owing 20 the Quiz
ness of trade and lack of orders, worked
one-half their capacity. or for some private
business reasons closed down altogether.
During the last few weeks a REIMBURSEMENT
of the affairs OF q number OF different
mills has been made, and changes IN own
ership have occurred. Since then I'M
provements in the old mills have been go
ing forward, and one new mill has been
built. 50 thar BY Tuesday many OF the Idle
mills will again begin operations, and by
November all the mills will be running
at their full capacity.
The large shingle mill Of the West Coast
Manufacturing and Investment Company,
commonly known as the McVay mill. has
been Idle all summer. chiefly on account
OF litigation. Il has now changed hands,
Mayor A. f. Pretty and \. w. Fletcher
ha ling sold their interests to d. McVay,
J. +. Sinclair and large number of
others 1t will be operated as before by a
stock company and most of the employees
will hold shares of the stock. The details
of the new arrangements and the names of
the stockholders will be made public when
some of the stock, which has been held in
Michigan, arrives here.
The West Coast Manufacturing and In
F..rr All Krln rSgl
as the White River Shingle Company and
was located at Buckley. Wash. In No
yember, 1889. the company moved to Bal.
lard, bought mill site, built mill, ana
changed its name. The proprietors then
were Daniel MeVay. Norvai W. Fletcher,
A. L. Pretty and ". II. Wilson, the first
three being actively engaged in working
the mill and the last for the most part
silent partner. The firm began in
modest way but rapidly extended its bus
mess ana acquired a ti.st-class name in
the business world. About year ago Mr..
Wilson sold his stock TO ]. 4. Sinclair
and shortly afterwards the firm bought
the Salmon Bay Lumber Company's mill.
Since then the business had grown so
large it became necessary for the firm to
have readiustment of its affairs and a
division of the responsibility. The old
Salmon Bay Lumber Company's mill,
alter the settlement of a large
amount of litigation. was resoid, and
Is now under the management OF 4. c.
Coleman and A. w. Hight, two of its
many former owners. Hight and Cole
man have added a wing to the old null,
inro which they have put double-block
shingle maelxne with a capacity of 100000
day, and have expended about s., 600 on
Improvements. They have overhauled
the old sawmIil and put it in first-class re-
pair, SO that it will have a capacity of 40
600 feet day. Two new boilers and an
engine will be immediately put in the mill
and new dry house will be built. The
mill is fully equipped and in ship-shape
order 10 run until the fourth of next July.
1t Will start on Tuesday.
Mr. Fletcher has taken o lease OF the
Aud Shingle Company's mill for four
months, with the option of buying on the
expiration of the lease. Extensive i'm
provements have been made in this mill
and fine new dry house built. II will
begin operations next Tuesday.
The mills of ]. NJ. Donaghue & Co., Z.
f. overton, jameson & Co. and the Seat
tie Cedar Lumber Company are running
at their full capacity, and the prospect for
prosperous season seems good.
The Stimsons have been running at its
full capacity for the past week.
Mayor Pretty is running a ten-blocker
for the Seattle Cedar Lumber Company.