The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-24
NEW ND JSTRY HERE.
Factory For Making Roofing
Felt to Be Established.
TO USE eYE-PRooucTs OF GAS.
The Coal Tar and All It's Valuable In
gradients To Be >eparated-Wfil
supply the Coast.

Seattle Is TO have plant for the manu-
facture Of felt roofing. creosote oil and
metal varnishes. which viii De the only
one west of Ninnea polls and which, when
IN fun operation. will utilize all the coal
tar produced in the city. and separate all
the oye-prodacts for which there is
market. G. r. Smith, the weli-known
roofer. Is putting In the plant, and ex-
poets 20 have everything in operation
within two months. Mr.. Smith has i'm
ported all the felt roofing used by him in
MS business for several years. but short
time ago came TO the conclusion that he
could do his own manufacturing al a
much less cost and keep the money
at home. and set about making the neees-
sdry arrangements for the establishment
or the plant He first made a trip East
ana personally investigated the large
plant at Chicago. and made arrangements
10 have felt from large Eastern wooden
mills shipped TO him direct. and arranged
Tor the Crown paper mills al Portland TO
snip MIN his supply OF felt later IN the
season.
The plant will be situated at the gas
company's works. with which company
MF. smith has a FIVE year contract for
us entire output OF coal tar. one-story
frame warehouse 30xf2n feet will be built
adjoining the gas works Power will he
furnished by an electric motor and the
steam heat by the gas company. A por-
ton of the machinery is being built in the
East and portion in this city. The ma
chinery Is all Of the latest model and is
very complete
The process OF manufacture Is substan-
TALLY as follows The felt, which Is re-
ceiyed In large rolls. is run through a
large vat filled with prepared tar. heated
by steam coil; IL is then passed through
system OF heated rollers and wound up
roll Of ~
yards, when il is taken of and placed in
curing room, where ii is left for three
weeks. after which IL Is wrapped and
labeled, ready for market. In distilling
and preparing the coal tar used In the
roofing felt the following products con-
tanned In the coal tar will be utilized and
placed on the market. CreOsote oil, which
is used extensively in harbor improve
ments. such as coating piles TO protect
them from the tereao; black varnish
which Will be used for vanishing iron
sfnokestacks, etc: black iron varnish. for
iron fences, tin roofing. etc; fast black
roofing paint. for wood; single and post
dips In black. red, brown and green: elias
tie hiiumen. for coating metal roofs.
which is non-corrosive
In connection with the works Mr. Smith
expects to put In a new I00-barrel STILL
after the latest improved German AMI
English process. He win also have built in
Tor the convenience OF PAYERS a portable
tank. built on a wagon similar 10 a sprnk-
ling cart. with a capacity of ten barrels
10 deliver hot pitch directly from the
stills to the properly being paved. there
by saving the contractors the necessity
Of investing in street kettles ordinarily
used by street PAYERS. This tank will
he fitted with fire box placed under the
boiler, for the purpose of keeping the
pitch at a proper heat
g.
create a market for coal tar. which never
could be handled In any other way. as
the felt would be bought in the East al
ready saturated. Mr. Smith says the
market. from present appearances. will
extend as far east Helena. and as far
south as san Francisco. and all the coun-
try north of Seattle as far as Alaska. II
business Increases as fast as Mr.. Smith
expects he Will be able to handle all the
coal tar made on Puget sound.