The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-06

ager, Mr.. Howarth assistant treasurer
and C. F. Logan. superintendent.
The Everett rail works have had busy
run since starting up in July. II employs
between 3 and 50 Elen making nails and
kegs. Manager A r. Whitney. ir.. re-
ports an improving trade. The concern
has . working capital Of S21ae0 in its
plant Il Everett. II has dishursed about
5000 month here.
An important event OF the year here
was the launching Of the steel whale
back steamer City OF Everett on the Gath
OF October. About 1la men have been en-
pioyed at the barge works with D pay
roll varying from s5.ce 10 $500 per
month. The big steamer will cost about
SD. 0a and is now getting its upper
works on ready 10 so 10 sea in February.
The American Steel Barge Company has
szSa.e eco invested in the plant here. with
a capital stock OF ssoo. Geo. Alexander Me-
Dougali is general manager an5 Hugh
Calderwood superintendent.
Among the most important features OF
development here was the starting OF thu
Everett srneiter and the concentrator at
Monte Cristo. The Puget Sound Reduc-
ton Company has u capital OF ssooooo.
the Monte Cristo mines. William c. But
Ter Is general manager of the snslter and
the cost Of the plant is ssooeoo. 1t has
been in steady operation since September.
Shipments of bullion for December ag-
gregated 10000. Eighty tons OF ore are
now being treated daily. The output for
December was 1890 ounces OF gold. So0so
ounces OF silver and 5oo.ooo pounds OF
lead. Sixty men are employed with pay
roll OF 5000 a month.
Eyerett's lumber and single interests
form an important part of the city's pros
perity. From the Heraid's annual sum-
mary Il appears that rhe sawmiils Of
James Z. Bell. Quia,on e. Friars and the
Everett Lumber Company have cut a
total OF 100000 feet of lumber. employ
ing IS men with payroll of se.d0o.
Shingie mills represented by the Leb-
anon Cedar Shingle Company, the Everett
Single Company, NJ. ]. Darling & Co.
and Blaeknan Bros. cut total of S5.0co.-
600 shingles. giving employment TO nearly
leo men and disbursing $500 per month.
TIE log dump built by the Everett &
Monte Cristo Railroad Company and the
hauling of logs from the logging camp
near Granite Falls is new and import
ant industry started a few weeks ago.
Fishing operations are growing in Ever
EFT. Dealers say that the Salmon OF the
-Saohonskh river are of superior quality.
About $50 month is disoursed in the
fisheries.
In building operations the notable
features of the year were the completion
of the Jefferson brick school building. the
Everett Realty Conpany's brick block
and the Nccrossen brick block at an
aggregate cost OF about $4,000.
Eyerett's public schools are prospering
Twenty teachers are employed and the
enrolment OF pupils IS upwards OF Go.
In the religious field the Presbyterian.
Methodist and Baptist churches have
called new pastors during the year.
In a commercial way the importance of
the business is getting better recognition.
Steamers Walla walia, Umatilla. City OF
Puebla and Farallon. plying between
Puget sound and San Francisco. now call
at this port regularly. Besides this the
regular steamers of the Sound have done
a steady business here.