The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-02


Noo1nack river into Bellingham bay.
Great quantities. also have been brought
In 70 The Beliingham bay mills from tho
Lake eamish district. south OF Fairhayen-
Ths arst sawmiil In the county was built
f~orty-four years ago by Capt. Roeder at
the mouth of Whatcom creek, which fur |
nished the motive power. II was not a
large MILL. but IL cut a considerable part
II the lumber used in the Northwest for a
number of years. II was burned In 1861.
and upon or near Its site the large three
story structure known as the Old Colony
mill. now owned by the Fairhaven Land
Company and operated by the Whateom
Falls Mil Company. was erected thirty
pears after the Roeder mill was built. IL
Was the first large mill built on the lower
Sound. There are now ffty-five lumber
and single mills in the county. and tho
output OF lumber last year. when some OF
tho arrest mills were idle either all or
. portion OF the time. vas approximately
tloano feet. and the output OF cedar
ehingies was nearly 500. ooo. 90. The aggre-
eate daily capacity of seventeen saw
mills Is said to be S5s 600 feet. and OF forty
tour shingle mills about 2.Tso.eo shingles.
The largest sawmiii In the county and
enc Of the finest on the Coast Is that OF
the Bcliingham Bay Improvement Com
paay at Whatcom. It's cutting capacity
n 1900 feet per our and the average
number OF Its employees Is I%. IL Is To-
Gated on the water front, and together
With It's dry kiins. planning mill. irnmens
paeds for the storage of dressed lumber.
wharves and yards, covers an area OF
several acres. Since the LIST of August.
~. II hns furnished the cargocs for
ferty c~cean-going vessels, carrying
som It's wharf to Pacific coast and for
ffgn ports Is. 49,. 20 feet of the best lumber
nat the forests of Washington AFFORD.
and in addition IL has shipped by rail- dur
!nr the same period 1,5to. $50 feet. making
the total shipments OF less h one year
&.ees, ~ feet, and this. too. running only
enc side OF the mill. or a little more than
half its full capacity.
The Old Colony mill. operated by III
whatcom Falls NH Company. IL en-
gagged almost exclusively In the manu-
facture OF cedar and spruce siding.
pttnEles. Interior finish, doors. sash,
nouldings. etc. Its daily lumber capac-
iy Is 1900 feet and OF shingles D.en. and
n gives employ ment TO sixty men. Its
monthly shipments average forty car
bads, and since the fst OF October IL has
made shipments 20 every northern state
rom Dakota TO Maine and as far south
q Kentucky. II was this MIL that made
he first sawed shingie In Whatcorn coun-
y. That was In iSS5. and there was quite
= spirited little competition for the own
eyship of the first Fhingie made. which
vas sold TO John Y. Collins for s9.0. and
As now has II IN his museum.
The mill Of the Pacific Coast Milling
Company. OF F~airhavcn. can cut s0na
feet OF dressed lumber daily and ue.eo
shingles. X employs seventy-hvc men.
sad ships on an average fifty car loads OF
lumber products 20 the Eastern states.
The Wooaln mill. also IN Fairhaven,
has a capacity OF about 1904 feet OF
rough lumber daily and iia.en shingles.
saa Il Is said 10 have been in operation
rcre continuously during the past four
years than any other mill on Puget sound.
Us employees number hfty-nve.
These are the principal iamher mills on
hsiineAafn bay now In operation. hut
there are several mills which cat shingles
eniy and whose product Is Included In the
general estimate already given. The Bell
fasAaH min. aew idle. Is one % the iarg-
st On The Sound. A careful estimate
rsade Ter the Whatcom BOARD Of Trade
rssces The amount paid cut annually for
se9f alone employed In the lumber TIA
essiFy ~ The county at nearly SAaeoa
~ that sum Is also the approximate
.siec - TIE shiagle product. Vases paid
"a eiaer avenues OF labor. including rail-
.aaas shipping ana mining. swell the
.atA' pSy roll q the county 70 ever sf.aa.-
'" exclusive Of all farm labor.
N Fisheries and q her Industries.
one % the greatest ~ the purely ra-
.Fs resources Of the county, ana p~rorass-
- - tnae % rival IN importance even
- NUMBER. coal ard agricultural inter-
80 are TIRE fisheries IL Is only within
. past four or Ave years that any at
.tsaen mas been paid 70 nshinr as an
,Aaasffy. AMI comparatively few even vet
.&Fe any conception % the vast wealth
sc n~eigaAoTnS waters. The known
.Se1 nshes % The salt waters OF tie ecun-
NHnher = 3oEen or more distinct vsrle-
q which by Ear the most important
= fesDt az commercial value are ssn sew
"a varieties ~ salmon. TIE arxs car
asFN n the county was Nasl, IN fSsi On
VIA T. known "a s~cusahnnoo soit.
ss1ey hcadiand 3esslng oat into re Cs'e
o SeerEia at IRE entrance - ia Na~Aar
~ btaine y year or tzo Later anashAr
are esn1ery was aaslg az Point Resart.
Use extreme northwestern net.r ~ .ha
sataiand cf the Caisea States -, wt1eS
acress Boundary hay from S-ern5ahmNN
seth Plants are seg cgnea and on~rnfMs
tae Alaska Packing ASsossAten. anss
combined ea'pat last year was over
-" eases - fcrtT-csshs sne-vszars cans
saeA- fhs year ere OF the lsrgess csa-
Fsaes On tee coast has been halis AZ W.
49, Foaat en- Ire guls shore 90 Larrnl
=. sH1 there Is also 4 new c2unery
aiee n successful operation. ana an
Ass t~Na located on CA9ckanat bay.
saath ot F~alfhaven. nat hsS roe VI ~,
The Whztcom Board OF Trade re-
Serts thar there Mere Sxen -xainss,
49, n tAe eeunty for eannsries q iS1
- saat there Ners ZAea pounds % fFesA
- taci oaaas1l sAispea oas % the coaa-