The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-20

s. nv that was rapidly increasing IN pom
.sssiou should be met. The company has
- about thirteen miies Of pipe laid
Svauxh the principal streets Of the city
- its works are furnished With two
4 @orrbingtcn pumps. with . capacity Of
- 40 gallons daily, The reservoir has
/ raoacsfy OF z.syo 30 gallons. Abous ~
s.nlIles are supplied by these works, and
/ -. szter lis received from Moxte creek
fab being spring water filtered down
fpou she surrounding hills Il y necessarily
Z Z ths pursst and best
Puget -ount Pipe Company.
n. manufacture Of wood water pipe
- 1rst started in the West at Turn-
sretsr. q mile and aa.s above O.ymps4. by
/ - W. H. Horton. about thirty years ago.
! "a xss operated BY water power In
- the demand for thin shell wood water
rspe with iron couplings Increased TO such
= exten; "a 10 necexsitA,e q much
f.,eer plant which would require more
sao,tai, 30 OF August 8. the present COM
SAY. Incorporated under the laws Of
Washington territory. with . capital
s.ock Of 50 900. and purchasing the ma
eainery Of The old facfory. together with
NJ Horizons patents, they located IN
East Olympia. on the water front. and on
svo and q half acres OF ground they bu.i.
,ernrpodions buildings that cover over an
Acre. out In new steam power engines
,.modelsd and rebuilt all tho machinery,
= that nov they have the most compleis
mandatory In fact the only one Of its
hind wes, OF the Mississippi.
From the time the red FIR timber 10 cut
Aavn a, the logging camps of the COM
nsny 10 the finishing touch ut the rollers
ara coupling machine. the work IN carried
"a g!th the least handling possible until
The completed pipe comes out OF the dry
mouse ready for transportation. The
amour. OF pipe 1t IL possible to turn out
q this factory - about six miles OF as
serted sizes pc: month.
III Capital Brewery.
4 new enterprise just nearing compile
sson and one which promises much for the
Industrial future ~ the city Is the Capital
brewer al Tumwater. The main building
81 the brewery Is So feet In
tsngth and 81 feet In width on the inside
and about IS feet nigh. The establishment
4 modern In every particular and IL sup
ped with all the latest appliances known
70 the brewer and II Ia he purpose OF the
proprietor TO furnish an article equal 10
ar sxeelllng any beer made upon the
eound Beside the main brewery there are
storage buildings TO be erected and bot
tilns works but these will follow after
the manufacture OF besr has been begun.
which will be soon The entire plant will
cost when finished. between $4,000 and
Esno. A street car switch has been built
from the depot 20 tho brewery and cleo
tYsc ears run alongside the building and a
grain elevator runs up inside the brewery
to the TOD floor. This establishment will
prove OF great local benefit, as h In the
Intention Of the proprietor. Mr.. Leopold
Schmidt, TO patronizs home Industry IL
{. h proven that the farmers here can sup
ply him with the best grade OF barley.
Of which an immense amount will be con-
su1ed annually
The brewery Is situated below the lower
falls. on the site OF the old tannery and
beside the advantage OF the splendid
power there secured has an ample supply
Of good water The Capital brewery is
= great Industrial acquisition and one
tia; has come to stay.
The Oily pia Door and Lumber 60.
This concern was Incorporated In 1892
and AZ that time engaged In the manu-
featuring OF lumber. shingles. sash. doors
and mouldings. but at the present time
they engaged solely In she manu-
faetAre OF doors, windows. mouldings
and inside finish and are operating their
vel equipped factory on full time. and
besides their local trade they are ship
ping goods to Eastern Washington. Idaho
ard Montana. They employ an average
II Fifteen men and are working UP a fiEe
trade In their line.
The light and Power Cornpany.
No account OF Olympia would be COM
rlete without some description OF the
Olympia Light & Power Company. a houls
Institution which has harne~sed the falls
Of The DeschBtes AT T8mw alter ana made
ihs water power there light the city hy
eieeirlcity and propel well equipped line
q street cars ny the same agency The
bower house 81 TnmwAter is the heart OF
the plant. where the water power OF thu
falls Is eommuted into electric power, and
where the electric currents for arc and
iaeanaeseert lights for railway SERVES.
ard fDr running machinery dart on; to
iiest and move the Olympia world.
The power house IS situated on the MID
de fails. which have head OF twenty
four feet and II the only one as yet ntil-
izsd, although the company owns a half
Interest In the upper falls which has an
equal head
In the lower story four 25-inch Victor
turbine wheels whirl a long shaft with
hehorse power. and BY means OF puileys
thd belts The rapidly revolving shaft
runs seven great synamos on the scor
sheve. two slternators FOR incarfescent
or house lighting sa1a lights capacity.
Three arc machines. for street lights. ca.
nahie 81 lighting I5D lirhts OF 1000 candle
power zach. and two generators. furnish
snr III horse power, IN direct current of
nae which sy direct water power runs
see fA-harrei -four mill situated fus,
above the power station. Only three men
are required % run the power station
rlTai and Law and rhs same number
would be auGclen; II the power and bust
resg wsrp isrcaSes fatfrfeii
The main pcle Tire rom the station at
Tarsaisr to ana through Olympia IL ore
q fhc finest ever erected The paleS.
iaey are res' by great masts, are sixiyfvs
Tess ious aHa ri snsf aalv ffo feet APART. -
straight "a arrows aad IN perfect align
men; FOR three miles They hear Hlcfs On
tfeir cross arms four electric circuits II
seaFv Insulated copper wire being two
Wires to each cffcuff. ar eight IN all. With
aeaev ~, vlrrs RI addition From shexe
mains smaller wires pas. through cen-
ffFfFT~ hrt supply ne stores nj dwell
fss and Nshi the S.raei< Undoubtedly
tiynnta today enfov@ tAe cheapest eles.
rs tghf ~ auy town IN the United
States TAe le-trsc ixht here has ran
asFE sae ga f!Ehfing 20 mere trisc an3
: giving ke'eaeae a hard rub There e
q e'acr fo~n $50 generally lighted hy
sReefrs.'+s
ThA e'ecti'c railroad wsth e. branches
I'VE MITES 'eng standard gauge. I: 10:
err connects 01v mnis snA TunWatey hui
80 - Per~'rais wharf 10 re Ners hern
fsrtae rsfreBe feao; anh aa@ 4 branch
zee works
fNe Nofr ne~y asa owns sns en@rat~~
ha gas arks, veFv c0rsp'~te Ntf}e
pan ~ 'fs aims waica vas erected -.
1sFe re saws - et~etric3ty but ~hssA -
ne~ being crowded aside b - more pro
srsss.vo fivsi
fh~ fsrs AZ rvfr water.
ire Ne@cAs'os ~orxs wftN SO ruwr@t
Nass+f'c rorks <Ht - curious pot hole.
sse tssh'nr swi sag Fats sn1 cascades