The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-22
GOLDEN STREAM Of WHEAT.
Grain. Shipments From Here
Increase Fourfold.
FIRST SHIP OF THE SEASON.
Two and a Half Million bushels OF
u-a~.t IN Re Distributed From
s~affIe-Heavy Bssiness Due TO
Large Crops Along the Great
wnx.a~ru and Increased Milling
Cspacfty-Fifteen ships 10 Lend.

Two ard a half million bushels % wheat
will be shipped from Seattle this season.
ouch an outpouring Of the states great
cereal product through this port being four
or fse times larger than IN any season
beresofora- Bstween now and next July 4
IA estimated thta fifteen vessels viii load
here for ports Of other nations dependent
for their bread supply upon the United
7 States.
The immense importance Of the cereal
food that wlil run through the gateway Of
Seattle Is better realized when Il l. re-
mernbegea that $4,000 bushels % wheat
al tire prevailing prize represents value
Of sI!s7s.s0 What u bstoksns TO the la
boring men who shall be employed in it.
transportation and IN its conversion 20
forms Suitable for consumption IL almost
beyond calculation.
The long period OF activity has begun FOR
the West Seattle elevator with the arrival
from San Francisco Of the ship 81 Fran
cas. She first wheat carrier Of the season.
Hardly will she have completed her cargo
Of 100 tons when her berth al the elc-
ssior will be vacated in favor Of the ship
81. John Both vessels are chartered bg
Baifonr. Guthrie A. Co. and will be- tins
frat 20 bear from Puget sound 70 England
portions of the 81 wheat crop Of the state
~ Washington.
The fourfold increase Of seattle's impor-
lance q shipping point FOR wheat il not
due. as some might suppose. 70 the Klon-
dixie excitement but 10 other natural
causes, which are contributing as much
as II TIE wonderful gold discovery 10 make
this banner year for the state and more
particularly FOR the states metropolis
Along the line Of the Great Northern rail-
road. whose only terminal IL Seattle. the
acreage in wheat has been particularly
large. Then again. the milling capacity
OF the city has been Increased ] 2fn barrels
a day BY the location here Of the ceufeu-
NAL Hour mills. Wheat has been drawn hv
the Increase. aud both the Centennial ana
Novelty mills viii be run Al their fun ca
Tacity during the season The Great
Northern. alive 10 the interest of wheat
shippers, and realizing that the enormous
crops OF grain along It's line and the large
~ Increased demand for shingles would
make shortage Of cars. il erecting al
"enatchee. Lanona, Coal Creek Harring-
ton. MOSCOW and Edwali six big ware
houses. These Will hold from * zoo 10 iesa
e7 bushels each and will greatly relieve the
pressure for cars when the marketing Of
the large crops becomes free. This xlu
give farmers an opportunity 10 tempe
fariiy store their wheat while awaitina
shipment
The fear entertained for the quality of
me crop after the brief period ~ rain
has fortunately been sci at rest r car.
ain, manager for J. q. Adams 4 Co IN
commenting on this point. said yesier-
day:
Recent Investigations into the repor,s
OF damage to the wheat crop OF this
state. which created so much anxiety
nave established the fact that. with the
exception or q small portion Of the Pa
louise country. the injury has been M
material. Had the rain continued for
another week It IS possible that a dupli-
cation OF the misfortune of 1sas. when inc
crop was cut in two might have taken
place But now. providing no more rain
fails, and certainly the delightful weathar
OF the last week would seem 20 be a "a
Vofahle Indication. the worst that can
he done Is 10 bleach some 81 the exposed
sfop' feaueing It's value or ; cents per
'a7feA Ihaf Is not SO serious with
wheat nj IS cents buShei as II was in
~, when u Was wofth but 81 cents
he farmers. Fronting bv former exno.
flehce. have allowed unthreshsd rrons "a
remain IA the fields "a few daya after the
rain, giving IL tins 20 dry out In
steed ~ threshinK e while damn ANA
tssAtsttt~ ~ ~ tAe market S1EEF and much
reduced thereby IN value. Tho fayruevs
pave shown IN this a Judgment that h
highly aosnmcndablc"
II II learned thai steamers have hem
chartered to load wheat this season "a,
IN" sound, Cine az the steamers 50 chm
tered viii carry the enormous cargo ~
i@.@' tons. two.thlrds I'm bulk This win
e without question the largest carrier
that has ever visited the sound WHIT
IAN" teas seems a remarkable CARVING
capacity beside The usual on ar -t4l
ton carriers, there arc on the Atlart3-
coast vessels capable OF holding ~ ~,
tons Tho chartcrinE of steamers IN
carry wheat means decided diTeneree
IL tho ame consumed IN the tranSner.,-
tlon of wheat from here 70 England
While = sailing craft would re1ui~, H,e
months fas the voyage around tie Uor,
a steamer can make Tho vovage Ia ix
w7eSs. passing through the straits ~
Magellan.
i was mentioned shat two-,hlrax ~ tso
earro or the l2o-g ton steamer viii ha fr
hniA The IS an economy h,,tb ~ &c.,
and expense ana when tho time sn.u
came thsf whoa ln tha state or XV.-ht,,.r
tor can he handled ia hulk AS s. moss. h.
in the east gre8s saving to The farn,r~
viii result n fakes % on ssa -a,ss 81.
the crop of this state a. ceosa . s..t
that MEANS an outlay 80 seae 80 y-s.i
muSi Dc hernn Ay che fsrnfr In Me-.
sois the transportation or wheat has a,rs,