The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-18
snIrMENTs To SOUTH AFRICA.
British ship Morston Now Loading
for DeIaxOa Bay

Special Dispatch to the Ics;-fntelieencer
TACCMA. June 17.--Bri,ish ship More
ton. chartered by the I.ingham Lumber
and Trading Company. Of South Africa,
has hauled mp to the wharf at Old Town
mill and viii begin taking on her hig
cargo for Deiagos! bay at once. This
cargo will be- = miscellaneous one. con-
. stating Of lumber. brick. machinery and
general merchandise to the value OF 49,
600 Of which approximately $4,000 will go
into the Golfers of Tacoma merchants. as
goods 10 that amount have been pur-
chased here. There viii be 100000 feet
of lumber. besides tho .ocG0 bricks re-
gently contracted for with the Union
Brick Company ~ this city. and the
machinery. etc The job Of loading the
ship will he quite long one. az the
greatest care has TO be taken on account
Of the long voyage
The machinery fur -four mill Ia have
= capacity OF 30 barrels day. has been
shipped to peIaRos bay by this same
company from the Atlantic seaboard.
When this plant Is placed I'm operation
the grain will he shipped from Puget
sound. az IL In the opinion of Mr. Ling
ham. who In the head of this immense
ccssaern. that Washington is the greatest
grain state In the country. There Is no
better wheat country In the world than
Washington. and only one or two lo..ai-
Mes / know Of that compare to this
state" said Mr.. iangham today. at
might seem strange In ship wheat 10
South Africa for manufacture Instead of
shipping the -four. but there Is a nice
pecfit In II. and an opportunity to build
up fine business down there
THE brick We are taking is for the
pMrpose of building houses for the white
people living at pelsgoa bay. There tx
brick manufactured at Johannesburg. but
70 can afford To take what We Set here
eor little MONEY, as II can he used as
ballast.
"A portion of the lumber shipment. loo :
90 feet. IL special order Of flooring TO
Be used In the construction OF the new
government rostofrre at Johannesburg
This consignment Is being filed by the
Tacoma Mil compiny, every piece In Il
being absolutely re-feet. Puget sound
humber has fine name In Africa. and IN
1nat running out the Florida product
One reason for this N that the Washing
ton fir Is lighter than Florida pine and
can be transported more easily The shi,,
viii also carry git0o shiasiea cut at the
Pacific mill snd sio.ins worth Of windows,
doors and mou!dings from Wheeler a ts-
goods. besides refrigerators frem Holmes
= Ruli mattresses frefn the Tacoma
mandatory. lot of canned salmon and
two naphtha launches. which am taxi
lng for my private use.
IAN entire warehouse. similar to the
Northern Pacific freight shed has been
built In this city. AMI wit, be shipped on,
the Moreton. all ready TO be p.,t together
when We arrive at oar destination Ma.
ehinery and lumber for n pt.s driver are
Also part OF the cargo. ] look sor a large
growing trade between South Africa and
che Sound
Mr.. l.ingham expects TO leave Monday
fcr California. where he viii he Joined n,
his wife and daughter. the three tourney.
NIX overland 20 New York and thence 70
Ixuy,dcn and peiagoa bay