The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-24
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80 - saf SEATTLE ezs1husiazss 20 in
So 1870 In fhe display. The full
49, go. q a. p~oduetion s. not ready For
rzsaasEtsss-
Howe!I. Of Tacoma. well
!. military circles throughout the
- vao has heen helping Manager
- = Taesypa. with his productions sad
ss - ~ x.asA street theateT, has ~
- v.uiseG Into the position OF
vs~teraay Capt Howell left for
49, ~bsre h. assumes charge 81 the
,-seser n that prosperous mining
ax7
~-.sss Ax~rf T. ". Allen. OF the North
s-e.er has suceeeslea 81 getting Tag
...'-.-,sss Al the end sf the frssght shed,
- for tins sh Of Jaiy. His first At
- xns tnw4Ftss1 ~ the assumption
=. ..<t of the foreman OF tie bridge
- ,ssf sss pcle that arrived on three
- - intended 10 be cut up into
rssx be did and Mr.. Allen has been
- ser since 70 get another. The bar
80 tbss attends ; pole-raisilg VIII We
- - JasyA
~. ~g<rks h the uptown railroad Offices
= .s~&sv slated ~ the hours which the
- savs agreed upon for the summer
- Instead OF keeping open until s
80 40 s~retofofe. the offices will close
100 en- A movement u also on foot
!. 80 GasardsF afternoons as O'Clock.
e. lac trans hgye left for the East and
xksA.
IN. .rsund- he world route published
: - pnxt- Irsfsllls encsr a couple OF days
- by rreans of which = freight billing
s.rks ~ made from the eastern eoas, OF
fs~.x 10 the western coast. after almost
ssrrriinx the globe. il i.st only a summer
srvznxsmsEf.@ said W J.. Bcnbam. West
= frrsrts manager Of the Great North
s. -xishcagh Il r. IA lie trans-American
knfrras lake and rail arrangement that
e. cease At the close Of navigation on the
evuss Lakes The present billing Is from
| Bulash 81 Fasrport. New York. where
fsxkt h taken By the Baltimore * Ohio
A. slavery a. The Atlantic seaboard. Ii
q Arrangement should prove 10 advan-
hx< tho Great Sorthern's 81. Paui-cht-
- connexions would be abIe 10 deliver
: th< Baltimore q Ohio al Chicago. For
- mssenf, however. the extent OF the
ssrsars biting presents an interesting
ss;ars Il railroad operations OF the day.
~ Baltimore a Onto has Just had 1850
III car husls on which IL stencilied .'B.
10 Fslrport Line and an order has been
4eN shsf these new cars shall be used
sxeiussvsly on the line in connection with
- Great Observation-Disclosures & Ohio
rsaEpntlnsntai traffic agreement"
~ Beahan has received some interest
" Information on the subject of the new
assi slevators nox building az Buffalo for
tks Great Northern. The description has
- farusshed 20 Eastern papers BY the
zsnssfinx department. II Is said that
lAs sra purpose Of the architects who
saaned the structure was TO render IL as
nsfsy hrspfoof as possible and reduce In
ufsnes prenlufns TO a minimum. Steel
sas selected as the material to be used
Fe<ip2lly for this reason. But steel has
aHsT hesn used before where IL would
zzns n contact with the grain. Expe-
fz1es las proved that the construction
"a repository for grain II an exceedingly
sSsssfe operation by reason OF the fact
IA ftg buildings materials are suited for
sAis purpose. II Is a weiI-known fact that
hsstk or iron structure would not answer
4 81 leshouse fof the Ice stored Ia such a
ssiidlngs would melt before half the SUM
~ waa over. Grain Is just az susceptible
ihis respect "a Ice. Those In the trade
8Fv On q certain loss by its storage. for
Eala sNests ard shrinks. The ordinary
.tsFz.sF 5 expected 10 sustain some loss
, ssssrn 81 this and the percentage Of
shFakage Il quite we'll known
he dranghtsmsn for the new elevator
rdsfs.aoA that It's projectors were using
hnat.Fiai heretofore untried II was TO
- ssaavatson in elevator construction.
sas atls viii the framework OF the struc-
nv = Of steci, but the Immense cylinders
sasst are 70 be put ia as receptaeles for
s Kysin ara also 20 be OF steel. Only the
tasE'uisat VII show what effect such an
1nsfte surface 81 steel will have on the
&frnfs OF the elevator II tho shrtnkage
= acre than every elevator man ox-
- iAsn TIE building OF the Great
*'azn vii rexolatioutze the eonstruc-
q elevators and have an important
- % Ire grain business on the lakes
= fs4saf for this is that the reduction IN
sesinneS premiums viii materially lessen
tesssnrx
he sost q construction by the use Of
III b far greater than ~ the usual
@srssis had been used. but Il Is prom
@e taas IN ave years the difference IN
= WI t. raid for hy the saving In tn
ss'ases rstss. In the case OF The Great
s.sseFn Elevator the insurance premiums
- - nea less each year than they
- e the structure was bnllt Of
TAss 81 course. will he n very I'm
ea7Aa' Hers u The steel does not material
Asease tae shrsnkage
Nesi VII quart against fire Of course
= s1esid the grain become igustsd ara
:" seeefp any Kind OF headwav the
- would ~ interesting and more sis-
s tnan II there wasn't A niece ~
- 2 s''e structure. In fac. something
:. = se..sEss would be apt "a take place,
HvFss which hold tire steel cviln-
Ger ana N place woul6 gave way.
:. - % practically impossible Tor n fire
a.s,.- esS "a the elevator through the
- ef Waterman. for there viii
- = 81 aessd Tor = Gre 10 feed on.
-. = lantern exploded or n lighted
49, aApF~nee % ~ drenarA IN any
49, ne nassdine, TIE only thsrs 90 he
- sehf TIE steel NAV cause the
- y sVeNt Sweating 81 grain pro-
=. - ass that often means spoetana-
- .s''ssaen In fact tg g. souis,hiysw
s;.v.,-s. carefully guarded against in all
-. -. - tfsAt the steel cylinders VIII
-aeF es,rtehts e. swat i-f,..,ss -