The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05

liver its product to the railroads in this
city.
A pile driver is now at work on the tide
fats adjoining the American Lumber and
Single Companys plant on the West
Seattle trestle, on a piece of work that
Will be a unique thing in It's way. The
scheme for handling the lumber from the
big Blakeley mills is on an equally big
plan. A scow IS now being built by the
company that is capable of carrying from
nine TO twelve loaded freight ears and
this Sow. with the empties, will be
lowed from Seattle TO Blakeley. where
the ears VIII be run ashore 10 the mill.
loaded and then put aboard the scow
again. 4 tugboat viii take both scow
and cars TO the point of delivery in Seat
tie, where the loads VIII be run 10 the
work that the pile driver has started
upon. and from there a donkey engine
viii haul the loaded cars 20 the general
level OF the railroad tracks when they
viii be started across the country for
Eastern delivery. The construction at the
trestle is a gridiron. and ii viii BE- ar
ranged 10 meet the Sow at any level
of the tide. The same kind Of gridirou
viii he built q the Port Blakeley end
OF the route.
II is saif- that the Pert Gamble min Ia
also figuring on entering the Eastern
business. and If Il should decide 10. il will
employ The same means thar are intended
by the Rlakeicy mill In relation % new
features IN the Industrial development II
the Puget sound country. the Pacific
! Lumber Trade Journal in its issue TO be
mailed tomorrow viii say:
The Pacific Lumber Trade Journal Is
4 in q position - state that within thirty
days there VIII be in operation on the
Sound the strongest. financially. corpora
ton ever organized 10 handle Pacific coast
forestry products. The Eastern c0nnec-
tons Of the company arc such that they
are in , position - cover A greater range
81 territory than any other concern now
handling lumber, shingles etc. The per
scnnel Of the company Is composed OF the
heaviest white pine operators in the
Miss issippl valley. and the names Of the
officers are Euar8ntys % integrity, re-
! Fprnsititty and worth. The CORPORATION
/ Is composed ct gentlemen having In charge
the vast interests o. such firms as Wey-
erhaeuss- < Denkim ana the Rock Island
I.umher and Manufacturing Company. OF
Rock Island. Ill. -. joyce & Sons OF
LyoUs. Iowa, Musecr 4 Co. OF Musca-
tine, Iowa; the Northwestern Lumber
Company and tho Empire Yu1uher Com
parry. % Eau Claire Wis Tair3 Norton
& Co, 81 Wiuona. MINI. r. n & . "
Goodyear & Co, - Buffalo. y Y. be-
sides the OF ers of the company. Tne
principal place II business viii be Ak 81.
Paul Mlnn.. and the Western Office viii
! h IN Tacoma TIE officers ot the CON-
pa~y ara Thomas Irving. - PAU pres
/ .1e1t Frederick Wvyerhasgser s. Paul
/ vice president aE.i surer. W Pvarr
= Paul secretary, II q Foster. Taco
r1a. assistant secretary. The Grfn viil
- known as fhe Coast Lumber Company.
having just been incorporated a. Ea4
Clare, Wis The cn3sef % tha cr-r-a r.s-
. As stated before. Will Be the handling OF
Pacific coast lumber ard shingles and
VIII buy On TIE open market IL VII -
- important factor e. maintaining urlres.
II q Foster. 90 Tacoma s. 70 ha me
western manage am associated wlth
h3n y li b. Frances Rotch ~ Seattle.
hoth hetnE tso vel known In the ,rsaa
- nse3 an Introduction
The significance - fhs move canno,
- oFeresti mated Fer years efforfz have
been made - induce Mr.. WexerAa..ssr