The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-18
HUN AND BUZZ Of Industry
IN A HUNDRED SEATTLE FACTORIES.
With Favorable Conditions of Climate Commerce and Natural
Resources the Manufacturing Interests of the City Are
Growing Year by Year and Are Destined to Vast Ex-
pansion Some of the Chief Products Now Turned Out

despite non-encourag cement by many peo-
pie in the matter Of patronizing home in
dustry, tho manufacturing interests of the
city and the state are growing tremen-
dousiy. far beyond the realization even OF
people right in Seattle. In 1850 Washington
stood fortieth among the states end terri
tories In the matter OF manufactures. In
lSSo II stood twenty ninth among Nifty
one. exceeding such Old populous states
as Colorado. Delaware. Florida, Oregon
South Carolina anu Vermont, rs well as
ali The other new states and territories.
The percentage OF gain during the ten
years following 1SSo was $50 pr cent in
the number Of employees. 2.0o0 per cent. in
the wages paid and $50 per cent. in the
net value of products a. the pop;.....:.cs1
OF the state increased less than 4bJ per
cent. in the same period OF time II is ap-
parent that manufactures gained enor-
mouS.y, and that the interest IS already
one Of vast magnitude. There are no
official data later than 1890 concerning the
manufacturing interests of the state aud
union There is every reason for suppos-
Ing. however. that I'm Washington manu-
features have In the past eight years
gained AT least per cent. FOR every / per
cent. gained in population during the same
period OF time
In 1850 the workers in timber represented
the greatest manufacturing interest In
>
the whole number C operatives. and their
products We're more than one-third the
value Of all. or nearly s10ro0n0 in all In
the making OF ordinary lumber there has
not been much increase since then but In
shingles there has been great advance
50 also Of -four, which the-. was next TO
lumber. though only about one-eightn.
There has been very perceptible IN
crease IN the making III flour since $3.50
probably not far from 10 per Gent Boot
ard shoe maxim Which then cut Il very
smal tlgure-@7.l50 ia the value OF the
products-has since Increased several hum
dre5 fo.d. single concern in this city
for instance exceeding that figure alone
troR year q year. The ash canning and
preserving business has grown from one
cf $50 70 one uf three "a! four times
tGat amount " po-eu manufactures
which did not appear upon the list AZ all
in i%3. Is now t1sriVing ana considerable
INDUSTRY. cl4puLtl3Ing. wGlch ia ls,s1 was
placed - Siss.t5a. must have amounted 10
nearly Si".4.@tV during tne pas ysaf aud
now Includes iron ana steel vessels as xeG
- wood. X = not kuuwu mat any line
II manufacture has fallen on Of ate years
IN the state Of Y aAhingtouo. while X IL
known posl1Ige.y that many have increased
and that this increase is bound to go on
there is now no reasonable room Cor doubt.
In some lines. as some descriptions OF
eaFthcEwafe Eastern goods have been en-
ure.y exc.aded by the home factories.
Pressed bricks nave gone from Puget
sound as sa&r Hast az Buffalo. THrihca
bricks are now made In Seattle as 5000