The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
VARIED INDUSTRIES OF A COSMOPOLITAN CITY.

riaSes and wagons. two of which deal
largely In agricultural vehicles.
Sails. tents and awnines-raere are fcur
factories in these lines. whose outputs have
due 10 great mining development, In inls
state and north,
seeis~Tnere are three wholesale and re-
tail houses besides the commission hostsee
OF the Northwcs. in the seed line. inend-
Ing fertilsxrE~-of which Seattle has a plant.
Spices, extracts. sse.--There are four fac
tories which supply the 5obh!tg and retail
trade of Seattle and the Northwest with
prepared spices, extracts. baking powder.
coffee and cleaned fruits. besides the
brokers who carry these lines from East
ern and foreign houses. One arm manu-
features spices. baking powder. extracts
and coffee exclusively, while another has .
coffee plant and dried fruis cleaning plant
IN Its wholesale establishment. A third
company also supplies the trade.
Gas and fxtures-I>wo companies supply
gas for lighting. another Also supply ng
power engines and the welshaeh iigh,s.
gas fittings ard plumbing, Two hoi~es
manufacture gas engines exclusively. aside
from, the produc. or the fouadfies ana
machine shops.
Cigars and ;osacco-~There arc twenty
and retailing these lines and smokers sup
plies, besides the wholesale grocera and
druggists. and nirsety-esstt retailers, exciu.
eive of the suburban towns
Electrical Tooix-~There are ten houses
handling this tine. four OF which furnish
light and power
prugs-There is one Wholesale hoase with
retail department., six that do some johb.nG
and thirsy-eght retail druggists
Tea and coffce--There are twelve houses
who either import or job these lines.
Rock hinderes-There are five book bind
cries, some of them connected with PRINT
Ing establishments.
Stationery and books-Thers are thirteen
dealers, OF whom four are wholesalers.
while there are several secondhand book
stores and some stocks carried BY dry
goods dealers aa side lines,
Paper ard hagw-.~-re are three manu-
facturars Of paper bags aid boxes. one ex-
elusive wholesale paper and bag hussaat
and thirteen retailers, aside frusn grocery
houses and brokers handling these Inca
Two paper mills In the etsts also supply
the iobbers and publishers of Seattle.
Wall parer-~Tfcre are three wholesalers
and six retailers.
Picture framing There are seven houses
sides the fourteen photographers who do
no small business In this line. zof:le solicit
ing orders outside OF the state.
Ice ard refrigeration There ars three Ice
factories. with extensive business I'm freez-
Tag fsh and storing ali perishsbla products
in reffigerators.
Sporting goods-These are two exclusive
houses. two that t.o TINS with other lines
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carry such goods. and nine gun and lock-
arniths.
Dental ard photo supplies-~Thesa are two
f9hb&sH~wko supply tos fourteen pnotog-
raphars, thtrty-clght druggists and fus ply
sscssrs.
Hair soods-There are tao iooeera. six
hair dTssssers ard ssxty BARRIERS who treat
bald heals and smooth faces, white ere
lady devotes her attention TO hsF sex sx-
cIustYesy
Jeweiry-There arc seven manufacturers.
Df which three af. exclusive and do a job
bing business. and tairty-on. retailers or
wafchmAkars
Soiions--a'hera ara eight manufacturers,
OF winch five turn os Jspantse x'ssis. ar.d
houses having ,ofson departments.
Pewder-Thsre are three whc,ssaisrA
whose trade has been notably increased
by mining development N Tits state ard
Alaska AMI by railroad construction ard
land clearing
Paints. OILS and glahs~'r7asrs are thres
exclusive wholesale hoases with seven
others VINO anoieaale sorae ara retail. and
carriage makers and painters. sre~coers
and paper hangers.
Sash. doors and box fassorses-fhesa are
three planning nils making boxes FOR cas-
nsrses ARD Ssasr trades. zsS manufacturing
ssasH. 59G-s and blinds. three exclusive boz
factories and tsan eight lumber manu-
facisFers and dealers and the Wholesale
psing houses who handle tacse articles for
boTfae sd Eastern orders. Two other figma
also handle s4AS1 ard doors.
S5sl. mining and agricultural machinery
-Tasre are four exclusive wholesale houses
IN general ltr1es. four that hands saws. ard
3v. ROE, Or tss:s@F Morris frat cater TO the
mill trade and mining outfits Ia this corr
nectiogs II is Interesting "a fsas@ saat there
sre 1as, companies Nraksrs representing
mining properties. ard eigfst mining sRg3-
n*srz soeatssi In seasti.
Eraxs xoEk s-~T'h@r. are FIVE hrsss fossn-
sfaes. fsFss houses giving attention 20 cop
ger .na wife work for notaSe, tank Office
and esr iIse. and ora manufacturing print
Ing Gis@
Iron and boiler sousarsss-Tnege are eight
fotuarfss ana assAlsr works.. ORE doing cast
stove w1sk, sasss ons ho.sns jobs sr9n &gd
stee. extensively f1s heavy contract g0sx-
Strip sssltiiug an3 raarfns waYs--Tae So
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