The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-22

- HE nan interested In the new cTsckw
combination aver that II 10 anyshing
but . uD& Thsy declare fhse tho
consolidA&ion 81 shs csaslusg- -tnkAuea aI III
Coast has bssn ns1e - . Du1nsD nsgsol
aty and tlns prscsa TO the censsnsr -
least, VIII not Be increascd Moreover. 10
II promised on behalf OF thoss VINO are at
the head Of the new continuation TO extent
the trade OF the Coast factories to China.
Japan and India pushing the products of
the Seattle and other Coast faceorfe9 aud
securing their general use In the Orient.
The terms Of the sale Of the seven fac
tories are matters which are known only
TO the officers Of the Pacific Coast Biscuit
Company and tho factory propr1storS Both
sides show disincilna;ion to give out the
terms Of the deaf for publication. II may
Be stated. In a general way. that a sum
ranging between us0op and E.0eoe has
been invested IN the seven factories. Ths
smaller concerns accepted cash for their
plants. the larger ones. A. q rzsse taking
par. cash and part stock In the new enter
prise
The factories which have been sold 20
the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company are the
following:
Portland Cracker Company, owning two
factories one ar Seattle anf one n Port
land; Seattle Cracker and Candy com-
psnv. Of Seattle. owning and operafsnx .
cracker and candy factory: Washington
Cracker Company Of spokane. operating .
one-ovsn plant: Southern California Crack
er Company. Of Los Angeles. operating an
extensive rianf: American Biscuit Cum
rany. of San Francisco. operating the iarE-
Cracker Company. Of Portland. operating
a one-cven plant.
PRICE CUTTING TO NJ AVOIDED.
Rmnous competition ard price cutting
viii ~ avolf~i hsreastes between the far
tories Interested IN the rev A~aI fns-s-f.
this is ore Of the main objects sought IN
tas consolidation os the Coast erscker n
fere~fs II IL q matter ~ r~rorf * n
claimed ny the cracker rs~n that ne sar-
tory prussucrs have been ~sad In shs Cosss
cities at certain tines NJ Isas shAr cost
tn. factories have not safe much money
tn times past. ~ ~ asserted by she men who
are active IN the new enterprise. In ssc..
they have lo~- money IN moro than ons
fierce war of pric>& !t 10 claimed Al -
same time II 10 nos r~corssf r,af tho price
70 the consumer was evsr muca Iz0 fsan
Yhe regular schedule prfce.
], can se un,fscsaiiy ssstsf that tsss plant
OF the SEATTLE Cracker ara Carly Com
parry asma,s.. on TIRE corner ~ OcrS~-tai
avsnSr and Aain str~es. vii - absnton~1
when the plans ~ ths rev corypsny ar.
fully rns.ur~.. In another y-as ne i~ase
~ N. nSsIfsns eecurfSs AZ pr-s>rst ~ 80
factory vii expire. J. - vss-n~4 90 trs-~
f~r re machinery - the plant 20 fhs buff
ting owTef sns ec~u2f~vf oy the Portland
Cracker Company. q, the cerrse- Of ssrs-
av~nu~ zrA. Pre- street ART ~ iar-~Rs~ ~.
ssx~ of IRE combined plan. BY tas sdAs.son
Of a. ieast one over
Part ~ sh~ pAan ~ ccrsolstssion Involves
the ccrrracsier ~ isrx~r nstt@snG a.
Gx.a ard Pre- street The plsa i.riat-s
n. a1fitson % trs stories 20 t5e osfitinx
SOW ocrvys~s ~ fne Portland srses~r
Company. which 10 ncw practically Q 1isA
ss1bstsng agency. and nothing more TIE
machinery az the pssns ha0 h>~n ogs os
us~ sor rnor- tn&a twD yarS paa
when ta~ rev sarf~T b compsstss AMI
running 80 80 sx.f capacity. 70 wssf ipcsSfs
rnAcAsnery and spsasness far 10 mama
eaesur~ af candy. In 81. upwards % -