The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01

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m(S b. the junction OF the snoho-
faisb river with Puget sound is
located the city o. Everett, the
county seat Of Snonnmish couu-
= 70 yieH this prosperous young city,
IN population OF Goo in It's limits and
3 sx8asrse. ia numerous manufacturing
4 sSe,.es Gre rsAiaaNez aad business plocks
z1eefsfc lighting and street railway plants.
q ehurcsses, school buildings and public
nysefuses, and then reflect that within
Z a1rfod % seyen years this immense prop
~ has been created 90 the site OF a
1erse forest OF tir and cedar seems more
ia dream than q reality.
1he Wisdom a tag founders Of Everett
4 eudsa 10 make IL a city of I'm
hs6sssea Is esfisneeii by the very excellent
~ ro.. o. ,ae various enterprises which
erseeds S9.sp1 each month. and which
sAfouxsout tie period OF business depres-
n.ps psoyes to be tie nlainStay Of the city
frhaps the largest of Eyerett's indus
ar5es and The che from which the great
II financial benefits aEa derived IL the
Dsxtt Sound Reduction Works. which
aant II better known as the Everett
sneitsr This Is one OF the largest smelt-
= ID The West and the roasters are said
IS - TIE largest In the word. AL the pres
al Time they are RAINING two furnaces
reht and day. employing force of near
b ~ men. The value or the product In
~ VS. 81 ss1asl and the present year will
kgtly exceed that sum. A large amount
4 rig lead is being shipped to Japan.
oAiA the refined product is sent 10 the
government mint at San Francisco.
Another OF the leading industries Is the
H<rels Pulp and Paper Company's rsiant,
VIII an output OF the finished product OF
tesws@n Es' and $50 tons per week. man
sfsetnrfng from the heaviest grades OF
Wrapping 10 the best quality OF note and
bpck paper ard employing a force OF 10
men and women.
There Is also the Puget Sound Wire Nail
eha Steel Company. owning and operating
~ largest and most complete plant of
~ kind on the Pacific coast Car loads
4 nails are shipped weekly for foreign
mafkets, one Of the largest purchasers
3eirg japan where none but the best Fails
IN b sod. The principal distributing
tbint for the Pacific coast is San Fran
dsto. The company manufactures It's own
haks. using Or lumber. A force of seventy
nss men 10 employed. with wages ranging
hon s. to - per day.
one Of the busiest places in the city In
shout the yards OF the He'll MIL Company.
where vessels and cars are constantly
hing soaded with the choice lumber for
Which Puget sound is famous. The daily
eapsrisy Of this min is 1890 feet OF ium-
~ and A.91 laths and the annual output
en0ut 10000 feet. The officers OF the
e1mpaHy are: President and manager, ].
Bell vice president. W. c. Butler: sec
WARY. =. II. Browneli; treasurer. William
knsison.
kobsnsons planning mill ana sash ana
eoof factory IL well equipped for doing
fsnsfas interior min work. The plant Ii
ntaSsed on the bay and has lately been
snArgsd BY the construction of "a saw mill
VA capacity OF sn.eeo fee; yer day.
Tie saw min Of fhe Rice Lumber Com
pay, situated on the Snohomish river
- capacity OF 7e.epo feet per day A
om and planning mill are ineal,iei In this
FAnI furtS-;}ye men are employed.
zoe Northern Lumber Company, also
sWhs 3 very complete saw mill which IL
eeasea on tie Snohomish river. Combined
.Ra tae saw mill is n planning mill. box
aesefs, single ifsgi and lath miii.
sarfa ere tea sbingie mills in Everett
sa'sh Briefly summarized. are capable OF
ss'sag over i.ssnooa shingles per day.
sasy employ 80 men and ,sisbursss more
uhh *skee per month. The aggregate
spss es Che Everett mills for the year
e exceed sssaeaeS shingles.
1he Snmnes Iron Works il among the
Nvea'aeE industries of the city and ia
as ssrxe business in mining and MILL
Hmrhinesy. sieafatseat work. etc.
another one az hvcretps most active
saoSesiaeks Is the Everett lron Works.
.assa Is well equipped to do all kinds Of
Ssk Ia Its line
ss*rs ase numerous ether industries
.Asln TIE confines os Everett % which
saaea has not been made. Al are
sRssse AMI prosperous.
taa dsy goods AMI clothing business il
ssesentea ny Sanford. stone 4 Fisher.
~ 80 oTassa Leader. Grimes Brstheys. sab
49, 49, b'eiaass. J, J Clark. The Bro.leek
hfsas. TIE T1ger Clothing gorapAny.
- sse Everett Mercantile .anlAany. al
ssssns large ana We'll selected stocks
saasltea there are four racket aeorss
.sefian, l. \. Eagle. VI. Huttcr ard
~ fsF al carry ns large aud eonsple ge
sssss Ia their llae.
- e%psk si'si staG1uery business is coa*
49, ~ II, Sgsinwer y. ". Marrl7e,f
ias ssalwel Beck stationery Curn-