The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-16
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city, where II has secured unlimited wat
er power. It's full capacity for furnishing
lights since the change has never been
tested but. their rates being reasonable.
almost every house In town IL wired and
viii be Eghted. Charles E. Shecard, OF Sc
attic. Is president OF both the Mountain
Spring Company ard the South Ben Eiec-
trio Company. and Howard Goldsmith is
the local manager.
Famous Oysters 81 Wfllapa.
n that OF Clustering. This bay contains
finer and more extensive natural oyster
6eds than any other point on this coast.
The native oyster found here Ia of a most
delicious flavor. and since along In the
early '5Os . large force Of men has been
engaged in tonsfng and shipping them.
and now the annual shipments amount 10
about 10000 bushels Most OF the oysters
are consumed in California, but the In
land demand II increasing rapidly. Tn
I'll short time axo the oystermen we're
satisfied with handling tie native oyster
alone, but this year Wallace Stuart. man.
ager Of the Wiliapa Bay Oyster Company.
imported from Massachusetts, DO barrels
Of Eastern seed oysters. and II. Wachx-
muth received from Connecticut $50 bar
the capital and capacity to make the grow
Ing OF large oysters here success. 1t is
claimed by experts that the oysters ma
tured here have much nner flavor lhan
those grown In the East. Besides these
enterprises the state legislature. as its last
session. made an appropriation ample to
test the propagation Of Eastern oysters
esh commissie ncr. has already prepared
dikes. tanks. ste. and the experiment viii
be watched with great interest.
The oy:terinE and fishing industries.
have created demand for this class Il
water craft. which In exceilently filled by
the shipyard Of =. Burnham. In South
yard il Bocatad few miIes up the WI apps.
The importance OF South Bend as Ash
Ing point has steadily increased since the
go oli,hmens OF q cannsry here in 1895;
managed by Adoiph Hall. The annual out
put OF the cannery IL about 2, coo cases. be-
sides q large amount Is shipped fresh by
cannery below town on the NASH. with
capacity equal TO the one here. These.
with the cannery owned by p. J. McGowan.
business this year ana in the future. ~
Besides these firms. Rohrbeck Bros.
commission merchants ship large quanti-
ties OF fresh Ash in season.
Capt. Harry Fisher makes a specially OF
shipping fresh canned oysters, crabs and
the succulent clans which have gone far TO-
ward the fame OF this bay. His business Is
The Pacific Steam Laundry is located in
South Bend and Is managed by ]. r. Car
ney. About do5en hands are employed
and work Is done for large scope OF
country.
South Bend has fine local telephone
system. under the management OF j. l..
Myers. and the Sunset Telephone Company
viii by July l complete a line which VII
connect this city with the outside world.
Many Business Enterprise.
South Bend has a fine sheater building,
just completed by George T. Bale which
has all the modern convenienees. The seem
cry has all been finished and is Of the high
est order. The house vii! seat about 500
South Bend possesses two machine shops
Gilehrfst Bros. have installed a large plant
and make a specially OF manufacturing the
Hercules logging Jack. This lifting ma
chine Is handled by all wholesale hardware
houses on the Coast and is being purchased
by ioggers. shipouilders. house movers ana
all wha desire a strong. handy and quick
acting lifting device.
NJ. W. Bursch. OF South Bend. makes
speciality OF the manufacture or steel
snatch blocks, and his business Is also
steadily increa xir9