The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-20
Bradstreet's Agency Expanded
Into Executive headquarters.
OTHER OFFICES REPORT HERE.
All of Western Washington fiaceu
Under Jurisdiction OF suPe
tendent Farley and statements
VIII BE sent Through Him-ENec-
utixs omciaI Tells the Opinions
of seattle Held by Brndstreet'

Seattle has been made the executive OF
fee OF the Bradstreet Company LOT Wesr
ern washington The business of this
point has heretofore been traflSS'cteu
through Portland and San Fran'lso Du.
business has increased to such an extent
in this locality during the last wv 49,
that the general officials of this CONNER
cial agency have decided that in the m
terests of their business, and because OF
the heavy demands made by territory Coh-
tiguous to Seattle 1t was necessary W III
II with executive functions or lts own
The reports for all of western NashlIls-
ton will therefore be transmitted from Sc
attic direct to the general executive on
fees in New York city.
r. e Farley is stiM the superintendent
of this office but instead of having oniy
the local business to attend to ms Jurls-
diction has been extended to lnciuue All
the counties of Western Washington 10
take care of this field II has been heces-
sary to intr ease the local stan by three
or four skilled operators, ana the on!ces
of the company in the Dexter Horton
building have been changed to include
large suite of rooms.
h A. Barnes one of the executive OIL
ficers of the company, VINO arrived mere
yesterday TO look into the extensions mace
by Mr. Farley, says that in anticipation
of the expected prosperity OF the next Few
years the company commenced operations
last fall for a reportorial revision or all
its business throughout the United States
This revision has been going on since
January 9" he said Many states have
already been completed. and new and
fresh and clearly defined report written on
every subject engaged in business, while
statements have been obtained from near
lv all of those competent to make them.
Such work was never previously under
taken, nor have such results heretofore
been obtained. You will appreciate this
when | tell you that the offices sending
TO New York have filed daily reports num-
bering from 10000 to 1900.
Each office of the company is author
lied to leave nothing undone in making
thorough canvass in every tity, town and
locality in its jurisdiction All of the
reports have been rewritten at a cost of
more than $4,000, and 1t is estimated that
nearly a quarter of this sum is being ex-
pended on the Pacific coast, where special
efforts are being made 10 improve the
service In the case of the extensions in
Seattle. which has been expanded to be
the executive offite for all of Western
Washington, this will require the special
energies of Mr.. Farley, who has been en-
gagged in making these developments for
several weeks. and | lind that he has sue
ceeded admirably In getting the enlarged
work systematized
"One of the particular results of this
general readtustng OF the offices will be
that II will cradle us to constantly have
complete and reliable reports from every
town and hamlet in the country. and that
even If we cannot get information about
a mans business standing from him, we
shall have data available that will give US