The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-11-01
FOR BLAST FURNACE
Iron WORKS At SEATTLE ARE
| NOW ASSURED.
r1illlon Dollars Of eastern Honey Sc.
cured to Beein OperailonS-Nu.
clues of what Promises to oe.
veIop into On immense Industry.
Site to Be SeIecfed Soon.

Seattle, Dot. 30.-The Post Intelli-
gencer says:
Any doubts which may have existed
as to the successful elimination Of
plans to erect blast furnace on Puget
sound we're dispelled by the receipt Of
a telegram sent from the East to James
A. Moore announcing the fact that the
81, ZOO, 900 which it was necessary to
raise in that part of tile country had
been guaranteed.
"This means the erection on Puget
sound within the next twelve months
of modern up-to-date blast furnace
Of 800 tons capacity" said Mr.. Moore.
every business man in the city knows
that this esta blishes for Seattle the
prestige of being the distributing point
for one Of the most important indus
tries in the world today.
Select Site within Thirty Days.
within the next thirty days rep
resentative of the Eastern capitalists
behind this enterprise will be in Sect.
tie for the purpose Of selecting q site
for the furnace, and within sixty days
| expect to see the contract for the
erection Of the furnace let, and posi-
bly, the work of its construction begun.
1t should be completed by the end OF
1906"
Mr.. Moore declined to make known
the exact location Of the proposed site.
saying that there are several under
consideration. "You may rest assured,
however, that the plant will not be far
from this CITY," he said
"There is an almost inexhaustible
quantity of iron ore in this part of the
state and on Vancouver island" con-
tinued Mr.. More, (which has been
proved by analysis to DO the equal Of
the Lake Superior product, and it can
be laid down at the furnace for much
less than it costs to lay ore down at
the Pittsburg plants.
neans Big Pay Rolls.
There is almost no limit to the pos
sibilities which the erection Of this
plant will open, and within the next
two years after it's completion I be-
lieve that it will result in payroll Of
fully 10000 persons. The furnace
itself will employ about 400 men, but
while that is the thing which opens mp
the way, it is really small matter in
comparison with what will follow.
ut means the Establishments Of
steel plant, tin plate mill, nail and
wire plants, plants for the manufac.
ture of stoves and for iron pipe. A
company headed by local men even
now stands ready to put in $500, 900
plant for the manufacture Of steel %
soon as we can furnish the raw ma.
| terial.
| Tho market is unlimited. We can
60 east as far as the Rocky mountains
without fear Of competition. This 10
ewing to the freight rates which con-
front the Eastern producer. and It 10
impossible for anyone to become .
competitor either in the Orient or
Alaska.
No Visionary Project.
This is not q visionary statement,
but thing which will become real
ity. have been behind this enter
prise for some time and know that just
az soon as we are In position to fur
nish the raw product there is plenty
Of capital waiting to seek an opening
here and establish the many industries
which depend upon pig iron for their
operation. Puget sound is the strategic
point Of the world for enterprises of
this character, and in no great length
of time the bridge, railroad and struc.
tural steel and iron which now leaves
this port will be made here instead Of
coming from the East"
| Mr.. Moore ia known to have been
purchaaing large amounts of iron ore
properties on Vancouver island in be-
half of the Eastern interests which he