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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
Alexander Pantages

X Was n little less than 10 Year,
ago that Alexander PAnfagcm threw
open the doors Of bis first little
playhous. In Seattle. THAT was
The Crystal. Just next door to The
present PantRgrs Theatre. a; tho
corner Of Second az. and Seneca ~.
Since then many things have
changed. Alexander pantaEen ha.
grown 10 10 Seettle's millionaire
theatrical manager. and his the
atfea stretch from the broad Ell,
panAes Of the Middle West 10 the
Pacific ocean~is Of them In all.
They are monuments 20 hla In.
duatry and genius
The raniages circrIt today rests
In the form Of a golden crescent.
from 81 Joseph on the eastern to
Los Angeles on the southwestern
tip Tho theatres In between these
r-olnta. and which form the Pan.
taEss chain. are ~ Calgary. Alberta,
| Spokane. Seattle. Vancouver. Taco.
ma. Portland. Sacramento. san
Francisco. Oakland. Pueblo and
ucnser.
Recently Manager pantnges has
opened theatres az the rate OF
about one month F1rat cam.
the paiaflai house In Portland. the
last ~ December sass the insuEsi.
ration ~ the new pansages home
In San Francisco. and before 30
more days have come and gone. the
Seattle inagnate will dedicate The
Fantagea In Oakland.
The Panfagcm circuit IA Que.
man institution. Tho Seattle man.
agsr has numerous assistants, II IL
true. but II IN Mr. Paniagen him.
self. and no other. who knows every
detail OF the business transacted:
Il Is he who has these things al hla
fingers ends. and upon hia health
IL buiidcd In the future a power In
vaudeville that may go unriyaled.
Hnt In the buaineea Of building
and opening nsw theatres Mr.. Pan.
tages donm not plan TO neglect Sc.
attic About a year ago he pur.
chased the Plymouth church prop.
cEty at Third nv. and University 1t.
and upon this site. situated in what
may be the heart Of the business
district ~ the future. he will con
struct this cisy'a handsomest pop
ularprlced vaudeville theatre.
And Seattle people do not 60 10
the PantAges theatre Just for the
idea OF the thing They 30 because
they are given 100 per cent on
their money 10 the shape OF an adj
vanced vaudeville show. for the
very modest sum Of 10 and 20 cents.
pantages bills have now reached a
fixed standard OF excellence.
This In one secret of Alexander
pantages' success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
Special Four-Page Advertising Supplement
WHAT SEATTLE HAS

Largest clay products plant ON
Pacific Coast.
Largest shoe factory ON Pacific
Coast.
Largest icwelry manufacturing
concern on Pacific Coast.
Largest condensed milk concern
IN the Weat
larsest dry docks on Pacific
Coast.
Largest fisheries and numbering
intnrcHts ia country
Largest brewery on the Pacific
Coast
biggest Touring mill concern on
tho Pacific Coast.
Most important developed coal
fields on tho Pacific Coast. within
radius Of 100 miles.
More ahingio mills than any 9TH
or ono city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
FELITZ TENT AND
AWNING COMPANY

Residents OF Seattle travelling In
any state or country bordering on
the Pacific ocean need not be sur.
priced N they find tents and avn
iuxn bearing the label OF the Felitx
Tent A. Awning Company OF this
city. Felitx fents have been seen
In Mexico and are 10 be found BY
the hundreds in Alaska This con
Germ IL one Of the beat known manu-
featuring establishments In this
city. The company established It's
first factory IN Seattle In 1857. be-
fore the great fire. Since then the
company has Increased itn business
and extended It's territory until TO
day II ID one Of the city's best
known industries. The company
employs ten people II manufac-
lures tents. awnings, flags and hunt.
ing work Of all kinds. although II
does not cater 10 sail work. The
store and factory is located M iZiik
Ycsler Way. The Alaska trade of
the company has Increased very
rapidly since thar country started
10 settle with the stampede OF the
late COS. The Felitx company
jumped nj once into the field with
the manufacturing Of tents specially
constructed 10 meet the demands
OF the Arctic winters and mosquito
cursed summers OF the Northern
territory.
The company was established by
Frederick Felitx. who came 10 Sc.
attic from Ontario. Canada. over %
years ago. Mr.. Felitx has always
been regarded az one OF the pro.
grossiye business men Of Seattle
and he has built up business for
his company which brings large re.
turns 20 Seattle The company has
maintained its offices on Yesler
Way for many years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
M. ak. CoTTsTEIN

For the past twenty.etEht years
NJ. and X. CottAtein have been the
leading wine merchants la this city.
The business was established In
1883 By the father OF the present
manager OF On. concern. and II has
Eruwn steadily With the rrss OF the
city. until today the business of the
firm IL one OF the largest In the
Northwest NJ and X GVftNtein
carry on wholesale business In
wines. liquors and cigars. The com
pany Is the sole agent for Pacific
Club whiskeys and Is the distribu.
ter OF such weliknown brands as
the Phil Sheridan Maryland rye.
Old Craven kantucky bourbon. and
Old Pioneer. The large wine rooms
and warehouse Of tho business are
located NJ eos First avenue south.
where they have been for many
years. The concern carries the out
Put Of the leading diatlllories Of Ken.
lucky and Maryland. A very exien-
stys business IL carried on IN West
srn Washington and Aiaaks, the
firm being ono ~ the oldest and
most reliable 10 the Northwest. Tho
business for the last year has bern
greater than ever before. aud each
succeeding year finds the N. and X
C0stHfein concern a bigger factor
IN the commercial life OF Seattle.
The members .of the firm have al
~nya taken a prominent part In
the commercial life of this city
and hare been for years closely
identified with all movements for a
bigger aud greater city. The firm.
aa such. has also been a large fac.
Tor Ia tho business life OF Seattle.
doing It's share willingly In all pub
Tic enterprises and contributing TO
the success OF each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

liahed in business In this city for
thcl past eight years and has built
M an enormous business through
out the state and Alaska. The firm
does a wholesale business In but.
ter, eggs. cheese and poultry. IL also
owns and operates its own cream
cry here In the city. II owns a cold
storage plant which has n capacity
OF 20 cars. The accompanying cut
Is a picture OF It's new four-story
building. This plant IL kept filled
TO capacity during the shipping
season In order that the company
can take care Of its trade. The
firm Is under the management OF
IL l.. Klock, who Is also the treas
urcr OF the concern. Mr.. klock has
been engaged In this business for
great many years and Is regarded
az one of the best posted men on
the street. He has always taken a
prominent part In the business OF
the street and Is regarded as one
OF its leading men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

- I1gG1 7s1nsfer company has.
= - tweIve years. taken q
49, IN h the transporta-
llDen b Seattle. This firm
= - q Tie most prominent
1glng eompxnls< In the city.
1uto1 lbr ia heavy dray
- ven - IL absolute FelIA.
\ - work assumed. The
V ~ offices a. the Arilng.
- Pisr I. where J. w.
- uaaaxer. Is TO be found.
ol1D1oy ooes . general freight
1oef business. hauling ma
- distributing the con.
y E4r1Ifureu aoving pool cars.
- makes its real business,
y The heavy team work
49fu foT- The company op.
csVc1te<n large wagons and
~ ~ section OF the city 10
e secure freight or bus.
~ flrm Also makes a spe-
4 Dackinx furniture and
- same II moves any.
lsvable. and has become
nevn h Seattle because Of
y heavy jobs OF machinery
With the firm has been
y vilh The company was
.aed some time ago and Ia
- leading freighs-movIng
= the eity. Nr. Daw. the
= . nan Of many years
= ~ transfer business
~ - mads the business OF
~ yxy successful In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
GEO. B. ADAIR x SON
COMPANY

One OF the large concerns which
are contributing 60 the prosperity
OF Seattle and giving n wide repu.
sstion aa a Wholesale distributing
point Is that Of Geo II. AdaIr & Son
Company. whose place of business
IL al 5lt.sis First av. r. The com
pany handle all kinds OF gasoline,
electric. steam and hydraulic ma,
ehinery and are the Northwestern
agents for the Croker. Wheeler
productions OF direct and al
teTnatsng current electrical ma.
chlnery and transformers: Foos
Gas Engine Co. gas and Easo-
line engines Dei.ayal Steam Tuf.
binc Co. steam turbines. turbine
and centrifugal pumps: Deane
Steam Pump Co. kahlenbcrg Bros.
Co. Luitwclser Pump Co. IlE Elcc.
trio venfilatinE Co. Spencer Tur.
bine Cleaner Co. Carlisle & Finch
Co. etc. The company make lead.
inr speciality OF completely equip.
ping pumping. lighting aud power
plants: also the installation Of
pumping plants for irrigation pur.
poses. The company are also
very extensive dealers in pow.
dor. and they have the rcpu.
tation OF being very successful
in the sale OF the old reliable brands
Of the Giant Powder Co. Con. as
against all competitors Their stor-
age warehouses and yards are 10
Gated on WILDLY Island. where they
cover so acres Of ground The
senior partner. Geo. n. Adair. start
ed In business In Seattle 81 years
ago and Is one OF the pioneer bust.
ness men of the city. Ten years
ago he sold out hts business 10 the
Fairbanks Morse Co. About eight
years ago he organized the present
company. Mfr. Adair il one OF the
most prominent members Of the
Commercial club. and upon all mat.
ters his advice IL eagerly sought.
and his decision IL always con.
nsdered reasonable and other mem.
beers are willing 70 abide by II.
Perhaps no business man or citizen
Of Seattle has had more honorable
business career than Mr.. Adair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

the other plants they manufacture
hollow ware of all kinds. including
partition tile, electric conduit tile,
drain tile. flue lining. chimney pipe.
and more than all others. vitrlfied
salt glazed sewer pipe. OF which
they manufacture over 1900 miles
n year. Most OF the sewers OF Sc
attic have been built out of their
products. They also manufacture
pressed brick OF many shades and
colors. from which many of the
leading office buildings have been
constructed. This concern EN-.
ploys over nine hundred men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
X. S. KERR

The selection OF a contractor to
complete the finishing or decorat.
Ing OF the interior OF n building or
dwelling place IN something which
should always be given very care
full thought and consideration By
every builder. A botched tintinR.
painting or paperbnnGlng job Will
ruin the appearance OF any building
OF residence For this reason the
greatest of care should be exercised
In this work. One OF the most de-
peDdable contractors In this busl.
ness Ia r. =. Kerr. at 1911 Arcade
Way. Seattle. Although he has
been engaged In business Ia Seattle
for only three years. Mr.. Kerr In
already well known among the
Architents and builders Of the city.
because the exceptionally high
class work HIS firm does has proved
most satisfactory 20 all. Mr.. Kerr
contracts for painting. tsnting and
paperhanging. He does an extern.
siyc contracting business. A large
force Of skilled mechanics ID en-.
ployed by him at all times. being In.
creased during the busy seasons OF
the year. MIR. Kerr came 10 Seattle
from Columbus. Ohio. three years
ago. lie was engaged In the same
line OF general contracting In the
East. and was well known there.
Mr.. Kerr has established and built
up large business In Seattle. He
has become known as a man In
whom the greatest confidence can
be placed. and as a result Of this
high esteem he ln held In. his bust
ness relations with his employers
are all tha, could be asked for.
Mr.. Kerr has done the finishing or
interior work on n great many Of
seattle's beautiful homes and build
infs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
SEATTLE. QUEEN CITY

Queen City and metropolis OF the
Northwest. and located ON Puget
Sound. an arm OF tho Pacific. SO.
attic II we'll filted physically to
maintain its commercial suprcm.
acy, The city restn on n series OF
hills between Puget Sound on tho
~cst and Lake Washington ON tho
east. while two largo lakes. Green
Lake and Lake Union. are entirely
within It's boundaries. The olympic
mountains tower TO the westward
and tho Cascades 10 the eastward.
aud beautiful Mt. Rainier 10 the
south completes the pretty pic
ture.
hishtofway has been secured
and preliminary work has been
done on the ship canal which ~
proposed TO connect Lakes Union
and Washington with Puget Sound
by way OF Salmon bay. when this
work In completed commodInus
frcsh water harbor In the heart az
the city will be availsbic. and Sc.
attic viii posse&s shipping facilities
uncxeelicd In the matter Of ar.
fanErmcnt and convenience by any
port In the world.
During the last decade Seattle
has enjoyed phenomenal increase
In population and wealth. which
has placed II among the leading
cities Of the land Endowed as IL
IL with n situation Of immense
strategic Importance as regards
the commerce OF tho Pacific. fay.
ored By nature with a mild and
eQuabIc climate. and located In the
heart Of region rich In uudeval.
opcd resources. Who can sAy but
that tho period ~ the cify's great
est growth Is yet TO Gomez
Seattle IL famous for the Seattle
Spirit. u has doubled and trlpled
In population through the enter.
prise and public pride Of Us In
hahisants. Il has gone ahead. No
city In the eonntry has the un.
seloped wealth. the undevcloped
resources Of Seattle. Queen City OF
tho Northwest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

within the last ton years Seattle
has shown a most marvellous
growth. This enormous Increase
In population has had to be fed,
and the result has been an enor-
nous growth In the business OF sup
plying food stuffs of all kinds aud
descriptions. The merchants along
Western avenue were among the
first 10 feel this great, growing de-
mand. The state OF Washington
at the present time Is not produc-
ing enough butter. eggs and cheese
20 feed It's own people. and the
rapid influx OF settlers and new
corners to the cities of the North.
west has created an enormous de-
mand upon the produce men. One
of the firms In Seattle which has
felt this demand and taken prompt
steps to meet II Is the Klock
Produce Company OF this city, at
Western avenue and Columbia
street.
This company has been estab-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

Renton Clay & Coal Co. which is n
combination of the Denny Clay Co.
and the Renton Clay Works. Mr..
Mathews is also very heavily inter
ested In Alaska and British Column
bia properties. The secretary and
manager is ]. II. Miller. who came
to Seattle from California. and was
formerly president of the Renton
Clay Works. Mr.. Miller is one Of
the most public spirited and pro
gressive business men of the city
and has done much to advance her
enterprises. The assistant treas
urer and assistant secretary ia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

This company has built most OF
the bridges IN this state and has
a bridge crossing every river OF
any aIze In the state. Among the
larger installations are bridges on
the Snohomish. skagit. Snoqualmie,
Nooksack, StiIIaguamish, PuyaIlup,
Cedar and Spokane rivers. and the
bridge across the Columbia river at
Burbank. Wash.
They have recently completed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

the dredging work In the creation
OF Harbor island. the reclamation
OF the Seattle tide lands. and the
deepening OF dock slips.
Similar work has been done by
them at Tacoma. Olympia. Aber-
deem. South Bend and Raymond.
Their equipment for this work
consists OF suction. dippcr and clam
sheH dredges, together with full
equipment OF ecowg. tugboats, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

the necessary floating plants for all
kinds Of harbor development work.
The dredging capacity Of their
equipment Is 100000 cubic yards
per month.
The officers OF this company are;
Mr. &. H. Hedges, presldent; Mr..
n. M. Dyer. vice president. and Mr..
Frank Dana. contract manager
The offices of the company are
at 432-44f Central building. Seattle.
Wash.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
!uCET SOUND BRIDGE & DREDGING COMPANY

= ~ fact that Seattle is
r. p !. estlxI and industrial cen.
&c Northwest, an Of the
. u panies recognized in the
:g world are located here.
q ns largest contracting
1s e. !. shf entire West. and prob
Aeeqt exception the largest
Northwest. Is the Puget
vIs.. silass 4 Dredging Company
SEPARATIONS include Washlng'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
42-STORY BUILDING IN
SEATTLE

VisItors to the Pacific Northwest
never fall 10 marvel at the sub
stantial building improvements seen
In all Of tho leading cities. At this
time there IL In course OF cnnssruc.
ton In Seattle the l. c. Smith build.
lng. which Ia 20 be- ~ stories high.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

for the Portland Railway, Light ~
Power Company AZ Estacada. ore,
a reinforced concrete steel dam OF
the Ambursen type, OF which they
are the associate engineer con
strucfors In the Northwestern
states.
This dam In approximately 1000
feet long and 100 feet high. and con.
tains $4,000 cubic feet Of reinforced
steel concrete.
They have done practically all
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20
Reasonable.

Mrs. Bilton--i got an invitation
10 Janaway's reception. nd you
Mrs Caton-No. She borrowed
all my CHINA and silverware. and
don't suppose she wants me TO see
how It's treated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

and their payroll annually ex-
ceeds 100000. Tho officers and
directors rank among the most
prominent and successful OF Seat.
ties business men. The president
Is Moritz Thomson. who is also
president OF the Centennial Mil
Co. the Seattle Grain Co., and the
Mexican.Pacific Railway. as we'll as
being prominent In other business
enterprises OF this city and the
Northwest The vice president and
treasurer In Il. ]. Mathews, the
original organizer OF the Denny.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

In an busy community as the
wholesale district of Seattle. the
drayuian plays an Important part.
and u may be said OF him that he
Is one OF the leading factors In the
growth Of community. The dray-
men OF Seattle certainly have a
vide field before them. and one OF
the number who has made good
and has q large patronage " w. H.
Baxter. whose office 10 located At
i005 Western avenue. Mr.. Baxter
has been established In the dyayirg
business here for the past cight
years, all OF the time handling the
heavy hauling for many houses.
which are his best reference. Eight
wagons are employed Mr. Baxter
makes a specially OF moving house
hold goods which arr packed for
shipment or storage. and In every
instance none but careful and com.
petant employees are chosen TO
handle goods lie also receives
freight shipments In pool cars for
distribution among the local mar.
kefs. Mr. Baxter has lived In the
city for number Of years. Is widely
and favorably kn0wn. and Is ons
of Seatfie's strongest boosters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

OF these productions will be found
in nearly every municipal or priv
ate constructive undertaking OF any
size in the Northwest.
The company operates six large
factories and owns number of
large coal mines and clay deposits.
Al Renton, Wash. Il operates the
largest single unit paving brick
plant in the world. with an output
OF 10000 paving bricks per day.
Nearly all the brick pavements In
the cities OF the Northwest have
been supplied by this factory. At
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

Walter b. Baer, young attorney
Princeton and New York law school
man. who came To Seattle from
New York last March The as
sistant manager is u. T. Farm
ham, q Yale graduate. The
sales manager is George w.
Hummer. who was formerly mana
ger of the Denny Clay Co. and has
for many years been prominently
identified with the clay industry.
The company occupy a large suite
of offices on the tenth floor OF tho
new Hoge building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

lie lInnoccntiyl-GoIf certainly
keeps you In good shape.
She - fsuzgestivelyl - Literally
speaking7
He waking upl--No: fisS
uratiyeiy. Princeton Tiger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-01-20

In industrial circles. than Mr.. Sohl.
He Is progressive and his word can
always be relied upon His we'll
equipped works are at 1924 Rail-
road avenue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-27

E. HOfer & Sons
INVESTMENTS
213 S. Commercial Street.

Lame back is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles Of the
back, for which you Will find nothing
better than Chamberlain's Llnlment.
For sale by all dealers.
A Portland teamster prodded baiky
horse with a knife blade, and was
fined $50 through the Humane So
ciety.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-27
More Salaries Raised.

In addition to general raise Of
salaries Of FIVE to 10 dollars a month,
following were employed at raises.
Miss Westcott to take place of Miss
Marshall, from 800 to S95 per month.
Mr. Moores asked II she would not
have served just as well for 800, but
Mr. Lafky thought she was entitled to
"a hundred
Prof. Schmalle to succeed ]. c..
Moore, assistant principal, resigned,
from $l1O to $12O per month
Mr.. Bonnell, supervisor manual
training from S1,4OO to $500, and his
assistant Mr.. shafer, from $1,000 to
s1,1OO.
Mr.. Lafky said at Corvallis they
were paying the manual training
teacher s1,5OO, and at Portland.
$4,000.
Mr. Lafky asked that Mr.. Davis be
raised from $1,000 to $1,40O. On the
question Of engrosslng the diplomas
for the high school graduates, Mr..
Miles raised the question whether
they could not be prepared by the
commercial department without fur
ther expense to the district.
Miss Ruth Hansen, English teacher
was not raised, but was reelected al
$75 per month. It is understood she
win resign.
Miss Francis Allen at 800 month
Miss Aitken as assistant in domestic
science at 800 a month, and Miss
Mann as drawing teacher at 500 a
month we're reelected.
Mrs. wheelock was reelected al
music teacher and raised from $9Ot
to $1,000
Il am afraid we will have to begir
to economlze somewhere" said Mr.
Lafky at this point in the proceed
ings.
H. r. Durham was elected princl
pal Of one Of the new schools a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-27
Waldo Hills

We have one of the finest 45-acre
Waldo Hill farms Just one-half mile
from small town with railroad.
stores, good school, etc. This place
has new FIVE room house, large new
barn. est kindB Of well erected wire
fencing. There are about 10 acres OF
young fruit trees inland balance hay
and grain except few acres of good
timber and pastures Fine large
spring rises on place Good team,
wagon, farm implements, etc, 80 with
place Only eight miles from Salem.
This is a splendid opportunity at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-27

It would surprise you to know Of
the great good that Is being done by
Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius Dow
ney Of Newberg Junction, N. b.,
writes, my wife has been using
Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them
very effectual and doing her lots OF
good" II you have any trouble with
your stomach or bowels, give them O
trial For sale by all dealers.