The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-26
Seattle Should Have
a Copper Rolling

With two-thirhs % the copp~ :
produced In the United States mined
Ia tho West. and with a rapidly 90
pandinE market for manufactured
copper goods IN the Northwest. u ts
the belief 81 ierat business mon that
there ls an opportunity for a copper
rolling mill and wire mill In Seattle.
tiaM materials are az our door.
and may be secured from neizhbcr-
iaE cities. The local markets annu-
lion dollars worth ~ wire. and 800
tons ~ brass sheets, tubes, etc
~. eco tons pr year are estimated
70 be used west 81 tie Rockies.
rapidly growing espert trade
thru this port 10 sn)0F~d. Last year
thru this port amounted 10 over
twelve million dollars.
Frclghi from the East 10 ecrsurn-
inE cenisrs In tho Northwest
pounds. carload lots. and this would
be saved 20 a local plant
Raw materials for a local wire or
rolling mill can be- secured from the
Tacoma sfneiter at the New York
prices. "a the refined copper 4. laid
same price There 10 practically IN.
limited supply Of copper available
here. During the year Of 1919 there
was fk.Ilb.g0o OF copper ore and
fAEtf HftAANWHH WORM oil COPE rom
csntrat~s imported thru the wash
tnEton customs districts. practically
all this was coneiEncd 90 the snsit~r
at Tacoma Raw materials. then,
can BE- seeurrd on the same terms
az other rolling and wire mills
1'hc fue, situation her. should pre-
sent no difficulties. Coal IL mined
within few miles Of Seattle and
can always be secured IN as large
prices Mili waste and hoxEed fuel
can h. secured from local saw mills.
Electric power is available In any
quantity desired. Approximately
$4,000 horsepower enter the city
over the yafionis transmission iinca.
Rates arc as follows
Puget Sound Traction. Light a
Power company---i0o b. .. and over.
100 X. ". h. per month. ....es cents
izl X. W. n. per month. ....s0 cents
isT X. ". h. per month. 3 cents
Jos X. ". b. per month. .... 10 cents
In Seattle. or in the distriet 10
which Seattle distributes wire. IL rs
estimated that the normal consump-
barb wire. ii.ooo. 900.
Insulated wire. all kinds. except
lead covered. tJ.s00.ONn.
The railway and power work In
the city requires approximately IFS
NFtAN VI wiz E'N FfAFH anu NntN WON
" but fraction Of the total re-
quiremcntr Of the territory.
About 500 tons OF ahce ting. barn
md tubes are used here annually.
Tho shipping board estimated that
the average ship taveragc Of wood
and steeD contained sass pounds OF
copper materials. Several small
plants use high grade copper goods
FOR electrical equipment and other
WORK. including manufacturing jew
ciers' equipment
The potential demand for copper
goods Ia increasing all the time.
with the enormous demand for cop
per for tho great hydro slectric de-
vclopment which ia contemplated.
and which will Increase from year
10 year. IL viii be seen that tho
present trade IL only part OF the
possible development Washington
contains one-fifth Of the total water
power in the United States. and
Washington and oregon torrth
have nearly ono-third Of tho avail
able power IN the country.
A local mill could Distribute 70 all
the territory west OF tho Mississippi
river and would have no difficulty
In competing with other mills