. Seattle and the Orient. prac-tically speaking, doing a saw mill busi-ness right in the heart of the waterfront. They own the site of nine acreson which their mill is located; inaddition to their big mill they have asash and door factory—recent improve-ments have been made to this at a costof $12,000 and they are already taxedto their utmost to supply the demandmade upon them. Mr. Stetson, in thecourse of an interview upon the lum-ber trade, stated that the increase lastyear was a very substantial one, and the property of the Stetson-Post MillCompany and shows the magnitude ofthe concern as i
. Seattle and the Orient. prac-tically speaking, doing a saw mill busi-ness right in the heart of the waterfront. They own the site of nine acreson which their mill is located; inaddition to their big mill they have asash and door factory—recent improve-ments have been made to this at a costof $12,000 and they are already taxedto their utmost to supply the demandmade upon them. Mr. Stetson, in thecourse of an interview upon the lum-ber trade, stated that the increase lastyear was a very substantial one, and the property of the Stetson-Post MillCompany and shows the magnitude ofthe concern as it stands today. Theproperty owned by the company is oneof the most valuable in the city. THE DIAMOND ICE COMPANY, One of the very considerable coldstorage plants and ice factories locatedupon the Pacific Coast is that of theDiamond Ice Company, which is 1^ 66 SEATTLE AND THE ORIENT. cated on Western Avenue and UnionStreet. An exterior picture of thebuilding, together with an interiorpicture of the methods used in manu-. machinery they will increase the capa-city this year by 50 per cent. Twentypeople are employed about the place invarious capacities. In addition to themanufactureof ice, whichat present isthirty tonsper day,theyhave a veryextensivecold storagewarehouse,in whichbutter, eggs,beer, cheeseand fish arekept for localdealers,which has acapacity of150,000 cubicfeet. Thelargest por-tion of theircold storageplant is de-voted to thefreezing o ffresh ti s h ;this h a s acapacity oftwo carloadsor 40,000pounds perday. Thesystem inuse for mak-ing ice iswhat isknown asthe Pusey The Estadlishment of the Diamond Ice Co facturing ice, is shown in this article,and will give an idea of how extensivethis establishment has become. Theyhave been established here since 1893and have built up a very large busi-ness—the increase last year shows agiain of 25 per cent, and with additional system. Theice is madeupon plates and is sliced off first in cakes22 inches by 11 inches thick and 6
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