A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 by Ithamar Howell
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in its factories and mills, with a monthly payroll aggregating
$230,000. [Illustration: Plate No. 69.--Codfish and Salmon Packing Plants at Anacortes, Skagit County.] [Illustration: Plate No. 70.--Plant for the Manufacture of Portland Cement, Located in Skagit County.] [Illustration: Plate No. 71.--Snohomish County Views.] [Illustration: Plate No. 72.--Snohomish County Industrial Scenes.] [Illustration: Plate No. 73.--Street Scene in Stanwood, Snohomish County. A Pony Farm at Everett, Snohomish County.] [Illustration: Plate No. 74.--City and Town Views, Snohomish County.] [Page 81] They are engaged in the manufacture of lumber, shingles, sash and doors; in railroad shops, pulp and paper mills, and smelters; in running tug boats, driving piles, making iron castings, and tanning hides; packing meats and fish; making turpentine, charcoal, flour, butter, and many other commodities. Its banks have $4,000,000 on deposit. Its paper mills produce 26 tons of paper daily. Its smelter is a constant producer of the precious metals and their by-products. The city is substantially built, having all the conveniences of a modern city, with wide streets and wide sidewalks; has both gas and electricity for lights, and a good water system. Some of its streets |
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