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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.]

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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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