TACOMA is the largest lumber manufacturing point on the Pacific Coast.
The manufacture of lumber is the most important industry in the
Pacific Northwest. In 1900 there were twelve lumber and shingle mills
in operation in TACOMA. In 1903 there were twenty-two in operation,
employing an average of 2,682 wage-earners. The increase in the lumber
and shingle output since 1900 may be shown by the following figures,
based upon reports from the local mills.