billiard parlor and amusement room, and other conveniences for the use of the inmates of the institution. The superintendent of the home is John M. Carson. There are 190 old soldiers who find a home in the institution.

HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE.

There are two public hospitals for the insane of the State the Western Washington Hospital, which is located near Steilacoom, in Pierce county, and the Eastern Washington Hospital, which is located at Medical Lake, Spokane county.

At each of these places large and commodious buildings have been erected, and the same are conducted strictly on humanitarian principles. Library and museum facilities are afforded the inmates, and light labor, when deemed expedient by the superintendent, is provided. Every known method of treatment is resorted to to restore these unfortunates, where possible, to their right minds. F. L. Goddard, M. D., is superintendent of the Western Washington Hospital, and J. D. McLean, M. D., is superintendent of the Eastern Washington Hospital.

Our state institutions are all under the general supervision and management of a board, appointed by the governor, known as the State Board of Control. This board, as now composed, consists of Hon. Henry Drum, of Spokane; Charles S. Reed, of Seattle, and Ernest Lister, of Tacoma, all of whom now reside at the state capital, that being the office and headquarters of the board.

MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES AND ENTERPRISES.

EVERETT PULP AND PAPER MILL.

The Everett Pulp and Paper Company operates one of the largest paper mills in the country, the plant having been established about the year 1892, and having been almost continuously in operation since that date. The paper is manufactured from wood pulp, from which all kinds of wrapping papers, book paper, and a fair grade of writing paper are made. The company does not make any of the common grades used for printing newspapers. The paper on which this book is printed was manufactured at this mill.

This plant for the year 1900 used in making paper 12,000 cords of wood; for making steam at the mill 35,000 cords of wood, and the output was 5,500 tons of paper. of the value of $440,000. In connection with the mill 249 people were employed, and received in wages the total sum of $221,250. Like most of the enterprises situated in the State of Washington, the plant has a ready market locally, as well as shipping paper to all of the Pacific coast states and foreign countries, principally Hawaii, Australia, China and Japan, to which in 1900 some 2,000 tons of paper were shipped.

THE PACIFIC COAST CONDENSED MILK COMPANY.

This company is located at Kent, in King county, and is in the heart of a rich agricultural and dairying community. The factory was established some two or three years ago, and manufactures what is said to be, by dealers, a very first quality of condensed milk and sterilized cream. There is a ready market, and the Carnation brand sterilized cream and condensed milk is becoming more popular and in increased demand.

THE TACOMA SMELTER.

The Tacoma Smelting and Refining Company was established and begun smelting ore in September, 1890. It was continu

ously operated until 1898, when it was reorganized under the name of the Tacoma Smelting Company. This plant is located near the city of Tacoma, Pierce county, and under its present manager, W. R. Rust, improvements have been made and additional furnaces built, the daily capacity being 380 tons of ore. Through the courtesy of the manager and to show the magnitude and value of a plant of this kind, we are enabled to give the following statement of the ore smelted and the value of the output for the year ending May 31, 1901:

The company has now under process of construction two additional furnaces for smelting copper ores, together with a modern converting plant for Bessemerizing copper matte, which when completed, will bring the capacity of the plant up to 700 tons of ore per day.

THE EVERETT SMELTER.

The Puget Sound Reduction Company established their works near Everett, in Snohomish county, and began smelting ores in 1894, and their plant has been continuously operated since that time. Under the management of W. C. Butler, improvements have recently been made, the roasting capacity of the plant having been increased until it is now capable of treating about 350 tons of ore per day. Through the courtesy of the manager, as showing the capacity and value of this plant we are enabled to give the following statement of the ore smelted and the value of the output for the year ending December 31, 1900:

Ores smelted (tons)

Gold..

Silver

Lead

Total..

72,000 $514,000 1, 134, 000 510,000

$2,158, 000

The management has recently added to the institution an arsenic plant, the only one in the United States.

THE NORTHPORT SMELTER.

There is also a smelter located at Northport, Stevens county, Mr. Bela Kadish being manager of the same. We have been