The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-18
The Salmon Combine
Goes Through.

The salmon cannerymen who have bee
in session for the last two days In thi
city and in Portland, some time ago, In
| vain endeayor to form a combination
have at last come to a conclusion and ar
ranged matters to the satisfaction OF al
parties. The following packing com
panies have signed the agreement to com
| bine:
Eureka Packing Co., Eureka.
Hapgood G. Co., Waterford.
| r. M. Warren, Cathlamet.
d. Morgan. Bay View.
]. @. Megler e. Co., Brookfeld.
Pillar Rock Packing Co., Pillar Rock
p. ]. MCGOWAN G. Sons, Chinook.
Aberdeen Packing Co., Ilwaco.
Columbia River Packing Co.. Astoria.
Cutting Packing Co, Astoria.
Samuel Elmore, Astoria
Astoria Packing Co. (all canneries)
A. Booth Packing Co., Astoria.
George & Barker, Astoria.
]. o. Hanthorn & Co., Astoria.
Fishermans Packing Co., Astoria.
]. w. & v. Cook. Clifton.
The North Shore Packing Company
while not In the combination, lowing T.
fact that several OF the stockholders re-
sidinp in the East have not had the OPP
portunity of consulting their agents mere
as to the details) have agreed to aDide
by the regulations Of the combination as
10 the price Of materials, raw and canned
fish. also to start fishing and TO close
down their cannery at the same time as
the combination.
This leaves only one cannery on the
lower river unrepresented, that OF VIII
lam Hume at Eagle Cliff. and as this Is
more Of private cannery and all the MS
is canned for certain buyers beforehand
II was not deemed of Importance that
this should be included.
The main objects Of the combination
are to govern the selling price of fish and
10 prevent the indiscrlminate sale by
men under contract to the cannerles TO
outside buyers. Heretofore the canneries
have been in the habit Of advancing to
fishermen during the winter, money
enough to buy provisions and twine to
knit their nets for the cannery season, In
return for which the fishermen have con-
tracted to sell all the fish they caught,
whether large or small, to the cannerles
at a fixed price. Then, when the summer
came, and the large fish began to run
agents for Portland and Eastern fsh
markets have made q practice OF visit
ing the lower river and offering price
somewhat lower than the canneries hav
been paying, and buying the largest and
best fish, leaving to the canneries moth
ing but the small fish and steelheads, with
the probability of the fishermen being In
debt to them at the end of the season.
Against this, the combination expects. by
rules hereafter to be fixed, to protect IT.
self. It will also set a price on all can
merry supplies such as tan bark, twine,
hangings, etc. and fix rental for net
racks and boats
Regarding the number Of canneries that
will be run, and the maximum output o.
fish for the year, nothing has as yet been
decided, but 1t is generally understood
that the canneries to be operated this
year will be all those that were running
last year, and no limit is to be placed on
the output.
All these matters are to be in the hands
OF board of directors which are to be
elected. The prices for fish to be paid to
the fishermen are also to be settled by
the same body. Before this can be ar
ranged, however, there will be a consult
alton with the Flshermen's Protective
Union. No trouble is anticipated on this
score as the combination is in favor of
Keeping the price of fish up to stand
lrd that will enable them to maintain
their well known and trained fsherme n
1t high enough rate to hold in check
The fish buyers from the outside.
The election of officers has not yet been
,eld, bat It Is anticipated that this ques
ton will be settled when the Gamers
meet again on Tuesday next In this city
LOCAL
The funeral of the late Addison Jewett
will take place from the Methodist church
It 2 p. m. today.