The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-03
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ANOTHER APPEAL.

We are In receipt on the following COM
mun!cation from the well-known firm of
Graham & Boswell, OF New Orleans, un-
der date OF July 96:
I'VE thank you for having sent US the
Commercial Historian, which we have read
with much interest. We have not any In
formation from this section which would
Interest your people. But there is a sub
jectdwhich We know you, as well as the
country at large, must universally depre-
cate; that 10. THE BRANDING OF
TRASH under a label bearing In bold
Gsrge letters ) the words COLUMBIA
RIVER SALMON"
AS we understand It, these two words
Columbia River--is the synonym Of the
CHOICEST product of salmon; and that
the Columbia River is the home of the
best type on earth. Then why do the
honest packers allow few, or many Gas
the case may be) OF those who have so
little principle to persist in branding
rfdASH-which is hardly fit for dogs to
eat-under this label? Is 1t not possible
tnat a law could be framed prohibiting It?
or Is there so little interest in the matter
tnat those most interested VIII not make
tne enort to protect themselves. as well
as one OF the greatest industries of this
country7
we are sorry to say, that we have
seen samples OF salmcn opened, which
bore the label COLUMBIA RIVER, which
would make any one turn away in disgust
from anything called salmon. This pro.
mlscuous labelling regardless of quality.
VIII, as sure as there is Heaven above
us, sooner or later kill the demard for
salmon, no matter how nicely It may be
Tacked.
Unfortunately competition has great
oeal TO do with It; and every one is striv-
sng 10 get something little cheaper
tnan his competitor; and thus 1t goes. We
regret to say that the demand for low
grade salmon under Columbia River la
bel. Is 50 greatahere that 1t IL quite diff
cult to sell anything which possesses
genuine merit.
''W@ would Indeed like to see this rem
edied; ana 1t should be in some way or
other or the Industry will be crippled.
We can see the demand for salmon grad
ualiyigrowlng less all the while; and can
only attribute It to the TRASH which has
been passed around under the guise of an
article ut to eat,''
The above trenchant and purposeful let
ter. one OF dozens OF similar tenor that
we receive every week, is a repetition of
the numberless appkpls made through
these columns to the Columbia River can
nerymen to save their name and their
industry from annihiiation 1t goes to
show how closely our fight is watched by
interested buyers OF salmon all over this
continent, and how necessary 1t was for
us to begin this bogus label crusade In
the interests of Astoria and the state
at large. That the cannerymen should
hesitate any longer to act on this matter
Is past our comprehension or belief 1t
would be hard to conjure up shorter
means OF killing. off the source OF their
incomes and the incomes of thousands of
people dependent on salmon fishing for
their support, than this policy of dellb-
erats and shameful inactivity. The lead
ers Of the grocery trade in every large
centre In the United States are watching
their course very closely, and watching
It, we believe, with full knowledge OF
their dilatory and inexpscable conduct,
And they can't pull together.