The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-20
SCANDINAVIAN
MEN TO Go OUT
Others POllON the Lead and Fishing
Seems on the Point Of Be-
coming General.
HARDTAcK AND BLACK COFFEE
Officers aud Nen Share Alike the naTdships
Of Camp Lie rlenty Of Exercise
and faa Here to Stay as
Loag a. Needed.

Thcre now seems 10 pt i"i p""
poet Of an average pack Of salmon ON
the Columbia river. a gentleman. who
Ia we'll posted In AFFAIRS, stated last
evening that from the best Information
al nhnd. and considering all OF the
present conditions. he felt rafe In pre-.
dieting that the pack OF 1896 would
reach $4,000 cases. At the meeting OF
the Fishcrmen's Union In Fishers hall
yesterday afternoon. II was decided to
permit tho fishermen for the scandina-
Wan Packing Company 90 go out At
the Ave cent rate offered by that COM
pany. with The understanding that no
nsh were to be delivered 60 that can
merry except by men owning gear re-
ccivcd from that company. and. fur
iher. that those fishermen should turn
In twenty per cent Of their earnings
toward the maintenance OF the Union.
Il was decided by the meeting that the
price of fsh should be maintained at
ave cents; but while this was the on
clal action. from reliable sources It
was learned that there was a tRcit un-
derstanding that others could ish at
the compromise rate offered by the
other canneries, a better general feel
lng seemed 10 prevail during the even
Ing. Mr. w. $ Kinney, In conversing
upon the subject, said that he was
satisfied. from careful examination
Of affairs the cannerymen could not
pay ave cents straight, and would not
do so. but thought a majority OF the
men now realized the situation. and
that many of them would go out on a
hasis Of four and oue-half cents. Al
one of the largest local canneries the
fishermen yesterday with one accord
We're az work getting out their nets
ready for Ashing. and putting theii
boats In order 80 20 on the river FOL
the evening drift They signihcd theil
Willingness 10 accept the four-and one
half cent rate. At pillar Rock the mer
who had previously refused TO fish foi
less than Ave cents, II was reported
went out enmasse yesterday evening
and commenced delivering salmon &
the home oannery In large quantities
NJ four and one-hRlf cents per pound
Al Chinook Beach the men have de
clared the strike on and are now put
| ting In their gear. Large quantities o.
ash have been received from up tn,
river during the last twenty-four hours
the steamer Telephone alone bringing
down twelve tons and half. II 4
certainly most oreditable 10 the mel
that they have let common sense pre-
vail. and have recognized the exigen
cies OF the situation. meeting the pack
ers on common ground.
Yesterday afternoon General Beeb
and the civic authorities met a delega
ton OF the fishermen at the courthouse
! General Beebe explained TO the fisher
men his mission here and the position
Of the authorities, saying that he hope,
the entire matter would soon be peace
fully settled. Judge Gray and Mayo
Taylor also spoke upon the subject
and the fishermen gave an idea OF tn
situation from the standpoint OF tn
Union. The meeting was pleasan
one throughout, and resulted in niue
better understanding OF the condltio
OF affairs on both sides.
A prominent steamboatman reporte
last evening that there We're hundred
Of boats fishing yesterday in front c
the city and In Cathlamet bay. Their
are numbers Of men out trying thei
luck who have not previously been er
gagged in iishing, but seem to be meet
ing with fair success. II seems to b
the concensus of opinion by those mos
interested and best posted on bot
sides, that the much-mooted questio
! OF difference is almost settled, and cor
gratulatlons were exchanged amongS
all hands last night, When good sens
and sound Judgment prevail, a fair Sc
tlement Of difficulties of this nature
sure to follow.
II is a matter not to be lightly pass
ed over, and one deserving commendI
tlon that the officers OF the Oregon M
tional Guard are not too good for the
positions, General Beebe, Colonel Sun
mers and the officers Of their respec
i've stats, sleep on cots in tents iii
the privates in their commands. The
were offered the hospitality of the Dec
dent and have been repeatedly Invite
to dinner by private citizens, but ha'
preferred to take pot luck and et
camp fare with their men. They W
not accept luxurles which cannot