The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-26
.SARDINES CAN Be
PACKEDIN ASTORIA
4 Heavy Packer Prom France Says
There /. Money In II IT Prop
crIy Conducted.
ALL THE MATERIAL Ar HAND
Large Industry Night be Built Up here aud
Nc NAY keturn 10 Start raekiaI
Housr--Noral Support Necessary
10 Success

Mr II Bcziera. packer OF the well
known brand Yacht clubs sardincs."
at Douarnanez. France. returned 10 Port
land on the Trlphone last evening. Be-
fore taking tho boat Mr Bszicrs said 10
an Aslorlan representative:
4 am making trip all over the
United s,ater, having come westward by
tho burlington route, on a nine months
round trip ticket Via San Francisco. and
shall return from Portland by the Sound
country and tho Northern Pacific. We
have a vrry large business and OF course
I am travelling In It's Interests. I ar
ranged for general agency OF the Pa
cine coast territory with a large import
Ing house In San FranciECo, We also
desire TO handle. at our houses In France.
your Columbia river salmon. have
spent my time here N7sry pleasantly with
number OF gentlemen IN the packing
business. and have bern surprised at
what | have seen. Your methods OF
canning fah are very different from our
way In France. And as | am a CORES
pondcnt for several French papers
have mailed them an account OF your
RNRtfHAtA nfEN " NlAN VIII WY ulu'h hAN-
prise my counirymcn Yes. | am most
fayorably impressed with this point as
place for manufacture. II seems TO
have every advantage plenty OF good
watrr. cheap fuel. cheap labor. and OF
course for business In my line. n riverful
OF many kinds OF nsh.
AS 20 the Sartincs business. think
this would be a splendid point for man
ufacturc am told you have az
seasons large supply OF tho best OF
nHh of this class Your tin is as cheap
or cheaper than Il Is In France. and
your Chinese labor. ! am told. Is also
cheap as well as very skilled. Oliye oil
you can get In abundance from California
and Of superior quality. You need
nothing more but the capital and push
Th,n the umclts, some OF which were
shown M today. and ~ which there Is
an abundant supply In your river.
think could be packed TO advantage. l
have not determined yet whether / can
cngags In packing here or not The bus
iuoss az home Is large, and demands
much of my personal attrutlon. / have
taken fun data, however. and will return
again next year should decide TO
pack nsh here II would b. necessary
10 have associated with me some practl-
cal and experienced men well acquainted
with the workmcn and their ways. and
who could control that part OF the hus-
ness Hcing u foreigner. and not speak
Ing wrll the language moral support OF
this kind would b. necessity TO me-
think most favorahly OF the opportunity
and believe there " fine opening here
In this line OF business for some one"
Mr. BeEitrs Is typical French gem
ueman. prepossesslng In appearance In
telligcnt and every inch a business man
His conversation is charming. and Is car
ritd ON In very good English for one
who has used the language practically
Tor so short time lie wriNs well Il
he cannot speak 50 hucnty. II Is to be
hoped that the gentlcman's reports OF
Astoria will be all that could be desired
and that he or some other practical man
In this line OF husncs will utilize the
great advantages possessed by this city
Tor packing this line OF goods,