The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-29
MILLIONS IN
THE GOLDFISH
Why Not Utilize the Wealth at Our
Very Doors, Now Awaiting
Development.
GREAT FISHERY RESOURCES
Alaskpn Waters FILLED with Fine Table
Elah-Astoria Within Easy Reach
of the Fishing Banks and Should
Embrace Her Opportunity

Embrace Her Opportunity.
why not utilize the riches at our very
doorB2 Why not make Astorln the lead
ing ish market Of the Pacific n not OF
the world? These are the questions
now agitating the minds OF many OF
AstorIa'E best known and most success
ful business men. we have our rail-
road secured" said merchant yester-
day. and the development of this port
its growth into n commercial center
and shipping point are bound to follow
The great wheat fields OF oregon and
Washington, the immense forests on
both sides of the Columbia. viii surely
empty their products into the vessels
from all parts Of the world at Astoria
We know that manufactures. elevators,
dry docks. fiourmllis, Aawmills and 9TH
er Industries win soon be established
here. Hut beyond and above all this.
our one great natural source Of wealth.
the fisheries. must and should continue
10 be our leading industry. The Column
bla river salmon is known the world
over and 5000. 900 year Is annually
distributed In this small town alone.
But ! claim that we have not yet COM
menced 10 be "A fishing town or fish
lng center. Perhaps the largest fish
packing center In the world is Glouces-
f.sR N.sE hat
two varieties Of fish. the cod being the !
leader Here our resources are mani /
fold, Salmon packing Is already es-
tabllshed, and returns rich results. At
our very doors and as near 10 Astoria /
as are the great nshing banks Of the At /.
lantic 20 Gloucester, are the waters OF |
Alaska, Every day new wonders are
being discovered In this snow-bound .
territory ~ ours, and amongst them all I
are none greater than the immense va
rietics OF table fish found In its wa
ters, There are cod. halibut sardines
and numbrrlcss other new varieties
which are found in surprising abund-
lnce. and which are equal to anything
ever yet put upon the market The ,
cod and halihut alone. II properly han
iled, are worth fortunes TO the man ,
who viii pack them for market. The /
ash can be cheaply secured and cost
but little 10 pack. They form large
part ot the daily diet OF thousands OF
working people, and make delicacy
Ipon the table OF the best people OF :
he land. Ten schooners, with fifteen c
men each. might be operated out OF v
Astoria at small expense and would fur =
,ish steady work and good wages to all a
concerned In the business. There would '
'e connected with the enterprise none I
= the heavy expenses entailed upon the "
ire large and sure. For one. believe r.
he necessary capital could easily he :
aised in our midst. II We only had II
few Eastern, pushing Yankees to start q
fleet OF sealing schooners sailing from s
his port, The business is a large and b
rohtablc one and Astoria ought to be Z
n the front ranks In all such enter a
rises" ri
An old cod fisherman said yesterday ''
propose of this subject, that he could u
ot understand why the industry of II
uring and packing cod had not long y
go been established here The cod of
he Alaskan waters, he said, is superior II
o most of the Eastern cod and equal II
o the best. Historians cannot afford Il
o overlook this great industry. You NJ
an see by the reports Of the business NJ
one by Blshart, McCallum, and others m
4 San Francisco, who have been pack
as cod for many years, that there is
TX money in the business. These peo-
lie started in with small coasting
rhooners, built up their markets on
he Pacific coast and throughout the
Western states and today Mr.. Bishart,
'ho came out from the East around til
he Horn with scarcely n dollar to his 81
anne, Is now a three times millionaire. aC
tr. McCallum Is also a very wealthy "A
IAN. and both made all Of their money Il
l Goldfish, What has been accomplish te
4 in San Francisco can be done with hi
lual facility and greater profit in AS II
,ria. We have the advantage over ne
an Francisco of being able to reach m
lie markets about two weeks sooner, be
r, rather, In getting the first fish on m
lie market as the fishing grounds are te
nat much nearer for sailing vessels Id
avlng here on the round trip than to kr
Gn Francisco, and as the Astorian NJ
as already said, the climate is superior ga
anything, even to Gloucester for WI
iring the fish. at
"An industry like this would build up We
this city boat shops, block factories, or
gging lofts, sail lofts, etc a schoon- We
: of any size at all engaged in this te
shing Industry, requires from twelve ly
twenty dories, so that the incidental Ia
dustrles dependant upon the main Id
lsiness, would be of no inconslderable pl
'nsequence. Ca
with fall like the one just passed fu
e could cure the fish here better than
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