The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-08
M SALMON SEASON.
Zinc Out the Nets for the
Run of Silversides.
- TIMES At THE cANaERlEs.
-. T. Myers, the Veteran Can
.~sran, Talks About business aad
xxu Effects OF Free Silver.

- cannery Of George n Myers &
as bustle these days. Tie nsess-
s<sozrasl1ns sre being made for tbs
- seaaca's work. a tyree made up
- ;senfe-glvs white men and eight
~-sss are engaged e. the task q get-
- "a hx canHery tn readiness to e4A
- many thousand salmon daring s8e
80 -ua % s.igerslGes and other mem
- the salmon tribe. The fierce
-. az the winter and The ever-vora-
- xooG-lovlng fera4o combined have
- havoc with the piles that sup
y. - cannery structure. and t was
- foar. necessary 70 drive nearly 30
- ard make other repairs before the
s-eslux Wif be Ct 10 carry Or the sea-
- uork. This work Is now IN progress
ssn-xe 7. Myers the veteran eaansry-
- zhc N TIE president and manager Of
= <<npaay. was seen yesterday. He
= = The eaanery experimenting the
..-knen who are engaged Ia the task Of
.sxag The piss and getting the nets and
Sss~ fishing parapheTna4la in readiness
= se,sve work. lie said:
= fsand thai the storms OF the winter
~ he rzyaees OF the teredo bad so
.ssxened sbe foundation Of the oannery
exlt IL neeessary 70 drive about 200
- before the work OF canning salmon
= he proceeded With. This has delayed
~-rzfsans for awhile and may throw rs
~ short time. Yon see. we handled
u tots Of sairnou on inis floor last year.
.ssfA Is the largest pack ever made IN
1snxse czunery IA one season in the
ra.af States. and Il takes a good solid
yzdasien where there II 30 much weight
kza2ie-
s<s: year vas phenomenal one in the
SO u salmon ran. I do not expect
szss run this year. and therefore haye
u sased 20 the plant ! was told by the
xsanz when | first came TO the sound.
"a. there vas big rua Of salmon every
ussss years. and the run OF last year
"a lke frAt big one since 1915 IT was a
fss1, glln and I do not expect 90 see Il
ss<ssea this year. and therefore ] have
zA2s 10 special preparation In the way OF
sssazing the capacity OF my eannary.
b charging the number OF boats or
"a On the contrary. 1 will only use
81 as have on hand, repairing the
w. ard boats 50 that they may answer
sss pur3oas this year. We have twenty
Nc seinss Of our own. or this number
n.ise are large and ten arc small. The
IEgs Eelnes are 900 fathoms long and
tom S 10 80 fathoms deep. the smaller
nes are 100 fathuns long and 6 fathoms
beg. From this you can see that We
ns pretty wen supplied 10 do an average
sasoa's business. even n NE do use the
nme plant we had last year without
saklng additions.
let ne show you how we preserve our
fts darins the season when the salmon
ate Rot running" said Mr.. Myers. point
sxss corner In the eannery where sew
. sM Horl<rnen were engaged in pulling
as bot OF nets from a mound OF salt
/ Us washing them. In that pile thern
| sr afteen tons OF nets and eight tons OF
| NJ The salt keeps the nets from rotting.
| saa hey come out OF the salt after a stay
4 Sven or eight months last As good a.
shen they were put In. It's q great scheme
| fsr he preservation OF nets.
| @Asts the personnel OF the company. 4
~ BE- about the same 81 10 Was last
fsar. with the exception that George T.
tiers. h.. IA the treasurer OF the com
Hny this year. 10 has been assistant re-
ewing teller Of the First National bank
n Portland for several years past, and
resigned his position 90 take this new
fzse Will continue 20 act az president
az manager. William Stewart. brother
|9Rr Stewart. Is secretary. and Frank
Asaford vice president"
How did the business pay last year,
Well. II was not 50 profitable as Il
saat have been. You see that large
nrsaouse out there. which S. a part OF
ia eanhery Ii "a ful} OF salmon which
" esnned last year. Besides this We haNe
la more stored IN other warehouses IN
nss city. There VAS no advance IN the
F.a during last year. and the market y
at - hu0yanf row as Ii was last year
81 shis time. I attribute this principally
e sAa financial and political outlook. We
saa too much agitation q financial ques-
tans the tariff has been TOO much tiukere3
~ Hrrink Cleveiani's administration.
tsi TIE result has been sgeh an unsettled
Nssisl5n AZ affairs that prices Of all sorts
q esmmodlties Save gone a gllmmering."
Hos o. suu stand on the money Qnes-
tsa Nr Myers9.'
lar IN favor Of the honest dollar that
w0gsh i1o cents az all times. and !
tssrsfere want 60 see Mckinley elected
Fsssdsai in order thar Il may restore con-
t1saee q THIS nation ard bring with his
ss~sassratsaa a seltfei state ~ affairs
az Z faaneial and tariff policy that viii
sFs eeaadenee "a the business man. 50
ia. - wlil have falth enough 30 make IN
fessreass without fear ~ losing them
tH2agh vicious and criminal legislation.
y ~ opinion. almost gsreparabls Injury
- r. inflicted on ghe country n Bryan
sss free silver congress Is elected and
ne eolaage measure adopted. I am
hapabssean ana believe in the Republican
tEssefa 81 finance. I ana a ayeti-ln-the-
Fesl gal3 man."
fasTs VIII ho plenty II canneries 20 rut
= salmon on the Sound this year Alas-
A9sa Dunn have erected p large can
aeiF a the foot OF Spring street IN this
~, II Il nor quite as large ss tbe Myers
sAsasFg, eut is is big enough SO can a
&c nafrher et eases durng ne season.
.sa there are four canneries - the
.Nes.fy az Anaeortes. and the Island
.ssAsiss company az Frhiay haFbor. n
- f'ciaity af glafae there are swo can
.s.ls@ &Aa there is ona as Port Angeles
expected shat the raa will commences
saa Fstfnity og Seattle oariv I'm Septeat-
Fae salmon have aireaaF Appeared
- Nciasiy Of Blaine. aaa are Uog