The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
MORE SALMON CANSERns
Increase ON the eeunA-n
Are Canned BY nasAi,s,,
Making Cana n No.

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e ON the seuaA-Hsw 49,
Are Canned BY Mashi...-
Making Cans a He.~
With the increase Of popuhss. -.
et.ttes of transrorSasssn, lAs ya.s..
nsaeries naturally increased 4 -.
ance and canneries we're early ln,,.lssS~es
The success Of the first !ndacss 49,
enter the field. until al prsssr - Y
nertes or the state are ssconA s.av Z II
% hts lumber interests From ~ 49,
hia on the south 20 the BrisiaA 49,
line the rivers. bsys and islass , =
state are dotted VITA oarnsres
products are sold not ou,y n ~. ~
the United States, but A Eurons - ~
sral America. In 1895 Vie numbss z ~
neries were twenty, with a 60.
product OF 1880 cases. valued 4 nt1s
The Columbia river ranis 1rs, i -
dustry. but Puget sound Of la,e yss,sls.
been rapidly closing up The gaA = -.
than six canneries having ~ -
lished there prior 70 I'm and a - !
1896.
The Pionsss CAansvn
The pioneer oannery q thls M, =
dustry on Puget sound was sssshlin1lm
George /. Myers twcnty-ons ysafs ~ : |
Mukilteo. IN Snohonish county. IN &.
periority OF Seattle in point 4 Ie>esa
soon became apparent and iAe b,a.a,.
was removed to West SsAtt,A Han
was twtcs destroyed By Are. ana sne
his second loss Mr.. Mysrs dstem!ns1 !,
come to Seattle and ESTABLISHED h:nns
on the wafer front At the fooS Il nsn
born street. In 1891 the buas1ae 81
grown TO such an extent that the ~
capacity was enlarged to i.d6o casek
The 1895 pack was the lsTgesi ii Il
world ever put out by slnsie c1ass7
In one year and amounted to sAop IN
To supply the necessary amount u =.
mon thirty-two sklIs and scows wen kw
busy fishing and rs men employed zss
them. The cannery also required IA m
for lis operation. and Ia both hrAassN<
gether $4,000 was paid cut in wags.
Thes fish used In canning are osaisa<1
secured In three different ways. akAS4a
most II not all OF the canneriss csliz
them by all three methods TAs afx
by boats and nets or trars owned snd n
Grated by the cannery Itself; the seoeti y
purchasing ahom directly from !natSek
ent fishermen. and the third BY ssad;H
steamers TO the various traps and asks>
men TO buy UP their caleb and brig MH
in. For the year 1875 E.als.a0 povhis
salmon respectively we're consunsd p
state canneries,
How salmon Are Canned
One OF the most curious slgssu m =
visitor TO Puget sound 10 the ra2d.y ~
which great quantities Of hsh ara cssaf'
in sny of the large estaAsshmann
IA his iirst visit 10 the Paclfic ccaG = -
be greatly astonished al seeing arr 4
boats loaded 10 the gunwals VIII ss<ss
lying Alongside the dock, whiis men Na
pitohforks are hussiy engaged 10 esAst
up The Ash. The .apier are then 49,"
with a hose and passed into ire riaaA
where they are placed on a long s8s'A z
side which stand a row OF men. " ~.
they are successfully cleaned ara soA's'@
washed twice, drained. cut srfvs
lengths to suit the size Of the can n
into pieces iongltud!naily and thruS as
cans BY iris time they nave rsacnsS y
end of the tab,s and The cans az es'el.
These are then pot In an inciine0 Is1-s
and carried down 10 The sosassns
ohine, which works autonadcaily NV.
sists OF a fat endless chain $50
around q wheel at either end. ~ tos ~
"a IS through th!s chain the tops ~ .
dered and the cans continue TO run ~
ehe inckne to the washing tsnx' 80
they are placed In an iron craais ~ =
snered Ia no. water. TAenes ~ /.
conveyed on a carriage along 49, s's~
the cooking ovens, large iron rscsgs go
flied with steam. where they ~ 49,.
70 remain from ID 20 ~ nahh'es s@ .
half pound cans and from Al -, :.
an hour and a quagter Tor fhe pes, $3.50
BY unis time they are thorousnv ,..l
and after the cans have bfen "a
and labelled they are packed 20 ess. -. )
ara ready for sfle market. Ire 49,. 49,. Z
so rapid that in one day w ~ pos 80
salmon are converted into se8 -.
- ,r,s1 Gen ard ready r9r eonsumylN.. ].
In al the larger canneriea tin -.
now MANUFACTURED as nesdesi ~ .. ~. 4
one-pourd ard sve-pourd F'zts ihs..' =,
being imported from the has.. ~. I
formerly tho case. The faanuis. y, Il.
wooden shipping cases. scvsvs1. 800
n.shes a large proportion u 'A'
OF the local box factories. :. se.,ss
YasaHgten canned sais'.n = 80 80
al the markets Of the world 3D. q j,
successfully wgh the SF9a9es ~. 4
Alaska and oregon canhefisr- ..sr,..y
r4and FOR the hgher grades = = ~
sargs IN England and eliN eea.s' ss1I.s
san1aa tho greater part ol 70 ~
sranss although the demand uvn - -
Es,,rs-,san countries evidences sns -
larity OF fhs product.
Product of Cannsriea ~
r-n.,vroh,e- 81 salmon cannsr'sa = z,
s.ssn an puget sound saTins
.,,siys v,eldfng an annual pax ~ !,
..s.es rnrsrs~aofiug a vaius q s'ss. - A
- ,t.(- fvy.,5e we're establishes 60 go
,sst var ia t1dlng Aiuswortb -. -
60 g~s,.se. 49, Fi4sleo Island Paeksns 80, -
-, a.. Arasortes PaekiFs ~.ssass
20 - posarto straits Psckisx. asr, -
al az Auaearfes: Young y p,efs
Tsi,fr. ara me Lumma issase 80 a
c.crrosnv % village Point !. ss;ps
f4.g80. 60 pounds or I'N. - .oans -
were consumed In ne y. nsnSrs
nerfea. tho amount paid y, sgu al. u
In this branch aions Dsins
coazeFva tlvs ssfinnafa. - an wsls1
-Four oanaeries are sisnaA AZ 81
bae ara grey's haroos. ~ rs 49,
v1eIgfnv ln lSs6 a total pzeA y .a.esss
vsttIrd 81 si44gfG. Tns to's rsss'
frsao atn snppllsd the cssns..sss .alsss !
"a - -, ~ bounds. e. ~
tha fsral sahsYmen % s1ssf. n. -
rae colar15la f.vsr 4 nsNs .,sssass .
arg csnter % the sfals = - $50
ei1bt cor ems are sssuatsa = ,aclsas .
trgfon SIDE THESE. howsssl' " y lsga
Aberdeen Packing Comese1.s ss..aos fsls'
Rogk posing company. sa,,ss.sd: Y. !
! g Mezisf 4 Co.. Of Bree. ..s 4 o.
We. 81 c. hlamst. haps-. rssxal
waterford, Eurska and E ,a.s,. 30
compaay and William Hs = Il. cslss,,
RAGE cir. The total p1cx o = y, $500
bla river eanneries 10 7" 80 - &.
a. ~ cases ID isas. yAfasa .saus - :
.rsst. os,saat means E1e