The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-28
OUR FISH IN THE EAST



MIR Grant rrulhnErr aud Mr., H. \,
Hamhlett who returned Yesterday FROM
a months trip through the East, reported
having enioycd the Elks' convention In
| Minneapolis, and their visit In New
York Chicago and Massachusetts when
| asked about what had been seen ot im-
| portance to Astoria. In n business way,
white they were ru0mnlg through the
largo cities, the reporter was told that
one OF the most Interesting matters
brought to their attention, and one OF
which they had reason to he proud, was
tho largo quantity OF Columbia river
salmon sold fresh IN the Eastern mar.
kct. Tho natural trcsh Dish market
FOR Pacific coast tiSh II New York. hc-
cause Boston Is the market FOR the
Eastern hsh, and is not nearly SO good
a distributing point "a New York, which
can handle two or three cars per day
ot Columbia river salmon, II too much
Is received In ono day. It can be quickly
shipped to Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington. Boston and all through Jcr-
scy, where It is easily disposed OF In
small lots,
Judging from the present prices OF
fish, there is money In the cold storage
business and the shipping OF fr,,sh ,sh
TO the New York markets. Silversldo
salmon In New York brings 81 cents per
pound at retail, What the royal chinook
would bring. with its rich. RID meat. Is
a question. but Imagine that largo
quantities ot II could bc disposed Of II
people only knew what IL WAS. Freight
rates from the Pacific coast 10 New
York are a cent and halt per pound.
This allows u certain amount OF ice IN
tho cars, and their Is also a reclamation
on returned boxes ChlnpecS Bros. OF
Seattle are shipping large quantities or
stlvcrsidcs 90 the Eastern markets. de-
consiSnees paying all freight and charges.
Fresh chinook sells in Minneapolis At
Ii cents per pound. which would seem
TO give q fair profit to both shippers and
tc'alars
Tho chance for u profitable cold stor-
pse business in Astoria. with the OPEN
ing OF the new railroad. Is most excel
lent one. and one which viii W. quickly
taken up by some enterprislng man.
when you can pick fish right out OF the
water and freeze them IN cars standing
on the track at your hand. you may
be sure that such fish will nnd ready
sale and good prices In New York As
toria Will then have Il large advantage
over any other fresh fish shipping point
In the West She will get the first pick
of the fat early spring nsh. while the
storage plants further M the river cannot
get them so soon nor In such large
quantities. The cold storage plants at
Goble. OF Chlopeck Bros. and Warren
have increased every year In their bust
ness, and have had TO send men to As
toria to buy and ship fish to Goble for
freezing Some enterprIsing man will
certainly get in on the ground floor at
Astoria,
"Thtey told US In the Fast that they
were not much acquainted with the royal
chinook in that territory. as the steel
heads seemed to keep better Under pres
ent methods OF shipment. and the con-
sumers have not yet learned 10 dis,In-
gulsh the difference; but when cars can
b. loaded at the fishing grounds, and
the fish frozen as It comes from. the
water. the demand for fat chlnooks will
soon take precedence"