The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
Association Formed ia Seattle to
Control Prices.
WILL INFLUENCE THE MARKET,
Coed Astendsnee and Enth sstasm--
George r. Myers Elected Pre~I-
dent and Harwood Morgan Sec
rotary and Tresssver--Ostects snd
Aims-Brok~rs asd Agents Sott-
Aed 60 withdraw All Oaersngs.

IN snporsan. meeting OF Puget sound
sslmen packers Was held last night IN the
once OF Hsrwood Morgan. room u Hal
Ter block. resulting In the organization Of
the Puget Sound Salmon Packers Asso-
cation
Tssss step marks an important departure
In tbs flsn Industry OF the Sound. 1t "a
shs 6rgt time such an organization has
seen formed. and VIII mark an epoch
among packers. shippers ard dealers. i.
q organized on soid and censerv alive
lines, We. with : degree OF enthusiasm
among It's members that bids fair 10
sound tine death kaeii 10 low prices In
one OF the mos, important products CT
tho Pacific Northwest.
Puget sound. of course. handles The
pack OF salmon from eFsry part &C the
Coast north OF tho Columbia river. and
= per cent. OF the fish trade is handled
In Seattle. Two brokerage firms aioEe
ship about fTs.e,o cases. the product CO
ten canraries. Tisege ara two canneyles
in the city. These duriay the SEASON OF
1897 packed about 79.ooo cases between
them The pack OF the Washington AIDE
of the Columbia river aggregated, ac-
eordins TO the FISH comm lssioner, IA.977
Cases. valued at ssse.1si white tbs pack On
the Sound amounted 10 3Is.s0o cases.
valued at 3i.3s2.s25. The pack on Grave
faarbor and Wiilapa narbor amounted IN
6.seo cases. valued at sIis.soG. This makes
= tosaa Tor the salmon pack Of the state
OF 4N.Usl eaSas. valued al Sc Dps go
Foo a long time the packers have besn
worried, Just as the shingie men We're hy
their Inability to control the market A
9iuie Went On they rallied more and panrs
ihat such control could come only thra,,r.
united and harmonious action, The ,n..,t.
MS last night and the organization OF ina
sew association was the result of that
The Officers elected last night are a. fol-
so1o: president, George T. Myers. s.cy,s.
earY and treasurer. Harwo.si uarsr.,,
phss0 was n good attendance. among thosx.
&seespt being. Oswald Steel nr.,s4ass,t -,
she taartayen Canning Company. III pan
living. EsdaIgo Island Canning company:
George i. Myers. OF the Myers Picking
Copany. OF Seattle: J. w. Hurnes. Ma
siooal fac<ing Company. Port Angeles. i,
w. Keen. president of the Island Packing
(oanpaDy. Friday Uarbor: b. L. Williams
OF Young d Williams. Blaine; DR. Adrtan
cdouod. representing the Franco A u.srican
North Pacific Packing Company; W. c.
MCKEE. president Pacific Northwest Pack
ana Company, Blaine; Mr. suttsr os the
2sdaigo Island Packing Company; n. onf-
Troy. OF the Franco-Amerfcan Nofth Pa
clio Packing Company: Harwood Morgan.
ana othesM
The utmost harmony prevailed. every
Body ressfnlng 20 be Of one mind Tho first
object of tho association viii he 10 ezfab-
fxt. H.t- ur~
ISIS. The result OF the meeting last night
Will probably affect markets from San
Francisco To New YORK to-day as instruc-
tons were sent out from Seattle last night
notifying all brokers and agents 10 With
draw all offerings OF salmon for the
present.
The next meeting OF the new association
viii 10 held ga Harwood Moggan's office on
Nav I. when fuller details Of organization
and work will be perfected.