The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-01

SALMON PACKERS MEETING.
An Association Formed in Seattle 10 Con-
troll Prices.

Seattle p l.. April -
/ An important meeting of Puget Sound
salmon packers was held last night In
the Office OF Harwood Morgan. room y.
Haller block, resulting in the organlzu-
I ton OF the Puget Sound Salmon Packers
Association.
This step marks an important depar-
ture In the fish Industry of the Sound.
/ II Is the first time such an organization
has been formed and will mark an epoch
among packers. shippers and dealers. It
is organized on solid and conservative
lines, yet with a degree OF enthusiasm
among its members that bids fair to
sound the death knell 70 low prices in
one Of the most important products OF
the Pacific Northwest.
Puget Sound, oil course. handles the
pack Of salmon from every part of the
coast north Of the Columbia river. and
5 per cent Of the fish trade is handled
in Seattle Two brokerage firms alone
ship about 1900 cases. the product OF
ten canneries, There are two canncries
in the city. These, during the season OF
1897 packed about 7OUO cases between.
them. The pack of the Washington side
OF the Columbia river aggregated. ac-
cording to the fish commissioner. lH7-T
cases, valued at &92 7A, while the pack on
the sound amounted to 1880 cases. val
ued at Sl.3j362j. The pack on Gray's
harbor and Willapa harbor amounted 10
2,s0O cases, valued at lll3 800 This makes
a total for the salmon pack OF the state
Of l9O,O7 cases, valued at S2OU.3j9.
For long time the packers have been
worried, Just as the shlngle men were. by
their inability to control the market. As
time went on they realized more and more
that sucn control could come only
through united and harmonious action.
The meeting last night and the organI-
Zatlon OF the new association was the re-
suit Of that conviction.
The officers elected last night arc as
follows: President, George r. Myers.
secretary and treasurer Harwood Nor
gan. There was a good attendance. among
those present being: oswald Steel presl-
dent Of the F'alrhaven Canning company.
II. Bell Irving, Fldalgo Island Canning
company; George r. Myers. Of the Myers
Packing company Of Seattle; J. W.
Hume. National Packing company. port
Angeles; f. w. Keen, president Of the
Island Packing company, Friday harbor:
B. l.. Williams, Of Young & Williams.
Blaine; DR. Adren Monod representing
the FrancO-American North Pacific Pack
ing company; w. g. Mckee, president
Pacific Northwest Packing company.
Blaine; Mr. Sutter. Of the Fidalgo Island
Packing company; X. Onnroy, Of the
North Pacific Packing
Harwood Morgan, and Others.
The utmost harmony prevailed. every
body seeming to be Of One mind. The
first object Of the association will be to
and stable prices for the
season Of 1888. The result Of the meet
Ing last night will probably affect mar
kets from San Francisco to New York
today, as Instructions were sent out from I
Seattle last night notifying all brokers .
and agents to withdraw all offerings Of .
salmon for the present.
The next meeting Of the new assocla-
tlon will be held IN Harwood Morgan's
office on May 7, when fuller details Of
organization and work will be perfected