The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-26
MIL NOT BUILD THIS YEAR
LATEyEss or SEASON CHANGES
PLANS or MIG FISH COMPANY.
AuAitOr Smith Arrives Ut FairAaveo
90 Innognrafe the SeasSnss Woek
ana Appratse the Property Ar
ssired-Preparing for the Catch.
specaal ptspa,eh 70 :he pos:- InseIligeneer.

Special Dispatch TO The pos.-InteIligeneer
FAIRHAFES April @-Robsrt A.
Smith, auditor OF the Pacific American
Fish Company. arrived from Chicago On
Sunday His coming has iHauguraied the
seasons work and appraisers were sent
our at once 10 report Or the value OF ala
the gear and appliances OF the srapznen
who had saI6 out 90 the big company. A
tract af forty-ffve acres was also bought
at Anacortes for drying nets
The la,en~ss us the season will no Doubt
causs a mod slcatton os Nr. Ongnroys
plans regarding the building Of MAIN
moth canneYy this season. 1t would De
almost Impossible TO get TIE necessary ma
teriaia ON GsEd tn season ard the ex-
pense would b.. very largely In excess
OF what IL would be- provided plenty Of
time were allowed for preparation. II
looks now az II the company would en-
large ard utilize ali the present cannery
space they have and make temporary ar
ranssmenss Ter this summers pack. in the
son = run, when the FISH frpIs AL their
trays viii De on their hands, AMI when
they must have much greater cannery Ia
ciifties. Tais year the burden OF handling
the pack Is greatly laghtened by the fact
that some OF the best traps had their FISH
contracted 10 canneries before the sale.
and those contracts hold good for this
year. SO that the company viii only have
summer. II is altogether probable that
The Franco-American caEnery will be
added to their purchases
The heavy winds are interfering some
what with the activity in trap driving but
III available drivers are on the grounds for
service ut some point. The lack OF heavy
Pile drivers Is very manifest just now.
and there is general move 10 supply
the demand by building new ones. A light
driver Is more of a nuisance than help
as general thing
leading member. has already driven a
trap OF Lummi island, IL will be in
time TO catch all the spring salmon COM
Ing its way
now near Sandy point. and will soon be-
gin on its trap at Village point. close
to the cannery. II will use It's own
drivers, OF which IL has two.
J. r. Nelson has his houses built to ae-
commocate his men while driving FIVE
traps on Ssuarts island and the west
shore OF San Juan. HIS driver will he
at work this week. Mckee 4 Mcdonald
Samuel Aisop & Sons are all ready TO
drive trap on Waidron island that they
will fish themselves. selling their fish 10
the highest bidder.
The Chicago Fish Company is beginning
OF tts famous Village point trap ana
will extend II 80 fee, further than here
tofore. The Steele company gets this
years catch
r. f. Davis & CO. are driving seven
traps on Lopez and San Juan They will
sell 10 the highest bidder
l., u. Pike is ps;ting in his traps at
Point ROBBERS
The Ffdalgo Island Canning Company
and the Anacortes company are actively
at work
Winch offered his entire plant and ten
traps To the Pacific American Company
for 3is5.nS They offered him sI35 600 and
the deal Is yet unsettled. He is in a
good position To handle his own catch
The next month will see general move
ment on the Sound and preparations made
for the sockeye run that Will u. many
times as extensive az any year hereto
fore.