The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-29
Enormous Sum to Be- Paid Salmon
Trap and Cannery Owners.
CHICAGO MEN ~ SEATTLE.
Rhev CDnse Here On Their Way 10
Fafrhaven anA New Whatcs1-
On Friday . Payment - @65A-
ODO win coassasAse the Deal
Nsre thas S1.0eo, 900 AAAissssaA
q Ne Exnead<a In the Bsstaess.

ThN sax deal between tile Pacsflc-Am
can Fish Company. Of Chicago. ard the
fisl trappers and Gamers 81 the Sound
viii he contaminated AZ Fairha.en and
New Whaseom On Friday, according TO the
statement Of f. Dnnsoy. the promoter OF
the company who with others arrived
yesterday. On the day mentioned kiH.@e
viii be paid To the salmon trap and cam
merry owners who have bonded 10 tbs Chi
caxO people
The Chicago represent afives arrived yes
terday afternoon from the East and took =
special train for Fasrfasen and New
Whateofn at I o'clock last evening: =. A.
Moran, r.. Onffroy f. b. Deming. w r.
Gould and ]. r. Moran They were ac-
conpanied north by Attorney f.. Bartlett
Webster, who has been connected with the
scheme, and Gam J. German.
Mr. Moran in the attorney for the new
company, Mr.. Onfyroy is the promoter,
and has fsen elected vice president and
guneral manager Deninx In OF the brok-
eraxe firm OF Desning Il Gould, and IL Sec
ystary OF the company. while J. r. Moran
10 the attorneys son It was expected
that John e-udahy. the big Chicago packer.
who II president Of the company. Charles
Couns%anan, treasurer. along with several
other Chicago and &. Louis capitalists
who are interested In the deal would ac-
but they found II absolutely impossible 10
leave their business.
VIII Pay = half AGtllion.
I'VE shall pay about 10000 on March Il
to the fish trap men and the two Gamers
whose properties We have bonded" said
Mr.. 0nlfroy ut the Hotel Butler yester-
day afternoon. THAT will close the deal
with them and viii take up all the bonds
made to III. We will then come Into pos
session Of all the properties. Every bond
win be taken up. none Of them being per
mitted to iapse. That includes fortysix
sish traps NJ various locations on the
lower Sound. the Island Packing Com
pany's cannery and the Anacortes Com
pany's cannery. Tho total Investment In
traps and canneries will then he Aeariy
500, oo"
HM thas II only ttsie more than ene-
half4of the total amount which the Chicago
capitalists Will fnyest In Puget sound az
cordinG TO Mr. onfYroy. they will spend
hero about q. 40 10 carry on their busi-
ness. They are TO build an immense can
nary between Fhiriiayen and New What
CON. steamers 10 connect With their traps
= ferfiiixtng factory no complete that es-
cry part Of the refuse or salmon will b,
used. refrigerating plant for the ship
uieR Of fresh ealmon, haiihus and cod
fsh To the Eastern markets., and ii has
been said they will establish the strongest
bankyon the down Sound Tor the transae-
ton Of their business. I. may thus b.,
seen that the scheme Is very wide In It's
scope and eontempiaies the operation Of
an Immense business II Is probably. the
largest investment Of Eastern eapisal on
the Sound since the construction OF ,he
Everett Il Monte cristo railroad and the
purchase Of mines By John D. Rockefeller.
The gentlemen who came from Chicago
NSsNf al
waited als,.it the Hotel Batter until they
could secure special train, desiring 10 20
on north Just as soon as possible. Mr.
Moran wEo is counsel for the Pacific Fish
Company, was 10 examine the bonds and
prepare bills OF salc and deeds pr~para-
tory 10 paying the large amounts of money
10 various trap owners and Gamers He
r. one OF the most eminent attorneys of
Chicago. and IL a stakeholder In the COM
pany. He IL OF the firm OF Moran. hrause
4 Meyer. who are said to be the mast
surcessfut corporation lawyers of that
city.
Largest CanHery In the World.
We shall sslili somewhere between
FairhAven and New Whatcom the largest
rannery In the world" said Mr. OnfYrav.
1t VIII have a capacity OF sore cases per
day. ] cannot say what II will cost. for
We have not yet made close estimates Of
tssW E&HFfAST tHeH there VIII no a fartl-
igina plant for the manufacture Of ataanf,
ard fish oil from the refuse OF the salmon
and fish caught in the traps that cannot Ii,
used otherwise. Every particle OF the sal
nssn Will thus be- consumed lust as IL
done with the carvassss Of beef In The
great packing houses Of Chicago. Then
Wa shalt have a refrigerator plant for
fhe shipment ct fresh fah East, You must
excuse me from saving anything AZ This
time Of the establishment of hank for
the transaction 81 our business
The company IL moi a trust at an and
has more az the characteristics uf a trt,s,
We do moi own ell she salmon nnr all the
traps and trap locations on Puget sound
The waters are free for any enc 30 locate
traps. and there Is plenty ef room 10 build
aanscstes.
work Of construction on shs. big can
nery VIII begin at once. and IL will b.
Isornpiesea In time n handle the snrsre
pack The fertillxing factory will ais, he,