Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-04-19
SARDINE SYNDICATE
FORMED AT LAST-DEAL CLOSED
AND MONEY PAID.
5rEVENs' HERCULEAN TASK-HEAD-
QUARTERS AT EAsTPoRT-WHo
ARE IN IT-NAME
CHANGED.

About two years age s G. Stevens, man
ager and principal owner Of the BROOKLYN
Packing Co., conceived the idea of unit
ing the interests OF the sardine factories
Of Maine, with the object i'll view of econ
omy in production, improvement in the
quality of the pack, better remuneration
for the fishermen, and larger remunera-
ton for the capital invested.
Profoundly OF the conviction that the
scheme was practicable, and that the re-
suits would be beneficial, Mr.. Stevens
undertook the herculean task of uniting
the then conflicting interests. OF raising
sufficient capital and OF organizing cor
poration for conducting the business.
SUCCESS AT LAST.
Twice he had the coveted object appar-
emily within his grasp, and twice the whole
thing slipped away. With the tenacity
charact eristic OF the man, and with grim
determination, he started in third time,
and now he has the satisfaction of con-
templatng the success OF his arduous I'M
dertaking. He will hold an important
and lucrative position in the organiza-
ton.
Throughout all these long and tedious
negotiations Mr.. Stevens has had the I'M
hagging support and wise counsel Of his
personal friend, Col. II. T.. Hamlin, of the
law firm OF Hale Il Hamlin, OF Ellsworth,
and to him is in no small measure due the
final successful outcome.
Heretofore the name OF the consolida-
ton has been The American Sardne Co.
lnder the final organization the name
is changed to the Continental Packing
Co. The corporation Is organized under
the laws OF New Jersey, although it re-
tains the Maine charter of the original
company. The syndicate controls the
greater number Of factories bordering on
the waters OF Passamaquoddy bay. Its
sources of supply are OF extended ma
ture and continually broadening. Where
1t will stop in its extension it is hard to
say, as it is now making some gigantic
preparations for the coming seasons
work.
THE CONDENSATION.
The completion of this work removes
all uncertainty as to the good faith of the
company i'll carrying out the propositions
hat the sardine pack of Maine, especially
BROOKLYN, Robbinston. PASSPORT and
Lubec, Will be largely increased and reg
ulated by the Continental Packing Co.,
the principal packers having deemed it for
the best interests OF the business to unite
their fortunes in the venture.
Among the latter may be mentioned
Chas. T.. Capen, Geo. 0. Grady, Blanchard
Manufacturing Co., I. l.. Holmes, W. IL.
Holmes, st. Croix Packing Co.. II. II.
Paine, e. p. Kemp, North End Packing
Co., Norton, simpson Il Mcleod, Joseph
Farris, Daniel Mccullough, VIM. Martin,
Parker Il Pike, New England Sardine Co.,
Lubec Packing Co, Gunrock Packing
Co., Crescent Packing Co., Columbia
Packing Co, New Kinney Il Rsmsdell,
Eureka Packing Co., BROOKLYN Packing
Co.,, L. b. Hunt, \. ii. Wentworth, Booth
bay Canning Co., A. +. Farnsworth. This
list does not comprise all the sardine
factories OF this section.
WILL INCREASE BUSINESS.
The company proposes to increase the
sardine business, and, by paying more at
tention 10 the quality OF the pack, to en-
large the market and place the industry
on more practical and remunerative
basis. Tai, intention, If carried out, will
prove itself not an advantage to the com
pany alone, but to the labor employed
and the Weir-owners as we'll.
CONTRACTS WITH WEIR OWNERS.
The company has contracted with sew
erai weir-owners for the purchase OF their
entire catch al a price that viii give them
more profitable sales than they have been
able to command in years past; and at the
same time, by fixing definite value on
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