The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-07-30
cANNERIEs AoAlN pLocKEp.
UnDfecedented Run OF Salmon COntln-
ues ana Packers Need dore
Help.

INV urgent nee1 Tor additional help ~
stlll confronting the 9almJn pcckers and
because Of the scarcity IN this direction
seyeril u the canner.es we're again
blocked yesterday while none Of them
could receive all The nsh ,nsri1. 4, the
Kinney cnnnery. u the Columbia River
Packers Association. the boats beg. n
70 line " shortly after q. N. and un-
~ late in th an vas long
line waiting a chance g. dIscaAszs The
aaociltion Il taking 800 poun1s from
the gIIl meters aHs .aI ,ay from
i's own seInes
So erea, has been he rush that the
traps owned by the association N Blk-
ers bay have not been lif,ei 'or five
days.
/, was reported around the streets yes
terday that four traps had other been
broken because II 100 many FISH cr rad
been Gu, but no Information had been
received a, the associations office re-
garding the matter and ~ ;hsre is ttle-
phone connection II is thought that
the repOr; Is untrue or notification
would have been given. The reports
from Bakers bay and the lower and
upper rivers would indicate that the
fish in the pressat run are circllng
around In the river between snag Isl
and and saai Island
The Cooperative cannery called In
their fishermen Sunday night and yes
,erday al hands we're working in the
cannery CLEANING up the accumulated
Ssh. Al all :he canneries women and
children are working ami there is EN-
Dloymsn, Tor many others Tue FISH are
all large. averaging thirty pounds and
over and the belief Is prevalent tha, the
majority are hatchery fish.
The present large run Is general all
along the Pacific coast. The Rogue rly-
.er calneries have started up after wait
ing IN vain Tor fish earlier In the sea-
son. Private adylc.s received yesterday
from FaIrlaYen stated tha, the largest
run OF so,keyes ever known had entered
the Sound and the FISH are selling for
three cents apiece This means thirty
cents q case FOR raw material and as the
canning Is all done by machinery the to-
;al COS; is exceedingly small. 1, was re-
ported, however, tha; in the haste to
handle as much OF the run as possible
the work is being hurried 10 such de-
gree that part Of the pack will be con-
siderably below the standard.
Considerable interes, IS manifested in
the shipment u fresh fish to the can
neries on the upper river. seutsr, Bros.
are buying fish here that local packers
cannot handle q, three cents a pound. !
and an average two carloads are being
shipped daily to their cannery at The
Dalles
Refrigerator cars are scarce and many !
Of the local packers do not believe tha'
the fish viii stand the long trip and be
In condition 10 be packed. Shipments |
dAt dSH bNAAS lllAAN ~ Aht w aAAN4 |
and MCGOWAN up river canneries.
Apparently the run has also reached |
Alaskan waters. Captain Walbran Of |
the p. c. 5. Quadra arrived at Nanal-
mo Friday from the north and reported !
he run Of fish ligh; in all northern wat
ers. Jus, a. the Quadra left he:ter 70
turns were being had. Rivers Inlet fish
Ing has been a failure. Mr.. Wadhams,
Of the Waihams canneres. said his
boats between Black Rock and Zero
Rock were taking from two hundred to
three hundred each. Fine runs also are
reported a, Bella Coola and Kimsqul,,
where the canneries have been operating
eighteen months.