Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-01-18

(FEGjas GGzette.)

The fish and oyster business O
Baltimore. Md, is in chaotic con
clifton. There is grand chance 70
improvement, which must com,
sooner or later. The projected col,
storage plant will DO much to bette
the conditions.
The credit of first discovering tina
commercial oil could be extracted
from menhaden is generally awarded
to Mrs. John Bartlett, of Noun
Desert, who in 1850 was boilips
"porgies" for her chickens and dis
covered oil floating on the surface
winch she SKINNED off, and, takipe
1T to Boston, showed il to leading
oil dealer there, who asked her tc
send several barrels and he would
see what could be done with it. Sh,
sent thirteen barrel next year ano
received $l1 barrel for 1t. Con.
necticut claims 10 have had fish OF
factory in operation near New Havei
in 1850.
The, William J. Hooper Mfg
Company (Baltimore) is a guarantee
IN itself of first-class goods and work
manship, fair and square dealing, in
every instance and at all times. and
is so recognized aud appreciated by
fishermen the country over-from
ocean to ocean and Lakes to Gulf
Ihls company was established in
1S48 by Mr.. William j. Hooper
At that time, like many other infant
industries, the manufacture of nets
and netting, seine twiues and all
other fishery paraphernalia was
enmeshed IN It's swaddling clothes.
The machinery was crude, the work
mansbip not of the best, aud the
many ideas born of experience and
the DEERE to progress and fill long
felt wants that have since been put
INTO practical use for entrapping the
Tribe of Fin were then not even in
embryo. But half century of ex-
perience and unremitting toll in the
interest of advancement, with the
idea steadily in view that "nothing
go good it cannot be bettered," has
worked revolution in the manu-.
facture of goods for fishing and fisher
men, and to-day the machinery for
making twines, netting, etc, has been
improved to marvellous extent.
with the natural result of the greatest
perfection in quality and workman
ship.
A semi-annual dividend of 81 per
cent on its preferred stock, PAYABLE
January 1, was declared by the
Fisheries Company New York;, the
report of which shows net profits for
the season of about $4,000. and
much more satisfactory conditions
under the reorganized economical
management than formerly. The
earnings this year, it is stated, have
been made under such disad vantayes
that it is practically certain the com
rany will continue to make money
unless the fish leave the coast alto
gether. The new company, organized
early this year, has an authorized
capital of 100000. with an issue
of 100000 of bonds.
The Cape Charles Liqkt SAYS: The
Atlantic Fisheries Company, located
on Sandy Island, Immediately ad.
lacent to Cape Charles, operated their
immense plant for making oil and
fish products during the entire season
last year, for the first time. The
plant cost about $4,000 and has an
independent electric light plant and
splendid artesian wells and is proba-
bly, one of the best equipped fish
factories in the United States. The
pay-rolls of the concern amount TO
about $4,000 per month, and is
operated seven months in the years
giving employment to about one
men.
The Wilmington N. Co. Star
says: Capitalists from the North
have interested party of Southport
gentlemen IN a project to build "A
factory on the lower Cape Fear for
he manufacture of fish scrap for
fertilizers and for other uses. Al
stock company will be formed and
he amount of capital involved will |
De $4,000. The establishment of |
he plant, they say, is an assured
act. This industry is in operation
n a small way at Beaufort and New
bern, N. O., but is nothing like
he proportions upon which this
liant will be operated. Two steamers
# from 200 to $50 tons capacity will
re employed in fishing for the Sat
Jacks which constitute the raw ma.
erial from which the products are
lerived.
The buildings for the machinery
nd the oil tanks will be commenced
cry soon, also "a wharf twelve
hundred feet long. The work is
ENG done under the direction of B.
1. Milligan, of Crisfeld, Nd.
MEXICAN NETAND TwINE BAN QUIET
\
The Boston Globe says: THE
pacious new wing just added to the
actory of the American Net and
WINE Company, at East Cam bridge.
las formally dedicated last night by
banquet and ball. The occasion
OF only served as an opportunity to
How the public to inspect this por-
on OF the enlarged plant of the COM
any, but also to exempllfy the kindly
eeiings existing between employers
nd employees.
For the time knitting needles
na machines were forgotten in the
eiight OF the excellent concert,
rchestral accompaniment and the
'azy waltz. and it is safe to assume
lat the event was one to be remem-