The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-01

Minnie X. Bailey. literary editress Of
the st. Paul Dispatch, and Miss Frances
Parker. of the st. Paul Teachers Train.
Ing school, were visitors in the city
yesterday. Like all Fasteners, these
two, who, by the way, are great chums
aud have jaunted West doing everything
from the Trail, at the Portland fair, 10
eating sound lreferring. Of course, TO
that great body Of water up North
clans, labored under the impression that
tour Of the Astoria canneries would
necessitatc subjecting their olfactory or
gans TO the most severe Of tests. With
the writer the Misses Bailey and Par
ker visited one 0f the local canneries; !;
the establishment was working its full
force and afforded an opportunity to
see the entire canning process. 1t would
have been an injustice 10 the city, more
particularly TO the cannery management
TO have overlooked the visitors register
40 the writer led the ladies 10 q ak by
six Office which houses the great volume,
''llsw shall | write III" queried Miss
Baker, grasping a pen and with true pro.
! itssionaI instinct smear1ag her fingers
siih ink.
'ln English" was suggested the writ
rr constituting the interrogation TO mean
shnt Miss Bailey believed the register
WA. for the perusal Of the Chinese EN-
lployed in the cannery, We entered the
cannery proper where, were stacked un.
Itil the piles yeritably reached the raft.
ers, thousands OF cans OF salmon.
Heavens" sighed Miss Parker, really
astonished.
"Oh, that's nothing You should be
here when we have big run Of fish,
vouchsafed the writer, developing into
a real Astorian. Picking up their skirts
10 protect them from a slightly damp
iloor, the ladies mesudered through the
enormous place displaying unusual in
terest In every phase OF the process
They reached the tables where half
hundred sons OF Confucius were busily
engaged placing salmon into the cans.
"Why the fish is rawl" exclaimed
Miss Bailey. In this she was tSpically
Eastern. In justice 10 Miss Parker it
must be said she had an idea that the
cooking was the tail end Of the packing
process.
"See how fast that Chinaman works"
"ctat!oin shl 'rdl.u- Offered the Gel.
'estial in way Of explanation, his lips
parting and displaying ,goodly expanse
OF cleaning ivory Fascinated the Ia.
dies continued on their way, stopping
here and there to study an intricate
mechanism or to gaze in astonishment
at the rapidity with which the Chinese
soldered the air holes in the cans.
The retorts, whore the salmon is cook.
ed. were viewed, and that section of
the casnery allotted to the Labelling of
the cans. On every hand semething of
interN Tas seen, the whole proved a
revelation. The cleanliness Ia evidence
in all parts of the eannery invited fay-
oroble comment, each saying the theory
Of flth as a part Of the process was
easily exploded.
Miss Bailey and Miss Parker were
sisibly impressed by Astoria, the enyi. |
rons, especially the hills back of the |
aity with their wooded covering dotted |
here and there with spectre.like frs ap.
pcaled to them greatly, and the modest
federal building so picturesquely located
n the center Of its well.kept park and
surrounded by healthy hooking syca.
nores.
The ladies left last evening for Sea.
'ide where they will remain until TO.
light returning to Portland. From the
xpOsitiOn city they will return 70 ST