The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-05

| J. M. Alexander. OF Aberdeen, wash.
who has been In the city for the past
| few days on business IN connection
with his fishing enterprises on Gray's
farbor, was a caller At the headauar-
ters OF tho Chamber of Commerce yes-
terday afternoon.
He is deeply interested In the deep
sea fishing and while here has been
looking up the matter OF establishing
such an enterprise here in the near
future.
Mr., Alexander has had m extended
experience in deep sea fishing IN botfi
this country and Europe and believes
that no better place for location for
such an enterprise can be found any
where In America than In Astoria.
While In Astoria he looked over all
the available sites for the location OF
his fishery but 40 far has not decided
on any particular spot. Should any
one have a location suitable for such
nm enterprise OF 200 TO $50 In width
they might do well 10 communicates
Iail details concerning the same 10
Manager John II. whyte Of the
Chamber OF Commerce VINO will nego-
tiate with Mr.. Alexander.
"The deep sea fishing industry OF
Puget sound" said Mr. Alexander.
with which | am very familiar. was
last year worth Just ss.OO0.o0o to the
commerce OF the state Of Washing
ton. The total fghtlng business OF
the Sound amounted TO si0,4s0.000,
which shows that 80 far as that local
lity Ia concerned, the deep sea fishing
business In worth far more than all
the others put together. And as great
as IL the value OF the salmon ashing
Industry OF Astoria at this time, and
as great as II always has been, ] be-
lieve that the deep sea fishing busi-
ness can be developed and made more
valuable than the salmon fishing ever
has been or ever can be.
1T seems to me that the people Of
Astoria do not fully realize all OF the
good things that they have all about
them In the way OF natural resources.
l believe can say without egotlsm
that no one knows more Of the ins
and outs OF deep sea fishing than ]
do and that II I could but secure a
suitable location here at what con-
slider a proper figure ! would not
hesitate TO locate here at once. i
know that there are other industries
going to locate here right away and
that in short time II win possibly
be difficult to finj room for all OF
them, but none win prove OF more
value than the deep sea fishing. Of
this am sure and certain as ever
have been OF anything in all my life.
Nov as TO site for my proposed
Astoria deep sea fishing plant. ! have
found that the prices of waterfront
property here is held at what ! con-
slider very high price, And 1t seems
10 me that the, location Of new Indus
tries and enterprises might be more
encouraged IL sites were offered at
more reasonable figures. And indeed
In the case OF an enterprise like mine
1t would doubtless be of greater bene-
ft 10 the city than II would to me,
should the citizens here through their
Chamber Of Commerce or otherwise
make II especially easy for mo to
secure permanent location. Should
they see At TO do this | will promise to
give them one Of the largest business
enterprises within the next few years
that can be found anywhere In the
northwest.
This Is only suggestion thrown
out but 1t might be well IL your citi-
gems would give It careful consiiera-
tlon and then their approval"