Arizona republican., 1918-08-20
FINDS ROADS BAD
 FROM COAST HERE
 DR. SWETNAMHOM

Dr. J. M. Swctnam and his son in- law. Ed Hull of the Pacific Gas and Electric company, returned yesterday morning from d tour of the coast. Mrs Swetnam and Mrs. Hull will remain some weeks longer Dr. Swetfam had something to say of the roads between here and California and as a conclu- sion of his observations he believes that it is inadvisable to make the trip by auto.
 The trip over was negotiated with out great deal of difficulty; there was not a puncture. But on the return from Los Angeles three changes ot tires were necessary; there was one blow out, a spring was broken and an axle was sprung. The average eA- penses of a trip. said Dr. Swetnam are much more than the cost of railroad fare.
 Built for Airships
 The trouble with the roads is that they are built, when they are built at all. as if the builders expected that there would never be another rain. No drainage is provided and as result i the first rain takes out great sections of the roads.
 Los Angeles, said pr. Swetnam, was never more quiet than at present. San Francisco lacks some of it's former i liVelineSs but the towns across the bay l more contiguous to ship building ar: humming Speaking of ship building Dr. Swetnam went to see the launch i ing of big 12,000 ton vessel two I weeks ago That is, he started to see it and would have arrived there al the advertised time but before he reached the place the great hull which had been only "A days in building, was ] in the water
 The most interesting thing the doc tor saw on his trip was the sardne packing industry at Monterey and Pa i cific Grove. It is there that Booths Salmon, or what was formerly called Booths Salmon is put up. Under gov ernment regulations the fish are now called sardines. There are nine fish cries in the two places. taking car, of 300,000 tons of fish day. Booth. alone handle 60,000
 The fish are caught six or sever miles from the coast and can be taker only on dark night. They are brough in on lighters and sometimes the catcl is made so quickly that the boat loat arrives at the wharf before midnight The fish are lifted to a trap door plat form whence they are automaticall, moved along to the tables of the cut ters.
 The cutters are very expert. Tw, motions so quick as to be hardly per ceptible remove the head and entrail and the fish are thrown into tubs hold ing about 20 pounds. When the tub are filled they are taken to the weishe who docks them if they are foun, short. The cutters, who are Japanes and mostly women. receive 20 cents tub. They make from six to ten dol lars a day
 Season Lasts 120 Days
 The fish are then passed througl two washings and are put into pichl ing bath where they are kept for t"' hours. Then they go to the dryer and then in metal baskets to tn flyers" The next step is to tn packers who put a pound into a can
 It takes about six fish to fill a car If can is a little short, a small fisl is taken out and larger one put in All this is done with marvellous rapid ity.
 Tomato catsup is next put in and tn cans are then sent to the coverers wh | quickly clamp the lldS on. ms mOtlo expels all the air in the can which i then sealed and lacquered and sent t the labelers.
 | Here is more expertness. The label CT notices a defect: the air is TO wholly expelled: the can is throw aside to be sealed over again. Tn can is stamped and passed on to tn eases where "A are put into a bo and again stamped. They are no' ready for shipment.