The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-15
BUSY SEASON FOR FISHING
 IS FORECAST
Petersburg Report Gives a Review of the Fishing Season in That Sec
 ton of Alaska.
Petersburg Report)


 witnessed in the Petersburg section this coming summer according to the word of improvements and state. ments of the plans of different fish ing companies which have been an nounced recently
 Arrangements have just recently been completed for the consolidation of the Petersburg Packing Company and the Washington Bay Packing Company under the firm name of the Petersburg Packing Corporation E. Schoenwald is the president, L. G. Pattullo vice president, Frank Speckert secretary-treasurer of the new corporation.
 One of the most notable additions to the salmon canning capacity Of Southeastern Alaska is the Port Wal ter plant of the Alaska Herring and Sardine Company, owned by the Will son Fisheries Company, which was completely rebuilt last summer toe late for the canning season, and is practically a new plant. The main building is 80 by 36S feet, two full stories and loft, and the equipment includes five lines of salmon can ming machinery and three lines for herring, with two complete lines of American Can Company can-mak ing machinery. The plant also in cludes a by-products outfit made by the California Press Manufacturing Company.
 The Golden Shore Canning Com pany, which was formerly known as the Alaska Clam Canning Company and which operates a clam cannery at Scow Bay has again been reor ganized and is now known as the Mountain Point Packing Company with headquarters in Seattle. A com plete one-line salmon outfit is being installed, including Nicholson slim CT, Troyer Fox tall filler, double seamer and two retors and Smith and Wright exhaust box. Recently six cottages and houses were erect ed to care for the help employed at this plant.
 The Hood Bay Packing Company is engaged in installing a full one-line equipment at their plant.
 The Alaska Sanitary Packing Com pany, who last year built cannery at Cape Fanshaw, but too late for the canning season, is making active preparations to put in full pack this year
 The Narrator Fishing and Packing Company is busy installing a com plete two-line plant at Cape Fan shaw The warehouses, docks and buildings are almost complete ard he plant will be ready for operation when the fish start running The barge Amelia, which was operated as I cannery last year by them is being offered for sale.
 Martin Kildall and Henry Roden have leased their two traps and sites, including their boats, to the Peters coming season.
 ! c. c. Harris will be the superin tendent of the Big Port Walter plant of the Alaska Pacific Herring Com pany and that concern is making preparations for 50,0O0 cases this season.
 The Pybus Bay Fish and Packing Company, which built salmon can nery at Pybus Bay last year, will add 100 feet to it's warehouse, mak ing it 40 by 210 feet, the same as the caDDery. A second line of can ming machinery for one-pound tails was installed last fall, and both lines will be used for salmon exclus- ively The equipment for oval her ring cans will not be put in this year The first of the crew went up March 4th.
 The Alaska Packing & Navigation Company has made various improve ments in its Pavlof Harbor plant. adding a new warehouse and setting up more of the machinery purchased from the Ocean Food Packing Com pany. so that it will have a complete two-line plant. H. E. Springer. pres ident of the company, will act as superintendent this year, and will start the first crew north this month.
 George Van Vlack, administrator for the estate of H. Van Vlack, of H. Van Vlack & Co.,, who establish ed a shrimp cannery at Petersburg last year, announces that he will con- tinue operations, and it is expected