Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
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| Francisco, and San. Diego is considereG
the most logical point for such an ei-
tablishment. 1t will be necessity for
| the navy and will fill long felt need
OF private ship owners. Ships from
New York to the Orient pass within
ninety miles of San Diego because Of
the earth's contour, and if in need Of
repairs Ell route, after passing through
the Panama canal, must swerve 1000
miles out of their course to go to San
| Francisco.
| In the Industrial line, San Diego has
wide variety of establishments, some
| 200 manufactures in all. One of the
most interesting is large sawmill on
the bay front, where immense log RATS
are to be seen anchored in the bay,
waiting to be cut up into lumber. These
RATS, each containing about 100000
| feet of lumber, are built on the Column
bia river in Oregon, where they are
! launched on their long journey to thf
bay of San Diego. Full tree lengths
are used, and $50 tons of heavy ifo
| chain are used in the construction OF
! each craft. Each craft is toWed on It's
| long voyage by a large tug, with al
! crew of about 16 men, the trip usually
| recurring about two weeks. An inter
esting fact is that this is the only place
| in the world where log RATS are trans
ported by sea.
! Important Fitch Industry
The fish canning industry, establish
ed at San Diego eight years ago, has
steadily grown into one of the most I'M
portant and profitable of the citys com
mercial interests. There are a dozen
large establishments. OCCUPYING spac!-
ous, upto-date buildings of Mission
style architecture as a rule, located on
the bay front, and giving employment
to 1000 persons. The plants represent
an aggregate Investment of S1,5oo,0O0,
and pack 100000 cases of fish per year
The product is sent to all parts of the
United States, Europe and Asia, and
brings into the local community more
money than any other single industry.
In conjunction with the canneries
there are five reduction plants which
utilize the offal and spoiled fish. Their
capacity is large enough to handle all
these waste products, and they also en-
ploy boats to fish for sharks and skates. |
TheseThese reduction plants are valu- |
ed at about $150,O0O and employ about.
plants besides fertilizer is fish meal.
There are 600 fishermen Of many ma
tionalities engaged in fishing out Of
San Diego harbor using about 250
boats. fsef- III
Many Varieties Of Fish,
An amazing variety of edible fish is |
found in the waters adjacent to San
Diego, each, as general thing, having !
their seasons when they run best, al
though some kinds are caught all the |
year round. Some of the varieties like
the tuna, albacore and surf fish are
known the world over for their game
ness and delicacy as food. Besides
these, the following are also marketed !
here in large quantities AnchovN, alb |
alone barracuda Jewish, king fish,
halibut, mackerel, mullet pompano,
perch, founder, crOaSers chili-peppers,
rock bass, rock cod, sardines sea bass,
sea trout, sand bass, sandals. smelt,
skipjack, shark, squid, sheepnead,
sword fish, Spanish mackerel eastern
mackerel, horse mackerel, sculpin
skate, yellowtail Holsters, clans, mus
sells, turtles. .L
San Diego, as the place of first set
tlement by white people within the pres
ent boundaries of California, will al
ways be the center of a romantic in !,
of the bay. three miles northwest of the
business center of. the modern San
Diego, holds for Californans especially