446 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the Columbia River district of Washington, 1929 — Continued 

 CATCH: By gear— Continued 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — There were 204 persons engaged in Washington 

 during 1929 in transporting the catch of fish. In this trade 84 motor 

 vessels, having a capacity of 1,607 net tons, were operated. 



Wholesale. — There were 39 wholesale establishments in the Puget 

 Sound, coastal, and Columbia River districts of Washington engaged 

 chiefly in the handling of fresh and frozen products. These establish- 

 ments employed 443 persons, who received $729,683 in salaries and 

 wages. 



Manufacturing. — There were 76 establishments in Washington 

 engaged primarily in the manufacture of prepared fishery products or 

 by-products. They employed 2,456 persons who received $1,425,897 

 in salaries and wages. The products manufactured, consisting prin- 

 cipally of canned, mUd-cured, and kippered salmon and canned clams, 

 were valued at $13,858,998. Detailed statistics of most of the items 

 manufactured may be obtained from Fisheries Document No. 1095, 

 "Fishery Industries of the United States, 1929." 



Industries related to the fisheries of Washington, 1929 

 TRANSPORTING 



Items 



Men on transporting vessels 



Transporting vessels, motor 



Net tonnage 



Number 



204 



84 



1,607 



WHOLESALE 



Items 



Puget 

 Sound 

 district 



Columbia 



River and 



coastal 



districts 



Total 



Establishments 



Persons engaged: 



Proprietors 



Salaried employees 



Wage earners 



Paid to proprietors and salaried employees 

 Paid to wage earners 



Total salaries and wages 



30 



$236, 198 

 453, 458 



689, 656 



$18, 970 

 21, 057 



40,027 



$255, 168 

 474, 516 



729,683 



