PACIFIC FISHERMAN 



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The supplying of the many and varied wants of 

 the great fishing fleets of this coast keeps many 

 manufacturing establishments and thousands of 

 workmen busy. In the old days the fishermen 

 were compelled to quit fishing, possibly when a 

 big run was on, and run to the nearest large town, 

 requiring sometimes a number of hours, in order 

 to secure supplies of provisions, gasoline or dis- 

 tillate, ice, or to have repairs made. In these 

 modern days the supply men in a number of 

 sections own power boats in which they cruise up 

 and down, ready to sell the fishermen anything 

 from a needle to a whole beef. The fuel com- 



PURSE SEINER UNCLE JOHN. 



PURSE SEINER NORTS STAR. 



panies have central stations located adjacent to 

 the fishing grounds, and also have tank boats 

 running hither and thither, ready to fill a fishing 

 vessel's tanks with "dope" in a few minutes' time. 



Some of the big packing companies have power 

 fire tugs for the more efficient protection of their 

 fleets. Floating power machine shops, aboara 

 which almost any ordinary repairs necessitated 

 by power boats can be made, are ready to range 

 alongside when the distress flag is raised. 



For the purpose of safeguarding our valuable 

 fisheries the federal and various state govern- 

 ments have steamers and power boats, generally 

 of a very modern type. 



The importance of the power fisherman as an 

 economic factor is being awarded increasing 

 recognition from year to year. Municipalities 

 have grown to realize the advantages to be de- 



ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION'S PURSE SEINERS PARROT AND PIGEON. 



