102 REPOET OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



as quickly; the same fish under another mark might lie in the store- 

 house uncalled for for an indefinite period. AY hen the Alaska Pack- 

 ers' Association purchased a large number of the canneries in Alaska, 

 each packing salmon under man}^ different labels, it was necessary to 

 retain the brands of each individual cannery in order to hold the same 

 customers. This is true also of the Pacific Packing and Navigation 

 Com pan}'. 



After labeling, the pack is put in cases holding forty-eight 1-pound 

 cans each. A few canneries put up 1-pound " flats," but the major por- 

 tion of the Alaska salmon is packed in 1-pound "tails."" Frequently 

 the cans are labeled and cased at the same time, which work is carried 

 on chiefl}' at or near the end of the season b}^ the cannerj' emploj^ees, 

 while the fishermen and crews of vessels are engaged in stripping the 

 seines and gill nets and stowing them away, in taking up traps, haul- 

 ing up and storing boats, scows, and lighters, and also in loading the 

 ship with the pack and getting her ready for sea. The cannery 

 machiner}^ also, must be taken apart, overhauled, oiled, given a coat 

 of white lead, and put in good condition for the next season, all of 

 which requires considerable labor. During the winter months the 

 canneries are in charge of watchmen. 



