| Show FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC ACCORDING to the figures of the last census the fisheries eries of california oregon and washington gave employment in 1889 1869 to persons in various capacities these had invested in the industry and took products to the value of california employs per cent of the total engaged in fisheries on the coast amt she owns per cent of the invested capital and takes per cent of the products oregon comes next to california she employs persons her invested capital to is and her products yield the canning of salmon to is the most important fishery industry in the pacific states of the 6 factories 8 are in california 84 34 in oregon and 21 in washington over bounds of fresh salmon were utilized for canning and for which over was paid to fishermen the canned goods into which this was converted amounting to cases was worth |
