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Show UD CHICAGO FISH MARKETS TAKE CANADIAN CATCH OF WHITEFISH (By International New Service) EDMONTON, Alia . Sept :'!. Chi-! cago has put the seal of Its gastronomic gastro-nomic approval on whJteftsfa from northern Canada. Practically all the whltefish caught In Lesser siae lake this summer went to titillate Chlcnc.o palates. Five fisheries were In operation on this lake In the pine and fir woods of northern Alberta. The summer fish ing is restricted oy law to i,iou.ok pounds and the entire output was sent to the i'ii , , ., market Shipments were in., I,, in i frlgerator cars by express ex-press ti um. Trices readied were '. and lo cents ound. wiiii. fish i trii the cold waters of the north ai said to be of superior flavor and fibre to those of more southern ollmatel Desplts the immense im-mense quantities ,,f Itke MLhlgan whltefish that si.zle in Chicago's frying fry-ing pans dally, the city demanded more Canadian whltefish than it "as possible to suppl While the western metropolis was gormandizing on planked and broiled tidbits from Lesser Les-ser Slave lake, tho markets of western t'anada were supplied fiom the amallei hikes near Edmonton. A tannery was built this sumi mi Athabasca lake. (,t which whltefish will be canned It Is equipped with luteal machinery and employs 100 men i '.inning whltefish Is BOmething now: but the promoters It Is said, have found a way to preserve the flavor fla-vor and delicacy of the fish and believe be-lieve that in time canned whltefish will become B rival of canned salmon In the markets or Canada and ihe United states. |