Canadian grocer January-June 1898 . -lay for labor, has been profitable where itwas conducted with reasonable skill, butwhat was true of all the pioneer canneries,has been true of many of these—there hasbeen large loss from unskilful canning. Asfor the business in general, it has been pur-sued with varying fortunes. Some of theoperators have been successful in accumula-ting wealth, though, perhaps, all have hadseasons in which the business was unprofit-able. Thousands, and even tens of thou-sands of dollars have been made in a singleseason, only to be swept away by the lossesof the following s
Canadian grocer January-June 1898 . -lay for labor, has been profitable where itwas conducted with reasonable skill, butwhat was true of all the pioneer canneries,has been true of many of these—there hasbeen large loss from unskilful canning. Asfor the business in general, it has been pur-sued with varying fortunes. Some of theoperators have been successful in accumula-ting wealth, though, perhaps, all have hadseasons in which the business was unprofit-able. Thousands, and even tens of thou-sands of dollars have been made in a singleseason, only to be swept away by the lossesof the following season. A big storm tearsthe traps by hundreds from their moorings,causing great loss. Again, after elaborateand extensive preparations for the fishery,the lobsters are scarce, or fail to comeinshore in numbers sufficient to make thebusiness profitable. And again, there hasbeen great loss from discoloration of themeat, rendering it unsaleable. This last THE CANADIAN GROCER THE RISING SUN STOVE POLISH and THE SUN PASTE STOVE POLISH.
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