The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 4, 1919, Page 9

Seattle the Center of the oe, Fishing Industry, and the Men Who Have Made It Such ASketch of Lee Howard Wakefield, a Big Figure in the Fish- ing and Canning Industry Lee H. Wakefield was born and brought up on father’s. farm where he h his father raise corn and cotton. Left Island, San Juan County, Washington, ; helped his father to hew a farm out of a wilderness then cov- timber. At the age of 17 he took a position as of W. E. Sutherland, general merchandise, at remaining there four years. He left to go to Alaska in 1897, he spent a few months in the mining camps. In 1898 he entered mye wo at Wrangell, Alaska, where he started a gen- Meerchandise store during the Stikine River boom. He re- at Wrangell one and one-half i , during which time he another store at Howkan, gz Island, Alaska, placing D igether-in-law in charge thereof. In 1900 he was appointed U. Saas ee enumerator for the southern district of Alaska, and closed store. In 1900-1902 he went to Howkan, Alaska, took personal charge of his store. In the fall of 1902 he store. For a period of about eight months there- ected with the U. S. mail service in Alaska, and S08 became a with the Olympic Mining of their ene ge ol ety In this position he |. In the spring of “y of the Apex Fish Company in ‘all of 1908 took charge of their canning. In the fall of 1909 Mr. shares of the capital stock of the February, 1910, purchased the remain- sole owner of that company. He ithout further develop- 2-line cannery into to 10 lines. This industry was sys- fish traps, boats and’ modern In December, 1916, ee aren ae S L. Bye Properties, which he sold in January, 1917, to & Company, meat packers of Chicago. In December, 1917, effected a consolidation with Wilson & Company and the J. L. ag, Sod the Alaska Herring & Sardi , the Lisi- = y, and the Motor Ship Apex” (built in Seat- Shipbuilding Co. for Mr. Me i ayew Mr. president and general manager of the new com- ‘pany—now known as ou Wilson Fisheries Company. ee FRANK P. HAUSER, Sec, and Treas. R V. NEWSHAM, aniadi thane egress Frank T. Hunter Co. Fire, Marine, Liability, Surety Bonds and Automobile Insurance 410 Rellway Exchange Building, Second Avenue at Cherry Street ‘Tdeghenes—Main 271, Main 699 SEATTLE, WASH. GALBRAITH & CO. BUILDING MATERIALS OF EVERY KIND AND DESCRIPTION ad Office Galbraith Dock—Foot of Madison St. Efficient Service—Telephone Main 7000—Prompt Delivery PACIFIC Established 1892 M. Furuya Go. Importers and Exporters Bentti@ Washington Tacoma, Washington Portland, Oregon Vancouver, British Columbia Yokoh! japan Kobe, Japan We have successfully Barton & Company Wholesale Packers THE SEATTLE STAR—MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1919. ADMIRAL LINE. 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