- Date
- 1955-11
- Kind
- Business
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economycommunityshipping
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In November 1955, the Beaver Beacon reported that Warren Ballard of Saginaw bought approximately 2,500 pounds of Beaver Island perch for shipment to his frozen-fish processing plant. The report says he discussed a possible island packing plant if local fishermen could supply enough fish.
Evidence and limits
The quantities, prices, and packing-plant possibility are preserved as the newsletter’s report. No sales ledger, complete catch series, market study, plant construction record, or later operating history is inferred.
Sources
- Reports Warren Ballard of Saginaw buying about 2,500 pounds of perch for shipment to his frozen-fish processing plant, paying seven cents per pound plus a three-cent bonus, and mentioning a possible island packing plant if local fishermen could supply enough fish. It names Mike and Roland Cull, Leo Chapman, and Art Larsen in the reported sale, but supplies no ledger, plant construction record, complete catch series, or market study. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1955-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published fish-buying report; it does not establish a completed packing plant or a measured fishery trend.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1955-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Saginaw fish processor buys Beaver Island perch and considers a packing plant, 1955”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-perch-purchase-and-packing-plant-proposal-1955/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1955, “Fish Facts.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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