GOOD FISHING BUSINESS
Many Negroes Deserting Northern Work
Karma to Work in the
Pricking Plant.
KATHSVILLE, VA., April 28.?Frequent severe windstorms have played havoc with the fishermen in these parts, tearing and carrying away their nets, many of them being irreparably damaged. Nevertheless, the business of packing fish and fish roe goes merrily on, and the negroes hereabout flock to the different plants to such an extent that the poor farmer is crying out about the scarcity of labor and his inability to secure the needed help to make good his promises to Uncle Sam to make the biggest crops of his lifetime for this war year.
Fish are now very plentiful, and as a result, the prices have come down considerably, and the decline has come as a result. "We make your accounts receivable discount your bills," said the merchant, "on our books to date, we have had their commercial ratings increased since they began business with us."
77.1 % of our customers are first or second or second ratings. 