Beginning in the 1890s commercial fishing businesses were feeding Duluth and the entire Midwest. There were a number of wholesale operators including Lake Superior Fish Company of the Samuel L. Goldish (1894-1966) family. He began the business in 1892, and was a tug captain until 1922. The office was located at 117 North third Avenue East. In 1915, they had a record season of 30-tons of fresh and salted fish.