The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-17
Correspondence and County Notes.
SATsOP, Oct. 10.

| SATsOP, Oct. 10.
EDITOR JOURNAL: the new
tariff bill has just gone into effect. and
there are a great many opinions fol
and against its effects, one thing il
apparent, that every nation having
amy thing to bring us has done its ut
! most to get it here on time. The Ca
madam with barley, mainly, AS there
was an increase of ten cents per bush
ell, so they saved a handsome profit
| and | don't think the barley growers
of the states are dissatisfied with the
increase, and | should think the dem
ocrats would be the first to congratu-
late farmers on the additional protec-
ton to them, but they don't. They
seem to think that an advance will be
made in the price of beer, as the
greater part is used for the purpose of
brewing. also feel sorry for Mcleod
that he is SO hampered in his lumber
operations 10y the high tariff. Now If
he owned road and could put his
logs into the water himself it would
reduce the tariff good deal, but if We
had free trade where would his market
| be then. As It is he can send his lum-
Der to the Sandwich Islands, but We
have free trade there. Will the Dem
| Ocrats please inform us how many
Democrats voted for it. Hardly one
why? Because it was against the
interests of the sugar planters of Lou
isiana-all Democrats. He can thank
| the Republicans for that measure, and
could bring back a load of raw sugar,
but as he has no refinery he would
think he would soon have empty
camps, or build a refinery at an ex-
pense of FIVE hundred thousand or a
million dollars, as il takes that amount
OF capital to put sugar refinery into
successful operation. But If he has
not the capital, and perhaps he has
not, he is excluded from that market
as they export very little else, but he
might find market for one load IA
year in Papete, Tahiti Island, and
bring back a load of oranges to sup
ply his camps, as believe he furnish
es good deal of that kind OF food to
his men, but the tariff shuts that mar
ket to him. AS they have nothing
else to export he can take a load of
lumber to China Or Japan and bring
| back load of tea-there is no duty
bon that; or he can take load of lum-
| Der to Central America, and bring in
return load of coffee, again no duty
Tor he Can take it to Peru and bring
back Il return cargo of guano, duty
free, but we don't want it on Puget
Sound, as our lands are too rich any
way; or he could take it to Chill and
bring back load of hides but he has
no tannery to make leather of them
SO he is handicapped in that market
and as last resort he could take a
load to Australia and bring a return
load of coal, but that would be like
carrying Goals to Newcastle" as We
are shipping from the Sound about
twenty thousand tons per month.
In that easel pity McLcod-sorry
there is anybody in the world with
adverse interests-he would have no
trouble to make money then. He
puts me in mind very much of a man
| once knew who was great horse
trader, and he had set his mind ON 4
certain trade but he had dIckered
along from day to day in hopes to
make better bargain. The day he
was to conclude it some one else
stepped in and made the trade ahead
then he raved and swore, wished there
was no one else in the world, then he
could buy, sell and trade and make
money like dirt. R
HAPPY VALLEY Oct 18th, 1890.
Our valley is improving rapidly. Far
mers are clearing and seeding their land
much faster than at any previous time.
They don't want 10 pay S28 per ton fol
hay hence the rustling
We are having some misty weather and
we think ere long it will rain. Grass is
growing nicely aud stock dong we'll
Messrs Stone and Clark of Shelton
were in the valley last week and had "a
fine time hunting. bagging quite a num-
Der of birds, rabbits and other game
We expect they will locate in the valley
as soon as convenient.
We now have school in our district Miss
Maggie Taylor as principal and all say
she understands how to teach the pupils
She lives on the Satsop and comes we'll
| recommended.
Logging in the valley is brisk as usual,
and we think our valley is prospering
finely. We think with the others that we
will have the Port Townsend Southern r
r here soon.
Some of the Happy Valleyites we've
out to dance on the Satsop last week,
and say they had il way-up-tinie, but a
little moist coming home. We expect to
attend the next dance given there. to see
for observation-disclosures.
KAMlLcHE, Der. 18th
Last Sunday, Frank Mossmon, having
heard that bear or cougar was slaug Oh
| tering sheep for Doc. Simmons, started
| out on II hunt for the varmint He had
not been gone long before his dogs started
| large bear and after running a mile,
| freed il and Frank came up and shot it,
As the bear was very fat he started out
Monday to bring in the hair-oil and
| started ur another bear, which he killed
after long chase and seven bullets.
This one was monster, weighing about
400 pounds. SO he has bear oil enou Oh for
ali army-If we had few more hunters
like Frank the farmers would lose few
sheep by the wild animals II. w.
The fol owing resolution was read and
adopted at the regular meeting of the
Shelton w G. T U. on Friday. Oct 10:
While this Union recognizes the right
Of each of its memb .rs to use her own
judgment in regard to all amnseaicnts.
nevertheless be it Resolved: That it is
mt wise and that this Union will not
have, any dancing connected with any of
The entertainments that may be givee
under their auspices" After this them