The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-01-31

pany upon which Aberdeen is at present
compelled to depend are outrageous in the
extreme. Take. for instance, package
| coming from Chicago to Aberdeen; such
4 package only passes over the local com
pany's line from Olympia here. vet the
charges for this last fifty miles are fire.
quently as great as those from Chicago to
Olympia, despite the fact that the distance
from Olympia 10 Chic ago, is about one
hundred times greater than from Olym-
pia to Aberdeen. The people of the state
of Washington should be protected against
such extortions." Same here, brother
Bulletin.
just at present a shortage of tonnage
has compelled the sawmiils of the Pacific
Pine Lumber association to reduce their
running time to thirteen days per month.
Foreign shipments have taken off fully
a quarter of the coasting vessels. and
there is a consequent shortage Of tonnage
to that extent. In this city the Pacific
and Tacoma mills are the only on cs be-
longing to the association. The Pacific
mill is running two weeks in month
while the Tacoma being double mill is
running only one side, cutting about 140,
O00 feet per day. The mills on the Sound
included in the association are at Port
Gamble, Tacoma Mill Co =, Port Blakely.
Port Discovery, Port Hadlock, Port Mad
ison. Gray's harbor, (three mills), Stetson
s Post, Seattle, and the Pacific Mill Co.
Tacoma Globe.
The next legislature will meet on the
first Monday in January, 1891. 1t will be
composed of the present state senators
elected from even numbered districts,
whose terms are fixed by the Legislature
at three years, newly elected senators from
the odd numbered districts, whose term
will he four years, and a full house of
representatives, vino will hold office for
two years. The senators chosen in No
vembcr next will not only assist in Sc.
Letting a successor to Senator Watson &.
Squire, but as they will also be members
of the next succeeding legisaturc-that
which will assemble in January, 1S93,-
they will also participate in the election
ola successor to Senator Allen, whose
term expires March 3, 1893.-Olympia
Partisan.
A special dispatch from Port Angeles
to the Morning Leader states that Capt
Barnes, who has charge of the Seattle
Press exploring expedition, arrived in
Angeles last evening with his party. They
report having encountered very rough
l
ing two feet deep within ten miles of
Port Angeles. There has been consider
able comment regarding this cxplora-
ton party in this city, partly due TO the
fact that they started out in the midst of
| winter, TO travel over snow clad mountains.
A great many who are somewhat famil-
| lar with the route over which they must
travel, assert that the trip caunOt be a
| complete success at this season of the
ycar.-PCrt Townsend Leader
On Tuesday last The lumbermen intro
duccd before the legislature rev scale.
The mil men favor the Scribner or BAN
croft, and the lumbermcn think the Doyle
| scale gives them full measure on til, ir
| logs. They do not favor the new scale
Introduced by McTaggart, claiming that
| it does not give them full measure on all
| lengths. There is quito a lobby / the in
lerest of the loggers. Representative Nc
| Reavy is quite champion of the logger.
Formerly logger himself and at present
| furnishing supplies to loggers, he spoke
good words for the new bill, which makes
The loggcrs lien for his labor prior claim
TO that of the furnsher, or any other claim.
The Eyes devil says he don't want a |
Marysvillc girl for lung tester. At IA
party down here a few nights ago one of
the broad.shouldered, deep chested shin
gle mill boys invited a young lacy to hit |
him in the breast in order to test his |
lungs. She said she was left handed,
had been washing that day, and was tired |
and did not feel veLy active, but at his |
urgent request she let go at him. When |
his friends went to pick him up, he said
he thought he would die easier lying
down. He had lost all recollection of
having any lungs, but the young woman
consoled him by admitting that she did
not hit him as hard as she might have |
done. because she rather liked him. The
mill is said to have run short-handed for
a week.
Contest cases, except where the land has
been actually abandoned by the claimants
re not all popular with our citizens. 1t
is, in some cases exceedingly hard for a
person to hold claim, and when a per.
son is making all efforts to comply with
the law and secure slice Of land, the
people on adiaccnt claims are very sure
10 know it. and are apt To view COntes-
tant with Il little disfavor. But where a
claimant has abandoned piece of land,
the neighbors are usually the first to as
sist contestant, as they want the land
settled up.-Kitsap Pioneer.
| A representative of an English Syndi-
cate, with capital Of e50,0O0,0OO or
nearly $250,000,O00 is ON the Sound ncgo-
tiating to purchase a controlling interest
In the big saw mills of Puget Sound. Ii
the scheme succeeds the Briti>hers will
also want a controlling interest i'm timber
lands and in the numbering institutions
of Puget Sound. M doubt this would
mean high lumber and low wages.
What does that remind you of@' said
Que man to another when they saw a
beautiful young lady holding baby in
her arms. 1T reminds me-" was the re-
ply, "of that good old song, turn back,
| !urn back, oh time in your flight and
make me child again, just for tonight"
Hon. Henry B. Clifford, of New York.
is acting IA champion at Washington, and |
is doing great deal to make it known !
throughout the East His lectures. though |
adm ,ssion only gained through invita-
ton are largely attended, the last being |
at Boston Music Hall On the Ash
Rumnr hath it and speaks it well that
pros pectors have discovered a big tract of
bottom land in The Quiniault country.
sufficiently large for IS 10 100 settlers
With 100 acres each-a vari'ablc garden
er's paradise Washingtonian.
NOTICE.-On AMI after Monday, Jan |
Goth. the Mason County Central Company
will advance the price of al: lumber 1919
per cent. on time sales. All cash sales
will be allowed ten per cent. off the adj
vance price.
Will ID. jenkins. formerly proprietor Of
the Waatcom Reveille, has been appoin.
ted supervisor of the census for the first
district of Washington. embracing The
western portion of the state
EsTRAY.-One white OK, crop off left