The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-10-27
The Mason County Journal.
G. C ANGLE, Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper.
Editorial Notes.

The greatest calamity of the year in
the railroad records, occurred near
Battle Creek, Mich, last Friday, in
which two passenger trains colllded,
and twenty-six passengers were killed,
and as many more or less seriously
wounded. An engineers failure to
obey orders and side-track, was the
cause of the accident.
The actual defalcation of City
Treasurer Krug, Of Seattle, was $685.
273.S7. The city accepted securities
worth $82, FOG. AZ, and there are $685.
S49.79 in other assets available, leaving
the sum of $S4,71766 to be made up
by the bondsmen. The latter are sub
hitting propositions to the city, but
are rather slow in making good the de-
ficit The grand jury also occasion
some beneficiary.
THE reform press of the state should
keep the initiative and referendum re.
form in methods of legislation we'll to
the front. When the people of this
state have all the laws referred to them
for their approval Or vetoe the end to
political rings and machines, such as
exist now in this state, will appear.
When this system has been adopted
the people will be the constitutional
power of the state and each law re-
ceiving their sanction will be constitu-
tional within the provinces Of the state
because it will be made by the people
the only power to make constitu-
tions.-The Olympia Capital, Populist.
THE Fairhaven Herald and other
state papers advocate the organization
Of a business mems association for the
purpose of using its influence in the
coming city election, in the correction
of abuses in municipal government.
1t is high time that the business men
of the cities of Washington took hold
of the matter local legislation with a
firm hand. No other class is more
closely affected by the management of
city affairs, says the West Coast Trade,
and the disgusting developments of the
past few months have certainly given
the people enough of the work done
by pot-headed politicians. There is no
more favorable time than the present
for taking the bull by the horns and
no greater blessing could come to the
cities of this state than check of the
present reckless extravagances by COM
mon sense business government. And
there is also a splendid field for mis-
sonery work IN the affairs of the va
riOus counties.
THE West Coast Trade says that the
growing popularity of our native oys-
tiers is becoming so marked that the
prolific yields already dilated upon
generally find good market, even in
competition with the eastern product.
Of course a demand has to be built up
through cultivation of the public
taste. In this connection the follow.
ing from the Oregonian will prove OF
interest: Several persons were dis.
cussing this question at some length
over their luncheon, when an eastern
man said thati the native oysters
were opened properly and sold in
their own liquor, as eastern oysters
are, instead of being washed in several
waters till their flavor is almost de-
stroyed, they would be far superior to
any eastern oyster. The proper way
to do this is to wash the little oyster
clean cefore opening them, and then
shuck them in their own liquor, and
so preserve the flavor. Now the oys-
tiers are opened while the shells are
muddy, and the oyster has to be wash
ed several times to get it clean and fit
to offer customers. This idea is pro-
badly correct, as oysters eaten from
the shell have much nicer flavor than
those which have been washed"