The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-19
Editorial Notes.

AuAtVA ANA ANVVNce
CLEVELAND issued his manifesto,
but the provisional government OF
Hawaii wouldn't abdicate, and are
strongly entrenched in the queens
castle, holding the fort for change
of u. S. administration and annexa-
ton.
EVIDENTLY business must be look
ing up, as q number of new papers
have recently been launched in the
vicinity of long-fclt wants. Among
them we have received the American,
Prosser Falls, q new townsite on
Yakima County lands, good-when
irrigated The Washington State
Weather Report, published at Seattle
the Independent, at Willapa. Pacific
county; The Sons of Veterans, from
Port Orchard.
In Tacoma they have clerk in
petty Office who is inclined to exceed
his powers and run everything, re-
gardless of law or his superiors, ac-
cording to the Tacoma News, which
says: "The public be ID. The
registration law of this state is a
mighty big thing, but it is not in it
with Ssonewall Jackson Smyth, the
afiable city clerk. The State Legis
lature may make laws, but it must
not expect Brer Smyth to heed them
if he does not care to. Smyth is a
big man and he knows it, and he has
joined hands with His Honor, the
Mayor, and the Mayors adjuncts, the
city hall gang, now think that Smytf
is all right.
THOSE who use the mails in answer
ing the circulars of green goods men
to secure alleged counterfeit money
are liable to heavy fine and imprison
ment, equally with the operators. A
batch of 1900 names, many of then
prominent in Kansas, has been secur
ed by the postal authorities in on
capture and will be promptly prosecu
ted. Green goods circulars frequently
come to this section, but after the
complete exposure of the scheme anl
frequent warnings by the JOURNAL
we do not believe anyone in this
county, is so foolish as to pay any at
tention to them, unless to send then
to the department. Certainly any
one who does is not entitled to an,
sympathy, and is liable to fine O
$500, with eighteen months imprison
ment.
IT would be pleasure to close 189;
with letter stating that trade wa
booming and lumbermen prosperous
and that the year had been a good on
with brilliant prospects for 1894: says
b. G. in the Chicago Lumberman. I'm
fortunately the contrary of this is true
There has been an increase in the ship
ment of shingles over 1892, but to jus
what extent it is impossible to say, al
the figures are not yet in. For tn
year ending November 80, 1893, 80
cargoes of lumber left the Washington
mills from Puget Sound ports. O
that number 1O3 went to foreign port
and 275 to California ports, 225 goins
to San Francisco In the shipment
the Port Blakely Mill Company take
the lead. 1t shipped so cargoes t,
foreign ports, or nearly one-half tn,
entire amount, and 66 to Californi.
ports, or nearly one-fourth of tn,
coastwise shipments. The secont
largest coastwise shipper was the Puget
Mill Company, of Port Gamble, thi.
company having shipped 81 cargoes
also Is cargoes to foreign ports. Ia
coma shipments to coastwise points
were greater than from any other port
Il cars having gone from this city
They were shipped by the Tacoma Mill
Company and the st. Paul & Tacoma
Mill Company. In addition to this
70 cargoes were shipped from Tacoma
TO foreign ports. Seattle mills shipped
e43 cargoes to California ports and none
to foreign ports. These were shipped
largely by the Stimson Mill COMPANY
and by the Stetson & Post Mill Com
pany. Most of the mills will show a
reduced output for 1893. The Port
blakely Mill Company however, will
be an exception. This mill will cut
nearly 1O0,OOO,OOO feet.