The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-09-14

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from London, is expected to visit the
Sound cities in December, the occa-
sion of considerable demonstration.
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ONE of the first fruits OF the new
Havemeyer tariff bill, besides the
raise in price OF sugar, is the close of
the Cuban markets to our exports, by
Spain's restoring its duties, which
were .abrogated by the reciprocity
clause Of the Mckinley law.
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THE Prohibition party held their
state convention at Tacoma last week
and put a state ticket in the field. For
congress, Van Dusen, of Spokane, and
"Cold water" Brown of Napavine.
Miss Clara Ansorge was the delegate
from Mason County, who assisted in
formulating the ticket for the "men
folks" to vote.
HE narrOwest escape on record by
reason of the change in tariff befel a
cargo of 4,542.0 900 pounds of raw sugar
which arrived at the port of Philadel-
phla, and was entered at the custom
house with just Il minutes to spare
Result, $l2 900 saved to the sugar trust
and ST 600 in the captains pocket for
being so spry
Wick democrats talk about the i'm
provements in times being due to the
merits Of the recentlv-enacted tariff
bill, do not be so ungentlemanly as to
give them the hOrse-laugh Any one
who calls that measure Legislation for
the people, should not be laughed at
he should be pitied, in the opinion
of the Montcsano Nidette.
lT is now reported that the vast de-
structive forest fires which ravaged
over 1000 square miles of territory in
Michigan and Wisconsin, and caused
the death of fully 800 persons, were
caused by timber pirates, who had
robbed government lands of the tim
Der, and fired the tracts in order to
cover up the evidence of their thiev-
cry. This is probably the real cause
and it would seem that enough evil
dence could be secured to convict
them of the wholesale mu rders which
their wanton acts occasioned.
IN Whatcom and other counties,
where considerable territory was COW
cred by the recent fires, the people are
asking the Commissioners and state
authorities to furnish grass seed to
SOW on the burned tracts. 1t would be
wise thing if neighboring farmers
would scatter seed among old loggi ng
works and in districts right after
fires. In another year this would fur
nlsh abundant grazing and the ex-
pense would be but trihing. Now the
seed would root quickly and the ashes
on the land is the finest fertili yer.
The use of the open seeded lands
might be had for years at no expense.
The conditions in Mason County
demand perfect ticket from the re-
publican Convention. Let ample
time be taken to thoroughly digest
the grist Of candidates and bring the
best AL round men to the front. Few
candidates have openly announced
themselves, and the JOURNAL would
suggest That the oonceati0a, after Sc
Letting the five delegates to the State
convention and the members of the
new County Central Committee, adj
Journ over about two weeks, to egive
the delegates time to consider the
claims OF candidates. Then let the
delegates gather III an informal eau
Gus to discuss these candidates, and
go home to talk it over for a week
with the people who made them dele
gates. Let the people see that their
interests in general are being consid-
ered,-not those Of any certain clique
which is intent on occupying or con-
trolling the positions,-and that
trades and IDEALS" are out.
The prospects for active loggsng all
the winter are good, and it is likely
that all the camps in Mason County,
on favorable grounds, will continue
putting in logs during the coming sea-
son. Here it is the middle of Septem
Der, and the mills are rustling for logs
for immediate use. They have small
STOCKS IN tnelr OOOmS ana there are
practically no logs in the water out
side. Few logs will be available from
the rivers until January, and the oper-
atoms on the streams have not been
very extensive this season. Hence
Mason County will be called upon for
the regular supply OF logs for most of
the big Sound mills, all winter. The