The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-09-07

think they amt even lookin' at you.
Then, all at once, they up and biff
you. Then your names Dennis. u
Some of the "gang" in this county
will find this out in time, and great
will be the "bif'" which they will re-
ceive, is the opinion Of the Snohomish
County Democrat.
GROVER CLEVELAND
in his letter
opposing the passage of
The Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Tariff Bill, said
"How can one
face the people
after INDUCING in
Such outrageous
violation of
Principle?"
We give it up. The conundrum is
too hard for us.-Blaine Journal
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SIGNS of returning business pros
perity are more numerous at present
than they have been for over a year.
Returns are coming in from ship
ments Of shingles and lumber to the
east, and mills in every direction are
starting up with full force on full
time. The shipment from Tacoma
alone since August LIST has averaged
ten cars of lumber and shingles per
day, and the shipments from other
points in Western Washington have
been correspondingly great. Mer-
chants, too. are beginning to feel en-
couraged by an increased trade, and
are placing large orders for fall goods.
w. c.. Trade.
A WESTERN paper has the following
item about Lincoln's tariff views:
abraham Lincoln's first speech on
the tariff was short and to the point.
He said he did not pretend to be
learned in political economy, but he
thought that he knew enough to know
that when an American paid 500 for
steel to an English manufacturer.
America had the steel and England
had the $40. But when he paid 500 to
an American manufacturer America
had both the steel and the 500. That
was the sum and substance of the tariff
question as he viewed it," This is
terse, sensible and unanswerable.-
Syracuse Standard.
Of surveyed lands according to the
recent report of Surveyor general
Washington has II ,457 ,311 acres occu-
pied and 5,414, 256 still vacant, total
of 22,S71,557 acres, or 76 per cent.
occupied. The remaining lands are
either inaccessible, not of much value
or have been overlooked by searchers
tor government lands. The state also
has q ,924 SOB acres of unsurveyed
lands, OF which S,520,S3 acres, or SO
per cent. are already occupied by
squatters waiting for surveys and 49,
4OO,765 are vacant. The ratio of set
Element and improvement is much
higher in this state than IN any of the
Pacific Northwest states indicating the
tide of immigration, and the improv-
ed class of lands generally. For new
surveys and improvements Congress
has appropriated $374,00O of which
Washington expects to secure $4,000
for the survey and opening of new
townships of government land.
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1T is gratifying to note that The
lumber trade is improving and thai
the prospect for almost a boom in the
business will soon be upon us. The
Puget Sound Lumberman, in an arti
Gle on the sucject says: "Of course i
is but natural that trade in the caro-,
line should show signs of activity a
this season of the year because it i
the time when the Australian demant
IS active. Nevertheless other count
ries, notably Europe and South Ameri
ca, are buying more lumber than a
any time in the past two years
hence there is an improvement il
the demand Tho improvement can
not yet be classed as boom, but i
the demand continues it will not b,
long before the boom arrives. Still
when the mills are running night ant
day on foreign orders everyone bu
ignorant or prejudiced persons cal
surely see in the air the return o
good times in the cargo trade.