The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-03-23
Editorial Notes.

A. New York man says that the
great Horace Greedy statute in New
York could be be build if everyone
who took the old mans advice came
West and prospered would contribute
$40 to the fund.
LOUIS MARX, Tacoma restaurant
keeper, who claimed to be an Anar-
chist, was slugged with a sand-bag in
his restaurant late Thursday night.
While there is little clue to the mys-
terry, it is supposed that he was killed
for the money he was known to have
with him on that day by some other
anarchist
On June lst last, the law reducing
the legal rate OF interest to per cent
took affect, and it has since been a
mOOted question whether outstanding
warrants, state or county, would con-
tinue to draw the old rate of ten per
cent. until paid. Some decisions have
been made by lower courts that the new
rate prevails on all warrants after June
18th, but the question has not
reached the supreme court as yet.
Mason County was not outstanding
warrants, except of school districts
The Olympia Standard, Tacoma
News, Seattle Telegraph and other
democratic papers over the state lay
down the proposition, which the
JOURNAL has suggested is open to John
McReavy, anent the Capital Com
mission. The Standard says: "The
only resoure left for Mr.. McReavy is
to demand of Gov. McGraw a state
ment of just what acts of his
institute "malieasance' or "miscon-
duct" He may decline to give them
but fair play is regarded as jewel by
the people, and a failure to substanti-
ate the charge will stamp 1t at one as
frivolous and malicious"
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AN appropriation bill is now before
congress for the government tests of
the different timbers of the United
States, and this state is interested
because the quality of its timber will
be demonstrated by official tests, as it
has by the experiments of private in
dlvlduals. II the bill passes, through
tests will be made, including more
than 1000 specimens of each timber.
There is no doubt that Washipgton's
hr and other timber has been under
rated, because generally little known
throughout the Eastern States, and
large contractors everywhere will look
into its value for strength and durabi-
lily.
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The Ledger says: The lumber and
single shipments were over four times
as great during February as they were
during last September. By a coinci-
dence the shipments during January
and February were exactly the same,
being 81 cars shipped out of the state
over the Northern Pacific each month.
The shipments during September were
1873 cars. In February 437 cars of
shingles were shipped and 374 cars of
lumber OF these, Missouri took 80
cars of shingles and 80 of lumber.
illinois So cars of shingles and Is cars
OF lumber The apportionment of
lumber and shipments during January
was 522 cars of shingles and $50 cars
of lumber.
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The JOURNAL does not desire TO en-
49, "iiy otiiOi paper iIOIu puDIlSllnO
any matters whatever, but simply to
prevent the rings outfit from stealing
pay for any advertising done in viola
lon OF our contract. This was sue
cesslul. If the law can be construed
10 prevent the County from protect
Ing It's contracts and forcing the off
GERS to abide by them-then it is nee
essary for this paper to eight its own
battles The proposition is quite
PLAIN; Both local papers bid to pub
hsli road notices without charge To
the County, the JOURNAL cot the
contract, but the s'bumling'' cot /. the
road notices, and put in bills for So
each ior this publication. These are
the bills refused. This shows the |
callber Of the outfit.