The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-16
Editorial Notes.

other day, of too much mother-in-law,
but it caused but little comment, on ac-
count of the campaign.
JOURNALS will be in demand next
week, as everybody will want to secure
one of those gems of art, (Which is
the Sweeter?"
WHILE Dave Hill may have lost
something in political prestige, he has
gained az political prophet. He said
at Saratoga during the convention,
"We'll all 60 to h-ll toget her."
They've gone.-Ledger.
Now that everything has gone Repub-
lican business seems to be improving
everywhere. In Shelton several new
enterprises will soon be inaugurated,
and the people feel the prospects Of
the good times coming.
THE Chinee is finding his way into
all avenues of labor in British Column
bia. Retribution struck one engaged
in "braking" on the Esquimalt and
Naniamo railway in peculiar manner
recently. He slipped from the fiat
car and would have escaped, but his
queue caught in the brake and he was
dragged under the cars to instant
death.
THE Havemeyer tariff law is already
falling short of providing sufficient
revenue, so it is probable that a new
issue of $5O,OOOO,OOO in bonds to re-
plsnish the gold reserve is about to be
issued. This is but another instance
of the results of Democratic expensive
parsimony and incapacity to conduct
anything greater than cider mill, or
the rice mills of Port Mystery.
B. +. HuEsToN, of "Port Mystery"
has retired to his "rice mills" to con-
template the alleged good effects of
free trade on that mythical infant in
dhstry. The people of Washington
are evidently posted on practical free
trade, but we should suggest a new
edition OF Mr.. Hueston's book, distrib-
uted gratis as campaign document,
to acquaint them with the beauties of
the theory"
A CAREFUL perusal of the official re-
turns will show much of interest.
The republican state ticket has nearly
200 majority against less than 20 two
years ago, showing that many have
oined the Republican party, as the
one Of safety and progress. The pop
ulist ticket lost some ground, only one
OF their candidates making fair
showing. Becker whom many thought
would be elected, had 1919 votes, about
half the requisite figure.
To The OFFrcERs-ELEcT.-T The incom-
ing officers, we are assured, will bear
In mind that their election, at least in
several instances, is due to the many
good democrat and populist votes they
received, throughout the county. The
people wanted Change" and have
seen fit to accept the entire Republi-
can ticket, with the exception, of
County Commissioner and the
County Assessor. The new off,
GERS viii be found Of LIBERAL spirit,
and every citizen can expect from
them fair and equal treatment.
The JOURNAL did no: suggest this
idea during the campaign. (although
Tribune, did with reference to school
superintendent the only republican
officer, and whose financial response
bility is the smallest) but the books
OF every county officer should be ex-.
ported, SO that the new officers may
start in with new and clean score.
The examinations of the past have
only been superficial, and as the pres
ent officers have held their positions for
years, it would be but simple Justice
to the incoming officers to make sure
that they receive their charges in
proper condition.
BRITISH Columbia lumber has begun
to invade the Seattle market as a
competitor with the native product,
as a result of the passage of the Have
meyer bill. being now admitted free of
Export duty. Yesterday the steamer
Utopia, plying between Sounds ports
and Vancouver, brought over the car
60 OF 10000 feet to Hastings, on the
lower Sound, and 1t is said many more
will follow. Chinese labor is employ
ed at the mills and the lumber can be
placed on the home market at less
figure than the native product
The year 1898 witnessed the passing
OF AN 'unprecedently large number of
railway companies into the charge of
receivers appointed by the courts, and
1894 seems likely to stand second in
that bad prominence. Since June
nine roads, with 1926 miles of lines,
and representing bonds and stocks to
the amount of over 500 800 900, have
undergone that process, and those
added to the list reported for the first
Blk months make total for the nine
months from January l to October l,
d 81 roads, aggregating 6,254 miles
n length. with a funded debt of 1885,
JIS,5OO, and capital stock of SIG, $751;
OOO or q total of X3fl .5fi5 900 for