The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-02-15

lobby at work to defeat the measure.
The Townsend Leader is authority
for the statement that the San Fran
cisco owners Of the big Port Discovery
mill, whose machinery has been idle
for several years, have arranged for
the outlay of 100000 in improve
ments and working capital, and the
mill will soon be operated at its full
capacity OF 100000 feet daily.
4 GREAT blizzard and severe storm
has been raging in the East this
month, beginning in Maine and taking
in the entire Atlantic Coast to Florida,
where the orange crops was injured
again. The Eastern states were under
a mantle of OF snow and frozen stiff.
'ihe storm gradually steered to the
Middle and Western states and as far
as Montana and Dakota, where it ap-
parently expended It's force. Contract
this terrible storm and It's disastrous
effects with the splendid weather Pug
ct Sound has enjoyed for the past four
weeks, mild clear sunshiny days, with
just enough frost and crispness to pre-
vent the buds from opening out too
fast. This weather can't be beat in
the temperate zone
The state land commission, in re-
spouse to a request from Representa-
tive Phelps, has furnished the follow
ing report showing the acreage of
lands selected in the different coun-
ties in the state under the several acts
OF congress known as the land grant
acts: Chehalis, 1888 acres; Clal-
lam, 26,l62; Clarke, 5,103; Cowlitz,
25,979; Douglas, 14O,S19; Island, l.
l20; Jefferson, q. 4e4; King 1886;
Kitsap, GAO; Kittitas, 3.s4O; Kickitat,
1l,lS6; Lewis, $3.50; Lincoln, 500;
Mason, 1875; Okanogan, 1l,O13;
Skagit, 1886; Skamania, l6,267;
Snohomish, 1928; Spokane, 1913;
Stevens, 60,979; Thurston, 100;
Wahkiakum, 1873 Whatcom, T.
1854; Yakima. 4l,740 The total is
437,750 acres.
DURING the past Jew weeks the JOUR-
NAL has received many communica-
tons from other sections denouncing
the unwarranted warfare on Treasur-
or Maxwell and others. and dealing
rather hard with some Of the factors of
the opposition. These articles have
been laid aside in the interest of har-
mony, and in TIE hope that these peo-
pie would leave their retty spite work
aside, and attend to their own business.
They are simply kicking against the
pricks,' and losing what friends they
may have had about the county. If,
however, there is no disposition to
change, the JOURNAL will be less dis
eliminating in the future.
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UNDER The suspension Of the rules,
Bush's bill relating to beds Of natural
oysters WAS passed, with an emergency
clause. It'providcs that it shall be lln-
lawn. u sattlor oysters o. 10 remove
them from any natural oyster bed or
natural oyster reserve, in any waters
of the state, at any time from June L.
to October 81 of each year, except I'M
der the supervision of the fish commits
sioner of the state or of the United
States, for purposes of propagation,
experimental or other scientific pur-
poses. A penalty for the violation OF
the act is fixed by fine OF $25 to 500
or imprisonment for ten to sixty days
or both. Bush's bill making it unlaw-
full to dredge for oysters from natural
oyster beds was passed also. 1t aims
to protect the oystermen from pirates,
who often sweep an artificial oyster
bed clean during the night by dredg-
ing.
The lumber trade is looking up,
says the P. 1. All the mills on the
Sound are resuming operations, and
the demand for lumber is increasing
This is an encouraging sign. With
Puget Sound, "lumber is king and
demand Tor lumber means return OF
prosperity. All the mills OH Puget
Sound are working to their utmost
capacity aud orders for lumber are
pouring in from different parts of the
world every day The general tone in
this line is better than it has been for
the past three years, and prosper
Gus season is looked for during the
spring and summer months. Nearly
all the sea-going- vessels on the coast
are being placed in condition for this
trade, and before another month
passes the harbors Of number of the
mills on the Sound will be full of
ships. Eight ships are loading at
Port Blakely sixteen are due and
chartered for cargoes, and number
of vessels are loading at the the other
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