The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-06-14

Is sufficient To keep the plant Operat-
ing steadily for over two months at
full capacity Of 200 kegs daily.
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For several weeks there has been
unbearable hot weather throughout
the western states, and last week a
fire extending over the entire northern
oil fields of Pennsylvania has been
raging, causing immense loss. Many
oil we'll outfits and tanks have been
consumed, besides several villages and
hamlets, the people fleeing for their
lives leaving their possessions behind.
Few deaths are reported, however.
In the northern part OF Clarke
county near La Center, is an electric
saw which is the invention of a Clarke
county man which bids fair to revolu-
tionize the wood cutting business. 1t
seems that the plan is to generate
steam by the use of boiler burning
wood and to run n dynamo with the
engine. From the dynamo long wire
is stretched out and attached to a
motor which operates drag saw. Il
only requires three minutes for this
saw to cut through five foot log, and
then it is the work Of but an instant
to move the saw and motor along the
log TO another cut. One hundred
cords is said to be fair days work
Tor this machine
The decision Of the Su RENE Court
OF the United States adverse to the
income tax law in some ways is as
tonishing-particularly is this true
where notice is taken of the personnel
OF the justices making it. The law
was declared unconstitutional by five
Judges, three Republicans and two
Democrats, DO h Of the latter from
the North. The decision, in point
of fact, was Il declaration of States
rights in the matter of direct legisla-
ton. Opposing the verdict Of un.
constitutionality were four Justices
two Republicans and two Democrats
both the latter from the South
Their opinion was adverse to the
States rights doctrine, and in favor oil
the power OF the nation to directly
TAX citizens OF the various States.
In one sense, coming as it does in
none too flush times, the bicycle craze
is not very good thing for the peo-
pie. In the cities, the hverymen and
the electric car lines are seriously
hurt by the advent of the wheel, but
to the farmers it will come as one OF
their best allies for good roads. Here
tofore only the country people, and
those who took occasional drives for
business or pleasure in the country
districts, took any interest in the gen
eral condition of the roads. The
silent Steed Is Il wonderful and tireleSs
annillilator OF distance, and no
county road is too remote to be ira.
versed with wheel. Large numbers
of city people already have bicycles
and the sentiment for better roads
will soon become almost universal.
Better systems will be considered AMI;
enacted by legislatures, and local gov
ernments will not slight the roads OF
their districts. Incidentally the
wheels may prevent some of their own.
ers from buying as much produce.
but the farmer is bound to reap some
benefit from the bicycle craze.
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The season promises to be a fairI,
busy one about Shelton. The Shelton
Southwestern Railroad has contracted
for a lot of ties, with which to make
an extension and new switches for
Williamson's logging works. Now
that the affairs of the Washington
Southern Railroad are becoming set
tied, and the reorganization ON a
splendid financial basis effected. the
old grade to Lake Newatzel will he
constructed and other spurs and
switches put in for the numbering con
Germs. The Company will also be i,
position to make permanent contra, Is
with other loggers, and the bus ness of
the railroad largely increased. With
this will come the work of putting
the entire road in first-class condition
and increasing its facilities. Although
the price still rules low, the logs are
sold about as Iastas they are dropped
into Bis Skookum Bay and the stocks
about here are very short. The big
milling concerns about the Sound are
working steadily, orders are increas-
ing, and the loggers will soon he de-
manding better prices for their pro-
duet This improvement in tie lum-
Der trade, with an abundance OF Ill
kinds Of crops, viii bring bette times.
this summer than We havs known for
three years.-aid shelton viii be on: