The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-03-22
Editorial Notes.


The development OF the resources
OF this state demands patient and I'M
RENTING industry. TO the intending
emigrant possessing the requisite
energy and pluck Washington offers
unrivalled opportunities.
THAT this administration has a
fragment of back bone left is evil
denced by Gresham's demand to
Spain for immediate satisfaction, Tor
the action of u Spanish man Of war
firing on mail steamer IN the Cuban
waters. The greasers are stirring
their stumps" just trihe, and are in
vestigating the matters.
SEATTLEs elevators have claimed
their third victim within short time.
J. II. Albright, handling the machine
in the Seattle National Bank building
was horribly crushed and instantly
killed. As the elevator was in good
order it is probable that some careless
act of the operator caused his death,
However, elevators are cranky things
at best and it is alwarys best to use
due caution in their USE
DEBs, of the American Railway
Union, who cut an important figure
in the big strikes last summer, is
travelling through the Northwest on a
lecture tour He says there can be no
permanent or satisfactory solution of
the railroad question until the gov
eminent takes possession OF the rail-
roads and runs them in the interests
of the people. He sees the futility of
strikes, and says that hencefourth the
Union will work along political lines.
DIR. PARKHURsT now proposes to
reform the pulpit In recent sermon
he said: ave will never see wave
Of religious enthusiasm sweep his city
and this country until there is a reviv-
al OF the old time practice OF picturing
the punishment and retributive justice
at will overtake the impenitent sin
ner" On the other hand, DR.. Dixon,
whose church is across the street from
Parkhurst's, says it is u waste of time
toprcach hell to New Workers, for the
reason that he'll would be an improve
ment for thousands o; the people O
that city.-Tacona Ledger.
CHAS. r. LAUGHTON, who was elect
ed Lleutenant-goveInor III 1889 anC
became acting governor of the state
Of Washington, during the temporary
absence OF Coy. Ferry, IN 1890, dice
at Tacoma last Saturday night Of {
combination of kidney trouble
dropsy and tape-worm. Mr.. Laugh
tons home was in Okanogan County
where Inc had large mining interests
and his beginning in our state politics
was said to be influenced by his VIC
lin, Of whiCn he was an exquisite
player. The governors violin, was
quite as celebrated as its owner
LIZ signs q tbs tines are slowly
But surely pointing to II revival of the
lumber industry in this state this sea
son, such as was experienced few
years ago, says the Tacoma cores
pondent of the Northwestern Lum-
herman. Although prices are not
very gratifying, and may not mater
tally improve during the season, the
mill men will sell at prevailing prices
because freight rates are much lower
than they were in former good times
and labor for the mills can be obtain
ed at less cost. which make it possible
for lumber to be manufactured cheap
er than at any previous time in the
history of the state
Now the question arises: How are
the county officials and the public
generally going to find out about the
various new acts or changes in exist.
ing laws which affect their interests,
For instance: in the road and revenue
laws, which provisions the public
should know at once, in order to pro-
tect their interests, and save trouble
and expense. The legislature should
have muzzled few appropriations
that could reasonably be dispensed
with, and allowed the $4,000, fol
which sum the complete publication
of the general laws of the session was
to be made in supplement form and
distributed by the. newspapers of the
state to all their subscribers. This
work could have been completed
within one month after the close OF
the session, and the taxpayers and
general public relieved OF all doubt
and ignorance on the various propo-
sitions of interest. The newspapers,
as usual, failed to get any legislation
to | rotect their interests, or to aid
their business by requiring the publ
cation of insurance and other corpo-