The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-08-02
Editorial Notes.

favor of Snonomish in the county seat
fight, and Everett yields after a hard
battle.
A NEW game law went into effect in |
Maine July 4, which provides that no
one person shall kill, catch, destroy or
take away more than fifteen trout and
landlocked salmon in any one day, for
four years from the time the law went
into effect. 1t should be entitled an
act to prevent the telling OF fish stories
within the state.-Ledger.
The Shelton Journal is the latest to
pump hot shot into the travelling auc-
ton houses and it hits them hard and
conscientiously. That's right. An
aggressive campaign against this fakir
class by state newspapers coupled
with good stiff license system will
do more to put the illegitimate bust
ness into i'll repute than anything else
and the press is well in line on the
proposition. Pop it to 'em. It's due
your advertisers and their patrons
West Coast Trade.
Sol G. SIMPSON. for the Port Blake
ley Mill Co., has bid in for $1,000 the
Gig Harbor lumber mill, which plant
originally cost $126, 600, and it is said
it will not be operated. The Pacific
Pine Lumber Co., which was organic
ed to control the cargo trade of Wash
lngton, is reported to be renewing its
efforts to control the output of $50
mills on the Pacific Coast, and thereby
govern the southern trade. 1t will re-
quire about 100000 year for sub
sides. The company represents Is of
the largest mills in Washington and
Oregon with about $4O,0O0,OOO CAPT
tal.-Trade Review.
THE stay law which assisted the min
crs for two years in tiding over the
dull times OF 1884 being no longer in
force, the annual assessment work
which has usually been postponed until
the closing months of the year, will
have to be performed by October, in
order to comply with the law and pre-
serve the mines from relocation by
others. The most inaccessible mines
IN the country are accessible in the
months of August, September and
October, and if they are worth any
thing there is no excuse for DELAYING
the required assessment work beyond
the period designated by law.-P.I.
WHILE most towns are hardened
with lot of empty and uncared-for
houses, Shelton suffers from "A lack of
places To live. Few dwellings have
been built for rental purposes, and in
consequence, new corners have a hard
struggle to find house in which to
dive. 1t would be a profitable invest
ment to put some money into houses
for rent. Lumber and supplies are
cheaper by half than four years ago,
and there is Ii steady demand for
houses. Just now, that logging and
other business is beginning to i'm
prove, there are many home hunters,
four having applied at this office this
week.
The Chamber of Commerce trans
pOrtatiOn committee has been asked to
advise with Tacoma merchants and
get them to patronize the steamer
Monte Cristo, which makes the round
trip daily between Tacoma and Shell
ton. For two years this city has been
trying to have this route covered direct
from Tacoma and the Monte Cristo is
now SC doing, giving an excellent SER
vice. The boats officers complain
that opposition boats running to
Olympia and Seattle get more than
their share of the business, to the Mon
tie Cristo's disadvantage. The Cham
Der wants to help the Tacoma boat.
Merchants will be asked to give their
business to the Monte Cristo SO far as
possible.-Tacoma Ledger.
THE Evening News makes an ex-
tended and timely editorial reference
to the advantages to be derived from
impressing upon fasteners the desi-
rability of spending their summer
vacations on Puget Sound, using the
observation in last weeks Trade as a
test. The Seattle Times and other
state papers have also added favorable
comments along the same line, and
the hundreds of people of Washing
ton who are enjoying the heated term
in tents and summer cottages at va
rious charming resorts, boating, bath
ing, fishing and RECALLING themselves
in the perfect climate could add vol
umes OF testimony to the superiority
of attractions afforded. What is need
ed is to let people know, and this
must be done by systematic, compre-
hensive and truthful advertising. 1t
should be one of the features of the
new Washington bureau of informa-
ton at Chicago and by attractive
pamphlets distributed throughout east
ern cities, by special railroad rates