The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-27

of date.
THE state dairy commissioner figures
the output of Washington creameries
and cheese factories during 1895 at L.
302,595 pounds of butter and 429, $50
pounds of cheese, of which 25O,OOO
pounds of butter and 100000 pounds
of cheese were sent out Of the state.
SHELTON wants $4,000 sawmill,
shingle mill, sash and door factory,
furniture, match, box, basket, barrel.
oar, and tool handle factories. Finest
location on the Sound, the raw mater
ial in any quality right at hand, and
the people will meet any proposition
half way.
The populist orkers in many parts
of the state are making strong efforts
to effect combination with the dem
ocrats, in the hopes of winning some
offices. The better class of both pop
ulist and democratic faith are holding
themselves aloof from the "half-caste
reformers."
DIR. j. III. LYON, a physician at
Roslyn, was found on the streets of that
place one night last week with his
head crushed, evidently the work of
some enemy, as his valuables were not
disturbed. No clue has yet been found
and Gov. McGraw has offered a reward
of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the murderer. Later, two miners
have been arrested.
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The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met at Tacoma this week, and
set the date of the convention for April
IA, at Tacoma, to elect eight delegates
and eight alternates to the National
Convention. The basis Of representa-
ton was changed to three delegates at
large and one for each one hundred
votes cast for democratic candidates
for congress. This will m axe total
OF 365 delegates, giving Mason County
nine. While no official action was
taken by the state committee about
fusing with the populists, it is under
stood that the majority favored the
idea, and the objects of the early con-
vention was to allow ample time for
the fusion schemes with the populists.
Xxx
GEORGE Gibbs, we'll known Orcas
island orchardist and experimentalist,
made successful experiments in chicory
culture the past season, obtaining $50
pounds of dried chicory root from one
twentieth of an acre, planted on the
4th of June He considers the soil and
climate OF this section as well adapted
to the chicory culture as is that of any
part of France, Holland, Belgium or
Germany, where immense quantities
of chicory are raised for use as bev-
erage, both without admixture with
any other product and as an adulterant
of coffee The roots are also used as
salad and the tops make an excellent
fodder plant for cattle. Whatcom
county is especially adapted to the
growth OF Observation-Disclosures Herald.
RECENT information shows that the
work done on the Union Pacific and
Port Townsend Southern Railroads in
1901 on which about $4,000, 900, was
spent, was under an agreement with
Jim Hill and the Great Northern
Railroad. McNeill, who had charge
of the work at that time is now on the
Sound, and it looks as though some
thing in the way of railroad building
was again in prospect. The compile
ton of the Port Townsend scrtheEn
Railroad, through Shelton, would lie
of great benefit to this section. and We
hope the day will not be long deferred
With railroad connection will really
begin the advancement OF shelton to
something more than mere local
center. There are few places On the
Sound that present 50 advantageous a
location for any Slnd of mill or
factory working ~ weed. ESQ big
railroads reach out into the timter
from Shelton aud aag kind Ct hard ,,r
soft woods can be bad IN unlimited
supply OH sil@r. notice.
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A Mighty Euit;ler.