The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-12-11


THE manufacturers of fir lumber are
not getting enough for their long tim
bers. This fact is so patent to every
buyer in this market that it shouldn't
be necessary to dwell upon the matter
Lengths over 80 feet and dimensions
above l2x12 inches are hard to obtain
in any Of the eastern woods and al
ways command good price in either
white pine or yellow pine. Here in
the Pacific Northwest very little differ
ence in price exists between ordinary
length and specialties and as result
millions Of feet of lumber which can
not be obtained elsewhere are dumped
into the eastern markets at price so
low as to cause the buyer to wonder
at the sanity of the shipper. This
should not be. The manufacturer
can only realize a fair profit on the
specialties, at the present rates of
freight knowing full we'll that he can
not compete with yellow pine on the
common grades, and he should at least
obtain the market value of his lumber
Competition in many cases aod an
Imperfect knowledge OF the true value
OF the lumber in the east in other in
stances are no doubt responsible for
this state of affairs.
Two very strong points in favor OF
Wellington farming are found in the
eport al the United States. depart
ment OF agriculture for November.
Irish potatoes, average yield per acre
tins year is ll6 bushels; average quail
Ity nlnety-slX per cent. Hay, average
yield per acre, 800 tons; average quail
ity l04 per cent. The average yield OF
potatoes per acre for the United States.
was SG.6 bushels. The average yield
OF hay per acre in the United States,
is l.36 tons. This clearly shows where
Washington ranks as farming state.
Garfield Enterprise.
MAKE ready to- observe Christ
mas. Not by stuffing turkey and
then stuffing yourself; but by doing a
little, quiet honest thinking as to
whether, in spite OF some things that
aren't as they ought to be, this isn't
the best country and the best century
to live in that has been found since
the primeval man discovered that
there was something even better in
life than eating all he conld hold. If
you don't think so, for heavens take
emigrate to some other country of
which you do approve.-Spokane
Chronicle.
ABOUT fifty mechanics employed in
the Moran Bros. shops at Seattle quit
work this week because the working
time was reduced to = hours on ac-
count of the short days, which preven-
ted ten hours work, especially at out
work. The men receive 80 cents an
hour, which as not changed. Moran
Bros. have two government vessels un-
der way, contracted at less figures than
were bid by the firms which have al
ways done this contract work, and
were not able to pay for time il which
their employees could OF work. This
Is evidently case where the employees
want to break up their employers,
REPORTS from Eastern Oregon and
Eestern Washington sh CIV that the
farmers OF the wheat-grovrlng districts
are to great extent goi as: out OF the
hog-ralslng business on account OF the
high price of wheat. The eff ectof this
acton VIII be to make hogs scarcer
ana higher In Oregon and Washing
ton. 1t is good time for the farmers
OF Western Oregon and Western Wash
lngSon to improve the quality of their
SWINE and get ready for an adva nc,, in
prlce which is sure to come before
long.