The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-01-24
The Mason County Journal.
G. C ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper
Editorial Notes.

WHILE every respectable paper in
the state is laboring to ably and hon
estly set forth the rich and valuable
advantages of Washington as home
for desirable immigrants, it is to be re-
GREETED that there is permitted to exist
foul blot in the shape of a publica-
ton called the Farmer" which is ever
ready to spew forth unhealthy words
and diseased reasoning to prevent as
far as it can the accomplishment Of
the desires of the majority of the states
citizens.-Trade Register.
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PRIOR to 1892 we had been living
for over thirty years under a protec-
tive tariff law. The public debt was
each wear decreased For the past
three years the public debt has in
creased greatly. Why? Because the
tariff has been reduced till we have to
borrow money to pay governmental
running expenses. We are buying
from Europe more than we sell, our
laborers are idle. Put up the tariff
bars and see how quick the change
will come.-Sumas Vidette.
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MASON County might to-day be one
of the wealthiest counties in the state,
and its people more prosperous. Prob
ably more timber has been taken from
this county than any other in the
state, but, unfortunately, the major
portion of the returns had to be sent
out for supplies, and this county lost
the benefits. We can never be very
prosperous until we are self-supporting
until we can raise what we eat and
otherwise supply our needs, and thus
keep our cash circulating at home.
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CHEHAIIs has a furniture factory
that manufactured last month 22O
bed room suites, 500 tables and 300
sideboards, besides numerous other
articles. You know that no county in
the state has a larger supply of better
hardwoods for furniture making than
Mason County, and no place on the
Sound presents better field for such a
factory than Shelton, but everybody
does not know that fact, hence we
should provide ways and means for
getting the information to the right
parties.
Principles never die is an old adj
age as sound as granite and as endur-
ing as the mountains. Patriotic Or
CARNATIONS may die; they are but
human creations. They may make
fatal blunders, they may be betrayed
to their death by traitors within the
ranks, or by selfish men looking only
to their own ends, who may get con-
troll and lead them to ruin; but the
principles upon which they are found
ed are righteous and they must pre-
vail. We have confidence in the
triumph OF our cause. True Ameri-
can Citizen.
If you will read the several interest
ing papers furnished in our supple
ment last week, YOU will know a good
deal more about what is being done in
Washington than you were aware of
before. They were read before body
of intelligent men, and are reliable.
The trouble with most of us is that we
don't get away from home very much
and have little knowledge of what is
going on outside our little orbit. The
man is dead indeed, who cannot APP
preciate the changes of the past five
years-the great development, during
what is called the dullest period in the
states history.
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WE should take advantage of every
opportunity to make the resources ard
possibilities of Mason County known
among desirable persons in The East.
The best and the cheapest reliable
means is through the local newspapers.
If those who have made their homes
in this section, will send c,pies of the
papers, and other descriptive matter to
relations and friends il thp East, ard
request them To place re matter in
the hands OF desirable ueghbors, we
can best reach and get into communi-
cation with large nuuber Of people
at small expense. We do MT desire
people who CON especially TO work,
for the field Is well supplied, bat we do
need wideaNake FARMERS, with some
means, vino will buy good lands and
half improved ranches and work them
fully-and that is the class OF people
we should make especial efforts to in
terest. Every person in the county
should be interested and do his share.
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The Worlds Fair Tests
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