The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-04-17

used for hauling purposes, after yard
ling, which will do away with horses
now employed. With the new engines
1.-THE Simpson Bros. Logging Co.'S
equipment will consist of eight don,
key engines, two road engines, 100
horses and $50 men.
| ]. "A. Cole, who is foreman of Camp
No. of the Simpson Bros. Logging
Co. has been with the company for 10
years, is considered one of, the best.
loggers on the coast and is held in
high esteem by his employers. Edwin
McReavy. foreman Of Camp No. 2, is
a .well-known and successful logger,
and Robert and Joseph Simpson. are
too well known to need any mention
here. They stand 10 feet high, clear,
without pitch seams and shakes,
among the logging fraternity. I am
indebted to G. M. Girsdale, OF Camp
No. 8, for many courtesies.. Although
ayoung man, he is a practical logger
and general favosite with every one.
Besides Sol, G, Simpson, president and
general manager, mention should be
made OF George Simpson, who is super,
lntendent Of the Port Blakeley road.
He has full charge of the working
management of the line and is an able
and courteous official. A rather
unique character is James McGregor,
postmaster general" of the road as,
well as "commissary general" two.
very Important positions. Mr. Nc
Gregor, who is a hale, hearty old
gentleman, fills the dual role to per-
lection and is efficient and we'll liked.
The three trains on the above road
are IN charge OF capable men. H, H..
Fellows is engineer of train, No, 2;
Sam Leroy is fireman, and Thomas
Handlin conductor. The. engine is, a.
4O-ton Baldwin Locomotive Works
made. Train No. 8 is, handled by
Jerry Lee, engineer, with, c.. Baldwin
conductor; Potion Lidgerwood engine;
q. M. Tew is engineer of train No. Z,
The head scaler CT the Simpson
Bros. Logging Co. at the landing is D.
Lynch, and A. B. Govey, who is chief
accountant, started in as a skid greas-
er. r1Ddtf' .s9uaaIt uvob rode
Thomas Bordeaux, who is known
from Olympia to Alaska is president
and manager of the Mason County
Logging Co.. Joseph Bordeaux also
well known among the logging fraterno
ity, is superintendent of the logging
camps, and f. Stabenfeldt bookkeeper.c
The company does a large business
and is quite factor in the welfare of
Mason county, 4ab1h51li 1901 u{
While Mason county is essentially
given up to logging. there are agrieul- 9
tural opportunities of no mean meter
The logged-off lands need only to be
scratched to produce nearly everything
person wants and in luXuriance not 2
known elsewhere on this earth of ours. !
Whole sections of as fine land as there :
is in the country, practically level and 1.
productive to marvellous degrees, are
found right and left, with running
brooks, full of trout and a soil that
Yields at little expense the largest and
sweetest strawberries, blackberries, :
small fruits, monster turnips, potatoes
carrots, cabbage and all kinds of yeget-
ables the year round. 1t is an ideal
place for small fruit orchards, and,
farms, and years hence will support a
large population of thrifty, prosperous
husbandmen, whose produce will find
a ready sale in the sawmill and logging
towns adjacent. q. y-4Dr,q a4t
Shelton, the county seat and prin-
cipal town, has population of about
800 souls. 1t is located on Hammer
sley Inlet, where connection with
Puget Sound boats is had. It lisa
busy, prosperous town and one of the
best of its size in the state. It con-
tains three general stores, three hotels,
three drug stores, one bank, opera
house, school house, sawmill and other,
business institutions. It also boasts
of very creditable newspaper, the
Mason County Journal, published by
Grant G. Angle, very able journalist. .
Hotel Webb is the leading hotel and is
strictly frst-class in every particular.
1t is a favorite resort of travellers and
enjoys a splendid reputation. The
leading store is the Lumbermen's
Mercantile Co., of which J.D. Riley is :
manager. 1t carries very complete
stock of goods and is second to none Q
on Puget Sound. It can furnish any
thing from a needle to an anchor
Sol G. Simpson is a heavy stakeholder.
Mr.. Simpson is president of the bank
here, and ]. F. Riley is cashier. bShel-
ton was named after David Shelton,
who crossed the plains in 1913 and 4
located the town in 1884, He has
made quite fortune since that time,f
is 81 years of age and is beloved by
everybody. iis4~--5f 2asnuf3oe
l found every one praising the Par
'cifc Lumber Trade Journal 81 as the
hest naper on the coast. and wishes II