The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-20
The Mason County Journal.
!. C ANGLE. Editor and Proprietor
City & County Official Paper
Editorial Notes.

hENTUChA HIS JiSt E6ooOu oiA""S'-
the throes of a senatorial deadlock, by
adjourning without electing success
or to Blackburn. 1t was so warm at
Lexington during the closing days
that the governor called out the militia
to keep the fre-eaters from pitched
battle.
THE West Coast Lumberman and
the Puget Sound Lumberman, both OF
Tacoma, have been consolidated.
Frank 3. Cole, the publisher OF the
former, will be the editor OF the con-
solidation, while c. w. Snyder, of the
latter will be manager. Mr.. Cole, who
by the way, is something of a humorist,
is the original lumber journalist on the
Sound, Hoo Hoo and we'll posted on
trade topics.
*
THE rush for the Alaska gold field
has apparently nearly reached craze,
to Judge from the great crowd bound
for the gold mines or other work. Even
if Alaska was the best gold field in ex-
istence, so many have gone there that
the average mans chances of success
are extremely doubtful. 1t would be
far cheaper to spend season hunting
for a gold mine in the Olymplcs, and
we believe the prospects OF success
would be nearly as good.
THE Seattle Times prints list o
nineteen rivers and streams in the grea
Washington peninsula west OF tn
Olympics, having an aggregate OF 5o'
miles OF rich, though narrow valley, IL
which great crops can be grown. Their
are also ten different prairies now sup
porting fifty good ranches and havin
a marvelously rich soil. There is
large area OF good agricultural land II
this section lacking only adequat
means of transportation to becomin
wonderfully productive.
IT is reported that horseless ma
wagons will soon be used in all til
large cities of the United States. In
report says that Second Assistar
General Nelson has IL
several. months been studying the pr
iect, and that few days ago he con
pleted plans for the model marriag
which is now in course of constru
ton and will be completed very 500
The new wagon, it is said, will
twelve feet long, six feet wide and
trihe over SIX feet high. 1t will slmp
be small post Office on wheels.
has been definitely decided by Il
postohice department, it is said,
employ the horseless, wagons in II
TRANSPORTATION of mails in city al
country districts where there are
railway lines and where the servl
can be improved by making "sepal
tons" (assorting the mail betwe'
offices while in transit.)
***
The Chehalis Nugget is opposed
fusion. 1t says: cit is beginning
be we'll known that there is moveme
on foot to combine the democratic a
populist parties in this state this ia
We warn the democratic promoters
this fusion plan that they are dol
their best to totally disrupt the par
There are men who believe In den
cratic principles, who have follow
the fortunes of the party Cheerful
and hopefully through trying ye
when it has been beset with dang
without and betrayed by towards wi
in, who want but such an excuse
this will afford to leave the par
There is a point beyond which Il
cannot CO." There are great ma
good democrats in Washington "
will not wait for fusion to drive tn
out of the Democratic party. II
(, are painfully tired of Cleveland, dc
ocracy and reform.