The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-02-26
McKINLEY's cabinet members now

general, McCook, New York; post
master general, James A Gray, Mary
land; agriculture, Wilson.
IT is estimated that during the cur
rent year the country tributary to
Delagoa Bay, South Africa, will re-
quire between 60 and 100000 feet
of lumber, practically all of which
will be supplied by the Puget Sound
country.
FROM about this time the JOURNAL
will expect to see things take change
for the better in every part of the
United States, and we will miss our
guess nightly if every energetic, hard
working man does not give evidence
OF better times before the year isout.
THE Northern Pacific has just
issued new folder giving full direc.
tions of how to reach the Spokane
Kootenai mining country, fares, etc.,
and a map showing the location of
the country both in Washington and
B. G. The fare from Tacoma to Ross
land is $2340. These folders can be
had by addressing A. D. Charlton,
A.G. P. A. Portland Oregon.
AMONG the applicants for federal
patronage in this vicinity none are
more deserving than J. OBJ. Scobey,
of the Olympian, who is candidate
for the receivership of the Olympia
land office. 1t would be but just,
where worthy newspaper men are can
didates for any position to give their
claims a fair consideration. No other
class of men in politics do as much
work for their political party, and are
so poorly paid, as the newspaper pub
fishers. 1t is a wonder they don't re-
volt sometimes and break some poli:i-
cal states.
On Thursday, March 4th, the new
administration will be installed and
new hand will take the helm of the
ship of state. 1t is given out that an
extra session of congress will immedi-
ate,y be called to make such legisla-
ton as is deemed necessary and take
the business interests OF the country
OFT the anxious bench, that they may
know how to proceed. Financial leg
islation may be considered at the ex-
ira session, but the general wish is
thu the tariff alone should receive
"a ltion at this special session.
.-HE populists made great hue
and cry during the campaign about
the rotton management of the various
state institutions by the republicans,
but now the investigating committees
are vending their way home from
each institution with favorable reports.
Then the state land commissioner was
cunning crooked and expensive de-
partment, but the new pop. official re-
qulres two more men than his repub-
Ilcan predecessor to attend to the
duties OF his office. In fact when the
pops. cast about for something to
work the axe OF retrenchment on, they
chopped a couple of measly pages to
$l.5O day, and that's all the reform
so lar in evidence.
The fifth legislature of the state of
washington will 60 down in history
as the most unique body that ever
gathered at the state capitol. It will
be alone of its kind, for it is safe to
say that no such an aggregation will
ever again be found making alleged
laws for people of the state. This leg
islature has been disappointment
even to Its warmest friends. The
most rabid of its supporters can. find
little to say in its favor. 1t is a mega
tive rather than a positive BODY and
loves to glorify in itself, in long
speeches and talking "reform" that
does not REFORM" and originating
legislation that no one has asked for.
and which is not wanted, while legisla-
ton which is actually needed for the
purpose OF carrying on the state and
government receives practically no
attention whatsoever.-Ledger.
REPRESENTATIVES, of all the mill and
lumber companies in the state os
Washington have sent to their renre-
sentatlves in congress memorandnms
OF a tariff schedule which they desire
incorporated in the Dingley hill
Some OF the things which the Wash
lngton lumbermen desire to he ;ncor-
porated IN the schedule of the new
tariff bill are as follows: A duty of 90
per cent ad yalorem on all timber
round, hewed or sawn, including spars
and piling; also telegraph or telephone
poles, railroad ties and fence posts A
duty OF " thousand feet board meas-
ure on all rough lumber. A dntv If
- thousand on all rough lumber Of
the selected quality. A duty of Sc !
Thousand feet board measure on ali
selected flooring, ceiling; wainscotinc
car roohng, rustic and shiplap. On
rough pickets, palings and slaves. So
thousand feet. On lath % cents a
thousand feet, and on shingles IS cent