The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-19
City & County Official Paper


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rod, ten feet long.
CONGRESS is in special session with
Speaker Reed in the chair. The tariff
measure has been introduced and the
House is now wrestling. President
McKinley's short and pithy message
to the lawmakers is published in this
issue.
The Mining Herald is the latest
publication tOenter the mining field,
which is undoubtedly one of consider
able promise to the state for the next
few years. Editor Will. A. Steel. has
spent considerable time in Alaska and
other mining sections, as special
correspondent, and is we'll posted in
mining matters.
THE Mississippi river is On the ram
page, and at some points along where
its banks were formerly, it is between
40 and so feet above low water mark,
flooding whole counties, and causing
untold damage and suffering along its
whole course to the sea. The river is
higher than ever known and many
persons have been drowned.
THE reports from Carson are to the
effects that FitzSimmons knocked Cor
bett out in the Nth round, while we
are inclined to think they should have
been forced to fight till an eternal
finish, still it is come consolation that
Corbett's gass-bag was punctured.
Perhaps the public will get a rest.
The first populist legislature has
passed into history and it has failed to
pass single one of the rabid popu-
listic measures so loudly proclaimed
from the stump for which the people
OF the state give thanks. The work of
the session fully demonstrated the in
ability OF the populists to harmonic
their ideas, their jealousies, and in
capacity into sensible and just laws.
1t was confusion with vengeance.
Now that the state legislature has
adjourned and some of its labors be-
come apparent. the various elements
OF the fusionists as we'll as the populist
press, are finding much at which to
complain. 1t is pretty safe to say
that the various newspapers, which
are pretty generally responsible for
many of their creatures sent to
Olympia, have repented of their folly
and will slaughter these fellows next
time. Verify the newspapers got a
hard deal from this band of small-bore
economists" and "retormers."
The outlook for Eastern Washing
ton tor the wheat crop is first class and
Eastern Millers, have representatives
trying to secure contracts at fiftv
cents bushel, but the farmers are
not taking up the offers. It is con.
sldered that 1t will take three years be-
fore much of wheat surplus will
accumulate in the Worlds markets.
and that wheat will bring a better
price in 1878. AS wheat can be
raised at 225 to Is cents per bushel
the Washington wheat grower will
make some money for the next wear
or 50. Last years raise brought MANY
OF the growers "ahead of the world u
Recently in Massachusetts town q
local economic association took mr.
the subject of single tax, and the diff.
Guilty OF getting personal property and
incomes properly listed. After a good
many lights had ventilated their opin.
ions, one unsophisticated person sug.
gested that he would simply let each
citizen list his property and tax him
accordingly, which provoked a smile
from the meeting. Continuing he
said that he would also have an inner
ltance tax, and when a man died 80
much OF his property as he had paic
taxes on, should go to his heirs I'M
touched, but all other property shoule
go 70 the state in the form of probat,
levy. With such a provision in effect
most OF us would come nearer tellin,
the truth to the assessor than ia Otter
done.
The Trade Register, of Seattle. ha
an interesting article on the hog nro
duct OF the state, and its figures AR
surprising to most people who hay,
never given the matter thought. It i
estimated that this state raised ahou
225'OOO hogs in 1896, but the Depart
ment of Agriculture gives credit fo
2S9,4l3. There were shipped over th,
railroads alone to local and W.sterr
markets, during last year 1868 car
loads, which figures up about los or!
nogs, the balance being disposed of II
other ways or by home consumption
linus the hog product was worth near
y million dollars for one year alone
IN 1881 pork products to three time,
that amount were shipped into IN.
state, but now we have our own pack
ing establishments, and $4,000 viii
cover the amount we buy outside. s.
much for the hog, but we do not no.