The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-08-20

cur-Ledger.
THE tide. Of Immigration into the
United States is at it's lowest ebb since
the Government of this country as
sumed control thereof in 1882. At
the close of the fiscal year, June so,
1897, the total arrivals from all coun-
tries in the United States, as immi-
grants, numbered 230,S32-a decrease
as compared with the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1896, of 112,435 The
next smallest number of immigrants
occurred in 1895 when 279,S4S came
to this country-and these twoin COM
parison with 1892 arrivals in 1882.
The total immigration for the last
twelve years under Federal superv!s-
ion numbered 7,432,016. Italy fur
nished the largest number OF immi-
grants, Austria-Hungary coming next
and Russia being third.-Seattle
Times.
OTHER matters have kept Cuban
affairs in the back ground, says the
Kent Journal, but the patriots are
still in it and from all accounts are
fighting winning battle. They have
even forced the trocha and have been
skirmishing in the suburbs of Havana.
Poor old sick Spain has about reached
her capacity as a borrower and only
Tor losing the monarchy would proba-
bly, withdraw in disgust from the field.
1t has already cost her 100000 900
and she is worse off than when the
war began. Since Mckinley was in
stalled they have let up on the atroci-
ties to American citizens and are ap-
parently, at least, carrying on the war
on civilized methods, but the hand
writing is already visible. She has
been weighed in the balance and
found wanting.
The difference between the the val
ue of the wheat crop of Oregon and
Washington last year and that of this
year amounts to more than all the
gold which will be mined in Alaska
and the Klondike during 1897. The
crop OF wheat in the two states last
year amounted to about 100000
bushels, worth to the producers about
ll,OOO,OOO. This year the crop will
amount to about 100000 bushels.
worth to the producers over 500 OOO.-
OOO or twice as much in the aggregate
as last year. The benefits of the addi-
tlonal income from wheat will also be
far more generally felt than those
which follow from the working of
mines OF extraordinary richness. Far
ming is still by far the most import
ant business in this part of the United
States.-Oregon Agriculturist.
A CONDENSED milk factory has COM
menced operations at Seattle, Wash.
With fine local demand for condens-
ed milk for the Alaska and the Klon-
dixie to help it on the start it ought to
succeed if there is available a sniff
Gent supply of first-class milk. There
were a few years ago two or three at
tempts made to establish condensed
milk factories in Oregon. None OF
them were very pretentious affairs. but
we believe that altogether considerable
money was sunk in them. The con-
dltions were then not ripe for such es-
adjustments although there was q
large demand at home for condensed
milk. The Seattle factory is said to
be IN good hands and it is to be honed
that it will succeed.-Oregon Agricul-
turist.
The railroads are making prepare
lions Tor moving the wheat crop expe-
ditiously. The Northern Pacific has
sent 1000 extra cars to this end for
Tor use in this traffic, and unless ex-
traordinary developments should oc-
cur to require that the grain be gotten
ahoat with greater dispatch than
seems probable, will have no tronble
The Great Northern will be called m
on ior most OF its surplus rolling stock
Tor the Dakota and Minnesota crop at
ABOUT the same time Washington
grain IS moving, but expects to take
care OF the wheat as presented for
shlpment.-W.C c.. Trade