The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-04-21

20 dispose of. The FARM JOURNAL is
ON solid foundation and perfectly
trustworthy.
The Willapa Harbor Pilot says that
it begins Volume X with high hopes
and no fear of the sheriff. The Pilot
is expanding, as well as its town and
county, and it should be a good advo-
cate of Expansion"
New JERSEY expects to be entirely
out of debt in 1902, and Ohio in 1903
Illinois is practically out of debt.
Kansas owes less than half a million.
Iowa pays the last of its debt this
month. These states are setting a
cOmmendable fashion-and they are
all republican and under these condi-
tions likely to remain so.-Olympian.
The state of Oregon was just forty
years old on the 18th, while Washing
ton has hardly seen ten years of state
hood yet. In most things, including
wealth and population, Washington
seems to be fully the equal OF her
older sister, and another decade Ore
gon will be far behind in every re-
spect.
JOSH BILLINGS said that the square
man meazzures the same each way
and haint got no wainny edges nor
shaky lumber in him. He is free from
knots and sap and won't warp. The
square man is one of the best shaped
men the world has ever produced; he
is one of them kind of chunks that yu
can't alter to fit spot, but you must
alter the spot tn fit him.
ADvICEs from St. Paul states the
number of travellers who have sought
northwest homes during March is over
$500. The largest day after the first
of the cut rates was on March 80,
when the Great Northern sent out 225
cars loaded with immigrants and their
effects. OF that number "a came
from one town in Wisconsin, Falls
Greek; and 1914 come from Chicago
and Eastern states. Seven special
trains were sent out in one day.
The fotsam and jetsam of politics
in this state, as we'll as IN East, tried
to get together the other evening Ia
celebrate the anniversary of the gentle
man whom they malign by calling
their patron saint, Thomas Jefferson.
From the $40 spread by Croker, the
New York boss, to the little ten-cent
free lunches and beer elsewhere, the
ship-wrecked politicians were all en-.
deavoring to find out where they were
at, and brace up. In Tacoma the
governor and a whole lot of Other
democrats and populists, who are for
tunately supplied with the price, b,
virtue of office, attended the dollar-a
plate feast. According to the publish
ed reports they must have had goot
time, as plain whiskey was frequen
entree.
BUT five states in the Union equa
Washington in amount of railway
tracka: now under construction o
contract, according to the Railwa,
Age. That paper predicts the build
ing of 5000 miles of new railway il
the United States this year, costin,
$15O,OO0.OO0. Washington is expect
cd to show $50 miles for the year, will
other states showing over 100 as fol
low: Pennsylvania, 16O miles; Yves
Virginia, 40; Virginia, 100; Nortl
Carolina, 1872; Georgia, l46; Florida
153; Alabama, 109; Louisiana, Ia
Michigan, Ill; Illinois, 1874; Minnesc
ia, 1856; Iowa, 29l; Indiana and Okls
homa territories, l04; Arkansas ZIG
Texas l0S; California, It's; Idaho, 2O7
Oregon, 127.
IT is doubtful if the farmers (
Washington are aware of the amour
OF money sent out of the State for til
purchase of the small, white nav
bean. The farmers of California SUI
ply the people of this state with abou
$50, 600 worth of them annually. I
that state they net the grower $50
ton. Now, there is no doubt the farm
ers of Washington can grow cleane
and better beans than can be raise
anywhere else on the coast, and ther
is no reason why they should not sur
ply the home demand. The iarme
who doesn't know how to grow bean
should quit farming and hunt for
]oD on railroad, and the farmer VIII
won't raise beans when there il 4 GOO
demand Tor them at fair price IS
hopeless case to be worth arguing with
ostr ntelligenccr.