The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-04-14

without delay.
The JOURNAL suggests to those who
lave an idea of buying property Tor a
home, to do it soon, as property valu-
atoms are increasing, and lots or lands
can never be purchased any cheaper
than now.
THE Willapa Harbor Pilot, of South
Bend, is putting on considerable style
with its splendid Eastern number
embellished with numerous cuts OF
local business men. The Pilot is en-
terprising to say the. least.
THE JOURNAL this week publishes
the first of series OF logging scenes
taken from the largest camps in the
world, located in Mason County, oper-
ated by S. G. Simpson & Co. The
"cuts" are published by courtesy Of
the West Coast and Puget Sound
Lumberman, OF Tacoma, the leading
publication devoted to that industry
in the Northwest This would be a
good time to send the JOURNAL TO
Eastern friends, 3 months for %
cents.
JUDGING from the tenor of the P.-I. :,
editorials it must be preparing to move
over into the democratic camp" says
the Skagit News, and it, as we'll as
most Republican papers of the state,
has evidently "sized" the P.-l. up
rightly. Its attempts to injure the
party have been quite transparent for
some time past, especially since it
passed into the LIE Roi control, and its
editorial utterances have been without
weight. The political gang who are
using that paper for rule or ruin, have
been turned down So regularly of late,
that they must appreciate the fact of
their impotency, and the P.-I retaliates
by cutting off its exchanges with some
of the Republican county papers, in
Guiding the JOURNAL.
WONDERFUL advancement has been
made under the competitive system.
Opportunities have been offered for
keen, shrewd, far-seeing men to make
vast fortunes for themselves by push
ing to successful completion enterprises
that have proved of great public bene-
tit. 1t is a waste of time to curse
those men for taking advantage of the
opportunities. And it is waste of
energy to devote much time to ours
ing the system. What is needed is to
have demonstrated that there is bet
ter system-one which will retain the
good features of the competitive sys-
tenn and discard the troublesome ones.
Then let those who really wish to
benefit the human race do their best
to show the superiority OF the proposed
new departure. Merely finding fault
with existing circumstances will dc
but little good. The biggest rascals
on earth are shouting reform, and
shielding their own base actions by
pretending to expose the wrong doing
of others.-Cosmopolis Enterprise.
The Port Angeles Tribune Times is
now quite full of news regarding the
Por Angeles & Eastern Railroad, now
building at that point, and from it We
CLEAN the following information
Clearing and grading of the right Of
way through the city limits is going
on, and all the available men are EN-.
ployed. The treasurer OF the com
pany has arrived "with the sack
Specifications are being prepared for
the grading contract, and several bic
railroad contractors are there await
ing the call for bids and going ovel
the ground. Two Crews of field ser
Wy OsS otsA oiOtitCl vi OlllCc QraOgltS
men are at work on the SURVEYS
Manager Atkinson has completed th,
subsidy and ferry arrangements Will
the committee OF Fifty of Victoria
The plans contemplate one fast stee
passenger steamer, to cover the seven
teen miles across the Straits and
ferry boat capable of carrying tel
loaded cars, and Moran Brothers an
making their estimates. The Com
pany has leased fine suite Of Office
for three years and installed an extern
slvc outfit of new furniture. Por
Angeles is awaking property is chang
ing hands, prices improving, all mel
at work and everybody happy in th
prospect Of railroad on the Yves
side OF Puget Sound terminating a
the splendid harbor Of Port Angeles
And we enthuse with them.