The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-11-02

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WAsHINGToN's cranberry crop IS no
a large one this season, owing to til,
short yield in the old-time Cabo
marsh near Ilwaco, which will pro
duce probably 1000 barrels, or one
third of a crop. In other portions 0
| the state, though there are many sec
tons adjacent to the Sound and ocean
where the berry may be successful,
! cultivated, the progress ofthe industr,
is not yet marked. One of the mos
systematic attempts to produce Gran
berries Is that undertaken BY Mr. G. T
Landslide, q pioneer grocer, nea
Olympia, who reports Il hopeful out
look Tor painstaking efforts employed
in cultivatipg the transplated eastern
berry. A considerable area of favor
able lands have been gotten in shape
| for cultivation near Grays Harbor, tb,
the original promoters OF the industry
in Pacific county, but what progress
has thus far been made is not known
Some fine Washington berries have
been on the market during the weel
from HE Berriss marsh, Prairie
Skagit county, which put up In 3O-lb
boxes made an attractive appearance
and found favor with buyers. It has
always been the Impression Of loca
dealers that cranberry culture had a
future Of considerable promise, ant
though it is an industry which entail.
expense aud the exercise of intelligent
care, we still believe that a good per
centage of the coast trade at least can
ultimately be supplied by Washing ton
and that IN fine it will become an APP
preciable factor in our fruit growing
interests.-West Coast Trade.
SAWDCsr that was once a disagree
able byproduct OF lumber is coming
to its own. No mill in this or in any
large city has now any difficulty il
selling at fair to good prices all the
sawdust it can spare from its furnaces
The Carpenter Campbell Co. of New
York, a company in which Samue
Carpenter Formerly OF Carpenter
Bros. & Co. OF this city) and others O.
the Carpenter family OF this city are
interested, is now making bricks O.
sawdust and cement. These bricks
are hard, light, porous and one of the
most perfect non-conductors of heat
and sound known. They are used fol-
walllng refrigerator plants, for floor
deadeners, etc. This company also
makes boiler jackets and pipe wrap
pings Of sawdust mixed with other
materials that make it flexible anC
fabric like in texture. 1t is proving q
very successful article for the use fol
which it is designed. Mississippi Val
ley Lum berman.
No REPUBLICAN should vitiate the
effect of his voting for Mckinley and
Roosevelt by supporting Rogers. The
Republican nominee, Frink, believes
III keeping the flag floating wherever
raised, while Rogers is for hauling il
down 10 the PHILIPPINES. Rogers shows
by his record that he favors running
the State Institutions for the spoils-
men, or Turner-Rogers machine.
Frink will be the creature Of no man
or set of men, and will Conduct the
various institutions of Washington in
the interest of taxpayers and good
government. This is not good year
to scratch your ticket. Make but one
cross and that opposite the words
Republican ticket"
"THEY want the splendors of enpl re
They want the tramp ofarmes. They
want the glory Of GROWING heroes re
turning home" These few remarks
indicate that Bryan has again been
been talking in his sleep. Nobody
has been heard expressing any yearn-
ing for the splendors mentioned. II
will be admitted freely, however, that
the tramp OF armies is better than the
armies Of tramps. And as for crown
ing heroes, did anyone annoy Bryan
/ when he came back after having laid
down the coionelcy procured by false
! pretense?-Ledger.
TAX collections in this state for the
two years sending Oct. 81, 1896
amounted to $l,971 ,5S2.92. For the
two years ending Oct. 81, 1898, tax
collections amounted the So, 9S1 ,049. &c
Here Is All increase Of over $4,000 600
That is why the fusion ADMINISTRATION
could pay the state debt and bring
warrants to a premium. Ifdemocratic
hard times had continued the people
could not have paid their taxes and
The state would have had no credit
whatever.
IL viii not be a surprise to any who
are at all familiar with the good quail
ties Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
to know that people everywhere take
pleasure in relating their experience
IN the use Of that splendid medicine