, 1881-05-31
BARBED WIRE.
Movement in Iowa in Opposition
to the Monopoly.
Preliminary Organization Of Farm.
ers' Protective Association.
Darbcl Wire 10 Be Manufactured In
Spite Of tho Monopoly,
And Con. Butler Retained to Defond Any
Suit for Infringement Of Patent.

Suit for Infringement Of Patent.
Special Dtspateh 10 Tbs Chicago Tribune.
DEs MO1SEa, Ia., Afny :W.-Ffle farmers OF
Iowa are organizing for sclf-protectio''
against tle barbcN-wr9 monopoly. Soinc |
time i,g0 tho Executive Committee Of tho |
Farmers Allnnce oIlenca Il correspondence |
with WasllUrll. Moen 4: Co., 0wllcrs Of the |
bnrbetf-wire patent, for the purpose of accl,r-
Ing n reductions OF price OF bnrbct-wlre 10
farmers. Mr., Wnahbnrl, thought the natter |
Of sufficient Importance
COME 1IEIsE AND CONSULT WITH THE conf
Ml1-rEE,
and long session was Ind. When asked
why l,c charged farmers and ~ ccnis per
pound, wllef. lie charged ralltond companies
only 71{ cents, TIC replied TINT 1t was because
the railroad companies bought mich larger
quantities, liz WIS very quickly nntlccciycd
by figures showing tint tho farmers Ut Iowa
bought ten ti.ncs more wirc ti,an railroad
companies. 1Io finally consented to grant
permission to licensed. manufacturers To sell
wire to an association of farmers like the
State Grunge or Alliance, I'll lots of not less
tl,au ten tons, Mt X CENTS which Is the same
quantity and terms given the rnfIronds. But.
when asked IL tlIis association coltld sell tho
wire to individual farmers at the same price,
he said they could not, but
MUST DEMAND THE sAsE PRICE
as licensed manufacturers did, or retail
tlenlers. The reason wns, that licensed matl-
ufacturers llatl been compelled to pny heavy
royalties, nnd they must be protected. 10
grant such concession to MI association of
| farmers would ruin the business Of mnntt-
! facturers. Tho Executive Committee did
not deem thht mitch 0f u concession to iar1il-
ers, MS they wollh tnyo tn pay the sanlo price
rs though they bought OF WasliDuril, Moen
II Co. ur n licensed maker III Iowa. Thls
price II 80 fixed for Iowa that 1t Is nindo to
ugree with the price Mt Wnsllburil's factory
| III Massachusetts, md the freight added to
Iown. This Is to enable Washburr. Moen &
Co. and tho licensed makcrs here to sell OIL
cullal tern,s,-tllo advantage 0f 0tle over ntl-
other being iii the facilities for barbing tho
wire. ...,......
| The Executive Committee, Immediately
after tho retirement Of MIR. Wasiburl, or
gantzetl
TIE FAfssfEIts' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS,
a,stl adopted articles of incorporation Under
the laws of the State, with power to SIG or
be sued, manufacture, buy, or sell bArbcd
wire, or uny other artlc1o they ptease TINT IL
asked by farmers. Tl.ey propose to releuso
tile farmers of Iowa atid tic Northwest Of
Mt least portion OF the tux Of SC, ,0l0, ,00O ihl-
posed by tho bnrbc,-wire monopoly, and
tnoy n1o pleh'ful l"l pus'hesS I'll tne coul'a
mid elsewhere. They propnse to khn" Tor
fhau,sr1vrs vhcthnr uniting t,rirks Of, n wiro
1''' .'''sit.,.t w. ~, .',,,..I ,1nv nj,
ciili W lio'luPnl!Helt " un5unu9. tnuy wv
Mllt tI!o l't5lt'lato ci'!l u tsie ino.e ~ nMt1
ting tlleNl OIL; Uut they aG,iy tl!e nfoau
ciuim tint this prick Itself, which huS
i,cen In uso tnr hnlf il husldrGd years, s A,mfAsl
lin Fl, n infant I'1y .Itlttnl pt tho AA8uciut1pn
| IL tlxGG at
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND noI1Ans,