St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
Warden Stordock Talks on Prison Man
ufaeture of Irvine.
A MILLION-DOLLAR PLANT
He Thinks Would Be Necessary Before
the State Could Go Into the
Business.

Warden Stordock regards unfavora-
bly, the proposed scheme to establish a
Irvine mandatory at the prison. He
said yesterday: 1T may be possible to
manufacture Irvine from flax, but ma
nilla or sisal is too expensive, as would
also be the machinery necessary. Deer
ing at Chicago has a million-dollar
plant, and yet it does not allow him to
use over 400 men, at least that is the in
formation CLEANED for me last fall after
spending some time in looking up the
matter. The difference in price be-
tween the raw material and the manu-
featured article is only four cents, and
if the state should make this effort,
nothing short of 100000 would do for
machinery and capital for raw material
to start in with. Then the risk of car
rying material and Irvine ten months
out of twelve is considerable. Time
will prove that to make manufacturing
on state account success, it must be in
least half that of the manufactured
product. Material omust be cheap and
plenty, and the product one that can be
sold at all seasons of the year."
X. G. Robinson, the Pine City hustler,
was in the city yesterday and reports
that there is no head to speak of on
ChengWatOnna dam at the foot of Cross
lake, portion of Snake river. The
water is so low that he finds it impossi-
BILE to move his steamboat through the
inlet into Pokegama lake and the out
look for driving he represents as de-
cidedly discouraging. On Snake river
and its tributary waters, GrOundhouSe,
Knife, Chesley brook and Mud Creek,
Two fnr Inn bnr 70 h,,.,.
to the boom about 50, 000.0 feet of logs.
Judge Nutaway said yesterday that
the natural gas company would proba-
bly, suspend operations this week and
abandon the well in the event of 10 en-
couraging evidences appearing by that
time. The company began drilling June
%, 1888, and with the exception Of about
six weeks lost time, the work has been
kept up continuously. Next saturday
the we'll will. have reached depth of
$500 feet.
Senator and Mrs. Durant, On their re-
turn to-day from a winter at st. Paul
will take up their residence in their re-
Juvenated house, corner Pine and Sec
ond streets.
John Soderstrom died at 70 o'clock
Monday night, after an illness of about
three weeks. at his home on North
Fifth street. He had been a resident
OF the city three years as a boOkkeeper
for J. S. Anderson d Co. and Nelson 81
Johnson, one year each, and latterly
was employed in the same capacity by
the Saltwater Hardware company. He
was forty-three years of age and leaves
a widow and two children. 1t is prob
able that the remains will be taken
to Rock Island, ILL.,, Mrs. Soderstrom's
former home, for interment.
The funeral of E. L. Jones was held
yesterday afternoon from the family
residence, the sad occasion calling out
a great concourse of people. Rev. j. II.
Church, assisted by Rev. A. ID. Roe,
conducted the services, and ouartette
composed of George o. Haskell, W. c.
Masterman, H. W. Davis and W. E.
Northey, rendered the musical selec-
tiOnS.
w. x. Folsom of Sherman Post No.
6, G. A. R., Taylor's Falls, will officiate
this evening at the Semi-annual inspec-
ton of Muller post.
The grand high priest of the state
will visit Washington Royal Arch chap
ter tomorrow evening, when there will
be work in the most excellent and
royal arch degrees.
The city council held special session
yesterday forenoon to legislate regard
ing the street railway company, and
adopted resolution prohibiting the
company from laying the t rail within
the city limits.
George Birmingham was reported
yesterday as in slightly improved cen
dition.
The remains of the late John W.
Dinsmore will arrive here at Z O'Clock
this morning, and be taken to the
Presbyterian church. where the funeral
will occur at o'clock.