The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-04-25
IMPORTANT no FARMERS.


The spirited resistance made by the
farmers i'll the west to the attempt
made to put up the price of the twine
used in binding has suggested inven-
:tions which may make the reapers of
our harvests independent of the mon
opolists. Necessity stimulates to in
vention, and invention is more potent
to relievs the community from COM
mercial oppression than any amount or
form of legislation. The manufactu-
rers Of the Mccormick self-binder have
invented for their machine a ''TWister,' ,
which transforms the ordinary twine
binder into a wire binder. The Quincy
(lll.) Whig gives the following account
Ut a trial made of the new invention {:
The machine was a Mccormick self-binder
exactly such as Is used on 1000 900 farms in this
country; except for. one slight change. 1t was
stead Of t"ine was used for binding. This de-
vice has recently been perfected ana Is now be-
ing inor9%Hghiy f%g tS;ted The men who were op-
had heen at work with it in the field for several
weeks. cutting and bindiDg;,tail sedge grass, and
xsillgle defect An fact itswOrks lasfelfeetioik
It has tledslcres withads mss, and is i n3pess
siole, more certain than.twine would Be- fund (
live pounds. 1t can be applied by any ta,mer
IN moments time, and McCormlck twlne
binder can be made into wire binder All TIE Z
Is ~ thlS device Is wire twlSter which is sup
pied in place OF the knotter now used ON the Nc
Cormick In looking at the machine even IN
expert could not detect any change, excepting
That two spo0ls OF wire had taken the place OF
the ball OF twine. The worknen said yester-
Gay that the lwister is the same which was 80
successfully used on the Mccormick for many
years before the introduction OF twine. The
company IS now making this improved device
and will meet all demands as lar as possible for
the approaching harvest. and before the COM
Mencement OF the secoud harvest can have
1n,OoO of them Oh the market ii necessary.
me same guarantee Is given with this device lis
WIZ, WIN Ihe o!d wire binder and the twine binder
Tho workmen said further that the company
was introducing this device to enable tile farm
ers to substitute wire tor lwine in binding.
Two or three years ago the Mccormick comla-
ny introduced an entirely new twine, the blue
1:I, ay containing new tiber, which was sold at
farmers have against twine has induced the
company to perfect q device which will make
This new device is interchangeable with the
knottcr now used on the Mccormick binder, so
that either wire or twlne may be used.
The cost OF the tWiSter, we understand is S15
ard amy farmer can make the change.
lhe cost OF binding an average acre of grain
With tMine at io cents yer pound is about ~
cents Inc cost OF binding an acre OF grain with
wire at 10 cents per pound, two pounds TO the
acre is 20 cents. This shows Il saving Of *
cents per acre. The probabilities are, however,
that the price of tWinc will be 20 cents per
pound which will make the difference III favor
of wire still greater. 1t may 1saiely be estimated
at 30 r." Cent. There can be no monopoly in
wire. The iron OF which it is made is produced
at home in such abundance that it cannot be
cOrntred. and III u few months the wire mills
cO,lid make enough wire to bind the whole crop
CT the country aud not pound OF twine need tie
used. The farmers have in this little device the
means OF circumveNting the twne trnSt, and
bring 1t to terms OF cO,! Sc wire may not be as
desirable to use but it i, better than binding by
hand, and 1t defeats combination that il per
merS OF the fruits of their labor u;t AS long as
1t can mantain itself. PETER sLi.cr a little ir-
for one year 70 secure indemnity 1or the future.