Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-01-30
oE1u7EREsr TO FARMERS.
n:.s;s of Action Unt:cr tho Proposed re"
misunderstanding Irvine in Minnesota

.r,t;nn-i:;ndins Irvine in Minnesota
W.suISGToN. Jan. 24.-The Farmers
alliance and labor Organization deiesaecs
in conference here Yesterday adoptea
and agreed upon resolutions as oasiS
al action under the proposed con1edeFa-
lion. The resolution calls for the aooll.
ricsl Of the national banks as banks OF
:ss,n. ana! demand the Issuance oil iegal
,en,lrr treasury notes in sufficient VOL
mae To meet tho needs of the business OF
,hc country. without cspecia! advantage
10 a,.v class OF calling: iavorS the gov
ernmum. loan 10 tpe people at . per cei''.
Interest upon uom-perishabic pro-
afc,s ard also upon real estate;
demands, free and unlimited co!u-
age o: silver: the prohibition OF aleh
ownership of land; II graduated income
tay: the national control and supervision.
and il this viii! net remove the existing
abuses. the goTurnmcEt ownership al
telegraph and railroads; the election of
senators by IL direct Vote OF the people:
u svslr;n in each state that Will
,nsuro an honest and accurate rcgistra-
zion of al, voters. q free, secret and
official ballot and honest public coillt,
an hat each state legislature make 1t
!: felony for the improper interference
with the exercise of registration, ballot
or he count.
Isen Terrell, OF TEXAS. was elected
presidents. AID J. w. Hayes. of Fennsyl-
van!a, secretary aud treasurer OF the
federation. The amalgamated associa-
tiun viii be kaoTn Us tho "Confcdcration
of The Industrial Organizations"
81. PAUL, Jan. 24.-At large meet
,l,p.
of tnn legislature at the senate chamber
~, binding twine subjec: was discussed.
Eugene liossu, of St. Paul Park, en-
.ibited y number of specimens Of fax
.iber which he had grown and prepared.
Oh eJ;oarsaSt and finest goods were en-
ilbitcd. The rougher or coarser kind is
suitable for binding Irvine. Mr.. Bose
explained the manner of growing flax
here as in Europe.
Ex-senator 0. Ii. Paige, OF Olmstead
county. believed that the manufacture
of Irvine could be built up successfully
at the Saltwater prison. All that is
| necessary is for the farmer to buy up
| the output madc in this state. d. z.
| Aiken, of Dakota county, read an eS-
haustivo paper on the subject of Irvine
IuahlIIt.. iiE Sdlu OIluI lllc HUIG OllC
farmers throw away is worth SIS per
| acre. Tie regarded this as good argu-
ment in favor of establishing o home
market where this loss could be saved.
Being an old and experienced flax grower,
he explained the method employed by
him in this branch of industry.
A discussion of the cost Of raising the
material followed. 1t was stated that 1t
takes five tons of straw to make one ton
of fibre. Mr.. Paige offered the follow.
ing resolutions:
Rcsolped. That 1t is the sense OF this
meeting that the experiment OF employ
ing the convict labor in the manufacture
of binding tvine be confined for TIT
present to tho manufacturing machine
already purchased, and that suitable
provision be made in money appropria
ton and suitable supervision or supcrn
tendency Of the enterprise in all ncces
sary purchases and sales, which SHOULD
be done in the most economical and bust
ness-likc manner.
Some further discussion followed ant
the resolution seemed to express the
general sentiment of those present, anl
| it, WAS aConted