St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-23
TO BUST THE TRUST.
Farmer Legislators Discuss tho
Manufacture of Binding Irvine.

Farmer Legislators Discuss tho
Manufacture of Binding Irvine.
The Legislators who went to the capt.
tol last evening for the purpose of at
tending the third meeting of the Alli-
ance and other lawmakers, who desired
to hear all sides of the situation dis
cussed, were entertained for a short
time previous to the opening Of the
meeting by Eugene BOSSe, of st. Paul
Park, who exhibited specimens of flax
fiber raised and prepared by him. ~
number of specimens were shown, from
the rough or Irvine fiber up to the very
finest fiber prepared for linen and other
similar lines of manufacture.
The meeting proper was commenced
by ex-senator o. ii. Paige, OF Olmsted,
who took up the subject of the manu-
facture of binding twine at the states
prison. Mr.. Paige thought there would
be no trouble in building up this indus
try if the farmers of the state were only
patriotic enough to purchase the twlne
manufactured in the state. Senator
Paige was followed by Hon. ID. f. Akin,
of Dakota county, who read a
Carefully Prepared
paper on the subject of Irvine making.
MIR. Bosse discussed the cost of flax
growing in Belgium, Wisconsin and
Minnesota. The discussion took a wide
ra ge, Representatives Currler aud
Knudson, of Blue Earth, rather ques-
tiOning the ability of the states prison
TO manufacture binding twine in com-
petition with the world. Representative
Sheets, of Todd county, presented hg-
ures showing that the cost of the fax
fiber would be SO much that it could not
--.g..4,.aI - % F.nftfinn with
MANILA Irvine.
The resolution under discussion being
in favor of the purchase Of another set
of twinp-making machinery, Secretary
a. l.. Warren. of the Farmers Alliance
state committee, presented figures to
Show the Cost :
of the fiber, and expressed it as his
opinion that the state had best 20 Slow
and not purchase another plant until
the first one had been tried.
The prison board was roasted literally
by III. V. POOre and several other gen
tlemen. and Senator Mott made a con-
s~eryatiYe speech, advocating a careful
trial of the twinc manufacturing scheme
in the state.
Senator Keller, who had been invited
TO attend the meeting. was Gale! Tor,
and, after some persuasion, took the
floor. He was evidently very angry at
the talk of the grangers on tile twlne
business. and rave them some rather
sharp, though amusing, thrustS. lie
said if the Alliance had talked so mueh
about flax and twine two years ago, they
would not have gotten one cent or an
a%ppropriatiun from the legislature at
that time. Il have spent about S2O,OOO."
he said. sin the tWlne business, and
when YOU farmers have done this
YOU viii know something about tWine.
Now that Won have got yourselves in q
hole. go ahead and make the best of il. You
must make Irvine. but don't you allow any
politicians to buy fiber or, anything else OK
YOU will make political twine."
KeIIer,s Machine.
Tie gave q description of his machine.
which he declared could be made to
| manufacture binding twine at the rate
of three cents per pound. He declared
that he would bust the binding Irvine
trust this year if each Minnesota farmer
would raise to acres of flax. In con-
| clusiOn lie brought down the house, say
ing:
We have got the world where the hair is
short. Minnesota is just in its Infancy. 20
home and raise fax, sow flax, plant max.
mix flax in your hayseed, and you VIII DUST
the Irvine trust.
The following resolution, offered by
| ex-senator Paige. vas adopted, ana tAa
meeting adjourned:
Resolved. That il is the sense Uf this meet
ing that tie Manufacture OF binding WINE
he confined & me present TO tie machine
already purchased. aid that SUFFICIENT APP
preparation Of MONEY and supervision ana
SUPPLEMENTARY IL the purchasing aHu se'F