Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-01-29
or INTEREST no FARMERS.
Rasis Of Action Hinder tisn IsrarDssa Fed.
GRAFTON binding Irvine lii nalnnesotss.

\ Basis OF Action Undsr tho rrarnssd Fed
eration- binding Irvine iii niinnesota.
i WAsHINaroN, Jan. IA. The Farmers
alliance and labor Organization delegates
in conference here yesterday adopted
i and agreed upon resolutions as basis
of action under the proposed confedera-
| ton. The resolution calls for the aboli-
! tion of the national banks as banks OF
4 issue, and demand the issuance of legal
! tender treasury notes in sufficient vol
4 ilme to meet the needs or the business or
4 the country. without especial advantage
to any class or calling; fayors the gov
eminent loan to the people at 2 per cent.
interest upon nom perishable pros
cucts aud also upon real estate;
demands free and unlimited coin
age of silver; the prohibition of alien
] ,ynership of land; a graduated income
j lax; the national control and supervision,
and II this will not remove the existing
! abuses, the government ownership of
1 telegraph and railroads; the election OF
senators by direct vote of the people;
| u system in each state that will
| insure an honest and accurate registra-
| ton of all voters, q free, secret and
official ballot and honest public count,
| I'D that each state legislature make it
| q felony for the improper interference
| with the exercise of registration, ballot
or the count
Ben Terrell, of Texas, was elected
president, and j. w. Hayes, OF Pennsyl-
vania, secretary and treasurer of the
federation. The amalgamated associa-
tlon will be known as the Confederation
OF the Industrial Organizations"
ST. PAUL, Jan. 24.-At q large meet
ing of the alliance members and others
of the legislature at the senate chamber
the binding Irvine subject was discussed.
Eugene Bose, of st. Paul Park, ex-
hibited number of specimens of fax
fiber which he had grown and prepared.
The coarseSt and finest goods were ex-
hibited. The rougher or coarser kind is
suitable for binding Irvine. Mr. Bosse
explained the manner of growing fax
and said that as good flax can be grown
here as in Europe.
Ex-senator o. 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 made in this state. ID. f.
Aiken, of Dakota county, read an ex-
haustive paper on the subject of Irvine
making. lie SAID GnaC the more the
farmers throw away is worth $25 per
acre. He regarded this as good argu-
ment in favor Of establishing q home
market where this loss could be saved.
Being an old and experienced fax 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 it
takes five tons of straw to make one ton
of fibre. Mr.. Paige offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolued, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the experiment of employ
ing the convict labor in the manufacture
of binding tvine be confined for the
present to the manufacturing machine
already purchased, and that suitable
provision be made in money appropria-
ton and suitable supervision or superin-
tendency of the enterprise In all neces-
sary purchases and sales, which should
be done in the most economical and BUSH
ness-like manner.
Some further discussion followed and
the resolution seemed to express the
general sentiment of those present, and
it was adopted.