St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-20
THEY TOOK SALTWATER.
Members Of the Legislature See the
State Prison.
MAKING BINDING TWINE
Lawmakers Interested in Machinery.
Over Three Hundred Persons Make
the Trip.

A more beautiful day than yesterday
could not have been decided upon for
the visit Of the legislature to the prison.
The senators and representatives, with
their wives, SWeetheartS and friends,
arrived at the prison at 2:45 p. m. on the
regular Wisconsin Central passenger
train, consisting OF six passenger
coaches, which were crowded. Fully
800 persons in all came over to view the
prison and factories. As soon as the
train stopped the crowd alighted and
proceeded to the prison, passing through
The corridor, and thence into the yard.
The binding Irvine factory seemed to be
the central point for observation, and
in few very moments the factory was
crowded, every one being eager to see
how Irvine is manufactured. All of the
machinery was running in good shape,
and the senators and representa-
tiveS were loud in their praise
of The new industry. Everybody eX-
pressed himself very much pleased with
the plant and was confident that ii
would prove a highly acceptable thing
to the farmers of the state. After vie "
ing the binding Irvine plant the crowd
dispersed, some visiting the tub and
pail factory, while others called at the
prison library and Prison Mirror office.
a few hundred extra copies Of the Mir
rOr were printed yesterday and each
visitor at the Office was supplied with
copy. A cold lunch, in addition to
oysters, steWed and raw, had been pre-
pared by Steward Benner, and before
returning home the visitors partook of
an excellent leDaSt. Cigars were fur
nished by Warden Gavin and the visit
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. MeSSrS.
Dunn, Temple. O'Brien, NOrrish and
Hall. Of the board OF managers, acted as
guides to many of the senators and rep
reSentatiVeS, and explained thoroughly
the workings of the machinery and
other objects of interest. The visitors
returned over the Wisconsin Central
road, leaving this city at 7:l0.
Representatives Cantleberry, Koch
ner, McGrath, Capser, Lomen, Church.
Coats, Gildea, Benner and Nilsson, of
the regular prison committee, and Rep
resentatlves FuriOng. Price, Ericsson and
Capser, of the binding Irvine committee,
came over yesterday forenoon, and
viewed the binding Irvine factory before
the remainder of the senators and rep
resentatIves arrived. All of the mem
bers were very well pleased with the
machinery, but in conversation with
Mr.. Cantleberry he stated to GLOBE
representative that the idea of enlarg
ing the plant at present was not at all
the plant now in operation Il thorough
test before anything further is
done in regard TO extending
the plant Another thing, he
said, is that the hemp which we now
buy in Kentucky costs us too much, and
we must attempt to get hemp nearer
home at a smaller cost. 1t is estimated
that i'll order to run the factory 500 days
in each year at least 100000 will be
necessary. The total cost of Minnesota
hemp, oil and other incidentals tor n
period OF 800 days is placed at $50, 0S5.32.
while Kentucky hemp for the same pc
Rod will cost 73,1i0.59. These figures
do not include the wages paid to citi
zens employed in the factory. An APP
preparation of at least 100000 will be
asked for during the present session of
the legislature, and to decide OH the
needs at the prison q Joint meeting of
the prison committee and the board of
managers will he held at st. Paul next
Monday evening. The members Of the
prison committee expressed themselves
we'll pleased with Warden Garvin and
his m0dus Operandi iii conducting the
affairs at the prison. Everything was
found in an excellent shape, and entire
~ satisfactory 10 all.
A special meeting of the city council
was held yesterday afternoon, and the
ordinance governing the licensing Of
auctioneers was changed SO that the
license is now placed ut $500 per year.
No license will be ISSUED for a less
amount The action of the council III
changing the ordinance is highly salts
factory to the merchants of Saltwater.
! by whom they were urged TO change it,
owing to the large numbers of fakirS
who come TO the city and do business
/ foY short time, with much detriment
| TO local dealers.
At the meeting of the 3. p. O. E.
| "Wednesday evening the newly elected
! officers were installed by DR.. Simon
Quinlan, of Chicago, grand exalted
| ruler, and c. 5. Bartram, sOf St. Paul.
deputy exalted ruler OF the district of
Minnesota. An excellent evening was
spent. A social session of the lodge
! viii be he'd April /. Judge j. c. Meth
away has been chosen as lodge repre-
sentative to the grand lodge which
meets at Louisville, KY, May IS. 1891.
Arrangements are pending between
! The ladies of the city hospital aSsOcia-
! ton and the city council whereby the
hospital will be transferred TO the city.
| The Institution has been conducted by
number of the ladies of the city dur
ing the past ten years, and has moi been
/ conducted on paying basis.
! Henry Clark was arraigned In the
municipal court yesterday on charge
OF vagrancy, and was fined S25 and costs.
| In default of the fine sentence was SuS-
! pended on condition that he leave the
city.
An engine on the passenger train of
/ the Chicago, Milwaukee IL St. Paul.
leaving this city at 1910 p. NJ, ran off
! OF the track at South saltwater and the
| train was delayed three hours.
The Glee and Banjo cubs of the state
! university will give an entertainment
| at the Grand opera house next Tuesday
! evening under the auspices of the
Kings Daughters.
The population at the prison now
numbers BIG. apportioned as follows:
Working for state, 1876; working for
Thresher company. lGG: sick and in
firm, Il.
c. w. 6. Hyde, of the St. Cloud nor
nal school. delivered a lecture at the
high school auditorium on the subject
ssh Walter Scott and His Works"
In the probate court yesterday l.. w.
Shelton applied FOR letters tcStamentary
in the estate OF Mrs. AZina l.. Shelton,