The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-01-26
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.
Basis of Action Under the Proposed Ped
erStton-Binding Irvine In Minnesota

Grafton Binding Irvine In aBinuesota
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Tho Farmers
alliance and labor organization delegates
! In conference here yesterday adopted
| and agreed upon resolutions as 4 basis
OF action under the proposed c0nfcdrra-
| tion. The resolution calls for the aboli-
ton OF the national banks as banks Of
| issue, and demand the issuance Of legal
| tender treasury notes In sufficient vol
| nme To meet the needs Of the business Of
the country, without especial advantage
| 10 any class or calling; favOrs the gov
| ernment loan TO the people at per cent.
| interest upon -peTishahlc pro-
ducts and also upon real estate;
demands free and unlimited coin
| age OF silver; the prohibition Of alien
ownership of land; graduated income
| tax; the national control and supervision,
and II this will not remove thr existing
abuses, the government ownership Of
telegraph and railroads; the election Of
senator's by direct vote OF the peOplc:
syst, IN In each state that viii
insure an honest and accurate rcgistra-
tion Of all voters, q free, secret and
official ballot and honest public count,
and that each state legislature mako il
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, uf Penusyl-
yania, secretary aud treasurer OF the
federation. The amalgamatcd associa-
ton Will be known as tho Confederation
OF the Industrial Organizations"
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 24.-At large meet
ing OF the alliance members and others
Of the legislature at the senate chamber
the binding twinc subject was discussed
Eugene Bosso, OF st. Paul Park, OK
hibited a number Of specimens Of fax
hber which he had grown and prepared.
The cOarsest and finest goods were ex-
hibitcd. The rougher or coarser kind Is
suitable for binding twine Mr. Bossc
explained the manner OF growinn flax
and said that as good fax can be < Jwn
here "a in Europe.
Ex-senator o. Ii. Paige, OF Olmstead
county, believed that the manufacture
Of twlne 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. +. |
Aiken, OF Dakota county, read an ex. !
haustive paper on the subject of twinc |
making. He said that the fore the !
farmers throw away Is worth S25 per |
acre. He regarded this as a good argu- |
nent In favor OF establishing home |
market where this loss could be saved. |
Being an old and experienced OAK grower,
he explained tho method employed by |
him In this branch OF industry.
A discussion of the cost OF raising the
material followed. 1t was stated that II
takes five tons Of straw To make one ton
Of fibre. Mr.. Paige offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That IL Is the sense OF this
meeting that the experiment of employ
ing the convict labor in the manufacture
)f binding vine be confined for the
present to the manufacturing machine
already purchased, and that suitable
provision be made In money apprOpria.
lion and suitable supervision or supcrin-
OF the enterprise In all ncCos-
'ary purchases and sales, which should
De- done In the most economical aud husi-
manner.
Some further discussion followed and
he resolution seemed TO express the
general sentiment OF those present, and
t was adopted.