The advocate., 1892-04-27

I
am glad 70 say approved our work from begin
/ ming 10 end. Herewith fud the resolution passed
In "Hed Ink" TnaC article was inEiigated by
| Mr. ---, who iS an emDlOye OF the NaLlOnaI
Union company, and who thrraLened This COM
paDy some weeks ago to publ sh matter that
would destroy tha business Of this company Wit
| the farmers. unless We would sell our product
70 the National UniOn company. We cOn d
have had him arrested for blackmail. bnt con.
| sldeFed him too Insignificant an Individual 10
have anything IN do with Let US know whether
you think that article will be apt to iniure us
much. Thanking y u for past cOurtesies, we re
main, yours respectfully, HEM. GRAIz.
Vice President.
The paper In which the article appeared Is an
insignificant daily, recently started In Chicago.
It's circulation is very limited and almost wholly
Coz fined to the city. Unless the trust bought q
large number Of extras, which is probable, and
sent them out marked. It would not reach a
dozen farmers. The article is evidently paid for,
and without question emsnates from the trust.
Its statements are so OutrageOuSly false, and Its
object so apparent that the farmers intellect is
OF very low order indeed who will be influenced
byE.
We thlnk all farmers will size It up as quickly
as the executive board Of the f. NJ. B. A. did
and act accordingly.
The following is the resolution passed by that
body:
EXECUTIVE beard r. M. B. A.
April Z, 1892.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, April z, 1892.
This executive board having read the publlca-
tiOns appearing denOuncing Red Elephant tWlne
made by the Empire COrdage company, do here
Resolve, That we have investigated the sub
4 ,rAh 10 nhOua arNNnn
ment heretofore made. n. BARNETT,
i. NJ. PALMPR,
j. r. GULICK,
State Executive Board F. NJ B. A. Of Illinois,
The endorsement referred to reads az follows
Whereas. The state board of Illinois has this
22d day Of January. 1897, visited the tWine plant
If the Empire COrdage company and examine
| the processes Of m IulactuTe, and examined the
r ID Elephant twine; and
Whereas, After inv StlgatiOn, we are satisfied
| that sad company Is not connected with any
trust or combine; and
Whereas, We know their Red Elephant twine
gave good and perfect satisfaction the past year;
we therefore unanimously endorse the REQ
Elephant twlne, and are satisfied, quality con.
Sldered. It is the cheapest IN the market.
We therefore urge the +. VI b. A to use 1c To
the exclusion OF other brands OF twlne for the
season Of 1892.
TSIgned N. M. BARNETT,
OHAS f. PALMER,
j. r. GULTCK,
Executive Committee.
The American hemp people have the hearty
sympathy Of the Farm, Field and StOckmGn and
we believe of all It's readers In this fight.
We win cooperate to the utmost Of our ability
to thwart the trust plans There are three rea'
SONS why farmers should use American hemp
to the exclusion Of all other twines;
Flrst-It is made by antitrust mills and every
pound Of 1t used Is a direct blow at the trust.
Second 1t is the cheapest and best, binding
more bundles per pound, or for the money than
any other twine. 1t is also warranted to be
grasshOpper and cricket proof.
Third-It Is grown on our own farms; all other
kinds of twlne are made from foreign grown
fibre, the money for which goes out Of the cOun-
try. and the importation Of which Is controlled
by the trust.