St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-13


An Alliance Committee Will Con-
n a fer on Binding Irvine Prices.
~ The executive committee of the State
Alliance held meeting yesterday
morning. There were present Ignatius
Donnelly. chairman; 7. j. Meighen. c.
F. Bohall, B. nj. Chesiy, A. l.. Strom-
berg. II. p. Bjorge. c. Fl. Johnson. IL.
V..Poore, E. w. Fish, Jonas Howe and
Robert Eckford, who acted rs secretary.
The financial report showed balance
of S24l.S1 in the treasury. and a balance
of S424.S2 in the fund devoted to the
wheat Investigation.
An animated discussion was had over
the binding Irvine matter. L. j. Meg
hen offered a brace of resolutions, as
follows:
Resolved, That committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with the state executive
and the state prison board, and ascertain. if
possible, why it is that the state prison man.
ayers have put up the price of binding twine
one cent per pound more than it was last
year ana one cent per pound more tnan the
price OF similar Irvine manufactured by the
Empire COrdage Company, and that the said
committee inquire whether there is not plan
on foot to prevent the sale of state prison
Irvine so as to be-able to claim that the farm
ers do not want twine manufactured by con-
whole business and leave the farmers al the
mercy of the National Cordage trust.
Resolved. That we regard this matter as of
vast importance to the farmers of the North
west, as we believe that upon the success or
failure of the prison Irvine plant depends the
existence of the National Irvine trust. We
feel certain that the farmers favor this enter
prise, when satisfied that it is being honestly
conducted in their interest.
Objection to these was made by DR..
Ifict, I'M hi v,Ir cfxy inIl RI,
{ the appointment of committee to be
again snubbed by the governor. He
declared that he did not expect fair
treatment from the governor, and his
supporters until the throne of God
melts away unless the people rise up
and condemn the outrage. He offered,
as substitute, the following:
Resolved, That we regard the price put on
prison Irvine as from 1l2 to 2 cents above the
market price and 2l2 cents above legitimate
price for prison made Irvine; and
Resolved, That We regard the matter as an
attempt to destroy the binding industry Of
this state.
CHOW, gentlemen,'I do not expect this
/ substitute to pass said Doc Fish, ''but
l want to go on record. l cannot sane
ton the repeating of all outrage.
Neither will favor sending commit
| tee to the robbers for the purpose of
ascertaining the details of the plan
Whereby we are plnndered."
lad Hamlin Y. POore, member of the
committee that waited on the prison
| board last year. advised the postpone
ment of immediate action on the eve of
/ harvest, and urged that the whole mat
|, ter be tabled. 81. P. Bjorge and T. J..
| Meighen favored the original resolu-
lions, and they were adopted. Chair
| man Donnelly named as the committee
provided in the resolution: T. J..
Meighen, of Fillmore; Andrew Rich
;mond, of Washington, and A. L. Strom-
| berg, of Otter Tail.
f.. DIR. Fish, in his report as state lee
| turer, dwelt upon the prospects of the
Peoples party, and asserted that it can
| sweep the state from CroOkstOn to Al
| bert Lea. He urged united action and
| the payment of dues to afford funds to
carry On party work.