The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-14
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THE STATE PRISON TWINE.
How Shall it be Handled? Some
Good Suggestions.
DOVER Fob d ,Qd


Good Suggestions.
DOVER, Feb. "a, '94.
Mr.. EDITOR:
How shall the prison Irvine be
handled this coming summer is one
of the important questions. should
like to hear through the REPRESENT
TATIvE suggestions from every
part of the state. 1 have thought of
several plans; my experience in sell
ing one car load last summer leads
me to think that I may make
some suggestions that will be of
some benefit. Let us get that Irvine
in the hands of the farmer and let
us strengthen the alliance at the
same time. First, l want to say that
prison-twine plant is the child of the
Alliance. AS Alliance members let
us get the benefit of it. My plan
would be this. Let each local alli-
ance call a meeting for the purpose
of finding about how much Irvine it
usually uses. Let them make out
their statement and send it to our
state secretary. Let him compile
these reports, keeping each county
by itself; after they are all in, our
president can 60 to the Warden, at
the state prison, and say:-each
county wants so many pounds of
Irvine, you send it in car-lots to the
nearest distributing point with a
man to settle for same. Let the To-
cal alliances be notified when the
Irvine is shipped, 50 that they will be
ready to settle, and take their Irvine,
paying cash, or giving notes that are
considered good in the banks at the
distributing point. The whole thing
could be settled up in three days in
each county. If the state had any
Irvine left at any point, it could be
sent to the next point. Let all local
alliances understand that they must
send in the dues for at least seven
members, with their statement of
the amount of Irvine they think they
will want. Each county could select
their man to be notified of ship
mentS; who in turn could notify the
local alliances. In handling the
Irvine in this way we would be ahead
of the combine; we would rain down
on them and be gone.
The price of Irvine would be fixed:
every body would want to join the
Alliance in order to get the advan-
tages of our car rates. Then again if
the board should make one cent a
pound between car lots and small lots
it would be to our advantage instead
of disadvantage, as it is now. There
would be no expense of warehouseing
or agents, or Irvine left over in differ
emit parts of the state. If the COM
bine should put Irvine very low, after
the prison Irvine was in the hands of
the farmers, we would get the credit
OF having caused it, and if they
should put it high every one would
want to get in the Alliance to get
the benefit next year. There may be
better plans of getting this prison
Irvine in the hands of the Alliance
farmers, and also help the State ALI
ance; if so let us hear what they are.
We have the REPRESENTATIVE let
us use it to enlighten each other, up
on every thing. knowledge is
power. il. VERMILYA.
A Bugle Note From Michigan.
MARQUETTE Mich, Feb. q, '93.
Mr.. EDITOR:
In my efforts to place the truth be-,
fore people who are grasping for ligbx,
l meet many persons who are dem0fal-
lied and apathetic. They say, "what
is the use in voting? We are sold out
atevery turn. Even the populists have
traitors in camp" Well, what are
you going to do about it? What is
the use of whining about what can
not be avoided? Treachery is to be
expected. Nogreat principle has ever
trlumphed, since the time
when Judas betrayed the Naza-
rene with kiss, up to the
present moment, that some men
were not Judases. That is the
shady side of human nature: but
there are hundreds of thousands who
cannot be bought, and who will seal
with their life's blood their devotion
to duty and honor. There is nothing
left us to do but press the fight.
Surely it is better to get "hustle"
on and press the fight while there is
yet time for the peaceful ballot to
decide the currency question,
question which must be settled
speedily if we would avoid the fatal
arbritrament of the bullet, The
democrats in this section are badly
demoralized and the tide sets toward
EDWIN D. Cox