Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-10-20

ent amount on hand, the state will now
lose over $40, 900 this year, to say nothing
about the losses that may come in by the
non collection of large amount of out
standing notes.
Now, let us see what the situation was
two years ago. We were unable to fur
nish the required number of pounds Of
Irvine, and we turned hack during that
season orders for more than four million
pounds-cash orders-that we were unable
to fill. Every pound that was manufac-
tured was disposed Of to the farmer three
or four months in advance. This year
the farmers of the state did the same
thing that they had been doing before,
sent in their orders early, expecting that
they were going to get about as good a
bargain as they had been in the habit OF
getting for the last four or five years on
this Irvine. The consequence is that we
sold within a million and a half pounds
of what we had bought, because the farm
sers believed that they were going to get
the same kind Of Irvine that they had been
getting, but at two or three cents less
than the cost of the commercial tW.ne.
They did not know but what they We're
going to get just as good Irvine as they
had always got But the fact of the bust
ness was that when they came to ex-
anime the Irvine, they found they had got
something that was not as good as they
had been in the habit of getting. I am
not going to say it was worthless, because
it was not. You could use it, but It was
the
Poorest Irvine Ever Made In Still
water
since the plant was estaonsneo' any
when the farmers saw Wnat kallu = WIS
they began to get, the orders cea'seu -
come In, and nence the lil1iiSs elneA. t.rAs
been unable to dispose OF al 81 It's sMAiie
this year.
But that 1T not all. Inc larnt ,,,l.s
found, when they came 10 get tnis
Irvine and compare II Win otnef co4ii--
mercial Irvine, that they We're not get-
ting it as cheap as they coulo set ~
from their local dealers. WAell llle =
came to compare the quallty OF the
Irvine with that they We're gettlns
from the pen1tent1ary Win the quSs:ily
of the Irvine that they We're Settlns
from the commercial dealers, they
Hence there was a great zeal OF olss sat-
isfaction, and no one TINS year mas
heard of a second order pelhg sent ,py
the same farmers 70 otlllwalel iot
Irvine. 1t was not the same KIM ol
Irvine that they mad been aple 70 gee
before under the Ola aolIlllls =.
Now we nave at the presenl tl ado =
dead loss TO the state OF lrolll Soo'Veoo -
SAC, 1000, but what VIII De the colise-
quences next veal! w nat Is tAe SET
Gus question IN regard 70 lhls tWllie
plant? Why, we must dispose Oh tne
manufactured tW1ne every year OF lt
will result IN
Dead Loss to the State.
And want to say right mere that the
Irvine plant has got great MANY
enen11esln this state. NOT only anlolissI
the tWlne manufacturers u tlAe oli1.eu
States, but the wholesale dealers IN
Irvine in this state, and they are a
powerful factor. Then there is another
class of people that do not look upon
the success of this twine plant with
any degree Of Kindness, and that is
the local dealers in this article. Let it
be known in this state that the Irvine
pldllt ID 1lOC c1oAC ~ Sc1h ~ ASA' 49,
weight and you will hear howl go
up from all over the state, and from
the Iaboring men of the city; for the
latter class of people do not look With Jsll
any degree of kindness on this plant
because they say it comes in competl-
ton with their affairs, and the only
reason why we have been able to make
appropriations and carry this plan on
successfully is because we could show
to an absolute certainty the falsity OF
the arguments. made against IT. and
say. "See what grand success we
have made out of it. !" 1t was not: only
manufacturing the Irvine at prices from
8 to 5 cents below other commercial
Irvine, but it was actually better than
that and making a large clear profit to
the state every year.
Better and Cheaper Irvine and
Profit to the State.
Now, Warden Wolfer, when he was
before the investigating committee. two
years ago, which was appointed by
the legislature to investigate the
charges that Gov. Lind and others
made, testified under oath that the
Irvine plant had made in 1897 q clear
profit above all expenses Of over $4,000.
I want to say, also, that the prison
Ia Ior is charged IN To the Irvine at 90
-, i.