The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-10-24

anteed by the circulars sent out by the
prison managers. The shortage ran
from 40 to 80 feet per pound, or 200 to
400 feet per ball.
Owing to the high price paid for the
fiber the prison Irvine was Of necessity
sold at higher price than outside
Irvine, the first time in the history Of
the plant that such has been the case.
In other words. the prison factory, in
stead of acting as lever to keep down
the price of outside twine by selling
its own product at cost, has actually
been unable to &C Inpete with the out
side Irvine!
But the worst has not yet been told.
The fiber bought at exorbitant price
"for future delivery continued to ar
rive at the prison after the seasons
business was over. ONE MILLION
POUNDS WE'RE RECEIVED AT THE
PRISON THE LAST OF JULY-all
bought at cost about double the price
on the day of delivery. The prison fac
tory now has on hand nearly two
million pounds of fiber and Irvine of
doubtful quality, which cost twice what
it is worth in the market to-day. This
is condition which must be faced In
the next seasons business.
And this is how Gov. Lind has ire
formed the state Irvine industry. He
is not promising the farmers cheaper
binder twine'' in his campaign speeches
this year. as he did two years ago.
Neither is he admonishing them to
remember the twine,'' as he did the
/ last campaign. He fain would have
them forget the twine''-as he has
forgotten to speak of it in his speeches
this year.
| The .'Tru.t Baking Powder Com
| mission"
The department Of the dairy and food
commission is of much more import
ance than those unacquainted with its
workings and objects give 1t credit
When properly and intelligent1y con-
j Quoted it stands as a safeguard be-
/ tween the public health and impure
food, authorizations, etc. Under past
administrations not the faintest criti-
j cism could be made against the depart
ment it was under the direction OF
competent and con 5cientious men who
had the public welfare at heart.
Shortly after the department had
been reformed the Minneapolis Office
! was discontinued. Half dozen in
spectors were tried there within as
many months, but their general incom-
! petence was such that the branch office
in that city became worse than useless.
This left the largest city In the state
directly without local service and the
milk dealers and others are practically
without supervision.
/ It was Just about this time that Com
missioner Bowler was busily engaged
in discovering three grades, of pure vim
e1ar from the same barrel-whtch, by
i. the way, had been condemned as i'm
pure.
But the most severe criticism directed
1 against the office ID on account Of its
alleged connection with the baking
powder trust. After the baking powder
/ law went into effect, Mr.. Bowler sent
out circulars to dealers directing that
they cease selling baking powder, the
/, formula Of which was not printed on
the can He was Immediately per
suaded'' to revoke this order. He fol-
llowed It up with another, which he also
revoked; and even q third time did he
repeat this farce.
4 few weeks ago he caused to be ar
rested grocer. p. O'Grady, doing bus
| mess on Wabasha street, st. Paul, for
selling q certain kind Of baking powder
NOT HANDLED BY THE TRUST.
Nr. OGrady secured the services Of an
i attorney who made thorough inves-
i tieation into the matter, with the re-
init that when the case came up In
court (before Judge Orr) he openly
charged that Mr.. Bowler was not act
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