Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-06

there was large deficit which the
State would be required 10 face the
coming season. This deficit gradually
grew, WITH THE NECESSITIES OF THE
CAMPAIGN, from 1925, 100000 early in
September, to over 800, 100000 late in
October. OF course there was 70 de-
felt, but the charge was good cam
paign ammunition and was used by
many republican 'orators' on the
stump from one end of the State to the
other. And after election, the condi-
zion which Confronted the Governor,
who had been quite free in TIE use of
this sort of campaign literature, was
this: If the prison should continue
under the present management until
the close of the year and there should
not turn out to be any deficit, but on
the contrary, small profit, he and
his friends would have been mistaken,
to say the least, in their very free
criticisms of the democratic prison
management. Hence his haste. If the
low prices now fixed for this season
had been fixed by the republican ma
jority, aed the business thereafter
conducted under republican Ward
go, what better claim could be ad-
vanced to the gratitude of an admir-
ing constituency tn IAN to be able to
say; Notwithstanding the incompe-
tency of this wicked and unbusiness-
like democratic crowd to whose places
we have succeeded, we have not only
reduced the price of Irvine, but we have
so managed the business that the large
deficiency which every one knew exist
ed at the close of the last fiscal year,
has been overcome and we are able to
show a small profit Although the
democrats were so foolish as to keep
politics entirely out of the manage
ment of prison affairs SO long as they
were in control, they did manage at
the January meeting by strict party
vote, all the republicans voting NO,
to fix the prices for the season at from
three to four cents pound below those
of IL st year.
'The amount of material on hand
at the close of the last fiscal year and
the quantity since purchased amounts
in round numbers to 4,s75, 900
pounds, a large quantity of which has
already been sold and assuming that
the remainder will be disposed of at
present pr es, after making liberal
allowance for all manufacturing ex-
penses, the profit on this amount OF
Irvine will be a little over SCI, 1000.
AS the democratic Board fixed the
price and the democratic Warden pur-
chased the material, think, we are
fairly entitled to the credit of having
demonstrated without the assistance
of republican advice, that the state
ment of July 81, 800, was not only
true but that our plans were we'll con-
sidered for the success which we have
achieved during the pres Mt season.
AS answer to the possible criticism
that we are making too much money
and that we should have placed the
price lower, I call attention to the re-
suit of republican management, great
~ applauded,. which reported profit
of S45, 100000 in 1897 and S87 100000 in
1898.
1T more material is purchased at a
higher price for remainder of the
season and diminution of profit is
the result, the new officials will have
to shoulder the responsibility. If, on
the other hand, there should be a SUI .
den and rapid decline in the hemp
market, the price of Irvine remaining
as it now is, the new officials will have
the advantage of it and will be enti-
tied to all the glory there is in it.. :"