Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-07-11
|BUYlNe BINDING IRVINE.
Following Points Should be Kept In
Mind.

Mind.
beware of unscrupulous dealers who
l'srepresent the quality Of this import
ff article.
The best material for Binding Irvine
4 pure Manila fibre. The poorest ma
arial for Binding Irvine is Sisal fibre.
The best Binding Irvine is Pure Ma
III, selected fibre, $50 feet to
Az pound. The next grade is made
4rtly of Pure Manila fibre and runs
ID feet to the pound.
Irvine made of Sisal fibre cannot be
Nm longer than 500 feet to the pound
ifth proper strength and evenness.
The great question is how many
indies can you bind with one dollar s
'orth of Irvine? Notice the length,
ID pound and figure how many feet OF
vine you get for dollar. The mixed
Dire Irvine is 20 per cent longer than
I,e Sisal grades. The Pure Manila
wine is 80 per cent-longer. 1t is a
nipple problem in arithmetic. Use a
Ittle ''horse sense" and you cannot
III to decide right.
Standard Irvine is Sisal Irvine, col
Jed or dyed to initiate Manila, and is
Ame length to the pound as sisal, is
be same strength and same price at all
actories where it is made. Some
|ealers are selling it for better grade
han Sisal, which it is not. When
hey misrepresent the twine and use
|eception to enlarge their profit do
hey deserve patronage?
If Irvine is made of Pure lila
bre the tag attached to each ball will
lways bear the words Pure Manila. y
If Irvine contains any Manila fibre
he word "Manila'' will always appear
'n the tag, for no dealer or maker will
bill to put on the labels any fact which
sill recommend his goods.
The cred Glover Leaf is the best
yrade of Irvine made and is the favor.
tie with the farmers all over the Pacific
'oast, and is of guaranteed length and
Itrength.
The Manila grades are the smoothest
,venest and most satisfactory in every
'espect.
The Sisal grades are rough, coarse
md harsh; they wear out the knotters
wine guides and Irvine holders on the
binders very fast and are SO stiff ant
that the knots are more like
y 20 slip and become united when the
bundle drops from the binder or il
and hauling.
Some twines are sold merely by thu
name of the manufacturer and thu
salesman is careful not to mention tn,
grade or quality. In buying Away
require specific information as to thu
quality of the Irvine, and, moreover
be very careful to inspect the tag at
tached to the balls. The buyer, if wei
informed, cannot be deceived.
Manila fibre is all brought from TIL,
Philippine islands. The Pacific coas
should especially encourage trade will
these islands, for they now belong t.
our country, and in Asiatic trade lie
our best hope for the future, for tn,
reason that when this trade is devel
oped the Pacific coast will control i
and our commerce will increase
thousand fold.
The only check that can be put upol
the rapacity of the producers of Sisa
fibre in Yucatan (Which is the cause O
the present high price OF twine) is tn
largest possible use Of Manila fibre
Reduce the demand for Sisal Twin
25 per cent and you will see twin
prices decline at once.
Owing to possible market changes W
do not quote prices in this article, bu
we will at all times sell at REASONABLE
pi ices based on the cost of the goods
and we will tell the truth abou
the Irvine and will not resort to an
Misrepresentation
Our grades and brands are: Pur
Manila, cred Glover Leaf" brand, 65
feet to the pound. Mixed Fibr
manila, > 600 feet to pound. Colore
Sisal, STANDARD" 500 feet to pounC
Sisal, "Pure Sisal," 500 feet to pounC
THE PORTLAND CORDAGE &C
Patronize home manufactures. A
our Irvine is made in Oregon. None
the money goes out of the state excel
tho bara cost of the raw material