The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-07-10
BUYING FINDING TwlNE.
The Following Points Should Be Kept In
Mind.

Beware OF INSCRIPTIONS dealers who
misrepresent the quality of this import
ant article.
The best material for Binding Irvine
is pure Manila fibre. The poorest ma
terial for Binding Irvine lie Sisal fibre.
The best Binding Irvine is Pure Ma
Mia, selected fibre, $50 feet to
the pound. The next grade is made
partly OF Pure Manila fibre and runs
600 feet to the pound.
Irvine made of Sisal fibre cannot be
spun longer than 500 feet to the pound
with proper strength and evenness.
The great question is how many
bundles can you bind with one dollars
worth of Twine? Notice the length,
per pound and figure how many feet of
Irvine you get for dollar. The mixed
fibre Irvine is 20 per cent longer than
the Sisal grades. The Pure Manila
Irvine is 80 per cent longer. 1t is a
simple problem in arithmetic. Use a
little horse sense' and you cannot
fail to decide right.
Standard Irvine is Sisal Twine, col
ored or dyed to initiate Manila, and is
same length to the pound as Sisal, is
the same strength and same price at all
factories where it is made. Some
dealers are selling it for better grade
than Sisal, which it is not. When
they misrepresent the Irvine and use
deception to enlarge their profit do
they deserve patronage?
II Irvine is made of Pure Manila
fibre the tag attached to each ball will
always bear the words Pure Manila. "
If Irvine contains any Manila fibre
the word "Manila" will always appear
on the tag, for no dealer or maker will
fail to put on the labels any fact which
will recommend his goods.
The "Red Clover Leaf is the best
grade of Irvine m ade and is the favor
lite with the farmers all over the Pacific
coast, and is of guaranteed length and
strength.
The Manila grades are the smoothest,
evenest and most satisfactory in every
respect.
The Sisal grades are rough, coarse
and harsh; they wear out the knotters,
Irvine guides and Irvine holders on the
binders very fast and are so stiff and
unyielding that the knots are more like
ly to slip and become united when the
bundle drops from the binder or in
shocking and hauling.
Some twines are sold merely by the
name of the manufacturer and the
salesman is careful not to mention the
grade or quality. In buying always
require specific information as to the
quality of the Irvine, and, moreover,
be very careful to inspect the tag at.
tached to the balls. The buyer, if well
informed, cannot be deceived.
Manila fibre is all brought from the
Philippine islands. The Pacific coast
should especially encourage trade with
these islands, for they now belong to
our country, and in Asiatic trade lies
our best hope for the future, for the
reason that when this trade is devel.
oped the Pacific coast will control il
and our commerce will increase a
thousand fold.
The only check that can be put upon
the rapacity of the producers of Sisal
fibre in Yucatan (Which is the cause OF
the present high price of twine) is the
largest possible use of Manila fibre,
Reduce the demand for Sisal Irvine
25 per cent and you will see Irvine
prices decline at once.
Owing to possible market changes we
do not quote prices in this article, bu,
we will at all times sell at reasonable
prices based on the cost of the goods,
and we will tell the truth abou,
the Irvine and will not resort to any
Misrepresentation.
Our grades and brands are: Pure
Manila, "Red Clover Leaf brand, CSC
feet to the pound. Mixed Fibre
MANILA, 600 feet to pound. Colored
Sisal, STANDARD, 500 feet to pound
Sisal, "pure Sisal," 500 feet to pound
THE PORTLAND CORDAGE co.
Patronize home manufactures. All
our Irvine is made in Oregon. None OF
the money goes out OF the state except
the bare cost of the raw material.
liieboats.