The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
Doing Very
Excellent Work
The Minnesota Binders and Now
ers are Meeting With Great Ac-
claim Among Farmers.

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Not the great state with that name.
Better pens than mine have written
it's history from pioneer times up to
the present, it's trials and tribulations,
but it is about the binder bearing the
same name as our beloved state and
manufactured at Saltwater in the
same plant where the prison Irvine
is spun (the Irvine that plays smash
with the Irvine trust) that I desire
to say few words.
For a long time | have calculated
to say word of thanks publicly to
those who have labored so earnestly
in behalf of this enterprise and at
last succeeded, so that even last year
there were a few binders and NOW
ers turned out, and this year about
$50 of each, distributed over the
state. Now that | am the lucky
owner of Minnesota" binder | can
talk from actual experience and
knowledge as to it's value in the field.
Through our representative, Mr..
Spooner, | came into correspondence
with Henry Wolfer, Warden of the
State Prison, and through him was
informed that / could get machine,
but that they were somewhat late
about getting them ready for ship
ment, and ina letter of July l6 asked
if shipment of the 10Th of the same
month would be satisfactory and if
SO to wire at their expense. The
message was sent and the binder
shipped accordingly and arrived in
Wheaton July %, knocked down."
It was brought home the next day
in the same shape and then is when
our skill and endurance were put to
severe test in setting up Ga per-
Torrance that every owner OF bind
er should be compelled to do and
when we were done we had four
braces to spare, but the machine was
in such shape that we thought it safe
to start up and we did. 1t worked,
| but those four braces bothered me,
as thought they were intended for
something, so l wrote Mr.. Wolfer
that he had sent too many pieces for
the binder, and his answer was a
telegram: The expert will be in
Wheaton $40 tomorrow morning
inject him." Needless to say that
did and we took the binder home al
noon. The expert overhauled it
squared up the canvas rollers, put in
the surplus braces and we started te
cut at 3 o'clock p. m. 1t worked to
perfection all through cutting. Next
day I received letter from Mr.
| Wolfer stating that if had notified
, him of the arrival of the binder the
expert would have been here to Sc
it up. / am glad now that / didn't
as I can now claim to be someWha
of an expert myself, and for the treat
ment that I have received in THU
deal from Spooner, Wolfer and thu
expert, l say: Thank you.''
I have not yet received a bill fo1
: the purchase price, but | know i
| will be all right and if a good prof
is charged it will go towards creating
| a fund like the Irvine fund now il
s the state treasury. The freight charg
es were $3.50; the weight, according
to the freight bill, 1860 pounds.
am sure some one will say that thi
is too much wind about binder,
machine which we have been usin,
for over quarter of century, AM
maybe you would be justified in say
ing so if it were not for the fact tina
the Minnesota" is going to pla,
smash with the harvester trust, jus
as the prison twine has done wit
the Irvine trust, SO far as the state o
Z. Minnesota is concerned.
Minnesota" is a great and prope
name for harvester, but we farmer
will call it the "Redeemer" becaus
litmeans redemption from the clutch
es Of the harvester trust. Is it an
wonder we breathe sigh of relief q
the arrival of a machine from whic
SO much is promised and reasonabl