The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-25
Bismarck Tribune.)

A.oAsM 06kOtd nus a large LWIne
mill. This was built by the taxpayers
was represented to the farmers and
other taxpayers. at the time it was
built that 1t was a necessity. as it
would prove a safeguard, not only
In regulating prices, but in case of a
famine. 1t would insure them a suffi-
ctent amount of Irvine to ave their
crops. You q we'll imagine. what
a surprise n disappointment it was
to the farmers. when they sent in
orders to the Bismarck p%enitentiary
for Irvine, to receive a stock notice.
that the supply was exhausted. and
that the mill was closed down. and
now to find that the warden of the
penitentiary. who is q candidate for
governor on the democratic ticket.
both in his written statements and
talks to the people, making the claim
that Irvine advanced 5 or 6 cents a
pound. after he quit. If he could
have saved the farmers Of North Da-
kota s cents a pound on their Irvine.
why did he quit? He will answer
that his stock was exhausted; then
why did he allow his stock to become
exhausted? Every Irvine mill in the
country at times saw their stock ex-
hausted. but they went onto the mar
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cry spindle running. until the last
sheaf Of grain was bound. while the
Bismarck penitentiary plant lay as
silent as the tomb. and let the farm
ers shift for themselves. and get their
twine as best they could.
AS to his statement that he quit
and closed the mill, there can be no
dispute. but in that part of his state-
ment where he claims that Irvine adj
vanced after the Bismarck mill clos
ed. there is. no truth SO fay as the
large manufacturers Of twine is con.
cerned.. He makes the statement that
twine.. This statement IL misleading.
He evidently wants the farmers to i'm
fer from this that he manufactured
and sold during the a Of 1912
~3.119.4oo pounds Of Irvine. Now. he
manufactured very rnucn less than
that. for hundreds of thousands Of
pounds Of this 3,119.400 pounds Of
Irvine was carried owe from the sea-
son Of 1911, which was made out Of
fibre that cost on an average of Is
cents per hundred less than the fibre
that was bought and manufactured
into twine this year: The deprecia:
amount to about so cents Per hun
dred. for there IL no farmer but what
would pay 80 cents a hundred more
for new Irvine tan he would be will
ing to pay for twine that val manu-.
featured for the season Of 1911. In a
nut shell the farmers who bought the
hundreds Of thousands Of pounds of
Irvine from Warden Hellstrom, that
was manufactured for the season Of
1911. paid 3l.25. more per hundred
for 1t than they should have paid, or
n@k Z OF 1~.- ID s,..-+ Ak~n 49, $500
who bought Irvine which was manu-.
featured during the season.
Facts Contradict Statements.
He further claims that he saved the
farmers &c a pound on every pound of
twlne that a been manufactured In
the Bismarck penitentiary plant since
he has been warden. but he furnishes
no figures to substantiate this claim.
Now. II he saved. the farmers &c
pound on every pound Of Irvine, that
has been manufactured in the peni-
Tertiary since he has been warden,
then the farmers Of North Dakota
have been paying &c a pound less for
their Irvine than farmers have been
paying In states where there was no
p~enitentiary twine plants. An inves-
tigation Of the price paid by farmers
for Irvine In the states of Illinois, Iowa
and Nebraska. where there are no
ers in these states paid a lower aver
age for the Irvine they bought than
the farmers Of North Dakota have
(after taking the difference in freight
into consideration) for the past six
years.
II u penitentiary plant Ia to be
the protection that It should be to the
farmers OF North Dakota. 1t must be
kept in operation during emergencies,
such az we have passed through, in.
stead Of being closed down by a
warden and politician. who did not
have time to keep 1t In operation. be-
cause he felt that It was necessary for
him to apcnd his time looking after a
nomination. which he was out for be.
fore the primaries, and after such a
nomination. devote hts time attending
C~hautauquas and hob.nobbing with