Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1918 — Convicts To Make Twine In Prison Again [ARTICLE]

Convicts To Make Twine In Prison Again

The board of trustees of the Indiana state prison at Michigan City has ordered the re-establishment of the binder twine industry at the prison, on recommendation from Gov. Goodrich. The factory was closed during the final days of Gov. Ralston’s administration. Thousands of pounds of sisal, the basic element of the binder twine, have been via New Orleans and the Governor has information that the federal government intends to fix the price on binder twine at such a point that a profit will be assured. Regardless of the tremendous increase in the cost of materials entering into the production of the twine, it will be manufactured during the coming year and supplied to the agricultural interests of this and other states as an aid to food production.