Records, 1874-1887.

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Records, 1874-1887.

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Account, subscription and barbed wire order records of the Farmers' Protective Association.

2 linear ft. (3 boxes)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7647626

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company

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Washburn & Moen made barbed wire. From the description of Remittance form, May 1894. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 165199849 ...

Carpenter, W. L.

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Farmers' Protective Association (Iowa)

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The Farmers' Protective Association was formed in 1881 chiefly for the purpose of fighting a barbed wire monopoly by Washburn & Moen Company. The Association contracted with a "free factory" in Des Moines to manufacture barbed wire independently and sell its product to the group's members. Attorneys were hired (chief attorney was Albert B. Cummins) to fight legal proceedings brought by the Washburn syndicate. The Iowa legislature came to the aid of the Association, legal battles were fought ...