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The cover story of the Winter 2006 issue of “Ramsey County History” features: 'The Greatest Single Industry?' Crex: Created Out of Nothing  by Paul D. Nelson Below are a few of the many photos and resources that were not included in the magazine article. Order the Issue  Order Form Or join RCHS for $45 and get the Crex issue FREE and the next four issues mailed directly to your home  JOIN NOW!  List of American Grass Twine employees, 1903 List of American Grass Twine Women Employees 1918 Crex Furniture and Rugs   Photos of Harvest Camp near Forest Lake Crex Online Exhibit Home

"Flax Twine Works" This photo is of the Hazel Park facility after it had passed into the hands of International Harvester and had been converted to making twine of flax. Photo from the Library of Congress

Making Rugs at the St. Paul Plant, Image from Creating New Industries, Minnesota Historical Society Those who may wish to see many more photographs of American Grass Twine/Crex products and operations have a few sources readily available. The Minnesota Historical Society library has one copy of Creating New Industries, the company's 1901 self-laudatory history, and a 1919 Crex full-color rug catalog. The Crex Nature Center in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, has a history display, with photographs not shown here or in the article, and a Crex rug. In warm weather one can also see wire grass growing in the peat bogs.

Main Plant,  St. Paul, MN At Oshkosh WI At West Superior, WI Furniture Works, Brooklyn, NY