, 1869-07-05

lese. the prison passed safely e.1s:a :ac c.1sts,
and has ever slnce been g1osu. r:f4 3 me'e and
moro effective system Of .4ss~iS'1ne. Sota-
ing would low hare been acasn
Of want Of discipline l.. .Iu pEtSon
bat for the difference between the aua1tisiocets
themselves, and the nrst ess ,14!.s. 70 naEEaoaJ
within the prison and lta nuaa..-! ertsrt Abroad,
Is that this breach should con-. "a .:E 20. This
accomplished, there remalns tu. ii. - two se1!-
Gus ptehlens In the nannazessen. IS s,le Fe.son-
The brst h organization. TFr a:sr!:sio2 10 the
rpanres Of the thirteen indep, =. tEE..el34 ct
manufacturing business hefe c1.!!td on. Is too
complicated DaBs Of details los t1J u:.e tnau TO
master. One business, IN tan tines a. large al
amount, would not Involve 50 much financial
alncpl1J. II Is ser1ons question whether the
number Of k!nta OF business Bnould BOT be TO
duced-
So long IS thirteen kinda Of manufactures are
carried on, the Warden, IN the attempt to nake
them pay Will nNd himself bsaet ~ al the es1oaS-
rEEEments which would surround any ouaaesa
uau who had thirteen distinct kinds Of business
op his hands The chief ot these ~11 be the coz
staut demand for more capital to rut In new faa-
chlnerJ uud repair the old. In the purchase o3
mach3ne1! and fixtures bJ agern Of The stAIe
there Is always the double danger Of co6sloa aoa
imposition, which does not exist In similar paf-
chakes BY Private paruea- This WAS Fer1eeo pJ
the present Commissioners IN their purchase,
for. the large sun Of s1.b,"o, Oh
The tItures and machinery Of the old leasees.
which, before it could be used, Tas found 10 Heeo
upwards Of &c, 600 worth Of repairs The toni
mfsioners appear in t:eir reports, 10 have blended
the accouuis OF moneys paid for n1ed cap!ta
tuachsner4, implements. dc.,} With moneys pa!n
for nv materials Of manufactures, which are 70
be sold again. nnd with the expenses OF feeding
and clothing the prisoners. The last Is nes ex-
pensc; the secoud Is temporary 0ntiaJ insoaSsns
Interest on The es9ttal, snd the hEht disappears
BY wear and tear, nt the rate probably
OF fifteen reE cens per aapuu1. II l. inpoSalote,
from accounts 20 made up, To a1rSe At the exact
uronorttou Of unnpys e1pendeA which are charge
able 10 annual outlay FOR the support Of the prison.
ers, and the proportion represented bJ the prop.
e!tr on hand. This defect should be rehe1lea, ID
the future reports Of the Commissioners, anu
the three accopats OF "n1cd capita. y "raw na-
tertals,'' and support nt eonysks" should be
kept dIst1tcs, Lelu7e It will he possible for the
managers Of the prison themselves to tell when
] the prison Is paving and when II
Is not They state, however, IN their LIST report
That the value Of The cspttal employ Cd, N iolh
| machinery and faT material, - shout $50 per
man. ~beseas In similar branches Of private busi-
ness 1t is n, ,0ro per nan Tor eftrJ Nnrkuan en-
| rored. Whatever is the ratio In pirate busl-
ness Ia doubtless the rrontable one, and hence on
! the face OF the COMMISSIONER Report they "ta
Keep calling On tho State for more capital, TIL they
bare drawn three umes more than they no~ hare
| II the resent variety OF eMploynents IL Kept up.
| Bat this incessaus demand would be stopped Il
the men could be hl employ "a A. sa5 stone, COOP
| eragf shoes and chat5s.
Whether this Is done or not, # Is SERIOUS
| question whether tne proper organization Of the
| prison Hou1d Lot be promoted BY either the ap-
| polntnant Of seyernl Deputy Nafdens to adt u
ta,es, purchaees aud supettnteudips the woFk- or