The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-01-14

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sntht IA made that there Improvement.
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eolie3e n receive sluuhie the nambvs ii
students II rAa nov accommodate. Here
Ase professors, laboratories, iassn, A,id
ashsf appointments suilleient III a6rtd
instruction n 55O siuients, instead IA
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~ishAl nm endowment capable ~ eavvf
ing evefy expenditure ID which Ia rfp.
eeeds can l,e applied under The consh.
lion II Tho grant; whiie throughout the
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rsflur tor education who AsAnd really 10
avail, themselves III the tncfeAsed accom-
moiasioas sought, and yet the want III
this small OUTLAY, when compared with
lhe coat VI past improvements, Prevents
the institution from receiving them.
The report NJ the President In refer.
ence IL Tho labor department merits
| attcn tion, and his statement of ihe oh.
jcct of the college Ia worthy nj careful
pcrusMl. In fact every farmer and hor.
tlcuiturist In tho state would nnd II
profitable 10 read this report. and from
the reports of tho special departments
could gather many valuable suggestions
not only respecting improved metl DDS of
cultivation, but as % the destruction II
tho enemies OF crops.
rmE rEsiTESriAni.s.
The lsnitsntiarN Of the State. = Tho
condition of tho pcnitcntiary at Fort
Madison, ~ shown by the wArdcn's re-
port and tho reports Of the physician.
chaplain, and clerk, aud uniformaliy ~
testified by official visitors. Aro very
gratifying. A full and lucid fta,smcnt
of tho operations Of this Institution
during the period just ended will bc
found In thu report. lts prob.
able requirements tor future uss-
fulncss arc Also carefully sct forth. You
will also lind printed In connection with
this document report to the executive
council Of tho commissioners appointed
under chapter %, temporary acts ot tho
| 18th General Assembly, IA lease tho
convict labor. II may be proper ~ add
that this labor has never been leased
mere adyantagcously tor the State, nor
moro Ia tho interest or tho health, safety
and moral reformation Of the convicts,
than under present contracts. The one
hundrci aud dfty mcu leased to q. b.
Dodge & Co., manufacturers Of shoe
| pacs, is peculiarly fortunate contract.
Il |. work upon which men unified
Tor tho cxhausting labor Of other shops
may BIZ employees aud as The manuiac,
ture Of shoe pacs Ia MI anomalous busl.
ness In the West, II docs not compete
with the ireo labor of tho State; and re-
quiring but little machinery, Il does not
| cxp,ac tho prison to fires or accidents
incidents 10 furnaces and scam engines.
The warden and chaplain speak In en-.
thusiastic terms of tho progress made
In thu prison school, even with
The limited facilities which tho
buildings how nilord, and trust
there Will ,e no hcsitancy, In View of the
good already attained through this
school, In building and properly equip
ping school house tor iis AecommodA.
tlon. Thu warden recommends several
very important imprDvrm. nts, which hc
estimates will cost 43l,us0. And he
states They will furnish room In tho
pcnitcntiafy for 50i conyicts, or is0
more than its present capscity--there
being now coll room for Jis, with 600
present occupants. In view NJ the fact
that, with tho increasing population OF
the State and tho rapid growth vi In
larger cities, tho number of conytcta
must increase Tor years 10 come, thrsc roc.
concentrations sre worthy OF serious con.
sidSrail0u. Tho warden slso recommends
that the deputy be paid ~ 200 per M.
nun instoad VI III 900; that the clerk Ia
paid : salary Of el,9OO, which should Ia
provided for BY permanent law, aud tina,
the guards 10 paid 900 per month. In
consideration Vt the AyAuouH duties ii
shsse officers and employees, ! am ii
opinion that their salaries should be
Increased, and | hope tho General A..
scmbly aaAy bc conylncod VI the justice
aud prOpristy Of this recommends
| II II estimated thst $3.50 will be rc'
Qulred for the transportation Ut prison.
orr, which should BIZ provided.
| The Additional FtNjteNtidsy.-Hincs
the last meeting Of tho General Assem-.
Wy tho temporary cell room Tor which
N appropriation WAS mAdc his been
completed. Tho bUiIding contains sev.
snty two cells and u built In i work.
manlike and substantial manner, credit
able alike u tho busincss management
Of tho commissions and the supcrintend.
sut, and u tho mechanics Immediately
In charge OF tho wsrk. And u ID 70.
maFkAbls that nearly I'll the lAbos Upon
this building wss performed by conyicss,
but few vi whom had any experience in
stone work prior 70 incarceration in The