The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

l.et. The above figures are given to sbov
| about what number of convicts can be EN-
ployed on the inside by the end of the year
! and what amount OF machinery 10 necss
sury TO their profitable employment. Their
will be shop room in each penitentiary TO
at lssst 500 men, and the beat modern ma
J chinsry sh ould be provided to employ a
least that number. l have endeavored Il
obtain some estimate of the cost of neces
sary machinery. One estimate fixes thu
cost Of necessary wood and iron machiner,
| to commence with at the Rush penitenti
AIRY at S3G $50. Mr.. ]. Lsrmour, ,penitenti
sry architect, in his report, dated January
l, 1881, in regard to machinery, estimates a.
| follows:
| Steam power-engines and boilers
complete. ...... ........-''...'..... olo'oVI' W
For woelsn factory. Sl.s65 O
| For cotton factory, l00looms.. ....... 10000 O
| For furniture factory. .......'.......'" s'WU "
| eor wagon factory .,................. 1850 y
| For blacksmith shops. 6,O0s "
| For foundry machinery .........-..... 6,5oo
Total. ........,...............sl 2O.065
Ihaye not been able TO ascertain the cos
| of fitting up fir.t-class shoe factory, bu
| it will probably not be less than $4,000
All of the aforementioned industries al
well adapted to convict labor, and hav'
no doubt, with good machinery, can b.
made profitable.
AS YOU are aware, there is no machinery
whatever at the Rusk penitentiary, ant
Huntsville is not much better Off Wher
Cunningham & Ellis leased the psnitenti
airy the valuation Of machinery turned ovel
to them was rs follows, viz; $45,67356, di
| vided AS follows.
Engine and boilers ........... s,.,.. $4,000 "
| Cotton and wooden machinery. IS, l?6 9
All other machinery 900. .......-.... 1910 "
The engine. with some repairs, although
L., ~ fNr t-aptv.Gua IL
good The cotton and wooden machinery
is really not worth intrinsicslly one-tenth
Its appraised value, and the other ma
ehinery il all valued high. The whole 10,
Of machinery is not worth exceeding $l5,-
900. While l will make no recommends.
ton in regard to the exact amount to be
appropriated for machinery, will say that
vestment than 100000 worth Of machinery
for each pen,teptisry.
IMPROVEMENTS
At Huntsville the new coll building is
being constructed under the supervision oil
Mr~J. Lsrmour, by the lessees. The foun.
datlons are all laid, and nearly two-thirds
OF the cells erected. With the opening OF
spring and dry weather, the work will be
rapidly pushed forward, sndO no doubt
completed according to contract before the
end of the year.
BY direction Of the board, have had the
unfinished cell building, turned over to the
state by Ward, Dewey Il Co., converted
into workshops, 1t furnishes three nice
shops, I25x3S feet These are the only i'm
proyements Of any note at Huntsville,
AZ Rusk the improvements authorized
By the board are about completed, except.
ing the furnace for smelling iron ore. There
has been considerable difficulty to procure
the services Of competent furnace archi.
teet to make plans, estimates. etc, as there
are only limited number in the United
States. After a time the services OF Mr.. K
O. DsrleyS Of st. Louis, were procured,
and he has furnished plans, specifications,
etc., and selected a~proper Bite. Every.
thing is in readiness to commence the
work.
Mr.. barley is acquainted with many of
tbs iron ore regions OF the United btates,
and after fully investigating around kusk
he thinks the ore Is In abundance 10 justify
the erection OF q furnace, Is Of good qualify,
and can be made into pig iron at cost d
$40 or $12 per ton, as against $l4 per ton
in Missouri, and $lS per ton In Pnnsyi'
vania.
Recently the Kansas, Gulf & Short Line
railroad has been graded from Jacksonville
TO Rusk, and Is now ready Tor the iron,
which has been shipped and is looked for
daily. With the completion OF th3 raif
obstacle In the way of the early organfza-
ton and occupancy OF the Rusk pqnsn-
tiary. The railroad connection the hid.
Ing of furnace, and the deye&oprnan OF
industries arising therefrom, make me vefy
hopeful of the success Of the PRISON. In
this connection, beg 10 call your asufSD
70 the importance and necessity o. 80
or branch from the main line % sx,Sen ~
or near Rusk TO the penitentisry. The dis.
lance is about one mile, and the essmatad
cost about 5000. I respectfully secoln-
mend that some provision be made br che
building Of this road.
A KEFoRMAToRY.
Your attention is again called TO the ne
cessity that continues 10 exist for the pro
vision Of an institution for youthful ohen-
ders. Every year from 50 20 100 youths are
received here, who should be inmates OF
nous, Of correction or reformstory rather
than a penitentiary. IL such provision be
not made, / would recommend that they
be separated from the old offenders and
worked under some good man on heabhy
upland farms.
FINANCIAL.
sinrn November !. 1881 the proceeds
ofthe lease amount to.............. fiOAzzi II
The total proceeds oftbe presentie.ss
from January !, is7S. 20 March l. ~,
Tbsre Is prota bly chargesbiea against
sis. for recsptlrs and stationary.
. tc..........-..s...s. a....-ss.sssssss- ~ -
LEAVING bsisnos ................... sssss o.
Abo,it AZ on or the above amount has
been pajd by the le.sees In cash, and De
Balance has been or viii be credited tI
improvements done and 10 b. done n Rpsf
.nd Huntsville II r. fair 10 ef<1nate fts
the proceeds o. the lease s1T the raDeiniE
ten months viii be at least f55lW. No
rrison probably IN the Unired srstes can
,bov such profits.
TRAssFOKTAr1os or coEvrrs.
The contract system continues 70 work
vel and operates q crest saving 10 Ne
state. have approved vouchers a. bi-
ovs, VIZ:
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