The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-23

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10 manufacture 1900 wagons annually.
Al A low calculation this will necessitate
the carrying OF a stock OF timber for two
wears Of $40 to each wagon, or S2uO,OOl
In every industry large stocks OF material
will have to be carried.
These expenses come on at once, ana
hence the lessses in making their
PROPOSITIONS felt less able TO pay AS much
for The first two years az afterwards. l
have mentioned the above facts to show
why the board did not expect as much re-
muneration as from the iormer lease,
There are many who seem To think that
nv the terms of the present leases, the state
il only 10 receive $4,000 per annum tor
each penitentiary. They forget that alter
two years the lessees transport conVlcts
| from the iails, u saving oil 80 w anhuaily
to the state, and virtually producing rev
enue 10 the state from the Two prisons after
Two wears OF $4,000 and leaving dliier |
ence in favor OF the old lease OF only 50
00O which amOut is more tuan oilsetted IN
various ways.
Tae law authorizing the board to lease
makes no requirement for any large rev.
enue 10 be derived from the leases, hut
does require that the board shall PROVIDE,
as soon as possible, for the confinement 'ol
as many oonvicts within the walls AS can
he com sOrtably accommodated and proiita'
To derive a revenue of only $40 OC1, and
have at very early day l,2C1 to N CON
ycts In the walls, than to have $4,000
with only 400 in the walls. The in
creased number in the walls will far more
than counterbalauce the $4,000, or even
$4,000 Again, the law requires that, IN
making leases, special regard se hal 10 the
, exaction imposed by law on eacu CONVEX,
and TO the protection, weIl'oelhB ana hu-
! t.,Tt IA tpt N order
to do this, the board has raised inc wages
l of sergeants and guards, so Us TO OBTAIN a
= better class of men than many employed
l heretofore, to have the care anu custody oil
0 the conyicts, and thus add to their comfort,
security and protection, and by this means
a aba.e us much as possible the great evils OF
deaths and escapes,
Y Under the old lease, the wages OF ser
4 gean,s was $40 per month, or for ,hlrty ser
: geants, $li,i0O per annum' Under the
Q present lease, wages 10 be paid by lessees
u for the state, SO TO $75 per month, or an
average o, not less than 500, or Sl0sCo,
Z difference of 81 400; under the old lease,
D 80 guards at SlN per month, or sol ,OlO per
r annum. Under the new lease 80 per
! month, or so 600 per annum, difference
u of $2l 900,
8 unaer the old lease, the salary OF state
s. officers was 81 $50 per annumi now Sl2,6cJ
difference OF $ouoO' uiN w o 'to Wv, go
,nv S'"'s p0'q rcc noa' SUI under tn,
: new leases, lessees pay this
Y The stationery, records, etc paid ior DS
L. the state under the old lease, now 10 p'
f. paid for by lessees, will amount To ~
u per annum. ,,
l. Then there are repairs To grounds, bulld
ings, etc, which will amount 10 not les
t than So 900 per annum, 10 be made ny TN
70 lessees.
From the comparisons II VIII DC seen tnh
y while the state does not receive rom lh
" present lcssecs as large revenues rs iron
&c the old lease, vet tho profits OF the lessee
are reduced much more than those oil TN
y state.
II In dividing the prison populauoh' anu II
u keeping up two prison establishments, th
u expenses are much greater than II only ON
n were kept up with the same number O
g. prisoners as in The two
u There has been a MISREPRESENTATION III re
T. gard TO the amount 10 be received ior th
T. hire of the farm labor. IL was state'
" in paper here thp other uay, Una
~ the lessees reai2ed" clear pro
II fit OF .$l5 per convict pc
y, month. These inrm hands were con,racle'
~ at SO per month, the hirer TO pfoVioe prs
y on cooking apparatus, ana ioou ior guard
y and c0nviCis--tho stateto pay az other On
~ penses These other expenses WIZ amour
~ to u. least 50 and probably !Slo per mQnV
ro as ,|''',' ',s ,S"rdui'
lie wy. Wy, ' ,' 'Nu pr9nV lo'u 'he OUTSIDE laDo
ed WI, pe i1lulieu nu So'le .,n'o TO suppol
as ahu pul,u up 'ho lnelue' rue husk prlsO
d. ,'aS vonitueu 'nole lna'l oVu cohVicts ht
nv Joo. w nv ietseus W Hot less thah SlSJ Ne
ie way an" .u,9 i'HolN 10 uontih"e Ior severe
e. NV ot'ti1, uu''i uiaOu'ue'F' e'cH Is proVlde
~, r 'noi. o''iip'99S 'i'e m'
III n,ulae.'tyi mum sVasons' convict Tram
re N.Y. sIi,. VI ironi raroaus, ana lhese con
~ s'uts pecoulo an expense ihsIeao OF Il proh
~ 70 She lesseesi
O. ny scnelui luea prevails tnal convict Ia
g. uol Is MY enenp laoor alu profitable L
s. " wV'~ iu ,no Is lar from ,he ,aot,
m uohNior hAboR Is UNPAID AND COMPULSORY
O. nlla mas no sucn Incentives ana ambition
10 asmeu lapori Tvs genorally without eXpe
Y rlence OF Skill ana o!len enervaled by lon
NJ Voulsvs VI ulss'phtloh' by TN
vi ,I'ie IL becomes Va'uaple much OF 1t !
Ia iost oy eNplratloh OF sentences, a very
IL Iaise percentage OF conVicts sent TO TIN
10 peenn.tten''ary are uhht Tor any KIM
, v, iuoor' sloNe manufacturer IN New
1t Labor in matin, co,,nar;s "'' u'.'ae,
l. the two Kinds of lSbor saws Ihat "s'" w.
are weight Of casiines mrninnoa I IN, a'ni
d convict mouldors il I0i nnnndshu u' ~, ",
mDullnr4 on nnuulq Ennvi,t
u average IO6 nonnda~riti1on. yno no,,,,S ,
o This same rentlcmsn saws ''tha ,v pon,,'s
l. contracinrs ~ hn have fai,oi onJ thn 'u ., v
y her who have voImn,or;iv ""u anu nun I
contracts and ahandons3 tha am,nln',' auv,
o of conv,c,s ia sn,,inient oy;do,c" p,I,'t ''v ,
nroiita arn no, ovcoSs,uo Wv, n,il - ,uay sn'
hat convct lSbor cannot h "' 'u'I, S",sie'
y ployea eycsnt nm iar"e scol V ana ,H eur
Q rare combination of orrnmsta nm" nnns
d snrronnd i, and n roro abiii,,, h"N mus
its mnnnyo,nanI or di.o "vN I,'ousn' "
y certain rssnlt - W "''"''''S WI" oe 'n'
r II IL ALLEGED that theoo ,oosos ,,,, o,,,,,,,
q the lessres IN mako Iarra nr"G,s WV vnup'.
o he true md aa thav ru p'V r LIE, Ills nnay
Q viii hnye 10 inyesi jarc u c S,Taa r'sSs, anu
r certoniv entitled ~ IasrU. ' npn,,s WY m'
}, tbow hay axnnetad ~ ~, ."'Eu proll's. unles'
i we'll thew ns hnsness m ,va' wo ~ p"s tnen
3, zone int6 tm m, ,'i,h ali H. WIN no' nave
and annorn,no Wv" nan , sae n,o"oaes, lisks