The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-06-13
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
The board Of prison Managers me- g, Tues.
day. The. forenoon Mas aakeHup with
rolitineshpsines& In BE Afterrueeiisss plans
were discAssedfor thss empfoynssat, of the
prisoners and tfe appointing II Warden.
chaplains and physician. Hosss H. G.
StordOck was elected warden by the unan-
imOus vote of the board. Dr. B. j. Mer.
fiai s-efected-physician to succeed Dr.
w. Il. Pratt. rRev. j. H. Albert, and Rev.
Me-. Murphy We're elected Protestant and
Catholic chaplain respectively, the salary
OF each being fixed at 5000 services being
divided each alternate Sunday. The APP
pointments are to take effect July l. War
den StOrdock gave notice that he wonld re-
sign on the first of September. The Man
ayers took the following action on a letter
received from Gov Merriam regarding the
manufacturing of binding twine:,,~ ,,..s....
Whereas. The board of managers of the state
prison have received commun ication from hi 8
excellency, Gov. William II. Merriam, recon.
mend ing to this board the investigation of the
practicable ty of emf lying the convict labor in
the manufacture of binding Irvine as an industry
at the prison, with the view at the same time Of
supplying our own peop.e at a reasonable cost
with pr. me necessity; whereas. flax is now be-
ing IA sed successfully in tis state, and expert
ments are now being made:,o more readily utilize
its fibre as staple for manufacturing purposes;
and, whereas. the people of the state, through
their representatives in the last legislature as
sembled gave ext ress ION to the demand for the
investigation Of this important subject, our far
mers are seeking relief from what now deemed
an oppres >ion therefore. be it aE.,., ....,.-
Resolved, That regarding this communicats on
from his excellency prompted by popular demand
for the purpose of ascerta; ming the practical ty
of such an enterprise with convict labor that a
committee of two from this board, consisting of
Messrs. Dunn and Temple, be and is hereby APP
pointed - learn what facts are obtanable i'm con.
nectOn with this whole subject, the readiness
with which the raw material adapted can be OBJ
tanned, what the cost of the necessar. machinery
amount of capital required to carry stock and
product, say for seventy-fve operatives. and re-
port to this board the result of their investiga-
ton at their earliest possible convenience, to en-.
abe this board to determine their conclusions and
report the same to the governor; that the warden
be instructed to advance sufficient funds for ex.
penses of said committee and for the employment
of expert assistance in their Inquiries if necessary
on this subject, and charge the same to the labor
account, under the law. 81 1t.a .,.E.9 e.il..
The board adjourned to meet again
July :. Nothing was decided as to
what kind of work will be selected for
the employment of the prisoners under
the new dispensatiOn. The Managers
are said to favor Warden Stordock's
suggestion OF starting a, tub and pail
factory and will investigate its feasibility
The board will also look into the practical
bility of employing part Of the prisoners
in the manufacturing of binding Irvine. ~
TO a reporter of the Saltwater Gazette
Manager Norrish put the Importance Of the
matter OF furnishing employment for over
four hundred men in forcible manner
when he said: Surprising. just for
illustration, that man or body of men
should come to you and hand you $4,000
in solid money, telling you to 90 ahead and
start into some business and make money
out of it, requiring you to report at the end
OF wear what progress. YOU have made.
what would you do9 What kind of busi-
ness would you open out with? That's
just the fix we are in. See?" -...l-
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Prison Reforms. 49,.
- \ day spent in inspecting state prison.