The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-02-04

and Figures That Will be Interesting
Reading.
The Stark county delegation returned
from GAINESVILLE Saturday night, after
thoroughly inspecting the workhouse az
that place. All are in favor OF a WORK,
house and il is thought the question VIII
be submitted to the voters OF STARK county
at the Spring election. Mayor Bell did
allin his power to make the visit pleasant
one and he certainly succeeded. he is
most courteous gentleman and one Whom
it is great pleasure TO meet:
Saturday morning the visitors were
shown through the workhouse by Supt
Finneral. who by the way is the fight
man in the right place. He is first class
superintendent in every sense OF the
word.
of the lot was $1S,S33. The dining room
is "a by 80 feet and situated on the first
floor. The prisoners enter and taxing
their places at the table, remain standing
until the tap of the gong when all are
seated. The prisoners are well fed, being
given meat, coffee, bread and vegetables.
When a prisoner first enters he is given
a bath and clean clothes. The clothes are
changed once a week and every prisoner
is obliged to take bath every week. The
female department is on the second hoor
and the inmates attend to the laundry
There are seven rooms in the residence
portion Of the concern, and here the SUI
perintendent and his family reside.
The long term prisoners are put to work
in the broom department.. They are
started at sorting corn and as they learn
the work are advanced on up to sewing
and finishing. There are fourteen ma
chimes and each man averages two dozen
brooms day. The prisoners are credited
with GO cents day when working out
fines and costs. Three practical broom
makers are employed at q salary to do the
more diflcult work. Tweuty-nine dozen
brooms is d full day work and Wnen that
number is completed the men qult work.
The prison proper, where the men are
kept at night, is four stories high and has
56 cells. Each cell is furnished with
mattress cot, be edding and a chair. Every.
thing is very neat about the prison and 1t
is evidently one of the best kept institu-
tions of the kind in the State.
There is also a stone pile where the
short time men are kept at work cracking
stone.
The following matter was received at
this Office Saturday, from one OF our
regular reporters who accompanied the
party to GAINESVILLE, but could not be pub
lished, owing to press of other matter
and the fact that two of our compositors
were on the sick list:
ZANEsvILLE, o., Jan. 30, 1892.
The party of Stark county citizens ar
rived here Friday afternoon for the pur-
pose of inspecting the GAINESVILLE work
house. Owing to the lateness of the hour
and the fact that the representatives from
the Canton and Alliance city councils did
not arrive until late in the evening, the
trip to the work house was postponed
until Saturday morning. The afternoon
was spent in visiting the court house and
city offices. Later a visit was made 10
the famous tile works. GAINESVILLE citizens
are very courteous and are doing all in
their power to entertain the visitors.
Maunr RalI met the narty their arrival
at the Clarendon and turned tina keys OF
the city over into their hands. He bade
them make themselves welcome and as
sured them that GAINESVILLE was willing to
do all in her power 10 make them feel at
home.
The following persons were in the party
that arrived Friday afternoon: Mayor
Reed, City Clerk Ben Bsyliss, City Solicit
tor Eugene Wilson, Councilmen Edward
Herring, John Shoemaker, Edward Ham,
mel, Perry Young, Wayne Matthews and
John Snyder of Massillon; County Com
missioners j. Cluts, j. W. Wearstler j. o,
Kreighbaum; Lon Smith, Coroner John
II. Openhimer, Auditor Louis A. Loichot,
G. 4. McMurray and the NEws-DEMocRAT
representative.
Mayor Reed Of Massillon states that
the residents there are strongly In favor
of work house, and that in his opinion
the people of Stark county will favor one
when they thoroughly understand the
benefit to all good citizens, as, IL a work
house was constructed, tramps and GRIM
inals would not then be boarded at the
expense of the taxpayers, but would be
Obliged to work for their maintenance
MEETING AT THE MAYORS OFFICE.
Friday evening the party was escorted
to the Mayors Office, where they were
enlighted on the method OF operating th'
work house.
The first speaker was Mayor Bell, wh'
in substance said: Gentlemen OF ALI
ance, Canton and Massillon: 1t afford
me great pleasure to meet you on this oc
casion and extend to you every possible
welcome. The gates of the city are opel
and you are requested to enter and be on
of us. Enjoy yourselves aud we will d
the best we can to make your stay pleas
ant. / understand the chief object of tn
visit is to investigate the system of oper
ating the work house. ! am pleased I
say that the sentiment of our people to
unit is that the erection Of tn
ment. j have yet to hear Of any con
plant as to why the work house shout
not have been erected and continued
Ii certainly has salutary effect on erin
inals. The county and city receives RI
ward from the labor of the prisoner
which they formerly did not receive.
has a restraining influence to evil doerI
They plead, coax and cry, say fine m
anything that you wish, but do nc
send me TO the work house. IL also in
duces prisoners to pay their fines, as the
cannot lay in Jail but must work.
THE SOLICITOR TALKS.
City Solicitor Humphrey, secretary {
the work house, was next introduced. Fl
said The work house Is a county an
city institution. Each paid half OF th
cost of erection. Most of the prisoner
Of the institution are sent there by th
mayor. We also have contracts with 9th
on corporations and counties. Th
prisoners are employed in maxim
brooms and breaking stones. The brooI
shop Is of very little expense as the ma
chinery only costs trifie and the stoc
which consists of broom corn, handle
tags and varuish, can be secured at frol
500 10 $1,000. Our brooms are sod I
Wholesale. There IL . profit made O
them but II IL not very large, as we hay