Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-12-23

EQUALLY GOOD ARRANGEMENTS
for ec ny and security are noticeable.
In one place is pig pen containing over
fifty prime porkers. The superintendent
this year did not have to estimate for a
single pound of lard, pork or bacon for
the prison. These will hereafter be home
products.
The making of splendid 10-inch clay
pipe IS progressing finely. The super
intendent is hampered great deal by
the need of power. After the clay is worked
up he is compelled to remove the wind
lass beam from the crusher and attach it
to the screw for pressing out the pipe.
Col. Bergman is putting in a new sole in
the furnace made of fre-clay and plum
bago according to the proportions for
making crucibles.
IN THE POTTERY WORKS
the artist has numerous specimens of
exquisite workmanship in the way of
ornamented vases, busts and placques.
Only little more work and study is nee
'essary to make this paying feature
Verified clay pipe, 10 inches in diameter
is worth 55 cents a foot IN Kansas City.
Terra-cotta ornaments are worth pro-
portionately more. III short while Col.
Bergman will make this clay manufacture
the best paying work of the penitentiary.
Those acquainted with the difficulties
under which he has worked will give him
full credit. This pipe and terra-cotta can
be manufactured at merely the cost of
keeping the men in prison.
THE WALL OF THE YARD
is fast approaching completion. Since
May 775,OOO brick have been laid the
eastern wall, the southeastern tower and
corner is complete. The southwestern
tower and corner Is nearly complete. Col.
Bergman has now on exhibition a wooden
model of the main gate, which will be a
massive arch, surmounted by a circular
lookout tower about twelve feet in dia-
meter. The gates are already made, and
are two immense gridirons running on
heavy railroad track. By means of a
lever in the tower they can be run in or
out of the side walls of the arch.
THE GATE WAY
itself is quite ornamental. The founda-
tions are now ready. Speaking of founda-
tions, there have been laid under the
present superintendency 800 nerches of
rock bedded in cement as base for the
brick wall. If the work turned out is n
criterion, Col. Bergman will graduate
many of his charges as finished stone
masons and cutters and good brick
layers.
The superintendent says his idea of
prison life is not so much that the men
should be prayed over or coddled, but
that by steady discipline they shonld be
instructed in the Industrious habits of
some good trade or business. Religion
is, however, not neglected. Catholic
and Protestant services are held every
Sunday.
A LITTLE INCIDENT
will illustrate Col. Bergman's rule. Re-
Gently convict wanted to start class
in Latin, as he had an idea he would make
good evangelist. The superintendent,
however, thought he would spoil good
bricklayer by granting the request and
the future evangelist is Initiating his
master by following the builders art, not
as carpenter, but as mason.
Territorial Educational Association
Meeting Mt Albuquerque, N. NJ.
For the above occasion round trip
tickets will be sold to Albuquerque on
Dec. 26, 1898, at one fare for the round
trip, limited to return on Jan. 3, 1894.
H. l.. LuTz, Agent.
Geo. L. NICHOLSON, G. p. A.