The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-14


dressed 70 the seaftIe Telegraph oy ). III.
Cobleas1. wayden q tho state psnitsntisFy:
sFk4rfx. sept -. 1893
Ia re E.fffoy 81 az A<astie Telegraph In
the Tsfeefapk o. today nearly I've columns
Of matter. audsr TIE caption Of a fenl-
teatssry @eandai, . are published. puFport-
fna 30 ns recitation Of facts condsfnna-
tory ~ the present management OF the
waisa waila institution. IS the warden
therein. accused of y malt plieity Of Of
Tense. sgas ust the Iaw. the state. morality
and religion. I request that yoa give 10
this reply tho same prominencs accorded
the Indictment you have drawn through
the medium Of your correspondents
You make these acensasionss
lil Tnst through my eonnivance mid
diensen. stserulators. dishonest officials
and politicians are robbing the wheat and
grain producers" IN the sales Of the sacks
manufactured ~ the Jute mill; 90 that
arr guilty OF dagraut violation Of law, III
not Of theft" 90 that brutality ia the
treatment of the prisoners and disregard
OF religious and moral sensibilities mark
she adn,inistratlon OF the establishment:
and t41 that the WaisA Walla penttentiary
IL grossly mismanaged.
4HK SALE OF aRArS SACKS.
Jelearaph has governed my every action
IN ihs matter OF the disposal Of the
products of the psnttentsary. IL | have
violated any provisions Of that iaw il Is
the one requiring that sales Re made "for
cash 70 actual consumers who are resi-
dents Of the state OF Washington" IL Is
not within the province Of any man who
might be placed al the hesd Of the Waiia
whether or not the citizen who applies for
sacks j. In Tact a resident OF the state. The
burden Of proof as to the applicants resi-
denes must necessarily rest upon the per-
sonal acquaintance OF the warden, the
testimony of mutual aequainiances, or the
certsncatlon as 10 the fact made by the APP
plicant himself. Investigation beyond
these means OF determining residence Is
rot provided for In any say. and cannot
be carried out either by the warden or the
directors. owing to this fact no sacks
have been sold TO any applicant during
the present year who has not made full
certifeation as 90 his residence and bis
needs a. farmer. Every sack sold 10
date during my term of Office il accounted
for BY applications ON file now at tho
psnitentiary. properly certified.
distress existing among the farmers OF
Eastern Washington. This year more
than any other have they been made 10
fses the want Of money. Few Of them but
are embarrassed. IL became a problem,
therefore. how under the las the farmers
could secure the sacks which are sold by
she state at CT cents each. One Of two
things could be done: Either the farmers
must And cash or deposit with tho state
IT. equivalent in the form of check or
certificate Of deposit. The cash being un-
obtainable by the large majority of them.
] agreed TO accept a certificate Of deposit
on any and every application made.
hope shall not be accused of being q
partner In all the banking institutions
of Eastern Washington because Of
this action. IL WAS certainly the
only feasible method presented OF issuing
20 those who stood In need OF them the
saeks we had on hand. How the applicant
procured tho certificate of deposit, or at
what rate of interest ne made the loan
covering IL. certainly could be none OF my
affair. Any lean the applicant might
make in any other way that would enable
him 10 come 70 me with a check or The
cash. would amount TO the same thing, so
ing. as did, al officer OF the state. anx-
tous 20 enable the farmers TO utilize the
sacks That t. all there is TO the accusa-
ton respecting the operations Of mcacy
lenders. middiemea or spectators.
More than this-and perhaps am lay
ing myself liable 20 further false charges
IN making the ssatsment--so DESTROYS have
been TO beiriend the farmer. while pro-
teciing the Institution against any circnm-
stantlal proof that sacks were being sold
60 merchants for competitive sale in the
open market. that wherever farmers pur-
chased in excess of their needs. through
misealcnlation Of their crop. | have gladly
refunded to them ia cash, upon the'retnrn
Of the remaining sacks. the dNifercscs of
value between those they used and those
they purchased on certificate. had cal
ealated that by - doing could restore 10
the farmer the full price of sacks. for re-
iaglyaly small number Of which be could
not obtain their priee by peddling. while
at the same tine | kept these sacks out of
the hands Of merchants aud held them
sahieet 10 proper applications.
Again. this - the first time in the his
tory Of the penItentiaFy that any endesvor
has been made % supply the hop growers
hagrine, It's market price. believe, Is
about y cents. At the suggestion Of the
governor undertook some months ago 70
begin The production Of this n aterial. with
view 20 supplying ali the hop growers Of
Washington With = superior quality Of
eieth ~ % cents per yarj. Netwith-
standing that u'y correspondence with the
hop growers on the subject elected only
few replies. l vent ahead vita the manu-
factare When The hop picking season
began. numbers az them turned up - au-
psscants 10 purchase the cloth. They we're
al remote from tae pcniientiary. most Of
thsm being ina King. Pierce and Yakima
counties Their applications, as was me
ease with every farmer Who has been
supplied wigA grain SACKS. we're accom-
panied Nth checks and certificates u de-
pestt an Banking institutions Of TIE state.
Whether any Of these fasa b0rroS ed
naoney which enabled shem 10 MAKE az
rssesaon IA gAis manner ~ What rate ~
Interest saey borrowed thai Haeaeys or
whether. by a3diag the cost Sf making the
laAa 60 tie cost 81 tAe cloth. the total cost
~as made as high rs II oF Il cengs Ia the
consumer ! knew nuE 4 oniy knos thai
Or lieu % paper or metallic dollars l se-
esptea eeFtihea deposits "a ray msnG for the
cloth. In tAis manner al 81 Nakima Ana
q part CT both Mag AID Fierce eoaatses
hsve been suppliea. Bat perhsp. I am in
COLLISION Hitb a1 the nznks = Yakima
Y1eges and X geeantiss.
as 10 the charge tass ssrks raanafses-
AIRED At TIE Msila walls psnisentlary hAxe
hsen aasi IN orss0a sAis year. e&nnos