Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-21

less cost than any other class. This is
for the reason that thye are able to do
q great amount of useful work.
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The Craig colony is based on the
theory that there should be at least one
acre Of land provided for each inmate.
They started in New York to establish
an institution for 1000, and bought 1000
acres OF land as beginning. They con-
duct great farm. and 1t is found that
the work fs Of great value to the unfor-
tunates, who enjoy the work and do 1t
well. The result Is that they are main
tanned at an average cost OF only about
500 year. This is less than the cost
in the Iowa institutions. except the pen
itentiaries. The asylums and institu-
tion for feeble minded cost about $40
per capita for support and conduct The
board will make no recommendation as
to location Of the institution, but there
is general feeling that it should be
close to Des Moines far enough from
the city to make 1t possible to buy land
at reasonable prices, but near enough to
have advantage Of the railroads and
other facilities of the city. 1t is the
opinion of those best qualified to Judge,
that not less than 1000 acres Of land
ought to be bought as beginning.
The cottage plan is favored for hous-
ing the people. 1t is universally fol-
lowed in such institutions, being an i'm
portation from France, where the first
colonies We're founded. There would be
no demand for any expensive buildings,
but large number of comparatively
inexpensive cottages would be required.
The institution would doubtless be To-
Gated by a commission, so that 1t would
be inadvisable to open any discussion of
locations at this time. However, central
Iowa cities will make no mistake if they
prepare to offer sites for the establish
ment. The question of real estate prices
will doubtless enter into the matter to
a considerable extent.
The superintendent are unit in
supporting the boards policy of de-
manding that all insane in the state be
kept in the four state institutions. There
are about $500 patients now in the insti-
| tutions at Mount Pleasant, Clarinda
| and Independence. The federal census
Of 1890 Indicated about 800 insane in
| the state, which is not less than $500
now, and perhaps 1000. The board is of
the opinion that If the 300 epileptics now
/ being cared for in the institutions Were
taken to an epileptic colony there would
be ample room, with Cherokee's new
asylum opened, to care for all insane in
| the asylums. Then state levy Cor in
sane support, such as New York has,
would be the next move. Senator Healy,
author of the board of control bill, fa-
vored this strongly, but felt that it
would be hard enough to pass the bill
| without adding any other burdens in
the way of additional reforms Accord
ingly he did not prepare such a meas
ure, but it is more than likely that he
| will present it at the next session. if the
board of control is,yFilling to back him
/ A state reformatory for young men
! is one of the things which Governo.
Larrabee strongly favors, though he is
disposed to allow the epileptic colony to
take precedence at this time. Like 9TH
/ ers who have studied the question, he
| believes that environment has large
| influence in determining the Develop
ment of character. He wants to see the
| young and Inexperienced criminals sep-
arated from those who are older and
whose influence with the young would
| be unfortunate. AT present there are
/ no institutions except the reform school
and the penitentiaries. 1t is often hard
to determine whether the youthful Of
/ fender should be sent to the reform
/ school or to the penitentiary. The
younger class of offenders are liable TO
be wrongly influenced by the older
| criminals in the pententiaries. On the
/ other hand, many of them have gone so
/ far in crime that it is unsafe to send
| them to the reform school, because of
/ their bad influence with the young boys
4 there. A state reformatory would be a
sort of halfway establishment between
the two. States which have tried the
experiment find that many young men
are taught trades, made useful citizens
and saved from life of crime by this
plan.
1 The doings of the Mason City Bar AS
sociation. at its meeting last Saturday
| evening have just drfted to town. The
/ three candidates for judge, Messrs.
| Clarke, Wilber and Smith, had their
friends out in force. and ballot was
taken which resulted:
1 Smith,.
Clarke-4.
Wilber-S.
Rule
Cliggitt-1.
A dozen or fifteen more ballots We're
taken without change of any imoprt-
ance, though Wilber's vote ran up to 10
at one time. Smith held his twelve
from start to finish, on one ballot get
ting 13. 1t is understood that the re-
suits of the balloting will be certified to
Governor Shaw. with the request that
he investigate the conditions fully and
make such appointment as best suits
him. The result is in great doubt.
KILLED AT A CROSSING.
Fatal Accident East of Maxon on
the 60.
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