Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-04-04
RISMARCK's GROWTH
AS Seen by Editor Winship Of the
Grand Forks Herald on His Recent
Visit Here.
Remarks the Substantial Air of Pros
perity that is Evident and the
City's Improvement.

Editor WlnShlp OF the Grand Forks
Herald made a trip to the city last
week and in the Grand Forks Herald,
is a kindly article, speaking of the
improvements noticeable in and about
Bismarck. The Herald says:
Not city in the state is giving
more evidence of prosperity than is
Bismarck, and the changes made with
in the past year seem truly remark
able to n who has not visited the
city for some time.
One of the most important improve
ments is, of course, the Irvine plant at
the p~enitentiary, a description of
which was published in the Herald a
few days ago. The machinery at the
plant is now in operation, and in turn
ing out Irvine in small quantities,
which will b~esincreased as fast as the
men become accustomed to the work.
They are now being trained in shifts of
eight, a new shift being added as soon
as the men in the last have become
has a number of photographs of the
interior of the building, and also a
sample of the first Irvine manufac-
euACu.% 1IS CWIllS Is d l1IllS TOUGH
yet, but this will be remedied as soon
as everything gets to working regu-
larly. The sample may be seen at the
Herald office by any one wishing to
examine it. The board has not yet
fixed the price of the product nor ar
ranged for its distribution. 1t is in
tended to distribute it as widely as
possible through the state, sending
some to each county, that all may have
an opportunity to examine and test
1T: 1t will not be possible, Of course,
to supply anywhere near all the Irvine
that.will besneeded in the state, and a
plan of distribution as nearly uniform
as possible will be followed.
The plant has been constructed, and
will be operated almost entirely by
prison labor under the general direc-
ton Of Warden Boucher. In the OPP
GRAFTON of the plantit may be 'saidSthat
nothing but prison labor will be en-
ployed, as, of the entire force, there
is only one, the superintendent, who is
not a convict. There are now about
80 prisoners, of whom about rs will
be required at the Irvine plant, leay-
ing only go for all the other labor car.
ried on. These men will earn their
own maintenance, and there may be
a demand for more. Warden Boucher
jocularly urges the populous Red River
valley counties to send in as many as
possible.
Mr.. Boucher is evidently the right
man in the right place. The Irvine
plant, while the largest, is only one
of the great number of improvements
which have been well and cheaply
constructed by the prisoners. "A mag
nificent warden's residence which cost
the state $4,000 could not be idupli-
catedsfor less than 81, 1000 or $4,000. The
penitentiary brick plant has supplied
all the common brick used at the
military post, farming is carried on
on a large scale, and everything about
the place, inside and out, is kept in
splendid condition.
The new military post is to be one
OF the important features of Bismarck
Major Robertson IS II command. and
Engineer Humphrey, of the quarter
masters department, has Immediate
charge Of the work Of construction.
Both are courteous officials, and are
attentive, not only to their regularly
prescribed duties, but to visitors who.
desire to inspect the buildings.
These buildings are Of an official
character. and represent the expend-
iture of a large amount of money. The
Irvine plant is the largest manufacture