The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-13
RUSK PRISON INVESTIGATION.
Legislative Committee Learns that Dscip-
line Is Rather Severe.
Testimony to Operation of the Iron Making Plant.
The Industry Has Never Had a Fair
Chance in Cherokee.

tho ,.,t,.r,t.-, No., -. -,.-,t.o-s "a
pptaer with M financial agent ana other
officials 81 the penitcnuary appeared be
lore 'ne eou"hi, zee hA'i"- tne lt'h'us 9lu
II, deisSt t,1'1g 1tbn, fb,brs they nj.
legged that the Rusk prison laa lost sl.sOo
"" Ia trying go maintain SIS IRON plant and
$500, 10 mas sa"' ,,'n' ION ," P, ..t
rerienccd nm men "a r,ln ,yos irprartics.
Die. on the other hand the friends " the
mh chArEed that u mooney haI ocen lost
i'a s .1S'h rPn NusH o b,g We
been made to ruu ,ho nruace ana pipe
works and that the ONLY way 20 save the
iu' esln'Nt anu maze lt llc.u pl"ul Wns
know how and WorII endrsyor to operare
it,m properly iuetead ~ trying 90 mako
Lhnm snow 1p nuiaTo4oiy.
.,.i .us,,'n 80. o,'.S'o one,
,r,tf.n i, eG.l A. >aak ilio M. mnftar M
-src rhp mmittce found against the
ncniteuftafy board and came TO the conclu-
sion tnut tae iron works at itusE should Doe
continued The Perkins bin WAS therefore
pissed. Het Dbl "a msitngd fo.n and CARRYING
3 much swuNrI. anu-oprIstlon tnnn original
+, .ra..a.I f.t I1' hiH Vss Fatoal nv
t... Governor .Y t1s .Io.rd fsa- rta tr1urv
..t a.Ifr boz larrying aut its rprpos. vae
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The makIuE " iron was accordingly con
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'' WIS ' "'." "' ''AF' '''4'N'
n results hr reports " tho ptnif"uuatF
officials lII uOt cease fo Fbroy iosea. gt-
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''""s '''" ''c "i'''''"H Ut t-r iA'149e
tNl pipe WORKS, aud IL was 10 order 10
ascertain the ,ause OF teIs if .r.s-si..
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t'aA ''F committee OF "1Ft7il-ttioI lc'A'A
Into tHn matter this week. 70 begin With
me committee Discovered uat the product
%. me I'"bufy ID uep"sru OK al less tpan
iac market price thereof n learned Rlso
THAT the furnace ANA foundry remain Idle
mar0 t4Gu hgil tGc ump although t1erc is
good demand for tucir vruiT.rs Tue
.rcn.ou of fuI4 Is gs flr ss .n.iId U. .agcr.
F.lu... thaf fhs ofHclsi.B. Ilunf.,ilf. arc Do,
iga fr9I,t without noti.r ai t..,lst.,.i,,t. tne
.T.rras ,nrarrJ /. ..tftug v.out b,,rntr,t
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Iu ,-l.r In str.lf, 'o...,- ,r.g l,,t,.s,.,,..s
ufb hands. tnus Interfering Mira The con.
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go ~ ''V ''olt
y"'t VIZ ""'u'
.". mn OF w. ''.<h PRISON p''u'aI lou Gu
r"h.u '" " A'L'i '"''' !" operate '"c ron
WORKS. Me expenses OF the prison as q
whole are charged against the iron Indus
l.y' thus bringing IL out behind all the
"lNs'
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wv pp,''e' '''o''
'.' '"'"'''''ys anu gave " "S 'nelt opinion
..'' '.Ig pom ',"''''y ''a'' ana the eNscu-
wv ""'', U, '", P'''''"'"''F are prol"
.",' nE"'"a' '"e TO" INDUSTRY auo prefer
''U.S e"H''''' ou' 10 contractors TO en-
ii'S''5 mem AZ max ',s IRON Inc ron
"o'A9 p"" mover D'eh gwen 'hHnc'' lh'y
Z l0' u' ~ ""y ,'i"s uNG regular