The sun., 1902-07-27
pRfNo>s sN mas
successfully .. .~,i In ,h~ ssa'h WITH t..-
,Is,s O. nsaa Hailsi~rs,

uuuIr,.-. l-l-v.- IN puttiHg rft.,urr- a.
vurs In rpadbuibiing ~tscal Agrnt !
Huirc- q thai ufice, la- MIST COM
rI.,.d a tho-uugh Investigation OF the -v--
TENS adopted uN . dozen uf thr ~uuth"rn
- ,atr-
pnr,lL, ptt-luS on " heels a." novelties
which Ar,ui Holmes discovered upon the
, road. ai-,l Nashville. Tenn These mn,-
ath. t,I- ai.Trar 10 -oly. the problem 81
pr.,.rting ths cs,aTe of CunYi,', rmpluy"d
al yrrai distaic,s from their pr,-un proper
Ia exterior appearances they ~" freight
car hodir- rro,id.d with laTrrd windows
AND mnun,rd rpuu wagon trucks A. the
road improvement pr' grr~s"- hey az"
drawn forNari ~ hur.". and ouir,tcd In
-n,r. couv,uieu, grove ur oIsH h"d. So
l,.,.,..d a. ~. TEMPORARY Irr.'u camp
Morning and evening the Cuu,ict- arr
marched along thc road from ard to thcir
quarters To IA 'iNtst. their h"irg safely
guarded during the night vi,huu' tuo great
ri.k and cxIcu-.'. each prisoner when be-
ro.. tn led. La either ou" foot ~ one
hand manacled lpHsnlv to u chain ~ rud
iron, which hr can H. eas..y released the
following morning
Tiers nt hunks inside Cumprl-" the sleep
,ug ,rlart.r. The-" are easily and chesplv
made rumfoitahlr Ample Ventilation is
Afforded m >.n' ucr and durlng 'h" c"ld
month, Their. j. a stove IN each car.
uu,. ~ the-a purtahl" prisons. which
r.n I-. di-ininted and transported m rs-c-
ttnn- 1. IN u-.. uu the public ruad- ui North
Carolina Uue II these mONahl" lall- Can
! ~ hugthened 4" accninmodai" my con
Nirt- It, sides and ends ar, ~ losfd.
hnI,,d together ~ sections III" ruuf. 81
| "A H. also SECTIONS Large
tents ar, used in other Stai"~
Nou,,n pri-ni.r- do the cooking and
washing of -pm" ui 'he-a migratory prison
camp Tins work l. usually d"l". how
| ever hy trtIsty mai" Convl"tS and IA spm-
| c,sa. II i I..-fnrmei bv hit-d labor III"
| Younger urisuu.r- arr usually a~sigued
| 'p such tasks a. h" carrying ~ water 90
| the running ut 'rrsud-
/ \ hail and cham arr attached To- cun-
| yicts Who show a desire To- e-caI" Will"
! 'h,s,, .uCumbrancrs make 1t iinI"--ihI-
| fur a prisoner to run RAPIDLY. they de- not
| -..rlutl~lv hamI+r his movements during
| the regular road work
| iri,iC- ~ the convict system ~ road
| budding LAY that It of"r- too MANY "p-
! portuuItI.- for the e~'ape ui pfl.un"r-
| Ag.rt uolmr- zaN>. huNcv"T, that ia"
| annual '-saIs.s arnuuu, - les Than two
| ulcn ,u' ~ each hundred
| .uu-t ap counties ppre-"ii',ug '"n
STATE. employ convict labor upon ih"Ir
I H
] ruud h'i. der each of whom costs h- stat"
! .lf. .c.lr-H dnV Mrrr hc left ~ fnr county
/ All ilr would cot u cnn'- inurr - daN
Iiru,,, h'. i- "A cheaIs'r aiilDl" ioilrg upon
he rnad- than lauRul-h.ns in cell "r
. .YI ward All tull. tie pt-i 80 tsHNlci
. Iau.r IN iue-r state ruugr- from one
J r'i.d o., tue-haf ihai hifrd lab"r "h-
. pIuNri Iu he -Rius Wofh
Ir. southern states employing convict
/ rpai- -buili"f- are tlurri. '"-pi ga. k"n-
t 'IrNN. Louisiana. Ni>.1--ti'l'.. N.l.I arc.
. Hln. ~Yufh Carolina. I"'i'-~''r i"Nd~ aud
I N.rr.'Fl IT, the 'wp ta'Hlii.t- aud t"ur-
: rla ..trlI q -. f,,'' .uu ~ system - i"aCh'd
p 'Ns' Ittg" ,lmli- ar" uis''d''d al ''-'
. ~ ur.s - ip - cents isr '"u'i'' a dAN
! Provisions are purchased iut no" pt l~uu
. amps at whol'-I'- aud o"'ul"'nl'" ta''r.
. .ir conflicts e. their WI '7Hokrg Hud
/ Washing UEIrg To- tho unusually good
sanitation - ~" camps and 10" l"n"h'.
~ rr-r'l~" iu 'u, pIi-'u"f~ 'h" '"'' "l
I 'ur.Iiu,i attention l- aim - IH''Hg
! Arph"r yIuu- IT ih" -y-'"'u - hal 'N"
, rri-otr.rs aff,r !aluuus 'h"Ir community
| los the commission = th-lr 'tl're~ ani ai'"l
I a.idiug 30 o., financial Iu'trr. hN lu"urriuS
! "NI~i.~- for th'Ir rGtduf'. '"uNl't,H aid
, ului-Iucuf. ate lu ia q is~.''uu Goo l-'n"'l'
! Ina, commune, Having -.ryed an az.
I rr.utiar-htp lr iN" handling "' ''ad .hn.I.
/ iaI machinery 'i' convict l"a' .~ i'iI- ~
I y tn d fraiuIug vurcn "ua'l.''- HIN =" "ai Do
~. 'rr u,ine man h" probably made
, usfut"
! on, pri .ppor, rNuyir'rJ ul mr ~,i' mean
I ,t- .,r H., a--l.,'..d o." Nur, u'I ~" pphl"
I u.st- { \irSu.a. Nr-i NLrEr'', h"i a." .
/ Iorro>.... IplSlaIt. MI--ts-Iplp. Texas.
/ IIs-Ii, and ti,'urgii Ih" terms ~ -l'h
| r,,,vlrts dp NOT usually "ND''d 'u" wear
, lr Nsiaua an ahie-h sdl"i NAL" prisoner
/ tt o.. -, terms g. ul' DNr.s"V 'w' N'd"~ NAV
. ... -.ri tu the road IN Nru'u carolina
I .r.. n'uu j. i,, YEAR iu Nutlh I 'ar"llna
.ru
! 4. r,trriurr' now l"irc mad" in -"Ir"
4 >..lI ..ru ,.pt,u'Is- .- ~" rWI I|uNU'u' on
| 'u, r,ad- ~ captured hul uu'nh' yea
J i,I-Duar~ ,Iualtlc 20 ~" tai. II i'" PM
! .u,g "a. trlrli''"i ~ Nl- trial ''" 10 laid ''
/ , -rrrir,.- II convicted. li. l"u'd ~
| tbnr ou 'hc ruad j. tciuoi"d if"m hts
! f"fIu
! MANY .uuyi.i- iu ,ur southern states AZ"
/ .n.tl,ycd IN fnrrr- ir ia,t"rirs or M 'n,acs
| icing worked under IN" l's~' 80 '"N-
| 'ra,' -'st"m. oT IN .num' ass" under N'h''
l ',uiIut
/ california uonvici- quarry aud crush
. .rpur for 49,. IN usr,r1u'u road huldhg
/ IN. r,-t &. hall 81 what ~ Wnu'd y" "hh
'sr,l labor Siu.uC -iukad"H ~hrr"hhh
I n,.... ,..a rir-. also the convict quarters
rl, t.r,srta,e uf '-..lI'- ie '' larger
4 than that 'NI-ri"'c'd u lalls pi"l"'
! Tirrr are over ~ as PM tiers m con
: Cr.r,.r, uitntu rhf- country seventy
! ~ n. i.oti-and - th,.... ace men, Hun white
/ Thor, lrr sgO0 inmates ul alWsh"us"-
/ ,t a. If whom az mon WITH such a
. '.r,r every county iu every stat" Wigh'
! s.,,,pr f,s highways 80 the highest degr'."