Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

dhe moot important Of The state lns,I
tutlons located near this city. ha
recently undergone many change
In ~ interior construction and ar
rhngemoni. and the Improvement
made reflect great credit on the pres
.ent administration, under which th'
changes were made as well as on th'
uften uniustly mallgned Oregon
legislature which provided the where
wlthal to make the necessary I'm
prOyements Ample appropriation
have not always been available for th'
improvements desired, and when they
were to be had. Il was fortunate that
the prison authorities In whose hands
the funds we're placed were men
ahor0ughly capable to make the de-
sired changes without waste and
with good Judgment. for such men
supt James and Warden r. H Curtis
have surely proved themselves TO be-
A much needed Improvement was
made In the Offices and officers
quarters IN the front portion Of the
structure. where tho sunerintendent5
Office has been thoroughly renovated
and placed IN excellent condition
The walls were cleaned and papered
new carpets we're pat on the floor.
new furniture placed In position and
the Office u now a. neatly appointed
and furnished as any business office,
and Is NJ place for the transaction
of the Affairs Of the state that pass
through the hands OF the prison ON
oiala Adjolnisg the ONCE Is finely
arranged room we'll furnished and
nicely decorated for a reception room
and ladies' retiring room something
that has long beon needed at the
prison. Opposite this are me sitting
and dining rooms of the warden nice.
y furnished, and the living rooms NJ
that Official are ON the second floor
occupying thc space above the Offices,
whore nice home.llke quarters have
been arranged. aud here Warden and
Mrs. Curtis are comfortably located.
One Of the mos, important and eco.
nomlcal changes made In the prison
wan that providing for the feeding 1f
the convlctH IN one common dining
room, a plan long discussed by the
prison management and now about TO
be- carried into efioct by the presen,
administration This necessliated
the raising OF the roof OF ths two.
story addition, built at the prison
few years ago, and Il was increased
so az 10 make three story building
out OF lt The ground noor of THE
structure was Ions usod az a Kitchen.
which previously occupied vile quar-
tors In the basement OF the main
building
The new dining room il a spaclou
apartment II is iig by 05 feet. With
an edge gran noor thoroughly waxed
and we'll lighted throughout by large
windows The coillng IL 1874 feet
hlgh, ana here the tables will be- se.
eulloient 90 feed an the prisoners In
the institution At one time. A large
double dumb waiter connects with the
Kitchen below. ana Though this the
food viii be conveyed to the dlnlng |
room
over the nining room WI D. located |
ne new hospital aud this viii be- as |
pleasant a place for tte patients as /
.ould De- found IN any hospital lu IN,
country outside prison walls The |
.oom Is SO by 60 te g. with a nn,
polished nUur larga Nindova. llghr
'nd airy ard away from the noise
nah'ns lt aa ideal plac, Zoe the sic,
q 'hc prison Adhlplpg the hospital
m the north is bath room iS hy ~
md beyond d the drug room Is by 10
'ued with nnc hard wood medicine
asos ln which viii bo Kept complete
to,As 90 drugs Al thc extreme north ,
nd oi this Wipg on the hospital aoor f
to tNo rooms Intended Tor female ,
uar'ers, These ooms are each la /,
q "a le't httod with Individual b,ds |,
nd adjoining each is small hath Ia
pom hcry ALSO is locatsd the op ,
''ung pom The old hospital sIv
''ns htt'd Zoe tho day Quarrr ofIt
be- female prisoners aud the bau I ,
az uow ,le staiu lcadtug up nom a
'r 'hap'l pass,s bN Jhes, raoms .
AZ 'ho south end ot the new Jume ,
'l' 'hv new structure knoun a. th,I
'ndemnoi prsouon buudlng ha, ~.
.en ervc,ed This Is a Wosta, !,
ick With cement aoor m, lower !,
'fy will be- ntJed With ave sfe. =,
lls In which condemned men await n.
: execution vlu BE- conaued Aln,
ir~ay fgom this portion of h,L1
idlns leads 90 What may he tsrmal
chamber of houos. tho d,a.1 In
Imeer fhis Is an lnterestiag r,om I.
eYegtalHg denois snbuantialln H..
; room q 50 b. tS feet and IA,
fOTt hiEh In tha west ,,a Al.