The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-27
LOCAL EXPRESSION
Convicts making Shirts not Gen.
orally Commended by Aber.
deea Business Mea
Cheaper Twine for Farmers
Would Mean More Money
Left for Local Trade

The neeessit! of providing employ
ment for the convicts in the stat
p~enitentiary is admitted by all. Fo
! years there has been 8 growing de
maId in the state for the establish
nent at the penitenIisry of q twin.
plant SIS has been done in Minneso..
and North Dakota with notable sue
cess. An effort to secure the adoption
OF a measure providing for such
plant was defeated two years ago i,
the legislature, largely. it is alleged
through the efforts of the twin.
trusts lobby at Pierre
This year sentiment was So ssrons
Tor action in the matter that it seemed
quite likely such Law would be en-,
acted The opponents of the plan
have, however, proposed the establish.
nent of a shirt factory at the peniten
tiar!. Under this plan the state
would be paid for the labor of the
convicSs but would have to install the
outfit.
Aberdeen has growing business en-
terprise, a part of which is the manu-
facture of shirts, and while convict
made goods would not compete with
ITS product directly the state would be
engaging In a business enterprise of
the same kind and more or less, in
conflict with IT. Therefore, the opin-
ions OF Aberdeen's business men are
worth considering. A few only have
been seen but the sentiment expressed
Is In all cases identical.
ISAAC LINCOLN: / think a trine
plant would be a benefit to the whole
state don't see that a shirt factory
would be any help at all
FL. McARTHUs: Lam o in favor
OF q shirt factory as it would be dsta-
mental TO the interests of citizens of
The State who are interested In that
business A twine plant would not
with any business interests of
the state and my only reason for
oououns the adTisability of going into
Il would be the question of securing
1he raw material as cheaply as the big
1*ane company does and also the !
question of the demand. / haven't !
gwen study enough to be able to dis
cuss 1t but the increased diversity
Of crops has q tendency to check the
demand for Irvine.
L. d. AseELl: No sir, l don't be-
aeFe In q shirt factory. So far IS 8
WINE plant is concerned don't care
o express an opinion as I harsa.s civ
n Inc matter sufficient thought.
DC. BAssETT: 1 would rather see
he eonFicrs at breaking srope than
making shirts.
A a. oIw1s: The Irvine plant IS /.
GOD thing. |
De. GEORGE E. Couy1RYnxs. of
De two propositions the Irvine nlan,
only one that offers q benefit .
, The people. .
a A WcoDwARD: l am opposed to :
ont convict labor in conpeta- '
With paid labor. Let them pa,
III the rock for the new state house t
&c CRALLE: lam opposed to anvil 9
thing asa shirt factory in CON. u
senon with the peniDenriar but d P
that On account Of the pecuasare
aracter of the Irvine Industry ana q
'canse OF its being in the hands re q
" one eonoern q twine plant woula
De a good thing. The rnaas. st
good to the greatest nnmhar q
That should be considered in this n
a1ber- VI course. the conyicts sbo,,ae 9
given employment. "
Ii
L q NASSITKE: I haven't paid much +,
enIaon to it but have understood :,
1t the sentiment IN favor of . rn. n
q Vas almost unanimous and am =,
'prasea that the shirt factory prop an
a has been offered as q =
z 1 believe IN giving oonvicts WORK
and think it outrageous no, "a
50 ont don't favor q shirt factorn
C"lns plant ought to be sll r,ph, =
It is possible that some =.
'eme can be hit on to as good az 81. y
aIage. q.
fu,
llaERr YOU'VE: It seems to mo th,
y Inc tw1ue plant proposition Is tho til.
:, ! don't believe a shirt facpor en-
be q good scheme.