The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1905-05-05
LETTER FROM BOISE.
To Advertise Idaho at the
Portland Fair.
CONVICTS PUT TO WORK.
New Laws in Effect--The
New Asylum.

BOISE, Idaho, May Forty OF
the bills passed by the last legislature
became effective Thursday, May 4.
These are the bills pas ;ed on the last
days Of the legislative session, and TO
which 40 emergency clause was at
tached. Many OF these laws are Of
,nuch Importance. Among the most
important of these are the anti po-
lygamy and adultery bills, and the
bills for the care and punishment OF
delinquent children, or iuvenile o.
tenders.
Another OF the important measures
effective at that time Is the bill pro-
yiding for the location, and erection
of an insane asylum in some one OF
the northern counties. Under this
law Governor Gooding, in company
with two commissi lners, is to locate
this asylum. It Is expected that the
Governor and the members Of this
commission will start for north Idaho
about next Monday, and will pay
visit TO every site offered. The CON-
mission will probably be gone at least
ten days.
Reports received from Col. Allen
Miller, the state immigration CON-
missioner, who has been in the north
ern portion OF the state during the
past month, are very satisfactory.
Col. Miller has succeeded in gather
ing a great deal In the way of valua-
bile statistics. BESIDES this he has
organized each of the northern coun-
ties for the purpose Of publishing and
circulating at the Portland fair of
advertising matter relative TO their
sections OF the country. He is now
IN Kootenai county, where he will
probably he unit! the end OF the
week. Col. Miller has completed ar
rangemcnts with Nez Perce. Latah,
and Idaho county, fer the publication
of a descriptive pamphlet Of those
th,ee counties, the expense to be
borne by those counties, and the cir
culatIon Of the books To he under the
control Of the immigration commits
sIoner.
The matter Of gathering and COM
p!ling OF statistics relative to agri-
culture, stock. mapufacturing and
commerce in Idaho has been com.
Inenced In Idaho by Col. Miller. and
from the success attending his efforts
10 far, 1t is confidently predicted that
by the close of his first two years of
!ncumbancy, all these subjects will
DC we'll covered. He is also attempt
log the gathering Of labor statistics.
These will include varieties of labor,
wages paid. hours Of labor, average
days employment, and conditions OF
life under which the laborer struggles
These IL Ia felt are all matters thai
have been neglected longer than the,
should have been.
The state prison commissioner
have decided to complete the nortt
wing Of the new prison building
work 90 which has been PRACTICAL,
stnpped during the past two years
The walls of this wing will be COM
pletcd Of cut sandstone, an iron roo
will be pus on. It has also been de
.c!ded that the main tiers of cells viii
be Of stone, with fronts and doors o
heavy steel. There will be abou
ninety cells put in, the WORK bein
all done hy the prisoners. In thi
way saving of several Thousand dol
lars will he made 10 the item Of labo
{ alone, and Il further saving Of man
thousand by the use Of stone cells i
p,ace Of cromc or Bessener steel
However, 1t has also been decide
that 4 uumber of Crome and Besse
n.cr steel cells will also be provide
In this wing for incorrigible prisoner.
a oumber Of the prisoners In tn
states prison have been put TO wor
getting out stone for the new ho
p.tal at the soldiers home, which
20 DC built at cost OF about $40 ,00(
Other prisoners are opening up tt
now quarry from which the choit
white sandstone for the new capit'
building Is to be taken. The stor
IN the new quarry is SAID to be Of Il
very Gne-. character.