Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

places OF amusement. Az this phase
OF the subject was looked upon, how
ever, In the light OF side issue. II was
passed over by the government repre-
sentative.
Attention was also concentrated on
the lavish expenditure made By the
guardians, who In all their purchases
favored local contractors II was
brought TO light. In this connection that
during the last year prices OF certain
Implements used In the workhouse have
In creased IN Q mysterious way, alto
gether disproportionate 20 the price paid
for the same articles IN the previous
year. For Instance, IN 1925, copper pans
we're purchased at sl2S per dozen,
whereas In 1896 the same pans were
bought by tho guardians AZ IS per
dozen carving knives at $3.50 per dozen
I'm 1895 were IN 1896 bought at $3.50 per
dozen. while coffee pots were bought at
SIS per dozen, though the lowest tenders
OF contractors outside OF Poplar were
only 81. 30 per dozen for the same quail
lty OF coffee pot The lowest tender for
carving knives was sl.50 per dozen, but
the guardians favored a bid for $40 per
dozen.
FARM COLONY GRAFT.
one Of the most interesting revela-
tons I'm connection with the Poplar
inquiry came TO light when the Farm
Colony run n conjunction with the
workhouse was considered This colony
had been started Cor the purpose Of
supplying profitable" work to the sur
plus unemployed who could not get into
the workhouse proper. On farm OF
seventy acres, which had previously
been worked by six men there were
drafted 149 paupers under the manage.
nent OF IL officials According TO tes-
tlmony supplied by the local police In
the neighborhood OF the colony all these
men had nigh old time" and few OF
them failed to be convicted OF misde-
meanors. on Saturday afternoons, II
was usual for these farm colonists"
10 visit the nearest saloons Many Of
them we're supplied with railway fares
and forty-eight hours leave for the pur-
pose OF Cooking for work" II was
pointed out that they could scarcely find
work on Saturday after p. M; and
that as the principal part Of their leave
included Sunday. the main object OF the
time allowance was 10 AFFORD them a
chance Of going home 10 their wives and
families at public expense.
GILT EDGE LUXURY.
These farm colonists were supplied
with 1900 pounds OF best poultry; sup
plemented by good English OK beef,
freshly killed." good English "wether
mutton. freshly killed" and other
delicacies Gorgonzola. stlton and
Cheddar cheese, best Lea & Perrin sauce,
best crackers, finest roasted mocha cof-
fee and the best ham also found their
way 10 the poorhouse guests.
That the superhuman efforts on the
part OF the poorhouse authorities To
make their inmates happy were fully
appreciated by the pauper population Of
POPLAR Is demonstrated by some inter-
estlng statistics relating TO the increase
OF so-called poverty-of the "gilt-edged'
yarlety-since 1855. Here Is the table OF
expenditure, procured by one OF the au-
thorlties who helped TO bring about the
investigation:
lSS5-Amount spent on Poplar
poor ,,.,..,..,....s'....... IOWA
1S95-Amount spent on Poplar
poor .,,....s.'s'sss'ss.'' -oii ITO
ls0j-Amount spent on Poplar
poor ......s.ssss...s,,. DlS,bio
lsOs-Amount spent on Poplar
poor ,.,......s..s..'s'''s' ooVVvV
It thus appears that every one in Pop
lar who could afford lt"-that u.s.
whose self-respect did not prevent-got
some sort Of government relief during
last year. Besides the ordinary support
given TO thousands OF people within the
workhouse proper there we're large
funds spent on what Is known In Lon
don az "Outdoor Relief" which consists
in supplying food. coal and other neces-
stiles 10 the poor These supplies IRE
paid for by government taxation levied
In the local district.
VIII Crooks, the famous labor men,
Der OF parliament who is chairman OF
the Poplar board OF guardians. explains
The situation by stating that the in
dustrial condition Of the times required
that large sums should be spent on
laborers out OF work. Els explanations,
however. fail 10 cover the evident cases
OF wasteful expenditure which have
taken place In connection with the Pop
lar and other poorhouses, Verify, Lon