Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-07-17
Hard Work for the Men, no Soft
Jobs. The Absence of Stripes and
Guns Marks new Prison Practice

o many people the construction
i OF state highway by prison labo
has been looked upon as mere
outing for the prisoners, who receive
a small compensation for their Wort
IN money way, but do receive add
tional good credits for their labor
| his incentive is in itself enough to
keep most men straight and bring
about a better class OF disposition,
and morals At the ME the law va,
passed many condemned it and an
nounced that the place for the men
was behind the bars Up to the time
OF the enactment OF this modern
prison law the men sentenced were
practically without employment. he
labor unions insisted that they be
kept from competing with them III an
industrial way and that thc state lock
couple OF hundred men up III abso-
lutte idleness. For the past twenty
five years this has been the case.
The first work undertaken under
the system was and is the building OF
real road between the border line
of Ormsby and Washoe counties.
After the proper survys the work
las started. A grade line has been
established and III many instances
short cuts and bad places are ellmin-
,ted IN the road proper
The Camp
At the prison camp, which Is sit
uated a halt-mile below Lake View.
tent buildings have been erected for
the housing OF the men and guards.
A big house tent is in position that is
used for a boarding house. Directly
back OF this IS the kitchen with plen-
ty OF modern appliances A goot
creek OF water passes close to the
kitchen. The bunk houses, two IN
number, face the boarding house,
while the guards quarters are on the
other side Good beds are provided
while the food furnished is OF such
character as any working nan needs,
nourishing and PLAIN with plenty OF
it 1t is better than Is found on some
Of the way farms A commissary
building is established and Is III
charge OF one OF the prisoners, he
camp is comfortable III every par
ticular, and the men are seeing that
IT is kept clean and neat.
At the present time IS men arc
there from the prison The are a.
strong, healthy fellows, such men as
one would find IN any construction
camp A peculiar feature SO far Is
that there has not been a fight OF ev
Ell row III the camp. has would
be hard to find even in the modern
construction camp or Big tarn
where the same number OF men ar5
employed and all OF different TEN
peraments.
The Work
The road work is not the same
that the layman would anticipate. i
was necessary 10 start 10 ind quar-
ry where rock could be furnished
This was opened up about quartel
of a mile to the east of the camp II
order TO make ii more ConNenlen
! for handling a road was built To TIL
quarry Here the rock cn1sher IS ea
| tablshed A chute. has been riggs,
! from the crusher TO the bins A gas
olene engine is set up and everything
| is now ready to commence the crush
| ing of rock The state ordered fou
! automatic dump wagons to handi
he material The quarry has bee
opened up and this meant hard wor
on hard granite in hot summer SUI
The men who have this work III han
| went at it with a will and nave oper
ed a face that will keep the machir
cry busy from this time on.
About mile below this quarry
crew is Busy opening up anothe