Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-07

subject OF prison reform ne says.
Much is being said on the subject
Of enploxing our convict Labor of Ibis
and other states In these day OF
prison reform We have The tfeoFfsf
END the sent jnenialis, atsfhes gle ex-
treuse. and tie old prison methods at
the other extreme. It II the work of
the practical and iogieal Eefofmegsaso
fad a middle position. which is a
square deal and Justice 70 al con
cerne6. While it is true that the Grim
final has a claim upon oiI- thoHgat. It
is also a fact that the honest lsborfug
man and taxpayer has his iist claim
upon our consideration.
Much is being said ayouta our
binder twine plant. As warden of-9his
Institution; I @bulds 4ikel To- seenelle
plant placed in operation, but withSthe
low priceTof t8ineaahdsths hIghnfsiees
of raw material. it is EEtnAs psbh6sq0s
3tiona Cuisines Iaan on ceraosatfon
would consider. Under favbraBle ef2sr
cunstaneesn0the4s1 gt ares- bav enneaeri-
feed hundreds bfoth6dsahtls 81 ds5ll 3FispI
in plauih9 their pants sopereubn.
and that. with. tRefc pfieefn6f 7%i5e
saoubleoahatnits 9soeoHaye atq The price
of raw mafeTiaE lhusH eoweso@ ,ro'ifiyss'
mimi i've ha%eino rhofgf FlglfsF 70 thfbw
away huAdreas of tk5Hsahsss OF thsn'
'taxpag erse msney1a an aaftefBr9es. shat
the keen ebusiness riiaa1 would 74lsEU
think lof irpesting0sn fas aiopriaate
business FHi sib 10 .s9ig gass
1901 far asI empioy41snt fot1sthe
,eonviets, it would not gives 'eiaploysG
ment toimore than 501of the Tge men.
The tirhes would nevefse WIien w9fii
employed more than Is men in the
plant So 4faiinas Che work IFS con
eerned,2 1t Is generally conceded thata
it is not as good for the average eon-A7
victi as the present enpIoyn19nt.
1--WE have a good system III convict
labor now. Our present system is
much misqndergfood . by the public.
After most careful study, am, Gon-la
Finced that our. convicts. are, given bet
ter, physiea1, conditions than the agrera.
age factory laboring man outside Oar
Fee9rdssshow.dhst a largatpers een1of
ouroinmates gain IN weights anfsiuI4io
prove in health whflsrin the ofnstitdlal
dopaas result OF nutritious fooddahd
regular habits and the best sanleafy
condItions." mi 1sfS 1Iagoo' .1s9o37O
!. ~ 5EiJuef --seaasl p = a.-
state Railways 10 Pa aSs,so4i55.ss.s,
The Wisconsin state tax commits
sion ahnogneed tRs as sesgfaiiept on
WfscpRs 4iiiwssgy ' bfobe5diegs fqygfssa
year 1912. In nearly al Instances the
assessment Rfiasfax. shows as7ssfght
tlncf ease. 1altho2fgf the rate THIS Year
Is 'frfffe over $f1OS as against tEa Ss.,
ton oyer Sill in 1911.
TbsJtqSsfi 1agsSg2ed SlaIgaffopi 81 yalIao
ttpsd ,pF9 pegtiss 5a NJ sGeEsins hiSsePbn
Is $S25,OS5,OOO as against $2sa9S5, 9fsAc
in 1st4syihhs tta4 dRpfRlr th4lsi BIZ aEtynEiu
bepS3s slaalA5t9S assaG3inffs S3oS30 ,Sl9,Hs
FL uhsst efsarn sAain GERS . v0f, sa2d2's,3iSUo7
pr. Figures for some of .tnssseailiHes
praAsrties saFe asssaa46es ;laoutl 1o'g-
n ChfNRJ' &Se Mnni@ukehf Kssesri q Nsailsn-
Vt company, assessed I9gGaafJaosl bn
100000, the same asritHEg9 y $el39ti4 81 fa2aa1
forsffel 2, s1@tB E80 2gss as caEAaat 5si6.-
1888 IN 1917: 7s5sft 81 spp~-fN II ssr
assessed ' vaidstiSSHY $f6bi d5d t J6o sS5s
hgs1ngfs $sg, 6sV, 56b, q sigfft sfsSSc4tor
1RRt2, s1Idb4hs 1882 oRss agaiR6b' sj55ssso,
wis IN s4fscl ubnuo1.s % o., oost, 8
/, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
way, aassessed AyaluaBti6n $4,000, o06 as,
against ssf7SoA,9po liz 9fII1;, Tax sfp}s,
lPb29 $3.50 so isssas, against sfsSsRsAk4 r5s4o
in i91i. oego1orf ,'F5ses
r Chicago; Milwaukee A. ST Paul ,rail-
way, assessed aluatien, $3.50 0Qd00, asv
against $925003Q00lsin aaa1J5 riBax fhTa
1eAa,; Sb,069, 6S0d2 as against sf,0ttyOl
F5I.54 in 1911. ese s19c osscg lBs' )
: Chicago. Minneapolis, St Paul 81
Omaha railway ,1oassessedniVa
SS0,25O, 600, as against Ss25 .0BOl8eO fna
1911, Tax for oof912.s ssS5, 376. s8sas
against ss24.2l0SS III 1sfi, "a .9e
Grand Trunk MILWAUKEE, car ferries
assessed valuation, $4,000 as against
,s4S5.e00 in 1911 Tax for 1912 is5,-
sSe89 as against 50 Ss$.1e in ISL, o2a
Great, Northern railway, assessed
valuation. IS. 200 600 as. against $780,
900 in 1911 Tax for 1912, s909l2.eg9
as agaipst, S.. 2ol .55, in 1911, ,-,s7.
Illinois Central. assessed Y aluatieRb
s1,lo0.000 as against 1ShAeO ,0G9ndRa
19i1so Tax 9for 1912, sl2,195l53' saso
against st1.17916 mo 1914 SEX
Minneapolis. st. Paul G. Sajrlt ste
Mardel railway aassessedl 9valuation,
s11S25e,390 as against 81. 100000 sa11
19ff:o Tax for : 1872 gssi24. 1890 asa
agsjns4 s1Ss23S4S m 1912 "a, e 9s,...s
s Wisconsin Central. leased by- Ssa;
line assessed, valuation, = 81. 5Q0, 600 as
against $4,000, 0O0r~ TaxhltoF d912aa
$3.50, 3222sS0 .asegagaiRst, SS45f4il2eSS HRg
19E .sJns1s 10 ] sloo 81 tel osqq
Milwaukee,, Sparta &9fdorfhwesternn
rasIaay iassessed vsb6ationp asg zoe yUgad
as against s1epoGBOO an '1s4g ..'aTaxafofn
1872. SIS, e94.53Rae aaainsts $lS976ss53
jim dsaalf 1Up 0 e itrts. WI lnsr
NortnernnPaoific 4adlsiay Y, Ilassessea
,va16 aion, ons3 ,00eNea9 same gras sIaset
yea+. Tae 1890 1912, 9ss3 .266. 50 saass
against s3S. $500 in if91f 'as' .saal
Wisconsin & Northern railway,l as
lsessed Valuation 100000 as. against
s5l5.D6O. in i91l,s Tax for 1919, 81, 5i3s3
AZ as against 1s5,75z.54 in,1911a ana,
c9llius nu',TT-TJ1g Dn 20 81 o
Stg1e2,7S4 Heritage Taxes. cas- s1&e,
Tneisnnp of 81, fs7s4.771 in inlteFis-
ttafee. taxes was paid iRt6oWiscoHsins
state Treasury IN 1871 as eiated7in tie
quarterly report III inheritance fax m
vesti gatdP 1HefriKgtonoc tFt1el feport
jshdysl the toiiowfug big itaxas: Es1