Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-24
LABOR SYSTEM ALMOST DlsAP.
PEARS FROM STATE REFORM
AToRY AND PRISON.
INDUSTRIAL WORK IN STATE
INSTITUTIONS INCREASING
Vast Amount Of Tailoring pone-out-
put Of Prisons Sold to Other State
Institutions at cost-Pretty contro-
versy over Custody Of Insurance
Securities.
imes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Nov. 2i.-The prison
contract labor has almost entirely dis
appeared from the state reformatory
at -Anamosa. as also from the state
prison. According TO the report OF the
chief clerk at Anamosa, out of a prison
reputation Of SIS in the last biennial
period, only twenty-nine were en-
ployed on contract. AS Jhe state mas
now taken over the contract business
even this small number mas been COM
pietely eliminated.
But there was an average of fifty
ON construction and i23 on prison
duties. These prisoners earned Si4,-
1880 with S46U.59 extra wages.
The industrial work mas steadily in
creased and vast amount OF tailor
ing IS done, which is sold to other IN
stiiutiors al cost a to,al OF 10 car
loads OF crushed stone went out OF the
institution FOR road work n the state.
1t went TO the following counties:
Benton st. Jones 81. Scott so. Clinton
rs. Bremen 10. Fayette 10. Iama ..
Linn 3, Jackson I, Cedar ?. johnson ,,
keokuk =, Adams l, Allanlahee !. n
great many counties desired the
crushed stone but could not get II on
account OF the high freight rates.
The value OF the farm garden and
shop products for the biennial period
was SSS0lS.22.
An interesting feature OF the report
is the showing that in the matter Of
rs permanent investment the state has
not been especially improyiGeni or
careless. The first cost of all the prop
erty OF the state, including land and
buildings at the state reformatory,
was s.3S, 1881; out the present. actual
value OF same is iuventorled at 81, s2s.
sI2.5S.
A very pretty controversy has been
stirred up yer the matter of finding
room in the state house for the neces-
sary work Of the state Offices. Ii CEN
tiers around the locating Of the in
surance commissioner since the sep
aration OF the Office from that OF audi
tor OF state.
The $4,000, coo of security belonging
TO the insurance companies kept in the
possession OF the insurance commits
sioner is the Important matter 20 be
considered. At present they are kept
in a large vault in the office OF the
auditor OF state. Ii the com missioner
is moved a new vault will have TO be
provided in some way. By shift TO
give the commissioner the rooms IN
4 the basement occupied by the banking
department vault room could De pro-
vided. But another suggestion has been
to leave the insurance commissioner IN
the rooms now occupied by him and
the state auditor and give the state
auditor the rooms used by the Depart
ment of public instruction, moving
the latter into separate building.
There are objections 10 each and ev-
cry plan and 1t will not be possible for
the executive council to fix matters up
so that everyone will be satisfied.
Yesterday delegation OF Insurance
men representing the insurance inter
ests OF the state called upon the execu-
tive council TO insist that the iasur-
ance commission be left in close proX-
unity TO the big vault or be provided
with quarters where these securities
be safeguarded. Just what the council
2an do is still 10 be determined.
a detention hospital Is first on the
new program for buildings at the state
university.
The building committee OF the state
board of education after going care
fully over the recommendations of
President MacBride, made report to
the board which indicates what will be
done.
4 In regard to the Recommendation for
a detention hospital 10 cost $4,000,
,ha ccyr1,1ittee ir15orsed the Same and
recommended that the construction be
commenced as soon as possible. This,
Of course comes out OF proceeds Of the
millage tax.
In regard to a hospital for deformed