The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-28

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Fourteen Months.
Frankfort, Especial The ex.
pertinent OF employing the prisoners OF
1 the state on the State Farm seems 20
I be a decided success. After a thor
ough trial OF the plan OF the Board of
| Prison Commissioners and Warden
Wells, there is a net profit to the state
Of S4,S26.Si In fourteen months.
Al the request OF r. c. Terrell. Com.
missioner OF Roads. A. j @. Wells, War.
den of the Kentucky State Reforma-
tory, has prepared a statement cover
ing the period the plan has been in op-
Grafton. Warden Wells covers his two
years experience with a limited num-
Der OF prisoners ON the State Farm.
Mr. Wells said in part:
The Legislature OF 1914 authorized
by law the lease of farm, with an
option OF purchase at the end Of the
lease. In accordance Herewith, the
Board of Prison Commissioners. on
recommendation OF myself. as Warden.
and with the approval OF the Sinking
Fund Commissioners. of which the
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80 'ai ~ eo''sis'',is " ~ aoIes' aDou'
H',i 'i.o piis"i' anu III inc
49, y, ''e N'i''u,Ny i''ei' Just op
rental OF $4,000 per year The Legis-
lature adjourned on March 10. 1914.
negotiations were carried on with sew
Hl IanuoNuers anu contract con
,.''uu' "nu " 'soileis "e.e pu' 70 Work
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oourse' was 700 Iate 10 ge. tne pest
ieau's une His' year. ihis tate
aeai'' ",li'n was uI"soiuapis' anu the
,e,ole u'oa,n "ni.n ioilo"eu' hlaue u
= nS'ns ,es, ioi tne nrs' year OUT
spl'e VI oo'u VI 'nese serious hanul-
,ups, w" 'n's year iiiaue most sat
'S,a.'oiy sno"'ns'
9u.nn"'! Va expenditures anu re-
e,p's ., .le iarni' ironl april 1919 10
Su,s isiS, snoNs a net gam on jury
:, I'io' =, ff,e-o'oi' ai'er charging the
a.iH w., az is'oi AZ 'ne same a'-
,,ase pi''. pau Inslue the prison
'io' 'o'o'' 'his ne' gam uoes not take
INTO account many crops that had not
sun, 'e"'S loi accurate IN
80 ou sau ua'e' ihese crops are
'o'lo"s, ~ acres Oh 'ooacco' 20
NUS VI 'a'e iI'sh po'atoes' i acre OF
w. po'a'oes' acres sugar cane !
49, ,uln'ps' ~ acres caoDase' 10
49, Deans acres green's u acre
=, unio''s' "''e oairo's' acres
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s'h.e 'uiy 1 mas con-
'uu $50 anu 'ne prouucts ABOVE
- -, 80" 'O' nha.eii aiiy 10
-. - 49, aeu we nave
49, pu' w ior use III the
" -" 800 e",'ol ans oi DEANS To-
, ~" anu appies' All .ne catue
ai noss are s'ausntereu at the tarm'
.,1.. sou sou 70 ,he prison AT less price
'.'ah '',e paSA,ns nouses iurhish other
-, ius'''u''ons summary situated I
'ee,'ap'es anu o'her prod-
az iiesn' anu are aIto-
u'. ""oiesonie anu palataDle
, nc. I'm .ne paoAeIs coiu storage /
: "s 800 neHi,n ., .he prison popu-
a''o'' 'e'u'''"s 10 "i'nih itseii large
i' 80 T
am On aooount Oh us prox-
,"e p,son anu l's spiehdld
= i'eaiis 'ooateu' ihere are
a. w am ineAtaustipie ieuses OF
$780,. .'ii.s'o'' gu. "',n'n ie" ieet OF
-, eau Snu 'ie i<eu'uehy river
49, 'us''' VI su,nVien. capacity al
.l'S Poi"r, opeia'eu py prison iaoor
Ou,H oas"y supply large uehahd ior
o AZ, ina'e,lai 'nroushout the state.
'a''ioeu anu river iaciil'ies Tor
i'pli'en. snouiu insure reasonable
I, Hspoi 'a''o,i ra,es' III my opinion,
- - no piaoe III .he market whleh
" .,s" many ATTRACTIVE features
. '"is guy .or farming on a small
~ anu -, sns proaug.ion ana Trans
vi 'a'ion VI roau material oy the use
u pl'soii iaDor'
~ might De interesting In this con-
lection TO state that out OF 179 pris-
ners sent TO the farm at different
ines, only have ESCAPED. and of
hem returned. These prisoners ra.
main nj the farm n, nt,bt and u,,,i,,
nov arc nndsr ,ho d,-aa,I,., - I 80
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