The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-10-28

me public Highways SayS Connie
sloncr Terrell,
Frankfort Ky (SpociaD II G.
T,u,I commissioner OF Roads. when
..s,I fuf bits views Regarding the EN-.
.YmUt Of conylcts ON the roads Of
H. utp, granted the following inter.
...p 700 thls subject
Doc rrrut years the convict labor
.IHym has been one that has been
.u lrat deal OF attention. and
..uu reforms have brought about
....I of conditions as they exist. with
.,I.N uf how they could be- Bothered,
.r| .s "a result most OF tho statos
I.,u abolished the contract system ~
#.H. JHr prisoners and have estab.
. .ho more modern system If
u.H. 0Hr ,un,icts ON the public hlTh'
.. lud in me- prisons Tor tho pur.
ul preparing materials for tho
...tbya. and ou other public works
. MOI. various States Reports from
..... Highway Departments over
MI. United States shuN ruurIusIyoly
. m.. labor can D., used to an
.a.n.. BOB road building aud at a
.. .lf. lU lur county aud state
. ... ...l 90, labor tor this class u
r..E
. Mo-. biennial report OF Mr. T. o..
T..... Warden of The state p,ulion
... .. Colorado Cor No., year 1912. 10
.... '..' flurr sas built one hun
@ 900 UN r,ou miles of road
. nm. mountain s,Dtous IT that
5000. ..b saving according Goo DIS 80
u. iiFat luaI Iby average
... IaI p.r man tuI 'hr .ablrru
Boo rU.. ..ass ZOO WORK aha I4r
.| states IlHi ilc rounDa
abb. Goo Io thc aark uf NOT only
anoou hut sUme scro
. .... n rinrm thc services ~
fenced mem .u drilling.
aNu. masonry blacksmith
. .l.r skilled hbor VIA
r .muaI Nuf salary ~
.. 81. .If .tt .hla Nihout d
.t. lHai ,uu.lDf labor can
M advantage ,u heavy con
.ra aud o. places where
. .. .s PERMANENT camps can
b.. maintained
..u.a also has succreded IN this
.r..r.sH. at To- fhosu by the 10
taH fH .h, pact nine yoars Goa.
...r Haf. been used on The public
tftHaIH uf .H.a state. aud M = 81
J Na.H .um,r State Highway Com
missioner fuI uuN ihv Assistant ID
H..r BOO Ihr United States once Of
Publ. HHsls 40 Washington. d C..
stated 'Oat MOTE than 500 men we're
us.I uu .ar public highways % Vir
auh Boo ihe frAr 1919. that from forty
o. seventh f,v we're groupod together
W siaEio camp separate camps be
boz Maintained Tea each county and
Got the cost ~ clothing aud ferdiAg
u.n. and general maintenance OF ihe
men was 52c pee day for q period u
'tI.n years .t1l .Ho men sore mo-,
specially selected bat that the road
'.r.. tor. made 90 " prisoners AZ
fu t.fr Irrsvutcd az the prisons
H# 5000 up Nors physically weak.
,I .... "lp.os we're often sent out
o.. ar . IHr road force Ho further
".. Nod. Goo contractors Nho con.
u.".. . flo surk had ycy fro.
sa...F r.rrd 81 per day for men
furs.a Do, 'he State
l.ter .Ir pirsout system 10 Ken
..E .ho stale receives the maEuih.
coo, sum of 10. per day por man cm-
pw.. .uIvr contract. and the State
F 0.Hu.r.i Zoo feed and clothc tho pfis.
ur'r tUI great many Of the pris.
.rs'f brr .W 90 lover figure than
,h.. stated above
h.n.a.N could possibly save from
t"'aF Zoo thirty per cent OF the money
expended 'or road work under the
State a.d plan n me couyIcts could
%. Hssi on fhe public highway. aud
JOB Poe preparation OF the materials
At..h .H .giu the hiEhVays Or would
De- possible 90 establish somi porma.
u'nt camps .n tho various counties
'0.r, limestone ls available In larEe
quantities and prepare this material
i.r ual building. pady io be- drliy-
""d hs udl or motor truck 10 roads
N..0r construction, and these camps
could be maintained practically the
.nI', season
Too tdmuuson County. Kentucky.
'..H exists Iu un'WiHhlp deposit ~
'..f asphalt which b. a hard sand
Stone hr finest road makluF mater.
A snuAu containing from seven 10
l... per cent of bl,umeu or asphalt
'0.. Ihls material has an oyorbur
d.. Hf from ten CO. twenty fcrt OF soil,
.I HT rock. and lies lu a horizontal
strata VI from slS 10 tWonty feet ~
.H"ss Would n mot Dee nue
'.N. iu establish here permanent
convict camp whore they could be
DarH To- thr HtripplnL of This material.
,vAf'I.ns and pu.yor0ggE aud loading
ready Tor shipment to the counties
... commonwealth The actual
.f' H' production. or even reason.
ODD. per cent Of pruht could he
..."d by the State Tor The material.
... 100 'hr same time very materially
I".I.' 'hr cost fur use ,u road con.