The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-17
PLANNING FOR
FACTORIES At
STATE PRISON
is SUBMITTED TO
BOARD OF AFFAIRS FOR FUR.
NlTuRE SHOP, WAGON FAC
TORY, ETC.

Oklahoma City, June 6.-Establish-
ment of a chair and furniture factory
at the state penitentiary at McAles-
ter, with a guaranteed net income TO
the state of between $50 and 5000
a day-one-half the daily maintenance
cost of the PRISONS planned in
proposition that has been submitted
to the state board of public affairs,
it was stated at the office of the
biard Tuesday afternoon. The names
of the parties submitting the propo-
stion age withheld by the board at
present pending a thorough inyesti.
cation OF the proposal, which is now
in progress.
1t is proposed that the state erect
and equip a factory large enough to
employ between two hundred and
three hundred convicts and furnish
the material. This would cost approx
imately $4,000, according TO the ten
tative estimates. The entire output
of the factory would be purchased
by the persons making the proposal
at price that would return the state
profit over and above all expenses
of between $3.50 and 5000 a day
The amount of the profit would de-
pend on the output OF the factory.
Acting on the recommendation of
Governor r. l.. Williams, the last
legislature made an appropriation of
100000 to be expended by the board
of affairs and the governor in the
installation and equipment of indus
trial enterprises in the penitentiary
for the purpose of making the prison
OF that amount $50,-
600 will be available on June %,
when the act becomes effective, and
the remaining $4,000 is to be spent
during the fiscal year beginning July
l, 1916. The kind of business to be
conducted is left to the discretion |
of the governor and the board of af- |
fairs. Several propositions designed |
to carry out the purposes of the |
are now before the gov
ernor and the board.
viii Have Wagon Factory.
Positive announcement was made
by the board of affairs Tuesday that
the state would use a portion of the
appropriation for the installation of
a wagon factory to make wagons and
vehicles for the use of the various
state institutions. The machinery
which would be necessary to equip a
wagon factory is similar to that used
in the production of furniture and
chairs and with comparatively small
expenditure, ii is claimed. the wagon
factory could be put in the necessary
shape to meet the proposition that has
been submitted TO the board relative
TO the manufacture of chairs and
BY so doing it is pointed
out, the financial success OF the
would be assured. The
persons behind the chair factory
it is understood, are in
position to make bond ior faithful
with their contract
One of Governor Williams pet hob
bies is to place state institutions on
self-sustaining basis TO the end that
the burden of taxation may be re
tuced Since he has been at the head
Of the state government he has de-
voted much attention to carrying out
this idea at the penitentiary. He
has personally visited the institution
several times isnce has has been gov
ernor. He is known to be strongly in
favor of the plan of establishing a
wagon factory.
Another Plan.
Another of his plans and on which