Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-22
CONTROL BOARD PREPARED TO
open NEW CHAIR FACTORY
o.. At FORT MADISON.
REPRESENTS INVESTMENT
#. ~ OF ABOUT $4,000
One Hundred Sixty Men to Be Given
. EmpIoymsnt-Board Believes Factory
VIII Prove Profitable Investment For
State-Manuai Training and Domss.
tic Science For Orphans Home.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines. March 81. The state
board of control vii! in few days be-
gin the operation of its chair factory
at For, Madison. The building and
equipment is now complete and a stock
when prices were much lower than
they are now. has been in storage at
the plant for some time.
The chair factory represents an in
vestmenr of about 5000. and all Of
the details of the business have been
carefully worked out before hand-in
fact were worked out before the pro-
ject was undertaken. The state has
contracted the entire output to one
firm. This firm agrees 10 pay per
cent on the capital invested and 10 per
cent on the cost OF manufacture fol
the output of the plant. This assures
the board a good prof, on the business.
About $50 men from the prison will
be employed in the factory. The fac
tory itself will De in charge OF J. P.
Hess, an experienced man in the
manufacture of furniture having been
engaged in the business for many
years. He vii! have charge OF the fac
tory and all that Warden Sanders will
have TO do is TO furnish the mem BY
means CT me factory :ke ssT vii 1o
given prof able employment and the
state will have an industry which vi!
pay, the board members declare. The
tehhinK concern which handles ths
output has big outlet and has con-
tracted 10 take all that the factory viii!
put out II will take the output right
from the factory so the state IS not
bothered with the shipping.
Il think this is gong 10 prove
profi,ab bic investment for the state"
said Colonel McCon!ogue, member o.
the board Of control. yesterday. AT
the same time it viii! furnish good en-
ployment for the men. The plans have
been we'll worked out and the factory
Is bound TO turn out a good product.
1t won't be q great while until the
profits will have paid for the original
investment and the state will have an
income producing business"
The board will also probably begin
operating stone quarry up in the
northwest corner OF Lyon county this
season The board believes it will find
there.
Manual Training For Orphans.
The state board OF control expects to
put in a complete manual training and
domestic science equipment at the SOL
diers' orphans home at Davenport and
give more attention TO this work than
has been done heretofore Helping the
boys to learn a trade and the girls to
do domestic science work will be IN
dertaken.
There are now about $50 children
in the Davenport institution. The
board declares its biggest work in con-
nection with these children is finding
them homes. Two people are employed
10 give all Of their time TO the work
of finding homes for these children.
Within the past year comparatively
large number have been placed.
No child is placed in j home how
ever without thorough investigation
OF the home and an attempt is made to
find a child which is particularly
adapted to a particular home as we'll
as a home we'll adapted TO the child.
This requires time and study, the board
members declare. Sixteen Is the age
limit and no boy or girl can remain
in the home after attaining that age.
NO matter how good an institution
ii is not like home to child,
said W. J. Dixon. chairman of the
state board Of parole in discussing the
problems Of the orphans home. That
is why We want TO get the children
placed and We do not like TO keep them
in the institution TOO long. But It Is
difficult to find the right kind Of homes
for them and requires careful and con-
slant effort"