The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-09

ing within her borders two institu.
tons the greatest in their respective
lines in all the world.
One is the state penitentiary at
Saltwater.
The other is the Mayo Clinic at
Rochester.
We visited both
A visit 10 Saltwater was on our
official program. ] came near cutting
out this trip because was really tired
of the long street car rides and this
one required two hours and a half
over and two and a half back, and ]
felt that ] knew about enough about
penitentiaries anyway. But | am glad
I went | thought | knew something
about penitentiaries. but ! didn't.
didn't know anything about the kind
of states prison they have at Still
water. And probably nobody else
does who has not been at Saltwater.
For many years the state prison
has been located at Saltwater. After
long years of experience a new insti-
tuition was found necessary The old
one was not remodeled but an entirely
new institution was built on a new
site. IL was completed just a few
years ago and cost $4,000. 900. A big
sum of money. But the remarkable
thing about ii is the fact that the state
contributes absolutely nothing to-
wards its support. IL is not only self
sustaining but is producing a profif
besides which in ten years or less will
build up sinking fund that will pay
OFF the entire cost of the new plant.
The architecture of the plant Is
good. The front Office building is such
as you might expect to find for the
administration building of a great
university The interior buildings re
semble a new modern humane and
sanitary factory.
There are abou, 1000 inmates. They
don't call them conyicts here but in
mates. About 200 OF these are en-
ployed on very productive farm.
About 6a0 are employed In the fac
tories and the rest do the necessary
work about the institution.
The factories produce binder twine
and farm machinery. The volume OF
business is great. Last year the in
stitution sold over $4,000. 900 pounds
OF binder twine for over So .000. 900 and
farm ma achinery such as binders,
mowers. hay rakes. trucks. etc. to the
extent of about $500. 600. The profit
directly Ia the institution was some
thing like S375,eo0.
Inmates who work in the factories
are paid a minimum wage. based on
piece work. These workers earn from
isc TO sIss day Last year the in
mates were paid over $4,000 This
money was largely sent back home for
The support Of those left behind. The
authorities see that dependents of in
mates get a just share OF their earn
incs. The state also sees that families
,eft destitute by the main support be
ing sent to the states prison do not
suffer. The warden takes care of all
deserving cases brot TO his attention.
Last year the state paid out about
$40. 600 ia addition TO what the prison
ers earned for this support
Minnesota has a very excellent plan
of management for her state institu.
tons. a board of control has entire
supervision over the i6 OF IL penal
and charitable institutions. This
board is composed of three members.
one appointed every two years for a
six-year term. This board has abso-
lutte control over the institutions and
selects the superintendent and ward,
ems. Politics has no more to do with
these appointments than il has with
the selection of professors in the uni.
yersities. Politics has been practical.
~ eliminated from the state institu
tons in Minnesota. The members OF
this board OF control get a salary OF
$4,000 a year each. The wardens are
appointed practically for life. The
warden of the states prison gets
$1,000 a year and a home maintained
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The Mayo Clinic
The other unusual institution. the
greatest in its line in all the world
is the Mayo Clinic at Rochester. MINI.
We spent several days in Rochester
and saw something of the Clinic
You couldn't spend few hours in
Rochester without doing that
We arrived at Rochester in the
night. When we went down to break.
fast in the morning at the leading ho-
tel we noticed prominent sign at the
dining room door reading. Guests are
requested to refrain from discussing
operations in the dining ROOM
After breakfast l went down town
to call on some newspaper men and
others and was greeted everywhere
with the question Have you come TO
see the Doctors7'
There seems TO be no reason for
anybody going to- Rochester except TO
see THE Doctors" so ! was a curios.
ity. In way.
Later in the day Mrs. Hardy and |
were strollfnr around town and we
discovered the Mayo Clinic. II needs
no signs. We guessed what II was all
right. People were going iu and 9th.
ers coming out. So we walked in and
looked around.
Here We saw several hundred
people sitting In the attractive wait.
ing room waiting to see The Doctors.
A line was formed OF new people go
inc nm IN tho offfCa window n rows,
ter. II all might remind you of great
union station where hundreds of peo.
pie wait for their train TO be called.
Others line up before the ticket win.
dow. The people looked much like
fhs. hunch Of fnlks vnii xconld find In n