The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-24
ExTRAvAeANCE CHARGE
DlSPROvED BY lyman
Ps.its.tisry Esrns E.ossh to Mako
Up Difference in Appropriation BY
Legislature and AetsA Expenses,
Says 6ubernatorisi esadiaate.

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Up Difference in Apprepriatiea BY
Legislature and AetsA Expeases,
Says Gubernatorisi esadidate.
The state penitentiary will not
have a deficit for the biennial period
ending Nov. 80 next, despite the fact
that the general assembly failed to
appropriate an amount sufficient to
run the big state institution for two
years. Thomas lyman, warden of the
penitentiary and Democratic candi-
date for governor, Saturday night
completely refuted the charge made
by Oliver H. Shoup, running for gov
ernor on the Republican ticket, thru
his hired press agent, that there
would be a deficit.
incidentally lyman shows that Mr.
Mr. Shoup and his hackers do not
know anything about the manage
ment of the penitentiary. He called
attention to the fact that the state
board of correction and not the war
den is in charge of all penitentiary
expenditures.
Discussing the alleged deficit, Ty-
nan said:
II notice that the morning cham
bermaid for. the Gold Dust Twins, in
it's wild desire to earn its keep, is en-
deavoring to make the public believe
there is and has been gross extrava-
gance in the operation of the Colo
RADIO state penitentiary under my ad-
ministration. OF course, everybody
knows that the warden Of tho Colo
RADIO penitentiary has nothing what
ever to do with the expenditures Of
that institution, even Of its earnings.
Ststs Dssrd Makes
All Expesditsrss. n
"All expenditures are made by the
state board Of corrections. Never
theless, there will be no deficit at tho
penitentiary during the present bien-
nial period, for there are ample farm
products, consisting Of beans, hay,
beets, grain, hogs, sheep and cattle
the prisoners on the prison farms, to
pay all expenditures for the institu-
tion for the balance of the biennial
period ending Dec. 1.
"The last deficit at the peniten-
tiary was under a Republican board
Of corrections during the Carlson ad-
ministration. and no blame can be at
tached to that board, for every cit
izen knows that the appropriations
by the legislatures for all penal and
charitable institutions in this state
have been inadequate. 1t is a rare
instance when any penal or charita-
BILE institution comes thru its bien-
nial period without a deficit.
each legislature. by inadequate
appropriations, puts the burden upon
the management of the penitentfary
monev to pay the difference between
the appropriation and the actual cost
Of maintenance. All Legislatures since
Colorado has been a state have ap-
propriated the earnings Of the insti-
tuition to be expended for its main
tenance.
Notwithstanding the increased
cost Of all articles going toward the
upkeep Of the institution as we'll As
the giving to all employees q substan-
tial raise in wages and with an in
sufficient appropriation, tho prison
still is able to pay all it's bills during
the present biennial period without
deficit.
sse,eee to - Esrusd
To Meet Expsssss-
1.-THE facts are that $225,OOO only
was appropriated to maintain the in
stitution for the 1918 period and
because of the increased cost of
maintenance and deserved increase Of
wages of employees. etc, 1t has been
necessary for the institution to earn
at least $4,000 to $S5, 900 cash on its
prison farms to finish out the period.
FURTHERMORE THE FACTS
STATE PENITENTIARY UPON A
PER CAPITA BASIS is MAIN
TANNED. AT LEAST SO 1-2 PER
CENT LESS THAN ANY LIKE IN
STITUTION IN THE STATE OR IN
THE UNITED STATES. Besides
the cash earned by the prisoners
: toward the maintenance they have
raised $4,000 worth Of food products
! which have been used by the insti-
tuition.
, "Over and above these large earn
ings on the prison farms, the prison
ers will give the taxpayers Of Colora-
do alone during the 1917-1S period
more than $5OO,OOO in road work for
which the institution receives not a
!. cent.
Contrasting this patriotic record
. of food products in war time, it Is
clear that the Colorado state peniten-
,, tiary has been producing food in huge
quantities for the public and not
. boarding it, as one of our opponents
has done. Had the institution re-
ceived cash return for its work
upon the roads and its other activ-
tiles which have gone to the reduc-
tion of taxation in this state, tho
prison would be costing the taxpay-
ers not cent to operate and would
be paving a cash dividend of more
than $150,O00 q year.
II am sure the taxpayers of Colo
/ RADIO would not be figgardly in the
, expenditure Of money for the up
building of men, even If that expen-
> diture were necessary, which 1t ID
!, not"
3 Civil Service Exsntaatisa
Local Forest Supervisors Office,
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