The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-07-10
$500 A MONT.
ADDED TO PEN
PAY roll BY THE
8 HOUR SHIFTS
About Twenty Guards Have
Been Added This Week by
New Law.

Under the provisions OF House bin
No. 2. introduced into the Legisia-
ture early In the last session OF the
General Assembly by Hon. George T.
Colgate OF this county. and passed by
that body soon after the hrst Of the
present year. the employees Of all penal
Institutions in Colorado. excepting
those whose salaries are ixed by stat
ute, have been placed upon an eight
hour basis so far as their work is con-
Shoup on March 6. 10 become opera
tive 90 days later.
The Law became active on Tuesday
of this week. and Ia noW In full force
and effect. About I25 employees OF
the state are benenciaries under its
provisions. the greater number OF
whom are connected with the peni-
tentiary In this city.
No change In the pay OF the men Is
made by the new law. but the number
Of such employer is increased one
third and their work made less oner-
Gus and exacting by its reduction
from IL to eight hours. excepting in
cases OF great emergency. when they
may be required to work little
longer. but in no instance may such
such men be compelled to work more
than Sc hours q week overscers of
prison farms and superintendents OF
gangs of prisoners engaged in work
on the public roads are exempted
from the provisions OF the Law owing
to the special character OF their work.
but safeguards are thrown around
them to forestail any possible impo-
sition on them by the state or its
agents
The penalty for Noncompliance of
the Law BY any empioyer warden, or
other Official OF any penal Institution
OF cororado is \ fine Of not iess han
sz5 nor more thap $3.50 for each Of
fense. or imprisonment in the county
jaii where such oneuse is committed.
or both, AZ the discretion of the court
where such conviction is made.
The adding OF more men TO the
prison service will not only increase
the efficiency OF the administration OF
the institution. but will make employ
ment in II less irksome and will mean
more work for men seeking such Jobs
and the distribution OF more money In
the community. The payroll at the
penitentiary will be increased some
thing like 81 500 q month by reason
OF the application OF the eight hour
law to the employees OF the institution
Under the new arrangement at the
prison the first shifr OF the guards viii
begin ut Z o'clock In the morning and
q will remain on dutv until ; o'clock
In the afternoon. The other shifts
viii, succeed In reguls order In such
a vay as to round out the 81 hours OF
the day without demandirc more than
eight hours work from any emp'oye.
up TO noon today q cor,nieie read
1ustment TO the new arran~ement had
no, been made at the prison. but WAS
being rapidly whipped into shape.
Thus far II men have been appointed
to positions at the penitentiary under
the new law and others will be Sc
iec,ed as fast as they can be used un-
III the requisite list has been made up
to comply with the Law. Less than 20
new men will be required to meet
tho demands Of the eirht-hour statute.
Those thus far appointed at the
prison are George l.. Anderson. David
Rsthune. J. A. Wachob. s. o. Nichols.
G. J. Sluss. James Nov. w. 8. John
son. +. Phillips. George l. Stafford.
George o. Lowell. William Gibbs. Law
renee Funk and Thomas Horrigan.