Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01

l?2O. it was further found that the
preceding board had. on April |. 1890.
th lax m, anvnmHsg M NJ ,he PROVISIONS OF
of Assembly. 1920. chap. 335. PIP.
5p3-3l, and renewed the contract with
he Star clothing Manufac,uring
tnuc The contract labor shops At the
pvn!icntiary. This contract. however.
viii automatically expire by law on
February |. l?22.
1t is provided IA this contrac; that
the rcnitcntiary shall furnish not
less than 25o convicts "a day. and as
near 30" as possible, TO work in MAX
which the State is to receive si75 Il
day for each man and Sl.lj day for
each woman.
"rh" company now is behind in it's
payments 10 ia" state. and fewer con-
NiCtS are employed than is provided
for by contract. but your board Of
directors is 'akns every means po"-
sihic 10 safeguard the interests OF the
Commonwealth The number of rriS-
uncrS 50 TAR employed has averaged
below 200 "A day.
This situation. along with the in
icntion OF the General Assembly as
expressed in the Acts OF 1918 and
1920. to replace the contract system
with tho Sta'c-uSe system. ana the
growing movement throughout the
country to go, away from the con
tract labor system in state prisons
have Influenced your board OF dirvC-
tors to proceed Al once with the cs-
,nhlishmcmt OF Siate.use industrial
shops at the pcnitcntiary, in order
that at the end Of the present con
tract tn" Stat" Will be in position to
employ those convictS who cannot be
state Farm In it's own shops making
articles required by other state in
SiitutionS.
After visiting and studying other
a. IlIl - 90 Al he r.
iug additional information concern
INK tn" prison industries in nearly
"N"ry Stat" in the Union. your board
of directors has d.Ciicd to establish
at once AN Industrial department AT
the pcnit"ntiary. to II. in charge OF
q competent. trained Industrial dircc-
tor. udcr tn" new industrial lrpart-
'n"nt your board viii proceed immc-
diately with the establishment and
equipment OF tn" following Statc-usc
mdns'riSs Gi",htns sh !,Sa w %r;S
ing. The automobile repair shops
now conducted at the ncnitentiary by
the State Highway department.. as
far as the instruction of the CouNictS
is concerned. also will be assigned Z"
the new Industrial department.
when your rcorsaniz"d board OF
directors assumed control on April
-. 1920. an inspection of the stat"
Farm revealed that. while - bank
balance had been maintained the
buildings and equipment Of the in
stitution had been allowed To get
into Il very bad condition. buildings
were badly in need az repairs and
paint. much OF the equipment was
useless, while sanitary conditions
wcr" not good.
Il; was found that new water
filtration plant was contemplated.
ana that the heating plant WAS about
ready to fall down. With IN" as
siStHuc" and on the advice of Mr..
Edward j. Wills ana Mr.. !. G. Dick
crman Of Your ENccllcncy's Hoard OF
Mocha nical survey. it was decided ia
combine the proposed new filtration
plant with "A new heating plant.
Plans are now being prepared for
this joint plant. ANA when approved
~ IN" state Hoard Of Health and
Your EXc"ll"ncys Hoard OF McChan-
lc.l survey work viii hc begun.
Your board OF directors is COM
plotting the chapel ~ the stat" Farm,
ANA has ordered equipment FOR the
y good moving picture machine VIII
also be placed In the chapel for tn"
entertainment Of the prisoners at the
farm
The hospitals. kitchens and quar-
tcrs at the state Farm also are helms,
completely ovcrhauled. ana by h"Nt
fall IL is hoped also 10 have this in
stiiurion on II much improved basis
with the aSSistanc. oc tn" Nr
| L mia Polytechnic Institute az Blacks
burg. Your board az directors is hav-
ing made a detailed Topographic map
| OF the state Farm under the dircc-
ton OF Professor otto &. Burkhardt
| and Assistant Professor l.. IL. Gibson
when this map is completed II more
| Intelligent administration OF the farm
will L." possible.
| ''l'lnlS also worked ~ hi,,l