Arizona republican., 1922-06-25

, a saving to the state that will amount
to several thousand dollars.
| Then there is the tailoring depart
ment equipped with all the latest
| types of double needed sewing ma
chimes used in finishing seams and
other steps of manufacture. In this
| department are made all of the
trousers. shirts and underwear worn
| by the prisoners.
The broom shop supplies the pri-
son with brooms made from broom
corn grown at the prison farm An
old blind prisoner is in charge of the
shop.
Eighteen prisoners are employed at
the power house and refrigerating
plant. A total of 2200 pounds of
ice is manufactured each day. 1t is
here also that electric power is gem
Grated for operating the machinery
and supplying lights. Here the men
of mechanical bent are gaining by
actual experience a knowledge of
electricity and mechanics. which in
many respects is better than a spe-
cial course. And that they are TAX
ing a genuine interest is evidenced
by the spic and span appearance of
the place All steel and brass parts
glistening bright, while boiler fronts
and other metal parts painted and
free from dust4 Recently the boilers
were reset by the prisoners them
selves under the direction of the
master mechanic, the only officer in
this department. The saving of this
work by paid experts was $500 to the
state
And so throughout the other shops.
Order, concentration, cleanliness
anywhere you go.
PROVIDING Three Squares
The prisoners at Florence live well.
They sleep between sheets, read by
electric light, eat three square meals
day and are kept sound in health.
One of the, biggest industries of
the institution is that of providing
the wherewithal for the three
squares A garden of ~ acres is
maintained. just outside the prison
walls, whiles two and half miles
distant is located the prison farm.
tivity is under the direction of Capt
M. B. Morrison, assistant superin-
tendent.
In common with the surrounding
country, the prison lands are sub
ject to a scarcity of water supply
by gravity. At the prison the water
is pumped by 40 h. p. 4-cycle oil
engine from 14-inch well which is
down 1856 feet.
A commodious one story building
surrounded by wide screen sleeping
porches houses the gang of TRUSTEES.
including the famous Victor Eytinge.
Here separate cooking arrangements
are maintained, also a shower bath.
so that the men are not required to
report within the prison walls
Heavy Production
The farm is a real producer.
Sixty-four acres Of barley and alfalfa
recently harvested, yielded 1105 sacks
of grain and 1900 bales of hay In
addition there will be three or four
more crops of alfalfa to cut this
season.
Five acres are in early corn
Forty eight acres of barley are
ready to harvest and will yield II
sacks to the acre. Ground is pre-
pared for a summer crop of beans
and sweet potatoes. There will be
about five acres of each. and an ad-
ditional ten acres will be devoted to
corn and pumpkins.
The prison gardens have the ad-
vantage of some gravity water From
the middle of April until the begin
ming of the summer rains. however,
it is necessary to supplement with
pumping. Two new S-inch wells
have been driven to depth of 230
feet. Each well is provided with
l0-inch Johnson marine pump ope-
rated by 25 h. p. Y-type oil engine.
thus providing dual system capable
of delivering 500 gallons OF water
direct to the ditch. or 800 gallons to