The Winslow mail., 1923-07-06
HUNT REPORTS ON first
SIX MONTHS OF ADMINISTRATION

In discussing the first six months
of his administration Governor Hunt
stated that his efforts had been de-
voted to reOrganizing the various de-
partments, eliminating and reducing
overhead, and putting the institutions
in repair in order that they might
function with a smaller amount Of
waste.
The Governor stated that the eff
fcient work being performed by Mr..
E. w. Samuel, who is acting in the
joint capacity of Secretary and Pur-
chasing Agent for the Board of Dir
ectors OF State Institutions, was
showing excellent results. The
Board of Directors has control over
the administration of the State Asy-
lum for the Insane, the Capital build
ing and grounds, the Pioneers Home
the State Prison and the Industrial
School The Governor paid high
tribute to Mr. SamUell's ability as a
business man, saying that his grasp
Of the management Of the institu-
tiOns was splendid and that his eco
nOmical purchasing was reducing the
cost of operation
Mr. Samuell's report to the Cover
nor at the close of the fiscal year on
June 90th showed that, in the insti-
tutions under his management in
first six months, he had saved and
turned back to the General Fund,
$20,00000 in salaries.
In the matter OF operation, consid-
cradle sums of money have been
saved and invested in improvements
which will tend to reduce the cost
of operation permanently, of certain
institutions.
At the Prison, the roof of the ad-
ministratiOn building has been tiled
and the quarters of the Prison Off
cials have been re-furnished and put
in first class condition. Several of
the other buildings within the Pri-
son walls have been re-roofed and
other repairs made.
In addition to this there has been
purchased out of the operation fund
and installed at the Prison a -four
mill, and a mill for grinding corn,
of sufficient capacity to supply ali
of the state institutions with flour
and corn meal This will affect a
great saving to the State because
these two items are among the chief
items in the cost Of operation.
There has also been installed at
the Prison laundry which will do
the work of the Prison and also the
Pioneers Home. This will affect a
considerable saving over the old
hand methods, both in the cost of
soap and water With the Prison
doing the laundry work for the Pio-
neers' Home, it will mean the saving
of several hundred dollars a month
for that institution. The cost of the
laundry work for the Pioneers Home
has been running from $3.50 to S40O
a month
There has also been installed at
the Prison a water softing plant
which will affect a great saving in
boiler tubes, besides a saving in the
purchase of water sOftening supplies
and will furnish the Prison with pure
drinking water, thereby promoting
better health
There was also purchased and in
tailed a pumping plant for the pur-
pose Of irrigating 240 acres of land
known as the Kibbey tract which be-
longs to the Prison and which has
a water right under the diversion
dam on the Gila River The pump
ing plant is being installed for the
purpose of supplying water for the
crops during the drouth, when there
is no water in the river. In reclaim
ing this land from the desert, the
State acquires parier water right
in the Gila River water. The Guilt
vation of this 24O acres of land will
furnish employment for a number
of the inmates of the Prison besides