Show i I THE STATE PRISON The Utah Stale prison Is located on a ISOacre reservation Immediately southeast south-east of this city and at the terminus of the East Side Rapid Transit com l I panys line The cultivation of a large i part of this reservation by convicts has i proven a marked factor in i thc economy i I of the Institution and some very n < I cellent work is cone In the way of agricultural 1 agri-cultural operations The prison was an adobe structure in the old Territorial I I days but It has gradually been re I I built so that it Is now practically anew i a-new institution I and improvements I I that will be of future advantage are now In progress The old adobe walls have given place to olld stone walls I I nineteen feet high inclosing two acmes I i of yards and interior buildings with watch towelS at each of tho four cor 1 ners and an attractive threestory stone oilier and residence structure I over and on either side of the entrance gateway on I he west Ido The prison I I buildings covering nearly an acre are I of brick and stone Iron and steel 1 There arc In the two cell buildings 41 I cells of steel placed three tiers highS high-S and fitted with combination levers to fasten the cell doors at n i single opcra I lon by menus of a ever Il the guards I room at each end of ouch tier The I I cells arc large enough for two but tire occupied only by I one prisoner Four I cells arc for women As lo lighting the prison the Lcgis lalurc ivihi be asked to make an appropriation appro-priation to covet the cost of putting In I an electric light plant with a suitable building for the same Until this Is done the old style of lighting must continue The system of ventilation is excellent There is a library of 1200 to 1500 vol unmes 1CO per year being expended In the purchase of books which arc selected se-lected by Warden now with great calc and the result Is I that the Utah State I prison has one of the best libraries for I its size of any reformatory Institution in the country Ax visitors contribute I I 15 cents each to the library fund there will always he money available for Ibis I I purpose The prisoners have not In time pasi Riven the attention to the library I hat I was desired but through the In I I llucnce of the religious societies whose i representation frequently visit tho 1 prison thc Inmates are getting more Into I a reading vein I i i Services are held in the chapel every i Sunday from 10 0 m to 1 a in and from 2 p m to I p m The Christian Endeavor society of the prison has r barge of the services in the morning which are noncompulsory as to attendance at-tendance and the intercsL In this work has so Increased that the attendance at times runs up lo over fifty prisoners i Endeavor workers from the societies i in I town go down each Sunday morning I and by their personal presence and words encourage the prison Endeavor ITS in their t efforts along the line of reform re-form Tho prison society was started eighteen months ago through the Stale Chrlslian Endeavor society and theme have bmn a number of conversions conver-sions to evangelical religious faith and men return to the world from confinement confine-ment prepared El oleud upright and honorable hon-orable lives The first president of the society Claromo E Bean Is now filling fil-ling himself loW an evangelist in the Moody InslllutU at Chkago Warden Dow is much pleased with the good Influence In-fluence of the Endeavor society among the prisoners and has extended every courtesy possible to the society and the visiting workers An excellent choir has been organized In tho society and Bible readings and regular religious work marked out The testimony of the prisoners In the meetings shows that the effort has not been in vain Regular Sunday visits are made by Mrs E E She furd Mrs E B Rath bone II N Tolles B L < Corum Mr I and Mrs W D I Savory Miss Mary Van llouten RrJ Jcssup and others to encourage the prison Erideavorers and Rev TO G Hunt is the prison chaplain chap-lain Special credit is due to the long i continued and special efforts of timer time-r C 1 U representatives who arc also regular visitors one afternoon service In every month being given up to them Then the Catholic church Christian Science societies the Theo sophlsls the Mormons and others look after the spiritual Intcresls of such prisoners as are Inclined their way so that splrlluajwants of the Institu ton are fairly well provided for The exterior as well as the Interior of the prison Is carefully looked after and the outside grounds laid out as they are In fenced lawns ana walks and flower beds present an attractive appearance especially In thc summertime summer-time when the vegetation Is In bloom and the shade trees add to the general attractiveness The prisoners are all kept busy In the different duties connected with the work of the Inslllution the kitchen J yards workshops farm work etc In addition to the manufacture of socks pouches shoes and clothing n new industry in-dustry has been established In tho manufacture of all kinds I of brushes under the supervision of Warden Dow and a competent assistant This the officials of the Institution expect will greatly reduce the expenses as soon as the different brushes aie needed by the Utah trade During the pat year C500 dozen colon socks manufactured by the prisoners were sold All the orders for cinches could not be filled The prisoners made all the shoes and clothing for the male inmates in-mates of the insane asylum besides all goods for the use of the prison which has kept the workshops on full time during the entire year The Legislature will be asked also to make an appropriation for extra knItting machines also for an addition to the admlnlHtrallon building outside the west wall which Is greatly needed Plans for the proposed enlargement have been drawn by Architect L D Martin and have been accepted by the warden A new boilerhouse and storerooms store-rooms have Just been completed and new hollers and heaters placed in position posi-tion This improvement is giving excellent ex-cellent resulls On account of the scarcity of water during tho summer months for Irrigation the crops on the prison farm fell oft greatly and Instead of having vegetables etc to sell tho prison has had to buy This applies however nnly potatoes There at present 170 prisoners confined con-fined within the walls till men and the cost per capita will be less than 10 cents a day Ninetyseven prisoners were discharged during the year and ninetynine received Warden George N Dow has been in charge since February Feb-ruary lSOG but had previously served ns warden during the Territorial days Ills administration has shown him to be one of the best wardens In the country coun-try and while he handles the convicts with a firm hand he Is always Just and has done everything in his power for the moral mental nnfl physical good of those in his care He has classified the prisoners so as to encourage them In good behavior and has effected a notIceable change along that line by clothing the bestbehaved convicts In brown woolen Nothing cut after the fashion of ordinary business suits thus removing their striped clothing and the numbers on their backs This plan has been found to work very well the 1 mel thus affected having an additional Incitement to good behavior All time liberty possible Is given the men con witent with discipline and the warden has found that that Inflexible ironbound iron-bound system of nonintercourse observed ob-served In many Eastern prisons Is entirely en-tirely unnecessary In fact in many cases Is c detriment lo prisoners There were no deaths In the prison the past I year |