Show Sugar Sugarhouse house League Head Would Give State Prison to Any Town Desiring It Wic 4 A k I L w I A tj 5 4 y S 'S Sy k 4 g. g TI T I S 4 S. S L Nephi J J. Hansen ho be bean an want a self self- sustained prison I. I A revival of the he y 20 old yar old ar-old campaign campaign campaign cam cam- to move the Utah state prison from Crom Sugarhouse to a new location Wednesday gained impetus when George H. H Lucas president or the Sugarhouse Business Mens Men's league offered to give It away to the first frat city or town in th this state writing in a request Take It from Mr Lucas Luca there are no strings attached to the offer oer And first come will bo be first served served only only Mr Lucas hopes hope that applicants will hurry hurr- While he hasn't the power figuratively fig fig- speaking speaking to give it away his views on the tho matter represent tho the opinions of or approximately 40 0 other residents Tho rho prison is the sore BOrG spot of this community he said since sinco there is Is' always imminent danger of or escapes due to the lack of proper facilities Mr Lucas would like to see a anew anew anew new prison constructed with federal federal fed fed- eral cral funds either on lands near Jordan Narrows or in inthe inthe inthe the vicinity of Lark To date neither of the places has been enthusiastic about having baving a 0 aprison aprison prison in its locality At a mass maM meeting scheduled for forthe forthe I Ithe the latter part of next week Sugarhouse Sugarhouse Sugar Sugar- Sugar Sugar-I house civic and service organizations organizations organizations churches Teacher Parent-Teacher associations as associations as- as business establishments and private Individuals will launch a campaign to have the penal in institution institution institution in- in moved from their com corn Mr Lucas drafted the services of oC Nephi J J. Hansen for more than 67 years a 8 resident of Sugarhouse in ill arranging plans for the m mass meeting Mr Hansen was wa a leader In the fight to to move the prison for about ten years As a member of tho the state legislature in 1924 and 1926 he was a vigorous figure in the plan to change pr prison sites Mr Hansen believes inmates of the prison should should- be placed on a sustaining self basis Reformation without occupation occupation tion ion is an impossibility he said He suggested as remedial measures measures measures meas meas- ures the construction of an adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate plant in an area sufficiently sufficient sufficient- ly y large to allow prisoners to work at agricultural pursuits segregation segregation segregation tion of the confirmed recidivist the vicious the criminally Insane proper provision for women prisoners prisoners pris- pris ners and the removal of politics from the present prison setup Because the prison Is located on ona ona ona a main artery of travel adjacent to public schools the present prison site Is a marked disadvantage to real estate Mr Hansen said If the prison were transferred to another location Sugar Sugarhouse house property property property prop prop- erty would almost double in value he le added f y I t 5 S. S Gi George orge H. H Lucas hopes hopes- applicants applicants cants ants will hurr hurry |