Deseret Evening News | 1897-11-19 | Page 1 | Convict Labor

ItllUlim Conilrt lnlor Albans N Y Nov IiiThe problem of how dale convicts shall be kept at work without competing with free labor la-bor has been perfected by the law which recentlY went Inlo effect The law requires that all departments shall purchase articles from the prisons Ir such could be manufactured there Since the law went Inlo operation re eiulslttons have been received for I 70 000 worth if good whIch I inflation tee the conllnu ar emplovment of con vlcta As It costs but JWOOOO nnnutlls to maintain the shops they nro made I selfsustaining under the new sjstem Speaking f the maier today Gn Austin Lathrop superintendent of state prlrons said None of the methods of employing convicts luring 0 In years or administration ad-ministration has hen ellupporlnl Ivlh tile exception or the new ole Art enrmou amount nr money wi be Paved 10 the grate Nearly ssooooo worth or goods have bn ordered front I lie 11f1no this year Next years mile will i amount to tl ooo 000 We sell at P lilci l below that of the mart keto so mar-t the books of the Institution show n no t profit In making pur ell ages