Show figures show convicts could build own city jackson mich some one with a flair for statistics has advanced alg ures to prove his contention that the inmates of michigan state prison here could establish and build their own prison city on an island in lake su perlor among the prisoners the statistician points out are 13 sailors who could man the boats the prisoners to the island nine civil engineers inmates of the prison could survey the land five inmate draughts men could draw plans for the island city metal to construct the buildings could be mined by nine inmate miners the 2 men laborers could assist in carrying out the instructions of 27 brick masons carpenters 31 decorators painters electricians 12 stone cutters seven stone masons 13 steam fitters 48 plumbers 18 tin smiths 25 metal workers and 33 wood workers with the city completed the auto drivers and mechanics farm era 40 bakers and ab butchers could take the lead in making the island self supporting |