Show PROFIT IN MUNICIPAL FARM indianapolis Idi anapolle I 1 to now being urged urge A to follow tho the example of kansas city in view of 0 the fact act that the development of the northwestern portion of tho the city must soon compel the abandonment of the present workhouse kansas cites first years experiment with a municipal farm of inte interest resL the farm was wad undertaken as a an improvement pro over an expensive workhouse the results have just been issued in the form of a sum summary marir by the board of public welfare A workhouse prisoner used to cost kan kansas 8 a S city a year a prisoner on the farm has been earning an dually tor for the city the as aa averages show that the city hal haa turned a logs ot of 60 cents a day for each prisoner into a gala gain ot of 30 cents for for en each ch prisoner the report says saya that tha t this Is not all the gain however that has accrued to the municipality tho rho reformatory influence ot of the farm has been marked it la is asserted that the prisoners take an tor for interest in the farm work an interest never met with in workhouse tasks and andas as a result the desire to escape la is minimized and but few guards are necessary the prisoners plant and cultivate and harvest crops care tor for live stock build roads and fences and repair them in all of which there Is a variety of toll suitable to different kinds of ability the city sells the products of the farm not needed and the fund derived Is applied to the maintenance of the prisoners now the tha electors ot of the city are soon to vote on a proposition to issue bonds in to pa pay for the material and superintendence I 1 in the construction of a building the manual labor to be done by the prisoners the site of the marion county work house Is valuable for residence lots and could be sold for an amount clentry large to purchase a good sized farm as well as to provide for the erection of necessary buildings it if the workhouse farm arm experiment Is as successful as it Is reported to be in kansas city cleveland and other cities it Is hoped that the county council and commissioners will make aake 6 an investigation of the subject be beffi efa ot final action Is taken as tp to the he erection t ot df a a new prison indianapolis star sar |