Show SO J LIKE lIn THE UlA UTAH n Colorado legislators aro considering a n bill for the Un bettering of or the time country roads of oC that state and antI one t 01 I t I Ithe time the le bills under tinder discussion provides that convicts In the custody of the state shall work on the roads much as the 10 e same class will vill be handled if Jf proposed legislation now iO ow before beCore the Utah legislature shall be enacted into law There Is Is also a provision for Cor paying state mone money to o the credit of the convicts who help build bulle the roads It t differs' differs a little from flom the Utah plan in that the families or r dependents of ot the convicts are aro to receive fifty cents for tor forach each ach cla day the convict is so o employed It seems to be conceded on all sides s that the state lJ ha as on hand lP a qua im of labor a which cI J should P bp ho B made l p- p A S productive e t- t can cnn prop properly ife hc be don Under the present resent system the state simply loses Everything In the thease case ase of 01 the criminal His labor Jabor as a member of or society I s lost JosL His Ills trial costs the state money His punishment costs money He lie is discharged less Jess valuable to himself and nd to society that he was before And ver very ery commonly his family If ho he have haC depend depend- cuts become a charge chargo on the bounty of oC the c community Under- Under the proposed plan Illan tho the state slate would be sure to to get et some some necessary mr work done some ome work worl In the benefits of oC f which all nil the tho people can share The family of oC the convict con would receIve something for the labor Jabor of oC the man mani i Imprisoned In p First of 01 all all perhaps Is tho the fact that the roa roads s should be improved Just how best hest to accomplish that result results f rs s one of tho problems that legislators In many states are studying The use uso of or convict lct labor is ver very vry generally fa favored ored |