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Show MANY CONVICTS CONSTRUCTKORISTS The convic camp at Wlllard, consisting con-sisting at present of 48 men, is to be augmented by the arrival of 10 more men during this week, according to an announcement just made by War- den Arthur Pratt of the sUite penl- I tentiary. The men aro divided Into three ! gangs, one of which Is stationed at the rock crusher, between the camp and Hot Springs, The other gangs rare stationed along the concrete roail1' now being constructed. it iB proposed pro-posed to complete the boulevard to Bfingham Cltj after which the camp will be moved to Davis coijnty to Complete tho highway between Ogdeil and Salt Lake. That the, men may work all winter long, It Is proposed later to move the camp into Washington, Iron and Kane counties. Most of the convicts would rather work in the open than be cou-rfned" cou-rfned" within the gray walls of tho . po'nltentlary.'so that It impossible that some of them, at least," wllkvmeer- agnln outer wjthin the prison VwaljB,i Expert cement workcrs,carpentors i kand other tiadesmen 'are incfude'd,' among the list of road. workers! and ft' is the intention of the prison board to use this expert labor in flume, culvert and bridge building and in tho construction of rotaining walls. |