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Show BISON REFORM 1 IE SUBJECT Charles B. Booth of New York to Address University Univer-sity Club j Plans showing how the Introduction 'of constructive prison legislation In Utah may change a prisoner in the state prison from the debit side of the 'ledger to the credit side and at the ' same time reap immense benefit to ',thc man by teaching him a trado and " Bending him forth in society when his term is complete with enough money ito start him In life anew, will be explained ex-plained tomorrow evening, commencing commenc-ing at S o'clock at the University club by Charles Brandon Booth, president ot the Prison Development league, with hendq imrter In New York. Mr. Booth has speAt 17 years In lecturing and developing his idea throughout the country and will open headquarters In Salt Lake through which a campaign of education will be carried on to gain the public In-fluenee In-fluenee necessary to earn' through the j proposed legislation. Mr. Booth is a grandson of General ; William Booth of tho Salvation army. )l Id) WORK PRISONERS. "There is no reason, ' Mr Booth said today, ' why Utah should Epend approximately $110 000 annually for prison upkeep when through tho plan of constructive legislation prisoners can bo employed In such manner that they will bring remuneration which will defray that entire expense. Statistics show that In Utah the average upkeep of a prisoner per day Is $1.50. while wo have figures to show that the average earning power of that man Is $4. At present there are but 20 men employed on road work In Utah while tho others epend their lime In making novelties Th!ch i . are useless One of tho greatest evils ol prisons Is tho evil of Idleness . MAKE MONEY IN PRISON'. The plaji of Installing workshops c In prisons through which men ran I learn trades and articles can b' inanu- -( factured has been worked out very ( successfully In Minnesota and men ( have gon- forth from that priyon with?! , BS high as $500 and as skilled workmen work-men to again face the battle of life. "1 he average prisoner Is discharged) with $200 which gives him u now gr'l'.i on life and does much for his recla-J-j mat ion The state pays much of its expense of the prison through work o( the prisoners " . "Prison workshops In past year have met opposition from the outside for the reason that prices have been cut. However, in the new olan the articles manufactures go on tho mar-; ket nt regular market prices and ill unfair competition Is thereby removed. TO OP1 N QUARTERS e uro now preparing to open headquarters In Salt lake and to place a secretary there who will open a eam-j palgn to gain the necessary public sentiment toward gaining legislation! favorablo to our plan. We hope that' 'tho movement will develop bo thai the prison legislation ma be Introduced, nt the next meeting of the Utah legls- lature. "Canvasses of prisons have shown, that tho prisoners themselves wel-j come the plan and here In Utah a prisoner has written a letter Khowingj that work In the prison would result' favorably." FIRST OF SERIES This address will be tho first of aj eerles to bo sponsored by the Un!- verslty club every Saturday evening during the winter Refreshments and tho usual club ac-j tivitlos will follow Mr. Booth's address. ad-dress. All members are requested to attend at-tend and have some of their friends accompany them. |