Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-29 | Page 7 | Convicts May Not Go out Again This Winter

CONVICTS MAY NOT GO I OUT AGAIN THIS WINTER Plan for Work Vork on oil Washington County County County Coun Coun- ty Roads May Be Suspended Commission Meets Today There Is a probability that the con cons convict convict vict road worker will not be sent Into Washington count county this winter r or to any other place so far tar from the penitentiary peni peni- o ln owing to the UH difficulties that bo be encountered encounter d in iii handling them themo o nc ac this tl-ls season of or the year and the ex expense eX cx- pense that attaches to such work in cold weather This was made mace known yesterday a after ter the return from rom Washington county of or State Slate Engineer Caleb Tanner Tan lan ner W. W D D. Beers engineer for tor the road commission lon and Arthur Pratt warden of or the state penitentiary who went to Dixie for tor the purpose of or selecting a n place for the prisoners to work worl The Tho officials found that considerable difficulty would be encountered in handling the prisoners so far Car awa away from the Lase base of ot supplies and aDd the matter mattei of ot expense at this time of ot year rear was found to he be almost prohibitive The Tho officials ot reported to Governor William Villiam Spry and a special meeting of or orthe the road commission with time the board of corrections has been called for o'clock this thin afternoon to consider the time matter It Tt had b been thou thought ht that a as tl It Isu Is u lIall warm In Washington ton count county luring during tho the winter months months' a camp ml might ht be established herl and the prison prisoners ers be kept at t t work worl on orl t the he rJ roads i rac- rac t f all au season Investigation atlon of or the f un t Ion however d discloses ninny 1 n cJ drawbacks ra