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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MfotNINQ. DECEMBER 16. 1SC3.
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GOOD ROADS COMMISSION
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lias completed; tta report, andwlth It
lias prepared a bill Which wtll aJao be
. sent to the legislature a embodying the
thought and study ,oftne commission
ince It waa appoints!. The members
f tho commissioned. W. Jett of Baker
uty, R. A. Harris of Portland, A. B.
Cavender otBrownsvllle, J. W. B hat
tuck of Oreaham and W. K. Newell of
IDaatonVfeel that their work has been
thorough, and that It will be of good
It If the bill Ma enacted Into law.
fhey feel that they have found the so
lution to the convict labor question.
The bill provides for the manner of
handling prisoners tn the construction
of public road by the appointment of a
.ate convict labor board, and asks for
the appropriation of $250,000 ; for . the
juse of the boaro, to be appointed by the
governor and to be under his direction
and control.- It is then provided that
all convicts In the penitentiary who are
sot employed In the necessary work
around the Institution are to be under
the direction and control of the state
board. By filing written requests any
county In 'the state can secure, in the
order in which the applications ,. are
. aa many-convicts as the means or
the county can handle for .the purpose
of road work. During such time aa
the convicts are employed by a county
the county shall bear all the expense
of their mi tenance and control and
shall be responsible for. their safe re
turn to the penitentiary, or the board,
when the task is completed. '
Provides 'for Convict Camps.
'. It Is provided that auch convicts as
are not in the employ of any county
may be taken by the state board and
sent to : -area convict camps, one In
Western Oregon, one in southern Ore
gon and one in the eaatern part of the
f the state board, they may be em
'cloyed in the manufacture of road-mak
ing material, which la to be furnished
to the counties for the construction of
i their roads aa needed. It la also etlpu-
1 lated that in the event of convieta re
maining unemployed by any of the
'counties, they may be worked under the
direct supervision or the state convict
board. '"''
- In order to carry out the provisions
of tho bill. It is provided that the state
convict board be given the ' possession
mt any road-desired for the purpose of
Improvement; that the work of , the
.board be declared to be a public. work.
" and that the power of Condemnation be
.ranted to the board In order that it
R. A. Harris, Secretary Good Roada
' r Commission.
may not be hampered In Its operations
Jy private Individuals.
s In its repdrt the commission enumer
" ates the conditions under which it has
done Its work, suggests that the board
be empownred to inaugurate a parole
and credK system In the interest of
prnal reform and glvesmuch credit to
-the. various persons, and orranlsatlona
.'which, have lcntajjlBjldfnr.oiragamsat
to u in ita work.
' ' Improvement of Koada,
In "discussing the roads-ef Hhe state,
the commission says: -
"The improvement of our public roada
has not kept pace with the progress of
; our state In other ways. Oregon's tin
developed resources which are now se
' generally recognized, depend first and
' 'vitally upon permanent roads. The rap
j Id emigration to the northwest, which
Is already well begun, and which It is
.' believed will make of Oregon the cen
ter of the next and greatest commercial
activity known to American history,
will likewise bring the numbers and
'duality of population that will soon
combine to make her the social, eom-
' merclal and "intellectual center of the
"western half of the continent.
. "In view of these prospects. ' our
stste deserves to be prepared In every
Trilble way to conserve every'lota of
lrofpctlve energy that, comes to look
ovr her opportunities.
- "Hlnee Oregon Is destined Soon to be
a leader in the list of states, her public
roads deserve to be,-more than the aver,
age of the others- whereas4 they are
dow far below . it. The commission
would emphasise tse fsot that transpor
tation begins st the farmer's door, snd
full benefit rrom the vsst expendl-y'turea-
of money In rsllroe-ls will be
, imii ihle until the public roads -are
ii.le svailalle for the producer, , the
.cm I source of stipplv.
"The prectice aow In vogue, of con
ifaxttna the servteo? of convicts to
I'livate rMrstion at warn wholly be
)nw ti..ir value, thus-bringing the ron
M.t ward4 f the state luta a destruo
i Oregon' state 'read eomml
completed; tt report, andw I
prepared a bill ' which wtfl all
to the legislature a embodytn
ight and study ,ofthe eomml
It wss appointed. The mer
ho commission''. TV. Jett of J
, . R. A. Harris of Portland, .
snder ofBrownsvllle, J. W.
: of Oreaham and W. K. Newt
onfeel that their work baa
ough, and that It will be of
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Has It Ready for Presentation to
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BILL TO COYER SUBJECT '
' IS tO BE PROPOSED
Measure Favors Convict Labor on
Koada, the Convicts to Bt Granted
to the Different Counties Upo
Their Requisition.
tlve competition iwith itafree labor at
. clasa of work . which.-: without the
labor of convlctSjwould be executed
with free laborhas been the direct
cause of Justcomplalnt from working
he thrae' previous legislative 11 sessions
have jeucountered bills providing for
theellralnatlon of this unjust competi
tion. The passage of the accompanying
bill will accomplish this by providing
a work that, would not be undertaken
in this manner except aa a means of
employing the state wards. . ,
,' . Unanimity la Work, '
'Acting upon the conclusion' early
arrived at aa a result of Its labors, that
every Interest in the state, save and
except such only aa would derive pe
cuniary benefits from convict labor. Is
heartily In favor of having the convieta
build roads, this commission early
called to Its assistance the represents
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J. W. Shattuck.
fives of every Interest available. It
has In lta bands proffers of all .possi
ble assistance from' boards ot trade.
-colleges,- labor , organizations,, granges
and the Portland chamber of commerce,
Portland Automobile club, almost every
county judge in ths state, -representa
tive citizens in every section, and the
unanimous Indorsement of farmers.
Suggestions from all these sources have
been carefully considered In the bill.
To further gusrsntee a measure that
would meet the approval of every in
terest, this commission baa called to
its asslstance tn the drafting of the bill,
the leading road men or the state, the
represents Uvea of various civic bodies,
labor organisations .and automobile
clubs. The commission bss two farm
era among Its own members, one of
whom la president of the state board of
horticulture, and he has taken pains to
familiarise himself with the wishes ot
the farmers.
"The commission assures yon that
thla bUl meets the wishes of all these
Interests-and will have their unqualified
and enthusiastic support. -In addition to
the details embodied In the matter of
road building .with the convicts, the
board ahall-be empowered to'tnaugurate
a credit and parole system,'- an Idea
which is generally favored by the people
as a plan of penal reform of great pos
sibilities, for elevating and Improving
the Uvea of the state a unfortunate
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' "The popular approval of this plan of
employing the convlcti has been so pro
nounced that the commission has been
repeatedly urged to Inaugurate and
carry out the work entirely by the pro
cess of the Initiative, thus making the
whole matter complimentary to the In
telligence, of the people. The commis
sion, however, being a creation of the
legislative assembly, la constrained to
Judge L. R. Webster, Champion of
Good Roads. '
recognise its reciprocal duty and report
tta recommendations to you. . . .
, . , Zssenqs ef Kaay Sf forts.
In submitting the bill to the legis
lature, the commission 'will make the
representation that It is the essence of
the combined efforts of varied and con
servative interests of the state, and will
meet with the many requirements of a
measure Intended to serve auch a pur
pose as that for which It waa drawn.
In outlining the. general purpose and
scope of the bill, the coiruVrissioa pro
vides In section 1 aa follows: . .,
"Section 1. That the governor ibe
and .lie hereby. Is authorized:-empowered
snd directed, within t days alter tile
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passage of-this act. to appoint a com
mission or three, to be known as tne
convict-labor board,' whose duties and
obligations shall be as hereinafter pro
vided.- Mot more than two or tne mem-,
bera of this board shall belong to the
same, political party, and those first
appointed shall hold their offices,: one
for one year, one for two years, and
one for three years, and they shall de
termine the respective terms of each.
Upon the expiration of the .term of a
member' of the board, the governor shall
appoint hla successor, who shall hold
for three years, - or until hla successor
shall have been appointed and ahall ac
cept such appointment. The governor
ahall have the power to fill all vacan
cies, and those appointed otherwise than
to succeed one whoae term of three
years has expired shall hold until the
expiration of the term of his predeces
sor, or until his successor shall have
been ai pointed and shall have accepted
auch appointment. . Each member of the
board aball reoelve 16 -per- day for-the
time actually and necessarily employed
In the discharge of hla duties, and shall
also be paid hla actual and necessary
expenses when so employed. An Item
ised account of all such expenses, to
gether with a statement of the number
of days actually employed, shall be
sworn to by each member of the board
and Indorsed as correct by the - other
two, and filed with the secretary of state
at the end of each month, and tho same
shall be paid. . , , ,.
"section I. it is the purpose or this
act that all the convicts confined In the
penitentiary of the atate (except only
such as may be require J: to do the iieo-"
esssry work In and around the penltene
tiary and ' the farms and grounds con
nected therewith) shall hereafter, be em
ployed in work upon the publlo roads of
this state, which work shall Include the
preparation of road-making material. (
How to eonrs Oonvlota.
The manner of securing convicts by
the counties Is outlined In section t as
follows: " ' " ' i
"Any county in this state shall have
, r - ... the Tight to secure- such -num
ber bf said convicts for labor UDon its
puBTtoToadsaa In the judgment of the
board It may be able to properly guard.
care -for and -employ, r i To se
cure such convicts. Its county court or
board of -county commissioners shall
make written request therefor to the
convict labor board, which request shall
state the number of such convicts de
sired ' by -said county. These requests
shall be numbered In order by said
board and shall be filed and acted upon
In the order In which they are received.
, . The convict labor board ahall
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aac4aln hm facllltlea of auch cou
tnw k..nin. carina for and auardlrurihe
convicts requested, and . if . theboard
ahall be satlstted that-such jsdunty can
safely keep,, care for andguard such
con v kits, it shall, by.vrftten order, dl
reot that tltey-ba tkn Xa avich county
to work, upon tfuVpubllo roads, which
order shall specify ths names of the
men to betaken. . . . Bald board
shall designate the minimum number of
guar as' to De empioyea in luumni
caring tor saia convicts, oa
Int one of such guards who snsu nave
ths general control and supervision
thereof." .
Making Boas Material.
Central camps are provided in section
4. at which conviots" may make ..road
material under . the direction of 'the
stata convict board, as follower
"Section . 4. . ' . ' . If ' sufficient
number of convicts are unavailable the
board ahall establish at leaat three cen
tral camps or stations for the crushing
of rock, suitable for the construction of
macadamised roada, one In southern
Orgon, one In the Willamette valley
and one In eaatern Oregon. If there are
not -enough convicts available for three"
such camps or stations, then such board
shall establish, such Isss number as can
be supplied with convicts at such of the
sbove named places as It may designate.
These camps or stations . shall be as
near central to the section of tho coun
try in which they are located aa Is prac
ticable, and each shall be equipped with
suitable and proper appliances and ma-
rhlnerv for auarrylng and crushing r
aim . preparing i.ior-iue conaifuvc iwt
of macadamised roads, according to the
most modern- and scientific principles of
road construction. Ths rock thus pre
pared ahall be delivered - free In the
bunkers to any county In this state.
under the following provisions and upon
the, following conditions: Any county
desiring to procure prepared rock for
makfr g permanent roads shall by - Its
county .'court or board of eounty. com
missioners, present a written request to
that . effect to . the convict , labor board.
stating therein the quantity of rock desired,-ths
quantity lt-can take each day
and iwhen It deaires to begin receiving
said rock. These requests shall be filed,
numbered In order and acted- upon In
the order In which they are re
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might of Condemnation.
After providing In aectton I that all
convicts not employed by ths counties,
or by the state In furnishing prepared
material for the use of the counties may
be used directly by the state convict
board In constructing roada and arrang
ing for ths purchaae of necessary ma
chinery and the employment of all nec
essary assistance the stats "convict
beard la given ths right of possession
and condemnation In section t as fol
lows: V
For ths purpose of carrying on Its
work as contemplated by this act, the
convict labor board shall have, and It
ts- hereby gisnted ths-power to take- ex
elusive possession and control or any
publlo road in ths state, and It may
stralahten or change the same, br
Changs the grade thereof, aa may be
necessary. The altering, straightening,
grading and constructing of roads, ths
construction of ditches, drains, bridges,
culverts or conduits, ths use and occu
pation of stons quarries, and gravel de
posits or pits, snd sll work necessary
to carry cut ths provisions df this act,
la, and is hereby declared to be a publlo
work and for a publlo purpose, and the
board Is hereby empowered to condemn
private property for ths uses and pur-
convenlent in carrying out tne provis
ions of this act."
Section 11 gives ths state convict
board the power to govern ths convicts
Under their control, to grant credits for
good work and observance of regula
tions and also the light to-punisn ror
Infraction of discipline. The section Is
as follows:
Ths convict labor board shall have
ths power to prescribe rules for giving
credits to the convicts for good work
snd good - conduct, -for forfeiting such
ertlf and tnr pnnlahlrty eonvlrta . fmf
violation. of such reasonable rules snd
regulations as may be mads for their
governmentr buTnd"provls!dn "for" pun
ishment shall be carried ont unless such
provision shall first be approved by the
governor. Every convict employed un
der any of the provisions of "this act
who la sbls'to work and who shall re
fuse to do so shall during the tlms of
such refusal receive : no food except
bread and water." ..;-,
The bill concludes with general pro
visions for ' ths government of the
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Washington, As Appears Today
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Suits to Your
Trousers to
Tuxedos to Measure $35 to $60 '
Dress Suits to Measure $40 to $65
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Mannish Coats
... Bring the children
December 21. An all -
' - he Columbia window
board. Its tlms snd place ot meeting, th
purchaae of supplies snd other general
details necessary for ths clear enact
ment of ths law, ""'. ' 7
GREAT CONSOLIDATION 1
OF COPPER PROPERTIES
(PubUahere' Press by Leased Wire te Tsa
Journal.)
: New Tork. fec ll.-olonel Greene
announced todsy ths formation of a
$60,000,000 company known as ths
Oreene-Cananea Copper company 1 to
take over the Green. Consolidated and
Cananea Central properties.
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By Christmas
Any Suit, Overcoats Dress Suit or Tuxedo or
dered before Wednesday,-December 19, will be fin- -
lshed by Christmas, ,C-'; ; ' ; -V , -.-'
We are making a special Holiday reduction on all
Cassimeres, Tweed v Thibets, Worsteds and Scotch'
mixtures." ; " :;' '' ' '
Measure $20 to $40
Measure $4 to $10
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for Women $20 to
to see the Columbia Theatre which
star cast of nine clever littlepeople. la
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PILOT ROCK EXTENSION :
' READY NEXT SPRING
I... Qradlng out-H
fits are now scattered for two miles
slong ths north end of ths Pilot Rock
sxtenslon bf the Pendleton branch of
the O. R. N., and It Is evident the
road will ' be open for traff id early
next spring. The heaviest work on ths
entire 11ns In st ths south snd of ths
branch, In ths vicinity or Pilot Reck,
where the road runs slong ths rocky
bluffs above ths settlement. .
Boms orchardlsts of southern Oregon
sre substituting pears for prunss.
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CLERICAL-ADHERENTS-
IMPRISON OFFICIALS
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Taraacon, Pea 15. Two squadrons of V
Hussars havs.bsen rushsr from here
to Barbentanns, where the Inhabitants -have
Imprisoned ths officials sent to
take over church, property.
' club San at trmstUlSb
CmaUlla, Or Dec. lS.The Umatilla
social club Is srranglng to form a stock
Company - and erect a $1,000 hall at
once. - Two hundred shares wlU be Is
sued at .ths par value of 15 each. .
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