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LAUNDRY. 
All laundering was done at the Bellwood Barracks, where a laundry 
was provided to which was sent clothing from all the county camps. 
Once each week the laundry truck called for and delivered the camp 
wash. The method was a good one from a sanitary standpoint, but 
it is doubtful whether it resulted in true economy; and, as has been 
stated, its effect on the cost records kept at the experimental camp 
was to render their accuracy somewhat doubtful. 
The value of the laundry buildings and equipment was estimated 
at $3,609.76. The plant was operated by a laundry engineer whose 
salary was $60 per month, assisted by four convicts at $0.77 per 
working day. The expense for soap during the first six months' 
operation of the experimental camp was $72; for oils and grease, $36 
and for coal, $397.44. The value of the laundry truck was $900, and 
depreciation was estimated at the rate of 33.33 per cent per year for 
the period from January 10 to July 10. The salary of the chauffeur 
was $60 per month; and gasoline, oils, and repairs for the machine 
amounted to $180 for the period of six months. The total costs of 
the laundry and the costs per convict per day are summarized in 
Table 11. * 
Table 11. — Total and per capita costs of laundry, Fulton County, Ga., Experimental 
Convict Camp (1916). 
_ Cost for 6 months, 
all camps. 
Interest on buildings and equipment, value $3,609.76 at 6 per cent per year. $108. 29 
Depreciation of buildings and equipment estimated at 10 per cent per year. 180. 49 
Interest on laundry truck, value $900, at 6 per cent per year 27. 00 
Depreciation of laundry truck estimated at 33.33 per cent per year 150. 00 
Chauffeur's salary 360. 00 
Gasoline, oil, grease, and repairs to truck 180. 00 
Laundry engineer's salary 360. 00 
Soap and laundry material 72. 00 
Oil, waste, etc., for laundry machinery 36. 00 
Coal, 138 tons at $2. 88 397. 44 
Convict labor 450. 00 
Total cost of laundry for all camps, six months 2, 321. 22 
Ratio of population of experimental camp to total county population .07 
Total cost of laundryfor experimental camp $162. 49 
Total number of convict calendar days from Jan. 10 to July 10, 1916 7, 174 
Cost of laundry per convict per calendar day $0. 0226 
FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. 
The beds and mess tables (see PI. VII and detached appendix 
plate) used in the camp represent a distinct advance in point of con- 
venience, suitability, and sanitary qualities over those in use in the 
large majority of camps in the State and county. 
Beds. — The beds were double-decked cots constructed of steel 
angles, and were provided with a wire-link fabric attached to the 
