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Prison labor to supply all crushed stone for road work
The North Carolina Highway Commission approved a two year contract with the state prison to provide all crushed stone for new road construction and maintenance from convict labor quarries. About 400 prisoners work in six quarries. prices expected between 1.25 and 1.40 per ton.
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Highway Commission
Gardner
R. A. Coughton
Doughton
The
LaRoque
Prison Board
R. G. Laééiter Company
R. G. Lassiter