The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-04

ais time anu thcfc wa fc ~
o. the fifteen years lease s,io', - ne an
maj average tor the term VIII b. j,sip, and
we take this number as basis o. ci'e"ia'
ton. .........
the pext fifteen years will he S.2lJ. ts'sr.cis
continued Ia the walls. 100. annual average
on,sisle efSsls I us u therefore apP1Ar-
that the proyini0n Of the lease most ooni.
mended. because u conhnet an incieas.h
numbr OF eonycts within the walls, WIZ
lenye many more ON the outside than Il VIII
place on the inside. -,
The lease contracts save The state ifom
risk and secure $1,000 profit Tor tNo years
and $4,000 for thirteen years.
"What could the state realize u II carried
out the policy Of tho lease, II II connned
400 within the wallis and worked the nal.
| ance outside for profit.
"As above shown, there will be an annual
average conyicts outside OF the walls OF
| st5 for the term. The state can hire them
| out AT an annual profit Of S12 per capita, OF
for the 1, sl5 the annual proht oil slO bSo,
and for the fifteen years, net proht over
aud above that of the leases oil VI do, ~.
Out ofthis sum, the stale would nave 70
! pay tor the support Of the 100 In the walls
| Tor nearly whatever sum consumed aboV,
their earnings, or whatever they lacked OF
| being selfsnpporting, II anything,
"But we understood the policy ofthc stat,
and that of the statute to be, that as many
conyicts shall be confined within the wall,
"as can be comfortably accommodated and
prohtably employed" and not that the
state shall place 400 within the walls, "he
cannot be- protitably employed, ana c"u
sumo the profits ofthose worked outside t6
support them. ,oo o,o g .,,nio,,
| A. Ia, TAI and .
he utilized within the walls at mechanical
and manufacturing pursuits for Beltsnp
port. IL.
1--WE do not agree that il is the policy %
the state or peOple to place every CONVICT
within the walls, whether he can be made
rellsupporting or not, and levy taxes aud
borders upOn the honest and law-ebidinl
I and unon the industrious of tue state Il
support them Iva whole or IN part
dfhereiore We base calculation OF NE
probable results Of the state resumption ui
the theory that, say GUO sci 'buppotunl
cunvicis Tor TO become scli-supporiuH)
shall be- placed IN the walls, anu The bal
ance hired out la groups 90 be SECLUDED
FIR IN the public and worked ut iarmiui
(which is not OF that character OF labp
which iulurouslY completes Win ne
iahor), at Il profit oi about so per mead, VI
, liud the following probable result.
Average nurubet Of conyicm for 10
years .,.........s ....,,. .t.. .s,,t+tts N,~l
4 Average number solfsupporing in ..
. walls ,..t.....,.,.... ... t.....'+.t u
Average number Of unslilod mborers
on secluded farms ,,...,...,..t.t-.. t,h'
y Average ptuh per month vt tb,t...t., 30 Is.
I Average annual profit ...-.,... ...., 1885,
. Total net ptOut Tor " yehfS, over anu
hove ih total profit vt the lenses 2l9H1
r "Subiect to he decreased to aid m supper
ing 600 In the walls until they become sci
h supporting
f. From me above calculations IL seems
MS domonstrable that If the state resume
B charge OF the ponltentiarcs aud convict
: aud keeps within the walls Tor near by IL
F. number required by the lease contracts t
wit. 400, the state can earn above tt
O profit ol the leases MS shown, III ,SBb, 200; M
/. ii it reserves and keeps 600 within the wall
Il II can earn, above the profits OF the ltas
!, $2lW 40,
}. "By this lease the proceeds OF 900 cony ct
@ win, IA nure AT this ime bringing the alta
q Il net profit of 80 per month, or nearly 50
4 600 per year, were transferred to the lessee
h and they were given the right Nv the lease
II to hire out the fret year an additional nun
o Der of 07H, which would, NJ 81 per mont
d give prof OF thourther sum OF SlS,Sb u
l. pregatlng tlli, 900 for the first year, IL
IS $50, 600 paid back vs. rent by the lessoesi ~
l. varying rom year TO year. IL seeIla W
d in the light OF events which have occuu,
n sinccthe board acted, that 40 wide val
Ii ance in the terms and probable profit
"A might and probably would have induc,
4. competitive bids, itadverlised, and result'
y. in more profitable contract tor the state
Ii These are the data and basis on which Il
n opposing iorces will moot in battle array -,
II tomorrow in the senate chamber on ia
ii serious question, involving such immen
% interests, But US this letter haa ilrtat
y spun ont 10 unusual leugth will po'
,r pone until tonight some views | had pa
4 posed expressing this morning on this I
10 teen year lease which, as II stands, ! iru
y the legislature will refuse to confirm. Il.