The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-02-04
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The Plan Adopted by the Psnitentiary
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CoLUBMfA January 27,--It will be-
remembered that the terms upon
which tbS board of directors Of the
penitcntiary, rat, their meetings held in
the early. part of this month, leased
three plantations for convict residence
labor were not made public because
the contract had not been committed
10 writing. Much interest has been
exhibited in the matter, and it seemed
desirable that tho public should be in.
formed of the details of the contracts.
Inquiry was made this morning at tho
Office of tho Clerk Of Court for this
county, and 1t was found that the
Seegers and Sims contracts had been
signed and were in the Clerks hands
awaiting record.
The lease Of the Seegers plantation
contains the following PROVISIONS:
John G. Seegers leases to the board of
directors Of tho penitentiary for a
term Of five years from January l,
1886, his "Big Lake" plantation, locat.
ed in Richland county, some miles
, below Columbia. He agIees to fur
nish all the farm utensils, implements
and machinery required by the direo-
tors, and to furnish also such mules
as may be required by the directors
for farm work and horse for the use
Of the manager ofthe farm. He furth-
or agrees to furnish all tho lumber
necessary for the maintenance and re-
pair of the convict stockade and such
land as may be required for vegetable
gardens. He agrees to pay each year
during the term Of tho agreement and
lease one-half Of amounts which shall
be required for the purchase Of com.
mercial fertilizers and cotton baggine
and ties.
The directors agree to occupy and
use the farms solely for tho employ.
ment of convicts. the conyicts to be
managed bv officers and guards of the
penitentiary. They agree to furnish
such number of convicts as may be
necessary fOr the proper cultivation OF
the farm, aud to maintain these con
victs and their guards at the expense
Of the penitcntiary. They agree to
properly care for the mules and horses
furnished, the said animals TO be main.
4, tanned and fed Mr.. Seegers. They
agree to pay one-half the amount re-
qnlred for the purchase of commercial
fertilizers and cotton bngging and ties !;
to return to Mr.. Seegers, when tho
crops shall be gathered, the seed corn
and other seed brains and cotton seed
furnished by him for planting such
crops. The cotton seed raised on the
farm TO be used as a fertilizer; and at
the expiration of the lease, after tho
deduction of the amount of seed adj
vanced by Mr.. Seegers, the remainder
is to be equally divided between tho
two parties to the agreement. The
board agrees to pay to Mr.. Sccgers as
rent of the farm one-half of the net
proceeds of sales Of crops made on the
farm.
This arrangement and lease Is signed
bv John G. Seegers and It. j. Lips
comb, superintendent of the pcniten-
tiary.
The lease Of the plantation of j. C.
+. Sims, about ten miles below the
city, is couchcd in the same terms.
This plantation has l 400 acres. Of
course the maintenance Of such large
force of convicts without return until
the crops are made will be expensive
but If this arrangement were not ef-
fected the prisoners would have to be
supported in idleness at the penilen-
tiary. So that there Is no risk on the
part of the State, but certainly, ono
would judge, Of making the comvicts
by harvest time pay for their own sup
port during the year and yield a sur-
plrp, more or less large.
About one hundred convicts are al
ready on the leased Secgers, Sims and
Aughtry farms, and others will be
sent out next Monday. They have
completed, except on the Seegers
place, the building of comfortable log
houses and stockadcs and are now
ditching fields, clearing fallow lands,
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