The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-04
ADMINISTRATIONS
pFyfTKNTIhRY IMPROVEMENTS IN
zHE PAST TWO YEARS.
ANEW Tobacco Factory and Large Addi-
lions 90 the shoe shops-A Surplus of
Nearly ESQ. 900 During Last Year

under governor alNAANNtt NAiiHh tH' pa"
lagr wears. he mentioned. among other
things. the manner in whi6h the peniten
uary IS taken care OF unde- the abi
management Of IT'S present efficient super
iatcudeut. Major b. w. Lynn. on tina.
occasion Mir. Scott made the statement
that tbe institution I'm question did not
only not cost the State any money, bu'
was more than self-supporting.
in order 90 ascertain more about the az
fairs OF the peuitenuary. 1 called az tt.
institution yesterday and was 'o'''t
received by Major Lynn. The lal'gI
been in charge OF the peniienil'iS
for Che past two years, nul l"oa' va.
are familiar with its affairs must 1
that during that Comparatively SN0l' ''
some vast improvements nave "'," +h.
when Major Lynn FIRST came '',ie' s+1
Office PAS located in two lo", d"Hy ioo"is
ID, the IeG Of the entrance. one on lop OF
r. ..r.r INC floor between the two
rooms was at once j out ana the
,..I. made into one c00d-sized room, now
o..rrI.i bv the clerks. An adjoining
st.r.ae room was found 90 be big enough
d. De transformed into Mr. Lynn's pri-
,.fa office. whore also the meetings Of
the Board of Directors are being held.
Tine three stories OF cells which are
constructed iu % half-circle in the rear Of
tHa main building. proved TO be utterly
inadequate to the demand. and undet Mr..
I.au. % fourth story has been added 20
f..m. thereby increasing the number Of
O. IDS from $50 io lg5. AZ present about
E 0@HuYicts ave 20 sleep iu one cell. MI.
Lynn being urable TO remedy the over
--.."HHL. 80 #L. H-.HHHnHHam for
.. has t1 receive every new convict
brought him. Pie has been uujustly criti-
e..ai. Formerly quite a number Of pris-
...rs were hired out 20 railroad contract
.n but ou account OF the hard times
most Of them have been returned, and 40
r-.s.rt only about fifty c@onvicts are en-
r....I Iu two of the counties Of the State.
laIor Lynn. boo his annual report 10 the
LEGISLATURE. recommends "a general
revision of the law by which the institu-
f.. Us now governed. IL was enacted at
O. time when there were kept only about
u. prisoners ON the State account plan.
.HH. at present there are working within
.Ha sails of tine building some 1.34S con-
s..ts who are hired 90 contractors.
The Old Building.
The building was constructed about 1850.
.. -.NL.L |NH| LHLL|NNA NN NANL 0ILhNNAf
and us construction is. of course. entirely
81. .rllate TO the present wants. Major
I..r. therefore. thinks il would not be
sable to add to the building any more
but Doe suggests that the Legislature
dow the Board of Directors TO purchase
ONO Of the funds received from the con-
tract work. a strip of land where the old
100 every young prisoner could be housed.
|r." number about $50. and remain uOw
I'm i~i'eDess. while they could be well en-
r.0Eai iu farming to- raise all the vcgeta-
...s necessary for the support OF the in
ttuti0n. IL that was being done, there
.HlId be sufficient room in the peniten-
.lry proper for AN the long term convicts.
could Doe used TO advantage by the
O.utraCtOrs.
There are now about 100 convicts en-
.'1yed an the tobacco factory Of Larus
Bros, which has been established az the
.arthorly end OF the p~enitentiary lot I'm
substantial new building, erected last
.sar within sixty days by MeSSUs IQSepb !
I1 70 be torn down TO make room for an
.llluon TO the shoe factory of the Davis
DOT and Shoe Company. In the present
lctory 1880 Convicts are employed. but
he shoe company desires 20 increase it's
liant and the Board OF Directors has
.. I ~ -t.E ''0i' D"i"'"s
IN , -o"i -9I9iy '"iHe'-
UululHss "heh
""i 'g'l ""out S''''7 out inns
mount ls secured out of the earnings of
uo institution.
some ten or twelve years ago the State
lI Co appropriate as much as $4,000 per
tr for the support of the institution.
10 since the Introduction of contract
'i7 appropriation mas become un-
...ssiiy. Last year a surplus Of about
was Ie'illed, some $1,000 being
''.l rom lhe WORK done within the
ol ''' institution Inc maintenance
vi ''e prisoners including
...-'7 an" h"diuiI6i requires only
GENTS per inmate % day,
.'r at lHe pehllehtlafy IN Ohio, for In
'..e. tHe expenses are IS cents per
Iiit The food given the prisoners
"h'Iesome ana nourishing, as / had
aston 10 notice yesterday, dinner being
I'ed curing my stay al the institution.
Tho Shoe fgc.orv
Tho r.v bril5i,os y.u H.
s t,r,o5 o,.o~ to ,bo .sNile'eu'
at.e to emnlov at least S,1 or WI" o,6 snen
.rf. At o,e tir,o no cor,,.u,. -.
r.~,y.Tg its liant IN Narth ..'usn'
where they had received eor,o
..,.ripo oq.re A. tho eornoe. 80
ms NJ Major Lvnn. ovev mis- Az
r was reconsldcred and the comn.n,
.dseauently renewed the contract with
I.1- LYNN. bv which the work win ho
rt.agcd al least up TO the wear 1a1f
present the law gives the superinten-
the right 20 employ forty guards. but
win De necessary. after the shops
. being run 90 their fullest capacity. 10
we that number increased TO about
.euty-dve or 100 especially If q branch
ututiOn is TO be established somewhere
the country.
When Major Lynn first took office there
re- no rules or regulations drawn of for
/. better MANAGEMENT of the institution
re then Major Lynn has gotten up