Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-10

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not To a prison that we should send theh,
| but TO an institution whore, with proper
| food and proper care, and genial surround
| ings and good curative treatment, they
NAV be restored to health. The average
! number of patients for 1894 was 9ol. ana
the EXPENSES of the institution amounted
| Sl25. GG2 o.. The per cent. of recovery Oh
the patients admitted was 2i.5.
SECOND HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
This Institution began the care OF pa
tients in the spring of 1898, and had unaer
| its care on Septemb Der 30Jh, 1874, l23 pa
tients. The management has had 10 con
| tend with many difficulties Inc most I'M
portant trouble is an inadequate water sup
! ply. The water IS taken from small creek
! which has been dry and totally lnadeQ uate'
/ The Board contracted for wells, but the
wells have failed, and it is question
! whether they can supply the needs OF the
| institution. The Board suggests building
a reservoir TO retain supply. III was not
| deemed advisable to begin the new oullu-
! ings for which appropriation was maze, as
/ there would be large deficit The appro-
priation is still in the Treasury. do not
| believe it wise 10 eXpend any more OF the
| States money in the erection OF new build
! ings for this institution until 1t is clearly
I demonstrated that q sufficient supply OF
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managed the affairs Of the institution with
great care, and Notwithstanding the great
| difficulties with which it had To contend,
il has gotten the institution in line condl-
ton.
THE PENITENTIARY
This institution has been splendidly man
aged by its board and officers. A number
of important improvements have been
made new hospital has been provided,
the Warden's building has been complete
! ly oVerbauled 404 new cells have been con-
| structed, and new regulations looking 10
the good of the convIcts have been estao-
lished. The financial affairs have been
administered in a very able manner and
the utmost economy mas been practiced.
! The Treasurer had on hands september
30th 1894, S40l7.05 unexpended. Beginning
with the fiscal year October LIST, le92,
there were 352 cOnvicts in the Penitentlary
at the beginning of the fiscal year ending
Octobes lst, 1893, there were 800; at end OF
| the fsca! year ending September 3Oth,
1894, there were 463 cOnvicts. Inc ara
only 465 cells, and the authorities ask Tor
| sufficient appropriation to construct the
number adequate to the needs OF the lnstl,
! tuition. j suggest that the request should
be granted. There are now 24O convicts at
work and 1876 idle; however, contracts
have been lately made by which these men
are put to work, and within six months
this institution will be nearly self-sustaln-
ing The discipline has been very good.
Fewer punishmenJs than ever have been
required and the institution is in splendid
condition.
The report for the Colored Institute is
submitted Ithas been very successfully
managed both from a financial and profess
sional standpoint. No work can be more
| than fha education Of the color
ed race of our State and country.
This school for the deaf and the blind is
doing its work in q very efficient manner.
IL has been successfully and carefully
managed and is in every way credit TO
the State. The total number OF pupils en-
rolled October 1st, 1894 was lS2 as against
an enrolment of I52 October lst, 1913.
The expenses of the school for the last
fiscal year amounted to about $50, 800
The Reform School has justified It's
creation. 1t has been of great benefit 10
the State, and there is every possible rea-
son TO believe that il will be OF great and
permanent use. The management has
been good in every respect. The expendi-
lures amounted to SIS, 1852. A numoer OF
improvements have been made, and there
is balance of Sl2, 5Sl, Al. The amount OF
appropriation recommended by the Board,
is $2S, 500, for 1895, and the same amount
for 1886.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.
The University has never in its history
been in as prosperous a condition as at
present. For some time past dissensionS
in the faculty had, to some extent, i'm
paired its usefulness This was so appa-
rent that at the beginning of the present
administration, it was thought pest by the
Regents. without attaching any blame to
| alrn hor Of
changes. This was done without regard TO
adverse criticism and looking alone TO the
present and ultimate good of the Univer-
sity. Since this change the University
has been successful beyond the most san
guine expectations Of its friends. The
faculty is perfectly harmonious and is
very effective in its work. The students
number this year pa, which Is an increase
over any previous year.
1t is with much pleasure that commend
the fine work done by the State Board OF
Health. Although laboring under the dis
advantages of a small fund, its work has
been very efTectuaLy done. This State has
need of the most stringent and rigid rules
as 10 general sanitation. / therefore rec
ommend that the board have an increased
appropriation TO carry out its work. l
suggest that the law allowing graduates
"of reputable medical colleges" 10 prsc-
tice here without examination be repealed,
and an examination before the State Board
should be substituted.
This proposition TO apply only to those
hereafter graduating. Only charlatans
and quacks would fear to stand examina-
ton. To the graduates of a good school
this examination would work no hardship.
The law should also be amended so as TO
bring about complete harmony between
State local boards and municipal boards.
! Dangerous diseases, such as smallpox
diphtheria and cholera, break out in the
large cities and the State and Socal boards
are well nigh powerless because the NUM-
cpal board has virtual control. During
nv administration | have had an illustra-
ton Of the friction between these boards
and the dangerous consequences resulting
therefrom.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
This board has been very earnest in its
labors, and very active as well as success
ful in its efforts to encourage intelligent
farming. Our farmers are beginning TO
see that 1t does not pay to compete with
the purely agricultural country OF the
| West in the raising of grain. The future
success of the West Virginia farmer lies in
the raising of the smaller grains, the cult
walton of market products, the fruits and
vegetables, and the intelligent preparation
Of the dairy products for sale.
The work of the State Bank Examiner is
before you. 1t shows very healthy state
of finances in West Virginia; that no bank
failure took place within the State during
the panic of 1898, ana only one suspension;
that the resources of State banks In West
| Virginia during 1898 amounted to 2,04S,-
525.S4, and resources of National banks for
the same period amounted TO $780, 1927,
/ making total of S25. )45. OBI. IL.
! recommend to the Legislature that the
law relating to the examination and public
statements of banks. be revised, so as to
make it more nearly conform to the Ma
tionsl law. There should be more frequent
examinations and more frequent state
ments of condition, and they should not De
made at the stated time set by the law, but