The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-16
THE STATE PBNITBNTIARY.
AN ExCELLENT SHOWING FOR
THE PAST YEAR.

The report of the operations o1 the
Penitentiary for the past year has
been issued, and most excellent
showing Is mado. Tho institution
begins the New Year with a nice sur
plus and the financial prospects are
bright, Superintendent Neal and his
associate officers hove conducted the
affairs of The institution ON the best
business principles and their services
will no doubt be appreciated BY the
Legislature.
The following report of Superinten-
dent Neal will prove interesting:
AS required by law, l have the honor
TO submit my third annual report as
superintendent Of the South Carolina
Peni:entiary for fourteen months, end-
ing this day.
[ make this report for fourteen
months instead of twelve months,
caused by tho new Constitution chang
ing tho fiscal year from October 3lst
to December 3lst, making tho long
report this year instead OF next.
la;u sAad 10 say that the financial
condition VI tho Penitentlary il, ,,uou.
We have had heavy expenses this
year, caused by cquippInG the three
State farms, which were leased TO
private parIirs before was elected
Superintendent. which leases expired
with the year 1871.
This change caused US to buy sixty.
eight ma IS and horses, engines, gins,
wagons. tools, farming implements
ana buildings, at u cost OF about ST.
900. The crops Ion the past your on
the three State farms were good Us u
whoie, aun on the share larms falrly
good, with one or two exceptions.
The States share Of the crops is as fol-
- at ~
bushels OF cora, 81, $40 bushels G! cot
ton seed, $4,000 pounds OF NAY and
fodder, 1919 busEc,s Of peas, 2,1Vu
gallons OF mulasses. 200 bushels Of rice,
$500 worth vi tobacco. 5000 bushels 0!
oats.
Cash value OF crops for the year,
S6S,Ulu, 90.
Liabilities OF the institution, aside
from the Reid farm purchased. 81
6S..3' We have in cash 81, liU.I2
que ulA convlct hire ana other
sources, s3,24.2, 81: cash value Of crops
now on nanu, $4,000, which gives us
cash ana supplies 70 uegin this year.
work o. $lJ, ,o95.S1, after ue0uctlng the
liabilities. We bought January last
the Reid PiantatiUn," adjoining the
DcSaussure Farm LIP acres, for
$S,45O.OO, which will enable us TO
lands from overflow, giving us "a very
valuable tract OF land, containing t.
Il2 acres.
We made on the two places this year
l4,0UO bushels OF corn, $50 Oalcs OF cot
ton, 5000 bushels Of oats, 2,4OO gallons
OF mOiaSScS, 10 600 pounds OF hay and
fodder, 600 bushels peas, 1900 bushels
OF cotton seed and wo expect to do
much better on these two places next
year, as We will have moro time to
prepare and clear land and put the
places in good fix for IL crop.
Owing to the depressed financial
condition OF the country, we were una
bic to place the convict labor for as
good q price as we will tho coming
year. But notwithstanding tho hard
times and low prices Of farm products
we will be able to run the pcnltentinrS
without asking tho Legislature fOl
help. | think we should congrutulat,
ourselves that in spite Of Hoods, fir,
and money panics, all Of which w
have had heavy losses from, we ar
able to pull through and mako th
many improvements that wc hav
made during lhc past three years.
We have furnished Clemson Collcg,
during the past year with l0,GS0 days
labor, at 10 cents per day, $4,272. 90
with clothes, shoes and other expense.
amounting to 81, l79.4O. We also fur
nishcd the Winthrop Normal and In.
dustrial School 1898 days labor, ut
20 cents per day, 81, All, 20, guard hire.
clothes, shoes and othor expenses
amounting to $3,O2l .42. We furnished
the LunaLic Asylum with 1850 days
labor, at ~ cents per day, amounting
to $2,9i2OU, guarding and other cx-
penscs 81 800, from which we only re-
ccived So, 1876. twill be readily seen
that these Three State institutions
have received from the pcnitcntiary
labor anG cash in the sum OF SIT, III, ,36
ae required by the Legislature, free of
cost FOR more thorough statement
OF the ca,I and cADrusr account,
respectfully rcier y"u to tho more TX.
pllcil stat :n>nt OF our ulcrH. - H.
Burr'ss, "A:cn report | fee s.r. go.
vii! fad very iuiI'anG satia'no;ur,.
On The 3lrt {, OcI,.3rr, 1885, AS
shown ny our as lenprt, we hI,u con.
hEcd in 60 sat p:n!tc"tia"s md
cOnV'~t &C.. 80 ~. .,r!-"Gvr- As.
ed h''L ,.." "nn' u iOr till PAST Iuur.
teen &c rs, 80: from th. asyinn,. =:
recat,G, rs; making tuc r.,ir
num''"r =; prison du'inG int past
fourteen n"nt.s, | 6Si d.g@lA..rt. by
40; escaped, 40: by orIer of the cnurl: =;
by dCaIh, ~ htueu Mnl,u tlLlumplnu
to escape, 3; drowned, !; transferred
to the aal lam, ,; making a tut:., lost,
ioi itaV.Hes Cu-uh~u n ,he n9nl,.n.
tlary rn Dc"eiub@: 3Isl. 1850, $50:
making y prisoners /, .s than yorc or
hano October 3lsl. iGYi For ii .arr,
explicit statement Of toe location,
etc, Of tho pi izUnera, would caii your
attention to the full and complete
statement OF Capt. T.. Ii. Wcs;iiuid,
which feel cure you will find entirely
satisfactory.
You ill see from the above rcpor,
that sc have lost from disease, acci-
dent and being shot whiie attempting
TO escape, in all; 47-4 less than last
year. We are glad 10 say that thi,
compares favOrably with the death
rate OF the healthlest town and cite.
In this State or any other State in the
Union.
We have not spared money or time,
put have given and done what was
necessary to promote the health and
comfort of the prison.
l would eSOeCially recOmmend th.