The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-14
He A pEN1TENTIARY.
gExCELLENT SHOWING FOR
THE PAST YEAR.

howing Is made. The institution
egins the New Year with a nice sur
dns and the financial prospects are
right. Superintendent Neal and his
associate officers have conducted the
affairS of the institution on the best
business principles andstheir services
will no doubt be appreciated by the
Legislature.
The following report of Superinten-
dent Neal will prove interesting
AS required by law, | have the honor
to submit my third annual report as
superintendent of the South Carolina
Penitentiary for fourteen months, and
ing this day.
/ make this report for fourteen
months instead of twelve months,
caused by the new Constitution chang
ing the fiscal year from October 31st
to December 31st, making the long
report this year instead Of next.
Ian glad to say that the financial
condition of the Penitentiary is good.
We have had heavy expenses this
year, caused by equipping the three
State farms. which were leased to
private parties before L was elected
Superintendent, which leases expired
with the year 1884.
This change caused us to buy sixty
eight mules and horses, engines. gins,
WdROu UOulo1 idEIuluR lu1pl6IuSutS
inc buildings, at u cost of about $12,-
600. The crops for the past year on
the three State farms were good as q
whole, and ON the share farms fairly
good, with n or two exceptions,
Che States share of the crops is as fol-
Nss: 1885 bales of cotton, 25,15O
vs. of corn, 30,515 bushels of cot
fed, $50, GOO pounds of hay and
81, 1875 bushels Of peas, $500
alons OF molasses, 200 bushels of rice,
800 worth of tobacco, 5000 bushels Of
oats.
Cash value OF crops for the year,
$68, 010, 90.
Liabilities of the institution, aside
from the Reid farm purchased, $4,-
$751; 80. We have in cash So, 14O. ~
due from convict hire and other
sources, $3,242.52; cash value of crops
now on hand, 5000, which gives us
cash and supplies to begin this years
work of $15, 695. 81, after deducting the
liabilities. We bought January last
thes'Reid Plantation" adjoining the
"DeSaussure Farm" LIZ acres, for
$8,450.00, which will enable us to
thoroughly protect the whole swamp
lands from overflow, giving us a very
valuable tract OF land, containing A.
7I2 acres.
We made on the two places this year
$4,000 hue els of corn, 480 GALES of cot
ton, 5000 bushels of oats, 2,400 gallons
of molasses, pa, 900 pounds of hay and
fodder, 600 bushels peas, $4,000 bushels
of cotton seed; and we expect to dc
much better On these two places mex
year, as we will have more time tc
prepare and clear land and pat the
places in good fix for a crop.
Owisg to h depressed financial
%9ndition VI the country, we were una.
Die to place the convict labor for a.
good q price as we will the coming
year. But Notwithstanding the hare
times and low prices of farm products
we will be able to run the penitentiarI
without asking the Legislature fol-
help. L mink we should congratulate
ourselves that in spite of feeds, fire
and money panics, all ef which w,
have had heavy losses from, we are
able to pull thro h and make thu
"uY tnpIGye- aus that we have
nIade during the past three years.
We have furnished Clemson College
during the past year with l0,680 days
labor, at 40 cents per day, 81, 272. 90
with, clothes, shoes and other expense.
amounting to $l,l70.40. We also fur
nished the Winthrop Normal and In
dnstrial School 1888 days. labor, a.
40 cents per day, $7,4ll,20, guard hire
~ OkOpiiOot oiOCO iuo #OUnCI 6xD6n00S
amounting to S3,021.42. We furnished
the Lunatic Asylum with 1890 DAYS
labor, at 40 cents per day, amounting
to $2,9l2.OO, guarding and other ex.
penses 81, 500, from which we only re.
ceived $3,1Sl.66. 1t will be readily seen
that these three State institutions
have received from the p~enitentiary
labor and cash in the sun Of ST., TIA, SO,
as required by the Legislature, free OF
cost. For a more thorough statement
OF the cash and expense account,
respectfully refer you to the more ex-
pllcit statement OF our clerk, Mr.. II. E,
Burriss, which report [ feel sure you
viii find very full and satisfactory.
On the 3lst of October, 1894, as
shown by our last report, we had ON
fined In the State ~penftentiary and
convict camps 1902 prisoners receiy-
cd from the courts for the past four
teen months, sos from the asylum, Q;
recaptnred, 30; making the whole
number in prison during the past
fourteen months, 1907 ; discharged by
expiration OF sentence, 563 pardoned,
40; escaped, 40; by order of the court; Q;
by death, Al Killed while attempting
to escape, B; drowned, 1; transferred
TO h asylum, 2Anaking a total lost,
-IQI leaving confined In the peniten-
tiary on December 31st, 1895, 800;
making 70 prisoners less than were on
hand October 31st, 1904. For a more
explicit statement of the location.
etc, OF the prisoners, l would call YOUR
attention to the full and
statement of Capt. 10. Ell. Westfield.
which ! feel sure you will find entirely
satisfactory.
You will see from the above report
that we have lost from disease, acct
dent and being shot while attempting
to escape, In all; I'D less than lasf
year. We are glad to say that this
compares fayorably with the death
rateiof the healthiest town and cities
"a this State or any other State In the
'nion.
We have not spared money or time.
ave given and done what was
VITO promote tho health and
the prison.
'ecially recommend the
re wards to the
which to conHne
- lung troubles,
tspected cases
nd materially
ga few years.
d conine a
tn ono with
cal world
ng dis y