The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-15
Our Penitentiary.

Our Penitentiary.
IS COLUMBIA, January S.-The report or
the Superintendent Of the Penitentiary
which has just been issued makes g.
splendid showing for that institution.
Notwithstanding unforeseen and una
syoidable circumstances the institution
hasa cash surplus to start the new year
with, and the prospects for the year
appear bright enough from 8 financial
stand point. A great deal of free work
was done on State institutions, which II
done for outside parties would have
enabled the Penitentiary to put money
in the State treasury. Superintendent
Neal and his associates have made good
record; which the Legislature will no
doubt appreciate The following Is Su-
perintendent Neal's report:
COLUMBIA, s. O., Dec. 81, 1895. !.
To the Honorable Board OF Directors Of
the South Carolina PeniteEtiary: Gem
stlemen: As required BY law, have
the honor to submit my third annual re-
port as Superintendent of the South Caro-
lima Pepitentisry for fourteen months,
ending }ais day.
81 i make this report for fourteen months
Instead Of twelve months, caused by the
new Constitution changing the fiscal
year from October 81 TO December 81,
making, the long report this year instead
Hofnext.
sI am glad to say that the financial con-
dltion OF the Penitentiary Is good. We
have had heavy expenses this year, caus-
ed by equipping the three State farms,
which were leased to private parties be-
fore I was elected Superintendent, which
leases expired with the year 1884.
This change caused us to buy sixty
eight mules and horses, engines, gins,
wagons, tools, farming impiements oe ;n'a ano
buildings, at COST OF apous slI,VW. Ing
crops for the past year on the three State
starms were good as whole, and on the
share farms fairly good, with.one or two
exceptions. The States share OF the
crops was: as follows: 1,t85 bales OF cot.
cot cotton seeQ, 05o, wv POUNDS ol nay auu
fodder 1915 bushels OF peas; 2;5Oo gai!ons gaa
Esof molassee, 200 bushels OF rice, SSUO
worth OF tobacco, o O0O busnelsi OF oass: 49,
g Cash value ofcrops for me year, Sos, ,OiO:
Liaointies o. tne on ses Sse on itW W
the Reid farm, 81 ,pnrcMsssea, M 9a,ool .oo. We We
nave IN casn, ooe 90 ,,3o 20
hire ana otner SOURCES, SS,.zf1.oo os,S1 oon
value OF crops now on nSnu, qio.vyy,
which gives MS cash and supplies 70 pegln
this years work OF Sl5 6S5 VI after de-
Quoting the lisbilite we bougne Janu-
ary lest the Reid. Plantation adJolnlng
the sDeSaussure Far %, 7HZ acres, for
IS, ,450, which VIII enable us TO thoroughly
project the whole aWamp lanes from
overflow, giving us 9 very valuable tract
Eof land, containing 4,1lZ acres; .,
We made on the swo piaces snis year
gl4.00U ousnels OF corn, 4ov a DATES ol cotsoDs
/ 600 bushels OF oats, :, guy gaiions oI no-
lasses, ~, wv pounos a Oh nay anu louues,
SOC bnshe!s peas, ~ Vou nusne!s oi So.son Naana
seed and expect 70 90 naucn DeLgS5
on these tW0 places ne1t year, as We W.,
haye more nme 70 prepare anel olear ianu
and put tne places IN gooaa n4 .lor M crGH.
Owing 70 the depressed nnanclat S9noa, ~
ton OF the county We Mele SussD.e = ,So ~
place the CONVEX iaoor lor ~ goo91 . Pllve
as we VIII sns .colnluS r9og; 1o.
Witnstan oing tne naIu Illnes ,,s anu eo aI,s iSm
pr1ces o. IaLm PI0oSces, VIZ s.,a - ,s. ap.o
tosTln tns! Mi.Ioa sIntns
tneaL Leglsisture ,aot neip:,lL LILLE aSs. NC ss
should eongrasaiste ourselves sns. a,i IN
Fsfnse ol hoous, tIIo alu anonoy paIS, ~, o.
or winch we nave nao neavy. LOSSES .avn, ~,
we are aple lo pun tnISugl an4.naA Iso .so
smany yimproystnssnss .aas Me nas 1l 2 .le'Ao
duT1ng Ine Pas. susSe es1as. GIao ~, fIo,,a,a
.ua. ,;tt. IN eeS' dags,
a0ufa!ssS tuo FdSt y oSzCs Will .:n',vSv s1oycs