The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23
coNvIcTs ARE POOR LABoRERs.
4 Ware County Lessee Tired Of Bai
WorISmen-Other News.

.Waycross. Ga, Sept 21.-The firm OF
Floyd & Co.. near Buckley, has been
changed S f. Floyd sold out his inter-
est yesterday to Mr.. Hinson. The firm
will now be known as Hinson & Co. W.
w. Beach and G. w. Deem are members
Of the firm. Hinson & CO. win continue
turpentine operations at the old plant.
They have a good location. At present
their convict camp has fourteen inmates,
According to Judge Sweats order, they
will surrender the convicts to the coun.
ties by Oct. 6.
Since the camp was established, a year
or two ago, the treatment of the con-
victs has been kind and humane. A doc
tor has visited the camp regularly twice
a week and Oftener when necessary. 1t
has been a well-managed camp all along,
and the cOnVicts in nearly every instance
have remained in the service of the firm
after finishing their penal term. The firm
employees more free labor than convict
labor After the cOnVicts shall be released
to the proper authorities the firm will
undertake TO replace them with free labor.
Mr. Beach says he would hire fifty ne
groes at once if he could find so many
willing to work. There are so many idlers
among the negroes, who hang about the
towns and cities, that negro labor is hard
to secure. IF l could depend on free
labor" said he, Il should not care to
bother with convict labor, even if it was
legal. The convicts do less work and
worse work than experienced free ne
groes. They are green hands, as a rule
and take no pains in learning how to do
good work. AS a result of their bad
work the boxes yield less turpentine than
those cultivated by free negroes"
Asked what he thought of the plan sug-
gested by some to put the eonvicts to
work on public roads, Mr. Beach said
he thought the roads were in good condi-
ton through this section already, and
could be easily kept up by the present
road system.
The Waycross Fair Association has re-
ceiVed its charter and a reorganiza ton
under the charter will occur tomorrow
night at 1880 O'Clock at the editorial office
of the Herald. All members of the aSso-
citation are invited to attend the meeting
Superintendent Terrell has detailed NJ. E.
Blackburn j. H. Kemp and J. w. Bellin-
ger, of Waycross to report to the fumi-
cation camps in the yellow fever district
for duty and they left for Alabama last
night.
Rain fell here yesterday for several hours
and late last night a gale began. There
has been no interruption of the gale since
last night. Innumerable numbers of marsh
birds and sea birds passed through the city
last night, and some were blown against
telegraph wires and buildings and killed
few of the birds were seen lying dead
on the streets.
A party of Waycross men left last night
for Lulaton on a fishing trip down the Sa-
tilla river. and as the rain has interrupted
their plans, they will probably return
home at once.
Work on the buildings and race track
at the fair grounds has progressed rapid
ly. The frame work of the main building
is up and the race track has been paved a
distance of an eighth mile. The work has
been interrupted by the present rain.
Miss Eugenia Reynolds and her brother
left last night, Miss Reynolds for Converse
College, Spartanburg, and Mr.. Reynolds
accompanying her as far as Atlanta.
Col. j. L. Crawley has returned from
bonneville.
Charles Armitage, general representa-
tive of the AL. G. Field minstrel, arrived
to-day and arranged to show here on Oct.
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