The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-30
Superintendent MeWbourne Talks Interes...
lngli Of the PenlnteniIary's Plantations.
WILSON WANTS 10 Be POSTMASTER
Russell Attempts 10 Disparnge
PritchRrd's Innucnce-Duncnn
Wants Civil Service Rules Modified
The GusrIno.'s Suits Against
Colonel Andrews.

Iaaleigh, N. c., Jan. 29.-(SpeciaD-
tervfew to-day with j. NJ. Mcwbourne,
the new penltentiary superintendent,
regarding the policy as to convicts, the
State farms, etc.
N1ewbourne-''I think perhaps we
can carry out the law and make the
penltentiary self-sustainng. 1t re-
quires $4,000 to $4,000 q year 10
operate the penitentiary. We will
make 1t If we can. May be we will
90 II. There is Il considerable falling
off in the number of convicts. y few
years ago it was even 1,i00, now it is
only LOGS. ConvictS arc going on the
county gangs AS to the phosphate
mine and farm at Castle Haync we
don't intend to buy it. We can't so
into the phosphate business. 1t would
require a vast deal OF machinery ana
cost much for repairs 1t is rather too
much of commercial transaction.
We would have 10 find q market for
the phosphate. We might find one
and we might not. We would have to
put out drummers In the field und we
have enough business on our hands
without that. or course, If the buyer
OF the mines wants us to furnish con-
victs for digging phosphate we would
do that. 1t is risky for us to try To
do anything ourselves We might be
legislated out OF 1t In six months.
have been to the Arson county farm
That farm ought never to have been
leased at the high figure of $500 a
year. 1t has been magniticently i'm
proved. Supervisor Reinhardt has
done wonderful amount of work
there. 1t is beautifully located up
land farm. with 1900 acres in cutva-
ton. There are 900 acres in timber
which we are cutting. AS to the farms
on the Roanoke river the Halifax farm
IS far too dangerous. Its lease has
only two years more to run and then
1t will be surrendered. The North
ampton farm Is far superior. It's lease
has four years to run. The Caledonia
farms (really they are one) are the
finest I have ever seen. But about
half of 1t Is subject to overflow. There
IS always the element of risk. We
have made n good lease for the Til
lery farm, OH the Roanoke Tillery
furnishes thirty plouEhs and half the
fertilizer He furnishes all save the
labor. We furnish the convicts, cloth
ing, feeding and guarding them. 1t
Is fair contract. Now, as TO plants.
am determined to plant enough of
food crops to supply all the people
and the animals employed on all farms.
We will make plenty OF corn and wheat
md oats and peas and will have also
ample gardens to yield great sup
ply of vegetables. We will have
plenty OF hogs and cattle. Not too
many hogs. as l fear cholera when
they are in large droves. But remem-
Der that the first thought will be of
ample food crops. All the women on
the farms were brought to the peni-
Tertiary to-day, and practically all of
them will be employed in the shirt
factory there"
The old officers of the Soldiers Home
are all reelected for the year. Tho
new superintendent II. II. Brooks,
takes charge Monday Captain Fuller,
the retiring superintendent, who by
fall is disabled for life, goes 10 his
old home. at Kittrcll, Monday
Wolcott Lay. SPECIAL agent OF the
United States Treasury, arrived to-
day to supervise the transfer of the
revenue office from L. NJ. Simmons TO
will be made by Monday evening, he
thinks, but possibly it may take two
days longer.
There are, by reason of lack Of
means, only six inmates of the negro
consumptives' sanitarium. ut Southern
Pines. but there are no less than fifty
one applicants for admission, Alfred
Impey, the South African Prince. who
Is now there has consumption, as a
meteorological examination clearly
shows. 1t is incipient He was per-
fect!y well when he arrived here last
october.
Ohio Wilson is the latest candidate
for postmaster at Raleigh. This news
causes quite Il laugh here. James II.
Young, colOred, says Senator Pritchard
promised him his endorsement
Republicans here are laughing at
Governor Russelrs message to the
President, through Marshall Mott, that
If Senator Pritchard was not eliminated
from Republican politics North Caro-
lima would be irreparably lost. The
most influential Republicans say that
of all Republicans in this State not
one has less influence than the Gov
ernor: Laat his party casts him out
and sprrns him, and that Senator
Pritchard has more influence in a
minute than Russell In year
Joseph J. Woods Is dropped as super
visor of the Castle Haync farm and
State Senator Cannon, of Brunswick,
succeeds him. ! seems that the State
will occupy this farm but little while
longer
1t is asserted that good progress Is