The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-11
Annual Report of the Penitentiary,

lAAN ~ <AVO
Annual Report of the Penitenfiary.
The board of directors of the State
Penitcntiary have given their report to
the State printer. This embraces the
annual statement of the sup rnten-
dent, Col. w. A. Neal. The showing
made is very crcditabIc. The inStitl
tim will pay into The State treasury
$4,000 this year. in addition to having
q surplus of $4,000 with which to meet
the expenses Of the first part of the
year.
Following is the report of the board:
To His Excellency. VIM. H. Ellerbe,
Governor of South Carolina.
Sir: The board of directors of the
South Carolina penitcntiary beg to
submit this, their annual report for the
fiscal year beginning Jan. and ending
Dec. 81, 1898, together with the report
of the superintendent, clerk, captain
of the guards, physician and chaplain.
We respectfully refer yon to the report
of the clerk Of the prison and secretary
of the board for detailed statement of
receipts and disbursements, but in
order to eliminate the necessity of
your examination of the many small
transactions of the institution and to
arrive at the work done we submit the
following condensed report:
Recei pts ............... .............S70 00a.9l
DIsbursenents........... 65. 203.41
S4 s0l A
Amount for unsold cotton (a9
ba'ts) ................. l,oOO.OO
Amount collect BILE Jan /. 1Sa9 9,32-.95
Balance on hand and to ba COL
lected BIZ 5. 63s 80
We have authorized the superinten
dent to pay to the State treasurer S10,-
900, which will leave Il balance tn the
credit of the institution of 5,633.39.
The institution has suffered this
year along with the other farms of the
State in short cotton crops and low
prices. Rains during the summer
months cut the crop down and the ex-
cessive rains during the fall made the
staple of poor grade. In mapping out
the crop for 1899 we are arranging to
reduce the cotton acreage about so per
cent.
BY reducing the cotton acreage to
the above extent we think we will be
able to carry out our policy of supply
ing the institution with such produce
as can be raised on a farm, such as
corn, peas, oats, hay, syrup, barley,
flour and small truck. We have,
through committees, taken stock OF
property, produce, etc, of the institu-
ton, statement of which is included
in our report.
We are pleased to report that the in
stitution is on firm and permanent
basis. BY referring to the report of
the last eight years you will find that
the institution has paid out in cash for
the purchase of real estate and equip
ping the same, rebuilding the hosiery
mill (Which was burned down in 1S94)
double the original size, together with
other permanent improvements such
as sewerage, fire protectors, barns, ETC.,
amounting to $1OS,O49.3S. In this way
the profits of the institution have been
absorbed. In the future we feel GER
tain that the institution will be able to
turn over to the State in cash nice
sum annually. We have furnished on
tie other State institutions money,
labor, etc., amounting to about $4,000.
We believe the States property in
Kershaw and Sumter counties, with
the amount of dams, bitches, terracing,
etc., which is not included in the above
to be worth fully 100000.
Our duties as directors have been
materially lightened by the efficiency
of the corps of officers who compose
the management of the different de-
partments of the institution. We are
proud to say we have always found
them capable, painstaking in their
duties and gcntlemanly in their de-
pertinent.
Wishing you happy New Year and
thanking you for your assistance IN
our duties as officers of your admins
tration and your uniform courtcsies to
us as individuals, we are, respectfully,
L. J. CUNNINGHAM,
j. H. WHARTON,
S. P. j. GARRis.
w. 0. TATUM,
j. II. BLACKWELL,
Board of Directors.
Col. Meals report is as follows:
To the Hon. Board of Directors OF the
South Carolina Penitentiary.
Gentlemen: herewith submitto you
my annual report for the year 1898:
We had confined in pententiary and
convict camps one year ago 72S; rccciv-
ed from the courts $50. escaped con-
victs rccaptured IA; making 1.Ol'.
Discharged by expiration OF sentence
1G5: par,lUncd 12: escaped 20; deaths 81;