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

Annual Report nf the Pemitpniiary.
| The board of directors of the State
Pciiitcntiary have given their report to
! the Stttc printer. This embraces t'lic
annual statement of the sup .rintcn-
dent, Col. W. y. Neal. The showing
made is very crditablc. The in>titil-
tirn will pay into the State treasury
| $4,000 this year. in addition tn huvin.
Il surplus OF S5.OOn with which to meet
| the expenses of the first part ut he
| year.
| Following is the irp'li oi ilc board:
To His ENc.lcncy. VIM. II. Ellcrbr.
Governor of South Carulina
| Sir: The board of directors of the
South Carolina pcnitrn'iaiy beg Ia
submit this. their annual report for the
| fiscal year beginning Jan. l and cn,lin.
Dee. 81, 1893, together with the report
OF the superintendent. clerk, captain
OF the guards, physician and chaplain.
We respectfully refer you 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:
Escei pts $50 O0a9l
Z Disbur seuneuts It's. 205. A
"a SOL ~
Amount for unsold cotton (H}
Da+a).................. ............... l.jooU 40
Amount collect ,ble Jan |, 1Sug g.}1- 95
Etanca on hand and To be col
Iarttd. ..................... SI5G}t 30
We have authorized the slperintcn-
dent to pay to the State treasurer So
600, which will leave il balance tn the
credit of the institution of S5,G}3.39.
The institution has suffered this
year along with the other farms Of the
State i'll short cotton crops and low
prices. Rains during the summer
months cut the crop down and the cx-
| cessivc rains duri = 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 Il 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 institn-
ton, q statement of which is included
in our report.
We arc pleased to report that the in
stitutiOn is on q 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)
| siUibic the original size, together with
| other permanent improvements such
] as sewerage. fire protectors. barns. etc,
amounting to $1OS,O49.38. In this way
the profits of the institution have been
| absorbed. In the future we feel GER
tain that the institution will he able to
turn over to the State in cash n nice
sum annually. We have furnished on
the other State institutions money,
labor. etc, amounting to about S75, 600.
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 gentlemanly in their de-
pertinent.
Wishing you q happy New Year and
thanking You for your assistance in
! our duties us officers of your admins
trati0n and your uniform courtesies TO
us as individuals, we are, respectfully,
T. j. CUNNINGHAM,
j. H. WHARTON,
S. P. j. GARRIs,
w. o. 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 submit to you
my annual report for the year 1898:
We had confined in pcntentiary and
convict camps one year ago 729; rcceiv-
Ell from the courts $50, escaped con
victs recaptured "A; making 1.O17.