The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-09

since its foundation 1000 have been received 1875 while
5000 have the last decade The admissions for
last the largest annual number received
has long claimed that the institution imposed upon By the
class patients it. In other words that the beneiaction OF
the State abused In response the question what classes OF
persons admitted the Hospital the Regents BY
the original law OF 1928 idiots unatcs eplepcs and these
have been ncbrate and the criminal By legal pro-
vision while elastic Interpretation OF existing has -adu
av included all the undesirable elements OF our communities:
beetles ncorrigbe the blind and many aged persons
doards who properly belong county anshouses W state
explains in degree the rapid growth the population
the Hospital in the last twenty-five years So that properly
Interpreted these appalling figures do not necessarily imply such
increase OF Of insanity midst he
real TACT being according statistics presented by DR. Baocock
that recently occurring OF acy increasing IN our
State Of proportion the increase populations final
analysis the figures presented shows that about one person per
thousand OF population annually becomes patient in the In
Hospital and that the OF the support OF such patients Is
about 500 per capita per year.
In my message suggested that measures be taken by the
General Assembly looking the erection OF Poor Houses in those
Counties which had provided then and towards the improve
rnent of those already existing.
The financial management OF the Hospital through the oversight
efficiency OF Mr. w Bunch the treasurer its best feature
will the subject OF special OF committee appointed
by the General Assembly During the past year the capita has
remained substantially the as or several years
Upon business basis Regents OF the Hospital ask for appro
priations for these specific purposes and amounts:
Maintenance. 100000
Improvements and Repairs 10000
Payment Of Wallace debt. 4,12o
Regents Account. l,2oo
s115,s2o
also take pleasure in commencing the and efficiency
Of Dr. w Babcock, the Superintendent OF this Institution
THE STATE PENITENTIARY.
annual report Board OF Directors and Superintendent
ofhe Penentary shows gratifying condition affairs at
Treasury year. yet permanent Improvements have been made
oa the earnings amounting in round numbers to $4,000
and still cash balance hand for current expenses OF
about In addition this the farms have yielded corn and
provisions sufficient the institution until the crop har
vested Of concts remains practically tie same
one ago modern prison. which much needed IS
nearing completion within the walls OF the Penentiar at cost OF
SI45oo In addition being safe prison. it IS built with view
to the health and the prisoners and will be paid for cut
Of the net earnings OF Pentenay during the year At the
last session Legislature provision made for the erection
of Reornlatory for youthful criminals neat and substantial
frame structure this purpose has been erected on the Lexington
farm which will be kept all prisoners under 10 years OF age
While will be the purpose Of the Superintendent to furnish them
instruction in morals and possible make better citizens OF them
when they released yet they will be required to labor as
other prisoners but will kept entirely separate from the older
and hardened criminals At present there are only fourteen
prisoners under o years and these are all negroes
good many needed and permanent Improvements have also
been the State farms and everything there in good
condition. discussion in regard to the ad
visibility OF the State owning and operating farms careful and
thoughtful investigation OF the subject will convince
that would be good business judgment to dispose OF these
farms requires only convcs operate the farms and in
this way and provisions and other things necessary for the
support Of made less expense than eey could
purchased argued by that these convicts could be
worked upon public roads am heartily in favor OF anything
that would give good roads but do not see how the
State undertake this except through the Counties 1t
would good plan those counties in which changangs
maintained would enough prisoners from the
State to keep good changing force all the time From the
best information available and from those who have had experience
with changangs it profitable the County, main
tain chaingang when the number falls below fifteen In most Of
the the average below that number The farming out OF
convicts to individuals should be discontinued If this done
would call AS covcs who now hired out to individuals