The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-01-10

its foundation 1000 have been received since 1875 while
5000 have been admitted the last decade The admissions for
last year 49, the largest annual number received 1t
has long been claimed that the institution imposed upon by the
of patients In other words that the beneacton OF
the State abused In question what classes OF
persons admitted the Hospital the Regents state that BY
the original law Of 1928 idiots unacs and epepcs and to these
have been added neaes and the criminal insane by legal
while elastic Interpretation of existing statutes has gadu
ally included all the undesirable elements of communities
beetles incorrgbes waits the blind and many aged
dotads who properly belong to county amhouses This state
explains degree the rapid growth the population
of the Hospital the last SO that properly
interpreted these appalling figures do necessarily imply such
increase of of insanity midst The
real fact being according statistics presented by Dr. Babcock
that recently occurring unacy increasing IN
State Of proportion the increase population na
analysis figures presented shows that about person
thousand of population annually becomes patient in the In
Hospital and that the Of the support Of such patients
about $Ioo per capita per year.
my message suggested that be taken by the
General Assembly looking the erection OF Poor Houses those
Counties which had provided them and towards the improve
ment of those already existing.
The financial management Of the Hospital through the oversight
efficiency of MIR W. Bunch the treasurer its best feature
and will be the subject special report Of committee appointed
by the General Assembly During the the capita has
remained substantially the same for several years.
Upon basis Regents the Hospital ask for appro
pratons for these specific purposes and amounts:
's@ Maintenance. 100000
Improvements and Repairs. 10000
~ Payment of Wallace debt. 4,I2o
Regents Account: 1900
$II5,32o
also take pleasure in commencing the and efficiency
Of Dr. w Babcock the Superintendent OF this Institution
THE STATE PENITENTIARY:
report Board Directors and Superintendent
of the Pentenay shows gratifying condition of affairs at
this institution While will be covered into the State
Treasury this yet improvements have been made
out OF the net earnings amounting round numbers to 10000
there still cash balance hand for expenses of
bout $1,000 In addition to this the farms have yielded and
provisions sufficient the institution until the next har
vested The number OF remains practically the same
year ago. modern which much needed
nearing completion walls the Penitentiary OF
S5oo In addition being safe prison, is built with view
the health and comfort of the prisoners and will be paid for out
of the earnings the Penenty during the At the
Of the Legislature provision made for the erection
of Reormatory for youthful criminals neat and substantial
frame for this purpose has been erected the Lexington
farm which will be kept all prisoners under IS years of
While will be the purpose Of the Superintendent furnish them
instruction morals and possible make better citizens OF them
when they released yet they will be required to labor
other prisoners but will be kept entirely separate from the older
and hardened criminals At there only fourteen
prisoners under 16 of and these all negroes
good needed and permanent Improvements have also
been State FARMS and everything there good
condition There has been discussion 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 dispose of these
farms It requires only 40 convc operate the FARMS and in
this way and provisions and other things necessary for the
support of the convcts made less than ey could
be purchased argued by that these convcts could be
worked upon public roads, heartily in favor Of anything
that would give good roads anyone but do how the
State could undertake this work except through the Counties
would be good plan those counties in which changangs
maintained would enough from the
State to keep UP good changan force all the time From the
best information available from those who have had experience
with changangs it profitable the County, main
tain changang when the number falls below fifteen In most of
the the average below that number The farming out Of
individuals should be discontinued If this done
it would call AIS who hired out to individuals
and that number put the roads in the various counties in the
State where changang maintained would few years greatly