The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-30
REPORT AS TO
PEiNlIENTIAR
Good Financial Showing Made for
the Year.
is AHEAD OF PREVIOUS YEARS
Cell Room Badly Needed, aud the Legislature
is urge1 to Make Provision for
Better Facilities Interesting
Statistics.
IS AHEAD OF PREVIOUS YEARS

The annual report OF the Board OF b-
rcctors oc the pcnitentiary. made 10 1oS
ernor Tyler for the fiscal year eiloi's
scrte,n,,cr 80, 1901, has been received from
The hands of tho printer, and is no"
ready for distribution
The volumes contains Hfty-siN pages
and bristles with interesting statistics IN
rcsord 10 the workings of the prison atid
farm The annual reports of Supef1nteno-
on, Helms and Surgeons Darlington ana
L s'arman. of the penitentiarE ana 1atih'
respectively. are Incorporated. ana con
stitute interesting parts of the report
The report shows that the net earnings
from all sources for the year were ss9' .
0ss.7l The farm shows net loss Oh
SlCSS5.
NEED MOEB CELL ROOM.
The board, composed of Messrs A =.
Harman, w. d. Chcsterman and Johh
Murphy. in their report. say:
Our net earnings for tins perlou d. 'iie
renitentiarv were s4s.o53.71. and after de-
drctins- the balance of S10S.S5 to the deblt
of the farm. there remains a net oaiaace
of profit for the wear OF 44.S6, and me
amount of S27,10O.17 in actual cash re-
mains in the State Treasury for the nscal
year.
We recommend that more farming land
be purchased. We are renting land now on
shares. and we believe it to be TO the
best interest of the State to buy, espe-
cially as there is no tiInber-not even aof
Hrowood-on the present farm.
The conditional pardon system continues
To work we'll Upon the boards recon-
,nendation 1l5 prisoners received condl-
tiona. pardoas during the flsca, year;
e22S had been previously pardoned, making
n total of S4S Up to the present time
only two of the prisoners thus pa"coned
have bee, returned to the prison.
The Denitentiary of the State Of Wy
cinia is. we believe. more overcroWdcd
and has the worst sewerage system OF
any of its kind. and does not a1oru lie
facilities for the proper and economic care
OF it's inmates: and we most earnestly
renew the recommendations MADE oy 1nis
board in favor OF increasing tilc i-iooih
OF the penitentiary.
TaE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
SUPERINTENDENT Helms in his report to
Tire board. says:
The dullness in the shoe business, OF
which i spoke in my last report, con-
tinued through the greater part or the
year and on that account our receipts
from the contractors We're not as large
for the last two years rs heretofore put
are Sill very satisfac Glory from a financial
standpoint.
You will sec from table c that our cash
balance in the auditors hands Is st
lool7. being nearly 5000 more than 1t
was last year.
The price of provisions, clothing. ana
in fact nearly eyelEthng we had TO n"y
has been higher than for many years
previous S&if-pork,t of which We use
large quantities, cost about twice as inuch
as it did five years ago.
am very much SratiiieG. however, to
report such a good showing for the farm.
which YOU will observe lacked only about
a hundred dollars of being seli-supporthg,
in spite OF the wet spring which delayed
operations. and several freshets that de-
s:rosed d large area of planted crops,
a pc. ion of which was replowed ana
planted again. but not in time TO get a
full yield.
4 field Of wheat. that was estimated at
1863 bushels was a total loss, as was also
:, large quantity of timothy and clover
hay, and five acres Of potatoes. l am
satisfied that the farm would have shown
good profit but for these reasons.
NECESSITY APPARENT
The necessity for more land becomes
more apparent every day ana earnestly
recommend that your honorable body take
such steps as may lie necessary TO in
,luce the next Legislature to authorize
;he purchase of additional land. We are
now renting moro than a thousand acres
that will be improved by cleaning, ditch
ing. and fertiliZinE. OF which the owner
will get the 6eneiit. in addition to his
share Of the crop. We must have more
land, in order TO keep up a proper rota-
ton, and will be compelled to rent until
it, is furnished us.
An adequate supply of water at the
farm has been {, serious problem. Wells
have been sunk from time to time, but
nearly all have failed in dry seasons. and
The pumps have been an endless source
OF trouble and expense. The supply thus
obtained was supplemented by hauling
from the creek some distance away. This
problem has been happily solved by a
steam pumping outfit. tank, tower. and
all necessary piping. including connec-
ton with the lath-house, at d cost OF
sl.o4S.
cd as it was a year or two ago, the need
for more cell-room still exists. and should
receive favorable consideration at the
hands of the Legislature.
desire to extend my thanks to those
Of the officers and guards who have ably
assisted m. in the discharge of my
duties, and to the Christian workers. who
have had an eye single 10 the spiritual
and moral welfare Of the inmates.
For kindness. courtesy, and hearty CO.
operation, / am greatly indebted to your