The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-08

SINCE its foundation 1000 have been received since az while
$500 nave been admitted in decade The admissions for
last year were 4S, the largest annual number ever received
S long been claimed that the imposed upon v the
as OF patients to it. In Words that the bccfacon OF
viz 'e IS ABUSED In to the question
persons are admitted to the Hospital Regents state that v
c law OF 1928 idiots unatics and epeptS
nave been added ncbracs and the insane by legal pro-
slon while an elastic Interpretation OF existing statutes has gradu
9 heuoed all tie undesirable elements OF
Oecles mcorrgiblcs wai the blind, aged pcsons
ootard who properly belong county ansoscs This state
ment explains degree rapid growth in the nopua;on
" 'e tlonal III the last twenty-five that properly
interpreted these appalling figures necessarily imply such
d" enormous increase OF cases Of acute insanity
real fact being, according presented v Dr. Babcoc
tat recently occurring cases OF unacy increasing
state Out OF proportion to the increase population \ final
analysis OF the figures presented shows that about person per
thousand OF our population annually becomes patient
sane Hospital and that the Of support patients
about $loo per capita per year.
III my last message suggested that be by
General Assembly looking the erection Of Poor those
Co'oes winch had not provided hcn and towards the improve
mcnt of those already existing.
ll'e financial management Of the Hospital through oversight
ana ciccncy OF Mr. w. unch the treasurer best feature
aud Will be the subject OF special report committee appointed
o the General Assembly, During the the per capita
renamed substantially the for years.
Upon business basis the Regents Hospital ask for apo
priatlons for these specific purposes amounts
I .a.'se''ce,' - - - - 100000
improvements and REPAIRS.
rayment OF Wallace debt. 412o
Regents Account. -. 1900
SI1532o
ao 'kc pleasure in commencing the and efficiency
OF Dr. j. W. Babcock the Superintendent of institution
THE STATE pENITENTIARY.
nc annual report OF the Board Of Directors Superintendent
OF the Pen1tcnay shows gratifying condition Of
this institution While money will covered into the State
treasury this year, yet improvements
Out Of the earnings amounting numbers to S2oooo
ana there still cash balance hand expenses Of
about $1,000 In addition to this yielded
provisions sufficient to run the institution un the crop har
vested The number Of convc practically same as
one year ago modern prison. which much needed is
nearing completion within the Pcntcnav at cost OF
S45oo In addition to being safe prison, built with a
to the health and comfort OF the prisoners be paid for out
of the net earnings Of the Pcnnay during past year AT the
last session Of the Legislature provision the erection
OF Rcformatory for youthful criminals substantial
frame structure for this has been Lexington
tar in which will be kept all prisoners years age
While it will be the of the Superintendent them
instruction i'll morals and possible, make better
wcn they arc released yet they will be required labor
other PRISONERS but will be kept entirely separate older
and more hardened criminals present arc only fourteen
prisoners under 10 age, negroes
good many needed permanent improvements have also
been made the State everything there is now in good
condition. There has been regard to the ad
VSaDly OF the State owning and operating farms.
thoughtful investigation Of the subject sure convince you
hat 1t would not be good business judgment dispose
farms 1t requires only convcs operate FARMS and in
this way corn and provisions and other things necessary
support OF the convcts made less expense cy could
DC pncascd 1t argued by that these be
worked upon the public roads, am heartily anything
that would give good roads anyone how the
State could undertake this except through the Countess #
would be good plan counties in which chanpanps are
maintained would the
State to keep good changang force all From, the
best information available and from experience
with changang it is not profitable the County,
tam chaingang when the numbc falls fifteen In most Of
the counties the is below that number farming out OF
convicts to individuals should be discontinued were done
1t would call AS who to individuals
and that number the roads in counties in the
State where changane maintained few years greatly
improve public roads time not interfere with
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