The commonwealth., 1901-01-10
THE STATE PRISON.

THE STATE PRISON.
Superintendent w. II. Day, OF the
State Prison, has made his report and
it makes a good showing. The Raj
eigh Post said:
The annual report of Capt. w. Fl.
Day, superintendent of the State pris-
on, will be submitted to the Board of
Trustees when it meets here next
Tuesday.
The report makes highly creditable
showing for the institution. Referring
to the success of the present manage
ment, Capt. Day says in his report:
at is matter OF congratulation to
the management, and know it will be
so to this honorable body, to see that
tor the years 1899 and 1900 the State
prison has been absolutely self-sustain-
ing"
The report shows that there is avail
able, including cash on hand and sal
able products, $1O1 ,665.05. The penl-
tentlary also has on hand pork and
cloth to the value O! $4,000. The per-
manent Improvements during the past
two years are put down at $59, 9,332.5S.
This gives total of $157, ,06O. The
appropriations received during the past
two years amount to $1O5,OOO. The
report says:
"Deducting this from the general
balance, we find that the institution
has liyed two years and finds itself with
$50, ,O6053 to its credit.
"Under Chap. GOT, Sec. 2, Laws of
1899, the Executive Board purchased
from John P. FutreIl and others that
tract of land on the Roanoke river
known as Caledonia, and the perman-
ent Improvements other than those
made at the central prison have all
been made on this farm. We paid for this
farm $61 900. The State can sell it for
cash for 100000 at days notice.
ain addition to the raising of corn
and cotton, the management have
found 1t profitable to grow Spanish
peanuts on the farms. During the
current year we planted on the various
farms about sixteen hundred acres of
this crop. After inquiries and consul
tation we deemed it wise and prudent
to establish a factory for cleaning and
hulling of these nuts, believing that in
so doing we would save the State a sum
greater than the cost of building, ma.
chinery, etc.. and, finding that the
experiment could be made without cost
or risk to the State, we made contrac,
with reliable parties who are thoroughly
familiar with the methods of cleaning
hulling and preparing peanuts for the
consumer, and with the peanut trade
generally, by the terms of which con-
; tract the State receives first of all the
market price for the nuts and one-hal
OF all the profits made by the peanu
factory.
: "In erecting this building the man.
: agement had in view also the INSTALLING
therein OF first-class roller process
, flour mill for meeting the demands O
what we hope and have reason to be
lieve will be very extensive Caledonia
} wheat crop this year, the management
, having seeded more than seven hun
dred acres of the best OF those lands il
I wheat during the past autumn, usine
} on the same 81 800 worth of specla
+ wheat fertilizers, which have also beer
paid for.
"In last years report I submitted al
: estimate OF the cash value OF crops OF
hand January l, 1900. We received
: from sale OF the same $2,89,
: more than said estimate. I am sure
/; the estimate of values now given il
4 even more conservative.
Q "It is matter of congratu lation t,
t the management, and I know it will
9 be SO to this honorable body, to Sc,
} tt at for the years 1899 and 1900 th,
: States prison has been absolutely self
: sustaining. It were idle here to dis
, cuss or even refer to the criticisms up.
4 on this institution. To them all ",
Q answer with figures that are open t,
the inspection of the world, and W,
i court the fullest and freest inyestiga
: ton at the hands of the Legislatur,
J. and of the public.
d I do not arrogate to myself The
, whole credit of this result. I hay,
4 had faithful, efficient and loyal suppor
e from officers and employees alike, ani
d beg here to extend to them, through
i your honorable body, my sincere
d thanks for the same.
d "Whatever credit comes to the man
n agement of this institution during the
i past two yesrs is due to the Executive