The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-01
,.s VEN in that branch Of the penal
Recommendation.

recommendations,
In conclusion. we desire to submit for
your eYeellency's consideration and such
action as you may decm advisable. the
following recommendations and suEges.
tons, which. In our. opinion. Will better
the service Of the prison system Of the
State and render Il more satisfactory aud
efficient la all Its departments;
]. We recommend that the legislature
be requested to make All appropriation sui
neient Tor the erection OF buildings suit
able for hight schools ~ the Huntsville
aud Rusk penttentlarles, and that the
prison chaplains be assigned TO such schools
as teachers: said schools to he taught two
hours every night for nine. months In the
year, and the salarles or the chapains
them for the additional service required
,. The purchase as soon as practicable
| OF from +pO TO 600 acres ~ cane land ad-
I Jacent TO llarlem farm, 50 as 20 materially
I increase the producing amt earning capacity
( at said farm aud add to IT'S accommodation
! Of and demand for convict labor; pro
/ vldcd suitable lands can be had at rea-
/ sonable prices.
/ Clemens farms Should he Invested by law
with all the authority now conferred upon
assistant superintendGpts. 1Ae largely in
! creased number OF CONFLICTS likely TO be
I placed undo their supervision 10 the near
/ future demands this change us q means
/ OF securing improved conditions aud better
] discipline.
4. A new sugar mill ought to he erect
cd at Harlem farm, nae one now In uso
! being ont OF date ami wholly inadequate
to meet the demands upon t. lhe al.
dittonal revenues derived from TIC in,
would In fev years fully reimburse the
State for the outlay fedulred.
O. The Iron industry at Kusk should be
permanently abandoned Long years Of eI,
demonstrated that the State 80 not. un-
der existing conditions, bring 4 to. sat
isfactory or self.sustaining basis In sup
port OF this recommendation, We .nyii~.
especial attention to the accompanying
supplemental report OF Hon. w, NJ G. Hill,
financial agent, which contaus a full hts
tory and statement Of the causes and reG-
sous leading up 10 the conclusion reached
by the board and prison management re,
gnrding this Industry \ caG9M perusal
Of said report viii amply repay any one
who is Ia sesrcb of facts rather than sen
tmcnt. bearing upon this important aud
nuch.dlsc1ssed subject
q. Additional l1ud sufficient 90 give
steady agd profitable emnlormNut to the
inmates uf the house " correction aud re-
t"'mgtorr ~ 70toNvtllc. should hn pnr-
chased dt once. as Use rent Dali lbs tine
state tor farwirg lUnds now iu u-r is
largely IN excess az % f3|r and rc0souahle
percentage unon tho value OF me same
~ and complete uh,'tlon of the contract
system and providing for the "mnlorment
~ convict labor ard nc confinement o.
tho entire peral ronuiatiou within tho
prison walls and upnu farms oprr0ted fot
State account. tho governor ~ Texas
should be authorized 70 issuc Stotc bond 9
not to exceed 81 ora Geo: enil bonds to
herr interest Mt per cont and he re-
decmahie In forty wears, with the Nntipn
~ nsvmnnt after ten wears rrNcrvcd nv
the state Tho proceeds of Ga'd hondH a.
he used by the renitcrtnrv hoard under
the direction and snncttA ~ tho ~ nor
} IN Increasing the me- ! 1"turlne ontcN
priscs III the Huntsville and Rnsk nnni-
tont!arics: oueuiug IN and putting into
cultivation MI land suitable FOR such pur-
, pose now owned nv the Stnte: more fully
, coulnplnC tho present convict farms and
purchasing and couipping such additional
farms FOR operation nv convict lnbor, rs
may hN required to hring the sum total
Of convIcts thus employed tn 1000 with
this number Of conyictS furnished work
outside az the penItNntiarips the residue
nt tho nr'sor Formulation Of Texas could
he provided for ruanv wears to come with
, profitable work IN the various Industrial
dcra rtmcnts inside Tho PRISONS Tn orr
, opplou this Is tho only way. under OK
! objectionable convict Tense system can be
permanently abolished nv the state WIN
ont increasing the burdens Of taxation
upon the people.
-, 2 The Rowdcn farm near Huntsville, on
, which female convictR are worked
maintained should hc abolished, and SAID
convlciF placed In charge OF matton IN
A mont in manufacturing cotton goods and
fabrics for uRe only nv tho nnnitcntlary
4 system and other state Institutions;
y for manifold courtesies and ahlo counsel
: and assistance rendered MS during our sn-
= vlcos AZ nonhers ot vour .ofdriol familv
= ard thIa additional testimonial Ia tho fa'lh
fitness and efficiency ~ tho severni ON
a Gers md emrioves ~ the nnrltentinrv svs
y tom with whom orr supervision ~ nrisor
y arTors has brought Ms into close business
4 relations and nlNnsont association, we het
, frliv, ETOA
\ fully, william Clemens.
S NJ FRY.
= John r. pevton
l. Commtssiouprg