Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-01-15

'nents From these inst guctiye figures
it appears that W hile the IopulA lon
of the In tituti lon has more than;
;trabled In the otalS ID uni ber as we'll Sas
In the dslil y s ayegage ges G under care the
total annual eA ,)enses s ha We u by
rigid econopiy been kept AT
about the Hanne hgureB, while the
cost PEI pa lent has been gs re-
5duced oyer one hund ed dol liars. Tho.
specific approp la lon D for support
prop pers has sbe en- about 81 90, 600 90 for;
nearly twe enty y. y q 4 II n
ii In his report for 900 SSnpt. Bal bcock
expressed the opinion that Was
doubtful in view of the present prt-I
scess OF food tstlffs and supplie her
the mein ntenance or sup port of patients
can again be met for 100, ,0o0, ,00. !. For
the next year II is pr0ba BILE that the
sum total for this item will be q boyci
s105, 900 0o. \, The result d as been "a
pre- dicted, I, and the mex cessities OF the
.hospital have required an ayegage; e e
monthly expend lture OF over $50, 90 QUO,
the superintendent that for the next
support alone SVsl i'll average 81 Z, 600. .00. y
in view of the igures above shown
and the expenses for maintaining the
insane elseWhe ere tho question suggests
itself whether d too, ri lid econ omy has
not heret ofore been exercised In the
management OF the finances of the
Hospital 81 b 8 s 81 81.
& s. AS Ito the prospect OF reducing tho
number OF admissions the Board OF
Regents max clear In their report that
their coneeption of the pr opels m an
sagement OF their charge lies In tho di-,
Srectiona OF the broadest philanthro
and charity with the greatest good to
81 the greatest number. The Regents
therefore hesitate to restrict the right
OF admission OF any bona flde citizen
OF our State who may REQUIRE asylum
care, and they are especially guarded
against recommending the rcfusal of
shelter to dependent old people, Who
would rightly fall to the custody of
poor houses if these county n retreats
mado adequate provision for the aged
and helpless. & !: Y + d i ~ IS
That the institution iS I'm posed upon
in the forced reception Of non-resi-r
dents have during the past year had
personal experience and 81, knowledge
from corresponding with officials os
two ne.ghboring States, w no were pro-
5hibitol by law from placing persons
formerly residents Of this iitate In their
charitable Institutions. This question
OF Settlement, as II is technically
called, has beenSreferred to the Gem
erGl Assembly for some years: but no
action has been taken. III would now
appear that 1t is a question of growing
Importance and that 5iselftpreseryation
now demands that we restrict the
right o. admission Of non-residents to
tho Hospital as has been done by our
5neighbors. ~! 3sS S,s;
B The Regents and Superintendonts
call attention to the need for~the ex-
spansion and development Of tic Hos
3pital OF a small area Of land three and
a quarter acres-adj joining the present
grounds OF the negro building and
recommend It's purchase at about
81 100000 one thousand dollars being
paid annually until the; whole is paid !.
AS the ultimate benefit to the Hospital
OF this land will be great In compar-
9lson with the annual appropriation 3
asked for, join in the recommend da-
tlon. slgi us q =
THE STATE SPENITENTIARY.
The annual report OF this Institution
will be submitted to you., The year lust
closed has been q hard one on most
farmers, and the StateSfa farms have not
been an exception. Especially have the
State farms suffered, as a large ppr-
tion Of tho land lies on the river AMI
i Is subject to overflow Tic year has
been very unsatisfactory Agricultural.
ly. The oat crop in the swamp lands
was entirely lost. Thre@ stands OF
corn were drowned by, the overflow of
the bottom lands and, therefore, hut
little corn was made. The crop on tho
upland was fairly good. III
The new prison building has been
completed and adds much tocthe cons
fort and health OF the prisoners. v
The Institution, however, has done
remarkably we'll and makes a good
showing, even through great loss was
sustained on account Of tho high VIII
ters, and evidences careful and pra-
dent management on the part OF the
Superintendent and the Board of Di-
jrectors. q ;s {
4 CONVICT STATEMENT. IS.
Prisoners Ii confinement Do
cember 81, 1900 0....s........ T95
.Recapturcd ....... 8--243.
f RAJ 49, 'fi 3. ties ,FaS -------s
1893
Discharged $500. Its
Par1oned .s.... ...... :...... 26 <t
Escaped ....5.. s.. ....... -. ~. 16
Killed whilo trying to escape. go &.
Died ..... !: =. !. -. .....y... (. 81