The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17


e-pe from the crops yet unsataered and I'M
The sources. from watch tho revenue is
ohts tue5 10 sustain the system. are the
Sicts. and tho pepitertisres and ipasmuch
as Substantial departure In the dispusi.
tion or tne short term coUvicts VIII prob
splv he .ipder consideration. Il Is important
that acCyly8te information should he had
respecting the income OF the system 0s
nov constituted. Upon the authority 81
the financial agent, tue statement Is made
that from all the share farms, operated by
the State during the thirteen years prior
IN December 49, 1872 without taking into
account the. value 81 the convict labor ON
ployed, the aggregate net revenue TO the
system was only sl04ol7 tue annual aver
age number Of the eonvicts Mt these farms
being 4a1 that the net revenue to the sys'
tenn from thr Harlem state farm the value
OF the convict labor not being included
during sixteen years was SllI.6i9, with an
sverage couyicf force of l6s; and that the
net receipts during the preceding thirteen
years fron, the hired convlcts amounted 10
sl,T62.4Al-the average annual number he.
ing 2546, Tho Johnson share farm IS not
Cons.dsred for the reason that female con
Tlcts only nrc there employed.
TIC srgire product OF the Huntsville
penltentiayy ,isse manutactnres, from ,o 90
amounted TO s3,2o4, 453. n which S7GoiSi
was consumed by the system; the balance
&c, "a no was sold IN the open market
AZ n profit Of S213.p49
tn. to4I net dearit at tho Rusk pcn.
itentiarr from 1857 to 1902, inclusive. was
tl.36s.4fsi. distributed as follows; lsSl ISL
k2aS T3p: 1901. 1875. Sl1S. bi}4: lSlJ+lS3o
ss4T,Ss1: end SHOTS from February !.
$500 TO december 81, 1902 These large
deficiencies ana deficits are Unquesiionaby
due ~ the continued effort that has been
assistant superiutendent Of this peni'
tentlsry. on December ID. 1890 urgently
re1ompended the, discontinuance OF Tie
iron ipdnStrS. giving as reason that the
cost for the entire production of Iron under
existing circumstances would he disastrous
70 the system, and that IN time the supply
Of bath wood and ore would he exhausted
He also stated that the system then owned
hnt atty arres Of ore land that was &c
cessihie, and that =. portion Of this supply
was inferior. An effort was made by him
70 purchase timber along the route of the
state railroad from It's terminus 20 the
Nuerex river. He advertised for proposals
In the Rusk papers but no oNer was made.
a. III tho land. about cooOO acres, had
been acquired by a gentleman living IN
Miehlean, To continue the attempt %
manufacture kon with charcoal and such
character Of ore, u2der these most serious
disadvantage. would in my Judgment, GER
faiuIy result in q greater loss than hereto
fore
The AFFECTIONS Co the employment Of the
eouvaets on the share farms and to their
hire are many and wen grounded. and the
po,,cy can only he tolerated because Of
In. inability Of the penitentisres TO afford
room aud employment to the entire con
rict population, u mas be said with en-
Hire truth that their condition during th'
nretsrt administration has been much i'm
proved. Tbey have been supplied will
,unIclsut and suitable food and clothing
every ptsesutiou has been taken to proven
nistrsatment and overwork; aud the siel
hsv. besp cared for. The deaths. througl
kililag by guards have beer less by 8
per cent than uuder any previous admin
istrsHeH. and bare only thus occurred
v&4s absolutely necessary to repress
mutiny or to prevent escape, In ever
iastsres the attention Of the proper civ
authorities has been immediately called I
the killing and inyestiSation had as r'