The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-22
BIG MONEY FOR C0NVICTS
state Of Georgia Will Receive $25o,ooo
Net for Hire Of FeIons-Awards
Made by Commission.

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convicts made Thursday by the state
prison commission show that Georgia
will receive net for that number OF
convicts during the five years Desln-
ming April, 1904, at least $250,000
year, possibly good deal more.
This is in decided contrast to the
results of the present contracts un-
der which the net revenue to the state
for the labor of more than 2,100 con-
yicts is less than 100000. In other
words, the state will receive nearly
three times as much under the new
contracts, for one-third less convicts. 6
The maximum bid was $252 year
each for fifty men, while s22o was the
lowest figure at which the labor OF
any of the convicts will go at this
time.
For the 1,5OO convicts the state Will
receive a total of s33S,11s, an average
price of s225.14 a year each. The ex-
penses of conducting the system with
nearly 700 convicts on the public ROADS
at the expense of the counties using
them, will fall considerably below
s1o0 1000. It is evident, therefore, that
the net results will Be nearly, II not
quite, $25O,Oo0.
With thirty-one counties taking
their convicts to work on the pubic
roads, this s25O.O00 will be divided
among the remaining 106 counties IN
! proportion to school population, and
each county may use its pro rata, N
accordance with the recommendation
Of the grand jury, either for sehooi
purposes or in public road improve
ments. 81 :: ..... r.
The prices bid werepindeed surpris'
ing, It was generally agreed that
thew would go over 5000, but 1t was
not believed it would be above $2lo
or $215 at the outside. Z =.
Following is list Of the successful
bidders, with the number; OF men Did
for. the price, the location OF, the camp
and the employment at which they
will be put:
Durham Coal and Coke Company
! coal mining at Pittsburg. Walker conn
ty. 50 at s252; 50 at s24o. and so 81
1928.
Flowers Bros. Lumber Company
sawmilling, Early county. 100 men al
s240. = - j.
Lookout Mountain Coal and Coke
Company, J. ". English, Jr,. presi
dent, coal mining, Walker county. 10t
men at s223.25.
Chat.ahocchee Brick Co., chatta'
hoochee, Ca. J. W. English, president
ITS men at s221.25. .s,. .i
Cruger & Pace. Albany, brick max
ers: Is men at $221.5o.
North Georgia Iron and Coal co.
coal mining. Walker county, 80 mel
at 1925. . s:
F.. J. McRce, Lowndes county, gen
eral farming and saw milling, 10e
men at $22075. ,'.i =
". E. James, saw milling; Berriei
county. so meu at 1920. as,ls:s
J.. Lee, Ensign Lumber camp. Wayne
county, so men at $220.50.
W. B. Handy and W.. M. Toomer
lumber camp, Ware county, 500 mel
at s221.25. ...s
E. e. Foy Lumber Co., Efinghan
county. so men at 1921.
DR.. J. B. S. Holmes, farming ant
saw milling, Lowndes county, 50 mel
at s220.75. -
The foregoing thirteen contractor:
will take 1900 men whose labor Will
bring into the state annually, as stat
ed. s33s,11s, an average Of $225.14
year per man. The average price un
der the present contracts is 500.
There were eight Of the old con
/ tractors, some Of whom have beer
working convicts for years, whose low
bids eliminated them from the awards
| OF these the largest was G. s. Baxtel
E. Co., who employ 400 convicts a
Fargo. in Clinch county. In lumbeI
and turpentine camps. They put In
bid for 400 men at 5000 each.