The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-02
The Assets Aggregate $1O6,8O3.76
and the Prison Does Not Owe
One DoIIar---Plenty of Corn
etc. on Hand.

superintendent, officers and employees OF
the States Prison under the Aycock adj
ministration. The report is as follows:
PENITENTIARY REPORT.
Raleigh, n c., Jan. 1. 1904
ITO His Excellency, Governor c. B. Ay
cock, Raleigh, N. C.
Strive have the honor to submit
herewith the report of the States Prison
for the year 1903, as made to Us by SUI
perntendent J. S. Mann. We have veri
fed the facts stated therein, and believe
the estimates made are conservative and
worthy of full credence.
Respectfully,
(Signed) 81. G.. HACKETT,
Acting Chairman
"W E. CROSLAND,
'JNO. P. KERR.
Board of Directors"
"To the Honorable Board of Directors of
the States Prison:
Il have the honor to transmit to you
herewith a report of the financial and
physical condition of the States Prison
for the year 1903 Calling your attention
particularly to the financial statement, 1t
will be observed that we have on hand
today-January list, 1904,-in cash, SOL
vent credits and farm produce the sum
of $106, S0S.76. Among this list Of solvent
credits there is no item that IS the least
doubtful of collection. In addition, how
ever, we have on hand S729.32 of what
We have considered doubtful claims. In
estimating the value of the produce on
hand and which are enumerated as assets
in this report, we have estimated the
same at prices as near those existing to-
day as possible. 1t will be observed that
we have estimated the $50 bales OF cotton
at $65 per bale or 13 cents per pounu,
cotton seed at 25 cents per bushel, Span
ish peanuts at 81 IL cents per bushel,
corn at so cents per bushel and hacked
shucks at SIS per ton. We have omit
ted entirely from this estimate of assets
sufficient amount of corn for the use
of the State farm for the year 1904. We
have also omitted a sufficient quantity
of cotton seed and peanuts Tor planting
purposes. In a word we have included
nothing except such produce as will be
converted into cash. In addition to this
we have thought it best not to include
$50 bushels of wheat and about $50, 900
pounds of fodder and pea vine hay Over
and above what will be needed at the
State farm, all of which should be worth
about $4,000.
''Of this $106S 0S76 we are indebted to
our predecessors for $21 1856, which, be-
ing deducted, leaves $S5270.11, which rep
resents the net earnings of the prison dur
ing the present administration. l am
glad to be able to report to the board
that there are no outstanding obliga-
tions of the prison. Even the bills for
our December supplies have been paid
in full, and quite number of our Jan
uary supplies have also been purchased
and paid for.
with reference to the physical con-
dtion of the prison, l beg to call your
attention to the fact that we nave es-
tablished at the Central Prison a new
and up-to-date brick plant at a cost of
SO, 43809. This has been operated during
the larger part of the past season, and
We have found the investment to be
good one. We have not been able to sup
ply entirely the demand for brick and tue
output of our yard has been entirely ex-
hausted.
THE prison sewer and plumbing have
been examined and put in thorough repair
at cost of $471.S4.
"At the State farm all the barns and
out houses which were not repaired a
year ago have been rebuilt during the
past summer and fall. The farm itselI
is in magnificent condition, with the ex-
ception of the low-lands which are sub
ject to overflow from the river Nothing
has been done toward the rebuilding OF
the broken dikes.
'The general health of the prisoners
has been even better than heretofore
There have been but twenty-three deaths
during the past year.
1.-The total number of convicts now IN
the prison is 7O6, whereas year ago
the number was SIG. 1t will be seen from
this that the prison population continues
to decrease. This may be accounted for,
at least in part, by the increased inter
est in public road building in the coun-
ties: for whereas formerly all OF nearly
all convicts were sent to the States
Prison, most of the counties now use
in public road building practically all
VINO are convicted of crime within their
borders. This is especially true of the
larger counties of the State.
Respectfully submitted,
81. S. MANN,
superintendent.
January 1st, 1904
The following statement shows the
financial condition Of the penitentiary at
a glance:
ASSETS, DECEMBER 81, 1908.
Balance in treasury. IS 2S 1881. 80
Emergency fund on hand :. 1927
Solvent credits :. 45,SO71 10
26O bales cotton at $1,000 :. 10000 90
9. 500 bushels cotton seed at Csc. 2,375.C0
$500 bushels peanuts at 81 LIE. 7'262.o
II 900 bushels corn at Soc :. 5,5O0.OO
so tons hacked shucks at $1,000. 9oO.OO
Total ..s1O6, sos &c
Liabilities :. :. OO00