The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-21

Governor Cunningham and members
CT the State Board of Convict Inspec-
tors yesterday gave their consent to
| the working of State convicts tenn
pOrarily In Mine No. of the Tennes-
| see Coal Iron and Railroad Company
| which II Inc has been vacated by the
striking free miners.
II is distinctly state6 that the con-
| victs are to be taken from Mine No.
| wnen the free miners return to work.
mis- matter has been before Gov
! ernor Cunningham and the convict
Board .everal days and has received
most ,areful consideration. 1t is un-
| de-stood that the miners and citizens
| protested against working convicts in
| Mine No. 3.
In announcing their decision both
Governor Cunningham and President
| J. NJ. Carmichael of the Convict Board
| gave out prepared statements setting
| forth their views on the subject.
| The statement prep..red by President
| g.. michael was as follows:
| Statement From Board.
| 1T is understood that the state
con, lets, now mining In No. 3. Pratt
mines. have been placed there tempo
| rariiy, by the Board Of Inspectors, ana
aic to remain there for time not
| loree than an adjustment between
| the miners and the mine owners may
DO reached-that is to say. whenever
| al adjustment shall be reached pe-
| tu cen the mine owners. and the mln-
| ers, the State convicts now working
l. Fiatt Mine No. 3, VIII be az One
reno ed under direction and agree
| n ert with. and by the Board OF Con-
Wet Inspectors.
IT was further stated that there
would be no increase In the NUMBER
of eonvicts worked in mining other
than would be necessary to keep up
IN equitable distribution, of miners,
ur deI contracts now existing.
ut was further stated that the
Board of Convict Inspectors. have
, nothing whatever to do with the place
a. which county convicts are to labor.
unless 1t should be found that the
place at which they are employed IL
unhealthy. and calculated to result in
injury to the health of the convicts, in
which. case, It wo be the duty of
, the Board of Convict Inspectors to re-
: port the facts to the Governor.
u, The County COnvicts.
"The contracts. for the labor of
county convicts. are made by the
County Commissioner Board of Rev
enue. or some of1cer appointed by
, them and such contracts are to ex-
. press the name of the place. or places.
at which the convicts are to be en-
| ployed, and in cases where the con-
4 | victs are worked in the county where
convicted, they are under the exclu-
y sive supervision and control of said
County Commissioner, Board of Rev
enue, or some agent appointed by
them.
"It was further stated that neither
- the Governor, nor Board of Inspec-
:, tors has anything, whatever. to dc
. | with the place at which county con-
victs are to be employed in mining
or other work. and in fact, has moth
ing to &C with the management OF
county convicts Provided, however, Il
. the exigency should arise the Boarc
Of Inspectors shall notify the Gov
? ernor that convicts who have beer
sentenced to hard labor for th'
:, county, should be removed from the
place where they are at labor, or from
: the control of the person who ha'
them hired, It shall be his duty II
| order the Judge of Probate OF tins
r county where said convicts were con
l. yicted, to remove them from sucf
o Mace, or to annul such contract al
the case may be.
= "Of course, the Board of Inspector
. would make no such report to the GOV
e ernor unless it should appear that tn
II health of the convict was endangered
n nv remaining at the place where he wa
= laboring. or that he was cruelty or in
humanely treated"
Policy of the Governor.
Go'er"oi Suhniis nam
, 1oilo"lhg ih'eI'le"' ,,.. ,,,s
In auihthls'eii,is ny y. a. "a
- tenn Oh the o'ate' 'he pun pooe u '-o 60"
Il mlnlstraLloh is: s....,,,
'lst. 10 mare an s.p -, -
in the employment of the convicts o
5. the State. and.
= zna' lhat the otate iie"sul ,, al.
not the operators snail DO ~ 9"
PoSSioie ne me peheiioi"iS VI INV ~
= ducts VI thell iapor' =.
a mere 10 'hereiote' itini' upoA -,
q numper OF conVicts assIsneu 10 Wv
~ MINING Oh coal peils aoou' one nm.
" Oh the State conNic's, Nus ~, nc
y are employed by the State itself in tn