The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-14

Sluce my iaet report TOT the Quartck ending February 2sth, the department has taken under its immediate control the prisons embracing the convicts la boring for the Hand Lumber Company. at Dolive, Ala; those laboring for the Union Naval Stores Company, Wallace, Ala. and those laboring for the Hen derson- Boyd Lumber Company, at
 Richburg. Ala The contracts in these several cases, are for about the same
 sum of money, that Is to say, $50 each, per month. and the department to have | the convicts entirely in charge in all | respects, working them in accordance with the direction of the respective | companies, endeavoring diligently to | see that they have justice done them 1; that they be clothed. fed, properly med- | icated and cared for. This can. per- haps, never be done with absolute ac- curacy, but the department is endeav- bring to approximate 1t as nearly as may be. Mortality Has Been Light. 'The condition of the convicts at all the points, in charge of the department. may be said to be good. The mortality for the quarter is about three-fourths of one per cent. due mainly to tuber- culosis, that disease to which is due the death of most all those in the de- partment who depart this life. Tt is a difficult matter to manage business involving more than hait million of dollars, and embracing so many conflicting interests. and to car ry on such business without some de- gree of friction occasionally, but am pleased to say that there Is as little friction, perhaps less at this time. than has been connected with the depart ment at any time during the incum- bency of the present management Our desire is to so manage our bus hal riQhfQ and fnfaresfa primarily, of the convict shall be thor oughly protected, and justice done to those perosns for whom we are having labor performed.
 Each of the inspectors, duriAg the last quarter, nas been engaged in the
 usual discharge of his duties. and no lack of diligence, so far as I am ad- quarter.
 The Cotton Mill. "As your Excellency has been in- formed heretofore, we have been rum
 ming the cotton mill at Speigner, Ala,
 since the first of January. Tn the month of January there were used fifty bales of cotton.
 Tn the month of February there were used fifty bales of cotton. Tn the month of March there were used ninety-one bales of cotton. 'Tn the month of April there were used eighty-seven bales of cotton, and 'Tn the month of May there were used 125 bales, making in all 403 bales of cotton used. There are up in the warehouse 101 bales. Two hundred and twenty-three bales of goods have been shipped, 123 bales are waiting in- structions for shipment, four bales re- main unsold. Three hundred and fifty bales all told have been produced since the work began.
 Tt may be observed that the last month involved two and half times as much cotton consumed as the first month. The expenses have been large, involving mainly repairs, etc., of the mill
 "Candor compels me to say that am not looking for as great profits from our operations of the mill as some persons might be inclined to think. I trust. nevertheless. that our operation of the mill will be successful ''The farming operations under the
 immediate control of the Department promise. at this time. a reasonably fair return.
 Financial Showing. Tt will be remembered that in my
 last report. March 3Ist, 1905, there was embraced the following statement talk en fro mthe Treasurer's books: Receipts.
 From hire of convicts and sales and sundries. .... $200.296. 90 Erroneous payment on w. l.. | Rogers salary by R. C.. ! Jelks. ....'.'. <oV'VV Over payment court cost re- funded by circuit clerk. Coosa County .... .... 25.bs Total receipts. $2oO,545. 43 Disbursements.
 Salaries of officers and em-
 pioyes. ..... .. -. .....$ s.o5s. es Salaries in the mining de-
 partment. ...... 1s,0s3 10 Current expenses.... .. .... 50,791. 13 Court costs in penitentiary
 cases. .. .. .. ...... 11,o31 25 Total. .... .. .s .H lee ..''$SS'S1z'l l0 Net earnings for the period | mentioned. s.Sllo,oooI IG 'I herewith submit statement from
 the Treasurer's Department showing
 conditions, receipts and disbursements.
 from the first day of March until the
 thirty first day of May. It will be ob- served that there is a small falling of; that the amounts received were not
 ratably as great as the amounts re- ceived from the first day of October, 1904, until the first day of March, 1905. I Ibeen recently made will realize a larg-
 CT sum of money, and I am inclined to l. the opinion that the receipts will be
 greater for the next several months,
 than they have been for the last three months
 Tt follows if these estimates be cor rect that the net receipts of the
 department for twelve months, will be
 something upwards of a quarter of a million dollars.
 | Earnings for Quarter. l "The statement from the Treasurer's
 Department is as follows: l Receipts.
 From hire of convicts, and | sale of sundries.. .. .... .$134,136.22 | Disbursements.
 Salaries of officers and em- | ployeS. .s..''.s s$IOI54z .Vd
 Salaries in the mining de-
 partment.. .. .. .... 7.792. 30 ICurrent expenses.... 45,2O6 SS Court costs in penitentiary
 cases. ...... =. :. .. ...... s.Oss .Os
 Court costs in Supreme Court
 cases ,.. .. q. .. .... III .s5 | Total. zee. ss ... .. ....$TZ.l1S .S6
 Net earnings from March Isr. | 1905, to May 81st, 1905. e. $62, ,016 84 All of which is respectfully submit
 ted.
 "very respectfully, your Obedient
 servant. I ''President Board Convict Inspectors l Governor Jelks examined the report
 of President Carmichael yesterday and