Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-24
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS
Charities and Corrections.

The seventh biennial report OF the
State Board OF Charities and Corree-
lions has been completed and sub
miIIsd to the governor. IL Is one OF
the frst Otfieial documents 10 bo con
sidered by Governor Mcdonald. The
book consists Of ic0 pages describing
conditions as they exist in the ehar!'
table institutions OF the state.
Secretary Clarence T. Hasar CON-
piled the report and never before IN
The history of the board have existing
conditions been elaborated upon In so
thorough and paiRslaking manner.
IL sets forth the good WORK accom-
piishsd by this board. which during ihs
last year consisted OF Governor Pea
body. Rev. T. IL. Malone. Rey. William
:. Friedman. Mrs Sarah > Deekef.
DIR. Eleanor LANney. DIR. David H.
Dougan and Professor Lewis C. Green
lee.
IL is appaTent in a perusal of tho TO-
port, which is handsomely illustrated
with new and effective photographs.
that the board and its secretary has al
all times been In complete sympathy
with the state institutions and made
a careful study Of their needs. Most OF
the data was written personally by See
reIary HagaF after personal study OF
each Institution. and in some Instances
articles have b~en Included In the re-
port by authorities on the different
subjects.
Various recommendations for the In
stitutionR are made. IL Ii recon
mended that s.s 200 be appropriated
for repairs at the State Hon. for De-
pendent and Neglected Children. and
$4,000 for maintenance: more money
II asked for the Colorado School Tor
the Education OF III. Dcaf and Hind:
$4,000 In asked for III. Soldiers and
Sailors Home: recommendation u
made that there be second stat. IN
sane asylum. and a request II made Tor
an appropriation Of 100000 for tho
Institution n, Pueblo. Similar and pro-
por,ionaic recommendations are made
with reference 10 other stat. insii,u.
tons.
The title page of the report IL given
up TO n picture OF Lo,tic sullivan. III.
wonderful deaf. dumb and blind Girl.
who II such famous example OF what
may be accomplished In this Kind OF
education. a brief statement OF her
life In given. telling the manner OF her
advancement and how far she has sono
with her studies. She IL tho Helen
Keller OF Colorado and her future ca
rccr viii be watched with great inter.
cat.
In tho child saving department a
brief sketch OF the work accomplished
by Judge Ben u. Lindsey In his juvcn.
lie court work In given. with interest
Ing statistics. An article written by
Judge Lindsey is also published.
In the same line OF charitable effort
is given n less known although more
extensive work done by the Colorado
State Bureau Of Child and Animal
Protection. of which l.. w. Whitehead
In secretary. Enlightcning statistics
regarding this work are published and
details Of the methods employed by
the bureau nrc given.
Each OF the state institutions is
taken up separately in n brief but thor
ough manner. The facts related are
valuable to anyone making n study OF
any particular line OF charitable work.
In the matter OF pardons granted from
the state penitcntiary by various gov-
ernors the following figures are shown:
Grant. 40: Eaton. 40: Adams. 20:
Cooper. &C; Routt. &c: Waite. 72; Nc
Intyre. I6: Adams. "a: Thomas. 20;
orman. %: Peabody. Is.
Following Is the statement OF eS-
penses for maintenance, improvements
and land purchases for the biennial
period ending November 80. 1904:
Home for Dcp'd't Children. .sioo.ooo.oo
school for Deaf and Blind. .lsa.add'MM M
State Insane Asylum. ...... .53s,o5l.ao
Industrial School, Girls ...... 56..6j.2l
Industrial School. Boys ...lss.5gag
State Rcformatory .......... so.0oo.o0
State Penitcntiary ........... 100000
Total. ................s si.li3.o34.ls