The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-11


mm. in the strength of its highest
needs. fill well TN" humane purposes
ior which ii ls maintained.
Penitentinry.
IN reference To the condition of the
penitcntiary. | would refer YOU TO the
reports Of the superintendent and the
hoard OF directors. During the past
! two years | have arailed myself of OPP
! pOrtunitieS TO observe this institution
closely and am glad TO say that II
/ is cXCellcntly managed The cOnvicts
are Well treated. and the discipline is
equal to that OF any similar nStitu-
! ton. The he"lth Of the inmates, with
! the exception of some cases of tubrr-
culosis-nany OF which were. contract
I cd before the ConvictS were commit
tcd-haS been excellent during the past
, year ncw building has been nearly
7 completed, as quarters for the officers
and guards, and | understand that IL
! is tii' intention Of the board during
the present ycur to make another val
uabl" addition, building in which con-
viCtS suffering from tuberculosis may
be separated from he others. II is
the purpose to have this building con-
strucicd upon modern hygicnic and
sanitary principles. and | am gratiiicd
I" not" mat from year TO year such
improvements are being added as tend
20 make this Il model institution Of it's
kind.
Abundant crops have been made
upon the state farms. ana from these
crops the state has realized Il hand
some profit. The farms are valuable
for NOR" reasons than one; for. be
sides being Il paying investment. con-
victs who cannot be employed either
upon the public roads or III the pcni
tcntiary can be here utilized. / would
especially commend the work which
IS being done at the rcformatory for
young convicts. This IL one of ,hr best
features OF our penal institution. and
should be maintained as Il valuable
adjunct to our prison system.
In this connection. ] have noticed
with much qualification Il movement by
the South Carolina Federation Of Wu-
mems Clubs for the establishment of
an industrial school and rcfornla tory
for such white boys ~ may need the
care of such an institution. IL these
unfortunate ones. drifting into va
grancy and degradation, could be help
ed and strengthened bv the training
and care OF such school. untold good
would be accomplished. Not only
would they BE- kept from association
with hardened criminals, but sheltered
and feeling that they were cared for.
with uplifting and helpful influences.
many drifting ones could be trained
for lives of service and usefulness
small beginning now would bring fruit
full results in years to come.
State Board OF Henith.
Experience has clearly shown me
sponsibilties devolving upon this
board are neither understood, nor are
they properly appreciated. by the pub
lie generally. Constant calls are made
upon the board, which, We're they re-
spOnded to in the manner desired
would require the expenditure of Il very
much larger sum than is now appropri-
ated. Under such circumstances, no
matter how faithfully the members
endeavor TO perform their duty, they
cannot satisfactorily accomplish all
they are asked to do. The principal
difficulty confronting them is that
they are so often expected. not only to
prevent the spread OF contagious dis
eases, but are asked to care for and
cure those suffering from such dis
eases, which procedure would entail an
enormous expense. With the appropri-
alton they have had at their disposal
to prevent the spread OF contagious
Diseases is all they cun be expected to
accomplish. How this can best be done
IL question to be considered. The
report of the Board contains state
mentS OF grave Importance, and also
has II number of recommendations. A
careful reading of this report will show
that the proper care Of the public health
Is IL matter OF much greater Importance
than Is generally thought. I believe
thut more efficient service could be
rendered were the board empowered to
elect q physician. us an executive sec
retary, giving this officer such salary
AZ would enable him to devote his en-
tire time to matters concerning the
public health. If no larger nppropria-
ton can be secured. rather than have
this prevent the election Of such an
officer, / believe 1t would be wise to
have set apart from the present appro-
prlatiOn such an amount as would be
necessary for this purpose.
The board recommends that the quar-
antine stations in the State be trans
ferred to the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service,
and. for many reasons. in this recom-
| mendation concur.
Stnte Board OF Medical Exnminera.
This Board desires certain changes
In the law governing the practice of
| medicine in the State, which changes
appear - me to be most desirable.
Our present law requires the board to
| meet In April. but the request is made
that this date be changed to June, for
the reason that all Of the colleges will
! then nave finished their commence
ments. It Ia also desired that the IL
cense fee, which Is now very small. he
increased to a reasonable amount. This
ton. amounting to s5OO.OO, which
penses of thia boaS6.
| join In these requests and recon-
| mcnd that the changes be made.
The State Geologlnt.
| The establishment OF this department
n few years ago was an important
move. where such step was certainly
| necessary. The full and complete re-
| port made by State Geologist Sloan
merits your careful attention.. Here are
clearly shown the vast and valuable
mineral resources of our State, very
many of which are. practically unde-
veloped. Some OF these deposits have
no equal of their kind in the United
States. and are attracting attention In
many directions where profitable re-
| suits must follow. !.
| Phosphate rock. in the form of phos-
| phatized mari. torn from the bed OF
the ocean by the waves. and stranded
along the beach. has been discovered
In Horny county. This contains 81 pei
cent. Of calcic potash and the boulders