The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-30
YEARS WORK OF CONNECTS Department Turned in | S758,O14.6l to State. |DR. BRAGG FILES REPORT
 Shows s2o0,OOO Earned in Excess of 1905. At Close of the Fiscal Year Capitol Employees are Very Busy Pre- pairing their Annual Reports.

At the close of the States fiscal year yesterday Dr Shirley Bragg, President of the State Board of Convict Inspec- tors, reported to Governor Jelks that during the twelve months ending to- day the earnings of the convicts had been more than s200,000 greater than the year 1905. and that the year 1905 was the most prosperous in the history of the Department
 President Bragg, in his report to the Governor, shows that the health of State prisoners is excellent. He dwells upon the condition of the States farm ing interests and shows that the cot ton mill at Speigners. owned by the State, is being perated at a good profit. Report on Convtcts. The full report of President Bragg which was received at the Governors office yesterday morning Is as follows: Montgomery. Sept. 29. Hon w. D. Jelks. Governor. Mont gomery, Ala;
 T beg leave to report a continued improvement among the convicts of the State. With the exception of the epi- demic of pneumonia at Pratt Mines in the early spring there has been but lit- tie sickness. consequently the death rate remains low.
 There have been but few complaints since. >my last report and these were mostly of a trivial character. The cot ton mill continues to show a liberal profit with fair demand for It's out put.
 Since my last report the Alabama to bankruptcy. This corporation is in- debted to this department nearly $2,500 which is amply secured by bond.
 Our crops bid fair at one time to be more remunerative than usual, but some losses have been sustained at No. by the high waters of the Tal- lapoosa River, which has inundated the lowiands already three times this year. The cotton crops at Speigners and we- tumpka were above the average until the visitation of the present storm. 1t is safe to say that all of the cotton open has been blown out. much of which will be lost. while the sample of the balance will be ruined.
 Earnings of Department.
 This being the end of the Auditors year. it will not be amiss for me to State that this Department has de- posted with the State Treasurer from October i. 1905. to September 30, 1900. the sum of $75S,014.61. For the same period from October i, 1904, to October 1, 1905. there was deposited $Se1.:4I 13. It will, therefore, be seen that there has been an increase of S1ss.773.4s over the preceding year. In addition to what is due by the bondsmen of the Cordage Company there is owing by two contractors $5.492.96, which you will perceive easily carries our income over $200,00o in excess for the last fiscal year over the year before.
 T beg leave further to state that the department as a whole is working smoothly and that conditions at Flat Top mine have been very materially improved. As you are aware. at times there has been some friction at that point, but since the appointment of MT. Moore as Superintendent. by the Schloss Company there has been but little complaint.
 Respectfully submitted
 Shirley Bragg,
 President"
 Busy mt the Capitol.
 The last business day of the State for the fiscal year was a strenuous one with clerks at the State House. There was much work to be done, especially in the auditing department. Clerks in the office of State Auditor J. M. Car michael and State Treasurer J. Craig Smith were especially busy preparing reports which much be rushed to the printer.
 The Auditor and the Treasurer are allowed ten days under the law in which to prepare their reports after the close of the fiscal year, but hope was expressed yesterday that the re- ports would be completed before this time had elapsed.
 Judge J T. Cook, Chief Clerk in the Auditors Office. said that he could easily furnish the figures showing tho States income for the twelve months but it was not so easy to determine the expenditures. The statements of earnings and disbursements, he Jaid, would be prepared tomorrow.