The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-24
Reports Of Inspections
 Made By Doctor Bragg
Conditions Prevailing in Cotton Mills of the State Are Given In Detail Salty Statements Concerning County Jails With Especial Reference to Jefferson County.
 Recommendations Made in Several In
 stances for New Buildings.

Talladega cotton factory 5000 spindles; makes yarns; ventilation by windows. em- ploys fifty-one laborers males and fe- males about equally divided; no eommis- sary. no school or church; operatives houses, twenty-six and rents from twen. ty-five cents per room per week; only q few children employed; working hours t a. m to D. m: closes Saturday at noon.
 Highland City mlls at Talladega. a3l2 spindles. makes yarns; ventilation by window only. employs about 100 laborars. males and females. about equally divld- ed; only few children employed no com missary, no school or church; opera tives' houses twenty. and rents from s4 to 6 per month, working hours 6 a. m. to D. m. with thirty minutes for dinner; closes Saturday at noon.
 Sycamore mill at Sycamore, Ala, IA SIS spindles: makes yarns; ventilation only by window employs 150 laborers males and females about equally divided: runs a commissary; operatives houses eighty five and rents 25 cents per room per week school and church furnished, working hours 5:30 a. m. to 6:l0 D. m. with 40 min utes for dinner; closes Saturdays at noon; thing that several children are employed who are under age.
 Central mills at Sylacauga; ventilal lion fairly good; operatives houses fifty one, which rent for 25 cents per room per week; no school since last fall; church and minister furnished; fewer children employed than In any other mill inspect ed working hours 5:4O q. m. 10 s go D. m closes Saturdays at noon,
 Reports on Jail.
 Baldwin county in good condition. No recommendations.
 Calhoun county only in fair condition. ventilation amounts to nothing. No beds, those confined therein sleep on light mat ha In ly poor and heating arrangements very bad. Jail Is very dark Closets are ncl clean. Recommend a sltylight and fur mace. purchase of spitoons and q change of bath tubs and sewerage.
 Colbert county In very bad condition and totally unfit for confinement og human beings. Sheriff states that coin- missioncrs court is preparing to build Lew jail which Is badly needed
 Elmore county jail Is an old and de lapidated building with very poor sani- tary accommodations; board of revcnus Is now constructing new Jail which Is badly needed. the old Jail being totall : unfit for confinement of human beings. Jefferson county jail Is totally unfit for confinement of human beings, Tn fact, 1t Is unfit for the use of animals of any kind; 263 persons confined when present capacity should not be over 100 The sewerage is bad beyond description, the
 
 virtually amounts to nothing; sheriff E doing all fin his power to keep building E. good condition and food Is clean and wholesome, There has been wonderfuI ini- provement in regard to cleanliness: boaid of revenue Is cognizant of existing con ditions and has asked my aid in putting matters In better shape.
 Lauderdale county Jail is a small and antlquated affair. The sanitation and ventilation are poor and the jail needs much remodeling entirely.
 Mobile county Jail is in good cond. ton as the building will permit The fooi seems to be good and of sufficient quan- tity. A new jail Is now in course of cree ton and will be fireproof with exception of top of building.
 Talladega county jail Is in fair condi- tion A new system of sewerage is being installed which will add greatly to com fort and health of prisoners. No com ments.
 Poor Houses.
 Jefferson county seVenty-fice inmates apparently well taken care of Several inmates are violently insane and they should be transferred to asylum. Haze been informed that repeated applications to those In charge of asylum have been fruitless. Suggest that superintendent of dsylum's attention be called to this fact, Talladega county: Suggest that che keeper be paid regular salary instead of so much per month for each inmate as Is now the case. Also suggest that some Improvements be made in the home.