The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-24

six, and rents for 25 cents per room per week. Only a few children employed Working hours, 6 a. m. to 6:30 D. m. Closes Saturdays at noon.
 Highland City Mills at Talladega- .5372 spindles. makes warns. Ventila- Ntion by window only. Employs about 100 laborers. males and females ab0ul equally divided. Only few childfer employed. No commissary, no schoe or church. Operatives houses. twenty and rents for A to s per month Working hours. a. m. to 6 p. m with thirty minutes for dinner. Closes Saturdays at noon.
 Sycamore Mill, at Sycamore, Ala 14.sI6 spindles. makes yarns. Venti- latIon only by window. Employs 15l laborers. males and females about equally divided. Runs a commissary Operatives houses, eighty-fve. and rents 25 cents per room per week school and church furnished. Work ing hours, 5;30 a. m. to $40 p. m. with forty minutes for dinner. Closes Saturdays at noon. Thinks that sew eral Children are employed who are under age.
 Central Mills at Sylacauga-Ventila- ton fairly good. Operatives houses nfty-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 inspected. Working hours $40 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. Closes Sat urdays at noon.
 Reports on Jails.
 Baldwin County-In good condition no recommendations.
 Calhoun County-Oniy in fair condi- ton; ventilation amounts to nothing; no beds. Those confined therein sleep on light mattresses on floor. Blan- kets exceedingly poor and heating ar- engagements very bad. Jail is very dark. Closets are not clean. Recom- mends a skylight and furnace, pur- chase of spitoons and a change of bath tubs and sewerage.
 Colbert County-In very bad condi- tion and totally unfit for confinement Commissioners Court is preparing to build new jail. which is sadly needed:
 Elmore County-Jail is an old and dilapidated building with very poor sanitary accommodations Board of Revenue is now constructing new jail which is sadly needed. the old jail be- ing totally unfit for confinement of human beings
 Jeffereon County-Jail is totally un- fit for confinement of human beings in fact 1t is unfit for the use of ami mals of any kind. 263 prisoners con- fined when present capacity should not be for over 100.
 The sewerage is bad beyond descrip- ton, the building half lighted. while the ventilation virtually amounts to nothing. Sheriff is doing all in his power to keep building in good con- dition and food Is clean and wholesome in regard to cleanliness. Board of Revenue is cognizant of existing con- ditions and has asked my aid in put ting matters in better shape.
 I.auderdale County-Jail Is a small and antiquated affair. The sanitation and ventilation are poor and the jail needs remodeling entirely.
 Mobile County-Jail Is in as good condition as the building will permit. The food seems to be good and of suf- fictent quantity. A new jail Is now in course of erection, and will be fireproof with exception of top of building. Ventilation will be forced by fan and steam heat will be used. "-
 Talladega County-Jail is in fair condition. A new system of sewerage Is being installed which will add great ly to comfort and health of prisoners. No comments
 Poor Houses.
 Jefferson County--Seventy-f tn- mates apparently well taken cdFe oi Several inmates are violently insane and they should be transferred to asylum. Have been informed that re- peated applications to those in charge of asylum have been fruitless. Sug- gest that superintendent of asylums attention be called to this fact.
 Talladega County-Suggest that the keeper be paid a regular salary instead of so much per month for each ln- mate, as Is now the case. Also sug- gests that some Improvements be made