The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-08-20
nogERNOA elLcNRIsT ifAHBS
sPgECH
ailanai Frssoa aasoCiallsh e
Haoo. Bashlnsion, Aus Is.

President and Members Of the Ma
al Prison Association Of the Uni
ed States:
- governor and chairman of the
Beard % State Institutions Of the State
- odta. which board has fun 8up
cn q the prison affairs % the State.
as chairman Of the Board Of Pare
IL becomes my privilege and pleas
e - address you IN reference to the
% condftions o. our State.
AZ many Of you know. Florida con-
angea what "a known 90 the lease eys-
Our prisoners are now leased 10
xong company owning many hum
1 thousand acres Of timber lands,
etIng saw mills and turpentiDe
srna While using most Of the pris-
ef1. they sub-lease some Of them to
employed u phosphate mines and on
tpenkine farms, and In saw mills.
fB company owns pine lands, saw
end turpine farms throughout the
state. ShOold Il become advisable,
tair own business Is Of sufficient pro
tons 70 employ al the eonvicts less-
- 81 them. They will, however, prob
ably eub-leAee some Of them. can
give gou no more authoritative idea Of
The restrictions imposed upon the lessee,
and o. the lease system Itself, than BY
l1ting from the contract made with
tie lesgees. This contract provides
that the prisoners shall not ''be worked
u made 20 labor before sunrise or af-
t sunset, nor more than ten hours on
tnY one day, orbe made to work on the
SABBATH day.
no prisoner shall be permitted 10
IAgo the atOckade before SUNRISE and
mnst Be returned ~ shutdown; provi.
1 that the prisoner, Il he SO desires,
may make satifaetorg terms between
hImGelf and the lessee, and work over
SINE. the prisoner 20 receive cOmpensa-
1,ou therefor, and the conditions 70 be
approved hy ne Commissioner Of Agri-
ecIture.,
Asa matter Of fact, heprisoners are
0nally given certain tasks, some Of
hom fnish them easily By Friday Of
week, IN such cases having Satur-
DAY either TO work for pay, or rest; In
np4t cases, they. all complete their work
b time 10 have Saturday afternoon.
The contract provides that the lessee
shall furnish each and every such pris-
onef comfortable quarters and lodging,
good and comfortable clothing. includ-
Ing bedding and blankets; wholesome
food, ard when any of them shall be
sick o. disabled, necessary medicine and
medical attendance and proper personal
cane; their allowance Of food and cloth
'a4 ineluding bedding and blankets. TO
prescribed BY the Board OF Commits,
aI1Ders of State Institutions of said
iafe. from time 10 time" This board
consists Of the governor and every mem
Ger Of che cabinet,
These pris0ners shall be furnished
with separate iron cot bedBteads," Of
certain prescribed dimensions. Each |
BED shall have good, clean mattress
and pillow, also three pillow cases, four
sheets and two pair Of blankets. There |
shall be kept ia stock at each prison !
camp 90 81 times, for the use Of the |
use Of the pris0ners. not less than three |
suits Of stripes, three suits Of under. |
c'othlegs lncluding socks, two PAIR Of /
shoes, enc hat, twOnight shirts for each /
and every prisoner heated at every prs |
ID Of camp
The leasees provide for each prison |
camp Q physician 70 examine, treat, |
and care for and watch over, all and !
aach % such prisoners received and kept /
~ them, and win secure bis regulaFat- !
tenticn, examination, treatment and /
cara 81 them In such manner and Of I
anch frequency and fdohty 81 may be
satisfactory to 90 prescribed By the 4
HooFd Of Commissioners. /"
The lessees are required 20 provide
eeniral hospital, or hospitals, the lo-
eaten % BE designated BY the Commits
eiqnef 81 Agriculture, the hospital 10
Be folly equipped" with beds having
ccn,foftabie springs, to be thorough
b equippcd with q dispensary. oporat.
lex room and Ell the necessary drugs,
surgical Implements ana other equip \
1eef and supplies incident % q modern,
fet cIaas hospital
The issseo shall establish soch rules
oad regulations FOR the conduct and
EeMeus Of aaid hospital Is may be
prescribed by the BOARD % Commis-
ners Of State Institutions There
80 y deducted from TIE amount due''
the Iessee. 'tha time lost b. each
nate % said hopiisi. The loasea
ell eXpt1eo of conducting ard
EainR eeid hospital Ahe Comnlls-
fF of AeTiculture selects 5 pbysi-
at tie eealral hospllal o. hospitals
Ie1e shat e2tab|ish at
sIoe1ate, when practicable. !.
works ana EWeIaNa
fof s1nIi4fg patrogea. ~ their .
prrft, t1e Ca lni1aIQnef 81 Az
- decide lf1 iel iDn 81 nfaa-
~ 'nalfef oI Iaci. tafh-
afe 1sa at every