The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-27

eonvicts. 1t Is Il neat. modern buildinr
ce ciifnn,tiSaliE operated and doing ex-
mat 1T treated log patients. OF vhn,n
- We're cured: iG We're in tho hosnitni
0GtoDer l. 1910; 16 died. and tho others.
home M ra1 gTeatiy benefited. went
nis work alone Is worth the appro-
rpiation made by tho State. The not
Seem OF ,hls Institution 10 the state
Swi.h the work OF giving back to no
State each year twcnty.six men. re-
5toPeu 70 health, and physically lit To
"STTth 'ake their places as citizens.
healthy. as shown BY the renort or
1enas e. *. Bowies for the year
whitc uUsing which year he lost no
ang. This Is not all: out OF the aver
n 3 ~ men kept at the farm in 1910.
whn,liSy Ivy we're either partially or
wnoity disabled for work These mon
Mouid nave TO he cared for somewhere
ntah expense of not less than sln0 n
in" oons,dering the extra care given
very reasonable figure, and wound nut
ne farm over $4,000 ahead.
=, ne tour separate hospital buildings
taken OF these 200 Sick or ookc
uowh men-lh Itself n great. necessary
IN numane work Of the State. which
doninng rop1 Re VII meyer think Of aban-
tncSe men back III Richmond at tho
panitentinry hospital would be n costly
The napnwhru step. TO place them on
uuestion. You must either let the work
20 on making IT better and more cf-
ieclive. or abandon It.
u the state SHOULD sell tho farm a.
suggested, IL would not get full nrtoa
ior IT'S buildings md improvements
nIGause many of them are only suit,
1 a. ror their present use. Another
HI me expenses Incident 10 a new
unueftaking would again have to he
The Legislature, no doubt. viii mako
some needed change. The farm should
pc niade independent OF the penjten-
m nsrf ana given n separate manage
crs on the board OF directors. and
management should be conslstent-
IIih nnn naye n permanent policy out
p iansa, ana men the changes Of the
tcot me Institution. This policy should
20 outlined by the Legislature.
stock could he raised
~ reasonable but proftnble prices. Thc
state should have the best OF eyerv-
snihs and nothing but the best. The
rock,crushin plant At the farm Is one
Of the best in a small way in thee
state. All the rock IT cnn turn ont
r road Easily be absorbed on the public
boaus IN mo upper James River Valley
petwecn ~ltichniond and Scottsviile.
Yen the dust from the crusher, mixed
with clay. makes fine roads. The
p pnsya beaTe and Ohio Railroad Com
ana the state could well AFFORD 10 III
the ~cTusher's output go this way. The
hcsisiature should pass On act per
milling this to be done.
The equipment, money on hand and
petsohal property Is worth s7O.3lS Oc-
s2oer !, lalos which valuation viii
srpw iatger ench year. This does not
lakc INTO account the farm ItsnIf
which. with its buildings and improvsI
uehtS; YOU'D sell for more money than
she state paid for everything. The
sloo,oo9; and he farm im~provements
ana buildings could not be replaced for
s s7n od mount; SO tho State has about
rree an clear ners nro property which is
as seen by me. l consider the fol-
LOVING 10 be a true statement of the
The farm Is n necessity 10 the stotc
70 maintain its sick and disabled con-
rlcts. Ihe present farm Is not onIy n
65e eaitby ao one hnd also particularly
near Richmond at anything like its
market value; Il under tie presenf
manasement OF the farm II really Is
making the State money by saving an
outlay for n convict hospital; that mos
of the labor employed s a saving. MS
the demand for men for the hubble
a le"ds Is not using the labor as fast
under the present law the convict rond
prisoner cannot work on the shoe fac
tory contract.
That instead OF selling the farm. the
legislature should enlarge IL and mako
1t n moro beautiful and useful nron-
erty than It is, that It may serve As
a model IA torlum for sick and
nrokcndown convicts-what It has all
ways intended that 1t should he.
What good can come of the hue nnd
cry against the farm? Let US point
U the mistakes and deficiencies in
our public institutions ana nndoavnr
10 rectify them: not seek to destr ov
them by a harsh and SUPERFICIAL crif,
icism. a CITIZEN.