The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-29
final REPORT OF
JUDGE ]. A. LEA

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that the matter of caring for prison
ers in the Jail has been economically
handled during the past year, and
believe | can safely say that the man.
agement of prisoners during the past
year has been the best in the history
of the county. Our sheriff, j. S. John.
son, understands we'll how to handle
prisoners in Jail and he deserves
great credit for his work along that
line
POOR FARM.
The county owns poor farm, con-
sisting of 100 acres, near Conway
which is probably worth $4,000 On
this poor farm we are now keeping
two paupers, for whose board the
county pays the keeper of the farm
$3.50 per month board, and in add-
ton the keeper gets the use of the
farm. 1t requires no argument to
show that this is bad investment for
the county When we add to the board
of the paupers the interest on the
value of the farm, we can readily see
that it would be much more econom-
ical to sell the farm and board the
paupers in private families. While
our poor farm keeper does his work
satisfactorily and comfortably cares
for the paupers at the farm, l believe
these unfortunate people could be
more pleasantly situated in private
families than they are on the poor
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tent, advertised as objects of charity
to the entire community If our coun-
ty had a great number of paupers
there might be some reason for main
tanning poor farm, but with the
small number of paupers to be cared
for the farm is, in my opinion, a very
bad investment.
INSANE PATIENTS.
1t is with great pleasure that | re-
port to you that our county is no
longer burdened with the care of any
insane person. In former years these
insane patients have presented most
difficult problem to the county judge
In most cases it was dangerous to
permit them to be at large, but only
small per cent could be received by
the state hospital This forced the
county judge to some times keep un-
fortunate men and women who had
lost their minds imprisoned in the
county Jail with criminals of both
races, Without any enlargement of
building the superintendent of the
state hospital for nervous diseases,
Dr.. J. L. Green, has by simple COM
mon sense business methods, made
room at the state hospital for every
insane patient in Arkansas. Instead
of the county judge and the friends
of an insane person having to use all
sorts of persuasion to get accommoda-
lions for a patient at the state hos
pital, as was the case in former years,
We are now able to get any insane
person accommodated there without
delay-in fact, DR.. Green has request
ed the different counties to send in to
him all their insane. He has also
made radical changes in the handling
of patients. Instead of simply caging
up the patients and feeding and wat
ering them like animals, he has used
efficient, modern methods of medicine
and surgery, and has cured and sent
home to their families many patients
who, under less skillful treatment,
would have been maniacs the remain
der of their lives. Dr.. Green has saw
ed the various counties of the state
thousands of dollars, and | hope the
other county judges throughout the
state will call the attention of their
people to his work. We have so much
mismanagement and extravaganza in
the handling of the peoples affairs
that the work of man like DR.. Green
ought to be awarded the highest
praise.
COURTHOUSE.
Our courthouse is now in good state
of repair, with the exception of pa
pering the court room, which | have
arranged to have done. During my
administration | have installed
number of substantial fixtures in va
rious Offices, which | consider a per-
manent improvement. During the
past year | have had the courthouse
grounds graded and situable side
walks laid thereon. These improve
ments have been badly needed for
sometime.
FARM Demonstrators.
oiit VI tIS IucSllOlS W Dt ueClueu
by you is whether or not any appro-
priation shall be made to assist in
paying the salary of a farm demon
strator for this county. AS you know,
the United States government selects
these demonstrators and pays part of
their salary, requiring the balance to
be paid by the communities in which
they work. | earnestly recommend
that you vote this appropriation. The
farmers constitute the bulk of our
population. They pay the great part
of our taxes. They produce 80 per
cent of the wealth of the county.
Surely, we can afford to spend the
small sum required to get the gov
ernment's appropriation to carry on
this great work! The demonstration
work in the past has been benefit to
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