The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-09-23
DECIDES ON CHAIR
F.CIORY FOR tOEiVLCc1IlSs
DIRECTORS OF PENITENTIARY
DECIDE on NEW YORK.
Go0ds VIII he Manufactured at Pro-
fit Guaranteeing Sixty Cents Per
Day For Each Convict.


in the prison walls under the direct
personal supervision of the directors,
the State to buy the material and the
machinery, manufacture the tables
and chairs, and making of a con-
tract with A. D. Martin, of Frankfort,
KY, to sell the product, was the ten
tative decision reached by the board
Of directors of the State penitentiary
and Governor Blease in a long con-
ference today in the governors Of
fce
Mr.. Martin will simply enter into a
contract with the penitentiary to sell
the manufactured goods at profit,
which will gurantee the State at least
so cents per day for each convict en-
Dloyed, ard to give bond for this pur-
nose. Details OF the proposition were
gone over by the penitentiary board at
a session lasting late into the after
noon
It is estimated that it will cost the
State about $4,000 to buy the neces-
sary Gnachinery and material. Before
deciding what building within the
prison grounds to use for the new fac
tory, the State board of health will
be CO suited. The hosiery mill con-
tract expires November 1, and it is
80 ;ntent'on to rush the plans to COM
etc the chair factory as soon as pos
sible.
Statement by Governor
Governor Blease late this afternoon
22-o mt '7>n h~llowing statement on
tae disposal of the convicts.
"The lid Of directors had very
pleas wae;;'ne il my office this
.,::i :, III. (. 9rra 7 think one which will
result in good for the State, and will
be along -1,~cncr lines in handling the
g. :. - { trnane ard practical
:,a,>@cr
"I c - siss you tbe details, but
III, - ,,~~;-rv Ill is
abolished. for - S+oto :+~o1e 20 hoo::r
the manufacture of rno:~S. tab'"s. etc.
inside &c tho nrieon. There is no manu-
f,l.,-:~. enterprise in this State. or
rearer here than Pittsburg, with which
this class of work will bring the con-
victs in conflict. The hours of labor
will ne over eight or possibly nine
hours. five days in the week and half
days wc~k on Saturday.
''The pay per convict will be more
thar taat now being received for the
osiery mill contract. Of course, this
is only in the rough. The State board
of health will be consulted in regard
> the proposition so far as the health
If the convicts is concerned, and the
nor1 of directors themselves will go
over the situation very closely before
-hn~ enter into any contract.
"I am pleased to say that we had
an exceptionally pleasant meeting, and
think the board of directors and ny
self more thoroughly understand eacn
other than we have ever heretofore,
and 1 hope that there will not be the
slightest friction between US in the
| future\
Judge Shipp Getting in Line.
"I am very glad to see that Judge
shipp mas started out on the right
road. In my recent interview I. said
| I hoped the judges would adopt this
plan and it would solve this convict
question. I am pleased that Judge
shipp is getting in line, and I hope
the other judges will do likewise.
"In fact, Section 1O4. Volume 2 of
the Code, provides: That in every case
in which Imprisonment is provided for
any crime all able-bodied male con-
victs shall be sentenced to hard labor
on the public works of the county
without regard to the length of SEN
tence.'
"This act was amended at the ses-
sion of 1912, page 554, by taking out
the county of Clarendon from the
exceptions, and that act now applies
to every county in South Carolina, ex-
cept the county of Greenville. Why
it is excepted, I do not know. There
fore, if the judges will all follow the
plain written and printed law as laid
down in these two sections, convicts
in the future will be placed On the
nublic works of the county, provided
the county wants them, without any
friction on the part of the board OF
directors or anybody else, and as this
act provides that the judges shall