The Ely miner., 1914-01-09
INSTITUTIONS ALL
IN GOOD CONDITION
BOARD OF CONTROL PLEASED
WITH SUCCESS OF THE STATE
ENTERPRISES.
RESUME OF YEARS WORK
Hospital for Cure of lnebriates Espe-
ciaIly Satisfies Officials With
Its Most Remarkable
Record.

ST. Paul.-The state board of con-
troll. in resume of the year, finds
satisfaction in the reports from the
new state hospital for the cure of in
ebriates and persons addicted to the
drug habit. Satisfactory conditions
are also reported from the other state
institution, notably the boys training
school at Red Wing, whose population
is falling off.
The Things Accomplished.
Since the opening of the institution
for 1nebriates in December, 1912, 1873
patients (110 men, 23 women) have
been committed, of whom 19 have
been discharged, and 81 released on
parole. There were remaining in the
institution on Nov 90, 53 men and 8
women. The institution is on tract
OF land near Willmar, in Kandiyohi
county. The site is ideal, and the
buildings first class in every respect
The new state prison at Saltwater
is practically completed and about
half of the convicts have been trans
ferred from the old prison, leaving a
number sufficient to operate the agri-
cultural machinery department. The
twine industry is now carried on at
the new prison entirely. The twine
product last year was $4,000, 900
pounds, and the profit for the year
S312,354.52. The manufacture of farm
machinery has also been success.
Up to August last there were manu-
factured and sold 1000 machines of
different kinds. The sales amounted
to sum which shows a profit of S44,-
277.3S, after all expense is charged off.
AS to AsyIums.
Three hospitals and two asylums
for the insane now have a total popu-
lation of 5,212 and their upkeep cost
$S55,300 in 1913. During the past year
four additional cottages have been
opened at the Hastings and Anoka
asylums, for the chronic insane, Civ
ing increased capacity for $50 patients.
The number at both asylums is about
1900. The psychopathic or detention
wards at the Fergus Falls and ST.
able adjunct in the treatment of acute
insanity A fine new power plant is
being installed at the Rochester hos
pital. This wheN complete will cost
about $150,OOO.
The institution for feeble-minded
and epileptics at Faribault has now
nearly 1,40O inmates, the largest pop
ulation since it's establishment thirty
years ago.
Reform Schools.
The Minnesota home school for
girls at Sauk Center has 40 inmates.
Under the superintendency of Mrs.
Fannie French Morse, and with plac.
ing out agency in charge of Mrs Nc
Kusick, valuable results have been
attained in the treatment of the in
mates.
The commitments to the boys train
ing school at Red Wing have fallen
off, no doubt due in great part to the
prObative system of juvenile courts.
The population is also kept down
through more extensive application
of paroles from the institution. There
are now in the institution 155 boys,
only about half the number of boys
there were two years ago.
There has been a change in the
superintendency of the ST. Cloud re-
formatory, Mr.. Randall having re-
signed to take the craftsmanship of
the Massachusetts prison commission.
c. S. Reed, formerly of Washington,
is now in charge This institution had