The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
over from the appropriation OF last
year was S1I,SS5.


20 the fact that saving in operating
expenses has not been at the eNpens
of the comforts Of those patients. TIL
average daily number in that institu
ton, through the year 1915, has beel
III patients more than IN the yea
previous-than in 1914. With th'
increased average attendance Of II
patients, the cost in maintenance ha
! been reduced S14,5I5.1I The pc
capita expense in 1914 was S116.rS
and in 1915 Sl1G.92.
] want to call your attention fur
ther TO the fact that besides this IN
crease in average OF patients, tina
they had added for the care OF those
| they have added ten physicians
whose time is given entirely to the
care OF those patients, whereas be
fore three regular physicians, giving
all their time, were employed, ant
three for part OF their time.
One OF the first items that wa!
.aken up in the character OF saving:
by DR.. Williams after his inaugura
tion into that office was in the mat
ter OF the laundry. In 1914 the
monthly pay roll in laundry was
STOP: IN 1913 it was reduced to S23I
a month, making a saving for the
year Of $500. That work, instead
Of being done by paid negro women
was done by the negro women who
were in the institution, not by com
pulsion nor by force, but simply by
persuasion, and being glad to get the
opportunity Of having occupation
rather than in sitting around in idle
ness ali the time.
When Dr.. Williams investigated
further he found that there were hf-
teen colored women scru5bers who
took care Of the white womel's ward
at $40 each per month; and six men
scrubbers, who took care OF the white
mems ward, at SIS each per month,
Those were discharged and patients
in the institution were glad to dc
that work. The saving il this item
was S2,952 FOR the year.
On the farm the cost OF operating
FOR 1914 was S9,127.49; the cost Of
operating the farm in 1915 was S4,-
632.66. making saving in the oper-
ating expenses Of the farm OF S4,-
444S3.
The saving in these items, gentle
men, amounts to s1S,296.S3.
There was another item, the exact
figures OF which I did not Temembe
TO take from the report OF the pre-
vious year. but l want to say in the
item of whiskey prior to Dr.. VIII
liams being placed in charge was
bought at that institution by the bar
rel. / want TO say to you now that
tie consumption Of whiSkey in that
institution is less than = quart per
month.
I want to say that in the institu-
lion. following out the plan OF giving g
..lu-~~ss::on and diversion to the patti
ents, they have now printing plant
where some OF the inmates daily
work; they now have a laundry
where inmates do most OF the work;
they have kitchens where the work is
largely done by the inmates.
The inmates police the grounds;
they have broom factory and mat
tress factory; they do knitting: they
have q sewing room, making clothes
For many OF the inmates: they have
printers and they are using many Of
the inmates On the farm, and in aCdi-
ton 10 that. gentlemen, there IS
established department there OF
basket making and fancy work.
SIX weeks before the State Fair
was held they employed Miss Austin
N that department. Hiss Austin
came 10 iock over tie field. After
seeing the patients she wondered If,
she could 90 anything Tor them. They
were lying in their beds; she could
not induce them to get up for several
weeks.
She finally interested them il
fancy work and baske: making. They
greatly improved, and finally she in
terested fifty OF those women, who
had been more dead than alive and
not interested in anything, and they
were eager IL the morning when the
hour came at which time they could
begin their work. Gentlemen, as
result Of this, three OF those inmates
have been absolutely restored to
tuition and have gone back TO their
ton and have gone back to their
homes.
Now, ! want to say this. that the
number OF patients who are now EN-
ployed and given occupation amount
TO SOC; that that was the figure
given il the report . few days ago.
It may well row be asked, after
you have seen what tie physical i'm
Drovemeuts have been, how that has
been carried on. You have seen there
n the wards that have not yet been
touched their condition. those cf YOU
who have visited it, and l do earn
aStly urge that every member or this
legislature VINO has not been there
will take personal interest in the
work and feel that it is part OF his
interest, and see the benefits you are
comforting on these people.
Now I wish to cay that since the
report Of the board OF regents was
made Up-st Vas done about the 10th
Of December Ct the request OF the
comptroller genera! - they have
found that they carried over this bal
aHce that I have alluded to, $l1,-
SS5. The request for appropriations
o. ths board Of regents were based
oa their information and the figures
before them ca the Goth OF Decem-
ber
Having been il conversation with
some OF tie regents l learned from
hem that i2asmuch as they have
,ound that they have carried over
sI7.8S5, that they will cut out the
;;em CT $4,000 which they have
asked for this year tor the matter o!
equipment.
/, therefore, make this recommen-
iat;on, that sill provide for the
maintenance Of the institution the
33a5.000 asked for, which includes
,he salary OF the superintendent and
IL other expenses OF maintenance;
also provide for the $4,000 re-
Quested for the purpose Of coatinu-
ing the improvements.
Just a word here in reference to
S1oS 00n whore tN Sv