CONVICT KOAD CAMP, FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. 45 
this kind was the granting of the customary ration of tobacco. 
From January 10 to July 10, inclusive, the expense for this privilege 
was $58.32, the cost of 243 pounds of tobacco at 24 cents per pound. 
As this expense was distributed over 7,174 convict calendar days, 
the cost per convict per calendar day was $0.0081. The tobacco 
was used at the rate of about one-quarter pound per convict per 
week. 
The morale of the force was excellent. With few exceptions the 
men were content with the treatment they received, and freely 
expressed their appreciation of it, not only in words, but in a willing- 
ness to work and a prompt response to orders, such as is observed 
seldom in convict camps. 
THE CAMP FORCE. 
The camp force consisted normally of three men, a cook, a cook's 
helper, and a " flunky." Under extraordinary conditions, such as 
immediately after the establishment of the camp when there was 
much cleaning to be done, it was necessary to increase the number. 
An average of seven men were thus employed for a period of about 
2 weeks in the first 6 months, but for the rest of the time the three 
men performed all the necessary work. It should be observed, how- 
ever, that no laundering was done at the camp and that the general 
camp work was also somewhat lighter than in the majority of camps, 
because it was not necessary to carry the water and dispose of the 
wastes by burial. It would have required at least one more camp 
helper to care for this additional work. During the first 6 months 659 
convict calendar days were used on camp work, which represents a 
loss to the road work of 9.19 per cent. 
SANITATION. 
The camp clerk was charged with responsibility for the sanitary 
condition of the camp and the direction of the work of the camp 
force. The kitchen and mess room were cleaned daily by the cook 
and his helper, and they presented a clean and neat appearance at all 
times. The bunk house and other buildings and the grounds were 
cleaned and kept in order by the camp " flunky." Particular atten- 
tion was paid to the toilets, spittoons, and bedding, which were kept 
surprisingly clean. The floors were treated once every 2 weeks with 
an agglutinative oil dressing which enabled them to be swept daily 
without raising dust. 
Though the interior of the buildings was kept scrupulously clean 
from the start, the importance of keeping the grounds in the same 
condition was not realized at first by local officials. They were per- 
mitted to become littered with tin cans, paper, wood, and other 
debris, particularly in the vicinity of the commissary and the corral, 
