, 1885-09-25
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New Yo7 Airif eri r,4aa
Some queer things happ.n in nlr
line of business, rcmar ed thu Dropr.o
Tor of an assay and refining establish
ment to a reporter. lie was in the
basement OF his house, where tho
smelling furnaces were glowing at
white heat. lie looked like an aichemist
seen in pictures bending over the fur
mace to invent a process Of making
gold. lie put down a iadle red hob,
removed a small skull cap from his
head. and continued
on see, we take the s%weepings from
factories to private individuals and eN-
tract the metal. Well, very often peo.
pie that were once wealthy come in and
part with their silver service or gold
ornaments in order to get the cash right
down. The pawnbrokers will give
nothing on them because perhaps they
are out OF style. We give them the in
trinsic value Of the metal, less the ex-
pcnse of refining. Ladies frequently
bring their silver dinner sets in order
to raise money. some part with their
wedding presents, given to them
twenty and thirty years ago. |
can see the way they act that only
stern necessity has compelled them to
part with what was given to them IN
happy and prosperous times. Three
weeks ago n young man strayed in
casually. lie said he had n piece of
ore and wanted to have it assayed. 1
picked il up accidentally, he said, "A
few days ago in pennsylvania, where /
was spending vacation The specimen
we assayed proved a wonderful one. 1t
turned out $50 in gold and SlS in sill
yer, The young man nearly went wild.
lie hastened back to Pennsylvania and
purchased the land where he found the
ore. If the land is rich with that kind
Of ore it will be a bonanza.
I'VE smelt down and refine every de-
scription of jewelry and assay a large
mount of specimen ore which has al
ready been examined and disposed of rs
far as the mine is concerned forever.
Photographic wastes have became enor-
nous within the last few years. The
trimmings IRON the paper, which are on
a surface of nitrate of silver, amount to
thousands Of dollars annually in saving.
Each photograph gallery is careful to
save the trimmings and have them re-
duced. 1t is only Of recent years that
the sweepings from iewelry factories are
saved. N.Y. grandfather commenced
business in New ! DIRK seyenty-iiye years
ago. lie tried to teach the people the
value of savings Ny father succeeded
in Il measure in showing the bust
ness people what a great piece
of economy it was to save the trim
mings and sweepings of all metals.
Why, twenty years ago I knew a jew
elry factory that threw away so to the
pound of discarded trimmings. They
would thrash their office boys il they
did not put the stuff in the ash barrel.
To day il the Toys put it in the ash bar
rel they will be treated with due severity.
So much for a change TO strict economy
in metal.
''What do YOU do with the metal after
it is refined
I'VE sell it again to the jewelers. and
dealers. 1t does not deteriorate by the
process of refining, but puts on a
brighter look than ever.
"will the trade amount to anything
yearly
Eyes, TO millions. / have furnaces
here and in Newark and keep them run
ming all the time. The s%weepings alone
would amount to millions throughout
the city In these days nothing must
be lost -