The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-28
SALVAGE BRIGADE.
Salvation Army's Queer De-
partment Store Is a
Paying Concern.
SEVEN PUSH CARTS KEPT BUSY
"Waste of the Home" Collected,
Sorted and Sold at Bed
Rock Prices.
SEVEN PUSH CARTS KEPT BUSY

h little yellow pushcarts of the Sal
wage Corps of the Salvation Army are
now a familiar sight in Jersey City and
hundreds of persons nave received visits
from the men who push them and know
something of the work that is being ac-
complished by this branch of General
Booth's organization. Few, however,
realize the real scope of the movement or
the important bearing it is likely to have
IN solving the alleged great question of
how to find work for the unemployed in
large cities. There are at present but
three of these brigades at work in this
country. They are located in New York,
Brooklyn and Jersey City, and they are
IN the nature of an experiment. They
have proved wonderfully successful and
at least one OF them. that in this city. is
now running on a paying basis and fur
nlshes steady employment for eleven men
besides the officer in charge.
The scheme is explained clearly and
concisely in the following circular, which
has been pretty generally distributed in
the more densely populated sections of
this city,
The Salvation Army, National
Headquarters,
100, 122. l2f West Fourteenth street,
New York City.
SOCIAL DEPARTMENT.
Our motto: w recognize neither creed
nor COLOR
Dear Friend-Tne distress which always
exists to a greater or lesser extent
amongst the poor of our cities has caused
me to look about for some method of
alieviating their suffering. without
pauperizing them on the one hand and
of fbs na al sxfra drain il 4 upon 1po o the pockets aes5
people are aware that in all large centres
OF population there is a considerable
amount OF waste matter which, if util-
lied, might be the means of providing a
livelihood for many of those who are at
present without it. The Salvation Army
has plan for turning to good use what
| VIII call for want of a better term, the
waste of the home In all our houses.
there is an amount of refuse for which
accumulates in our lumber rooms and
cellars or finds its way into the barrels
OF the ashman, but which, if systematic
cally collected, might be the means of
doing much good.
Ny proposal IS to ask the householdersi
to kindly instruct their servants to put
into a box or other receptacle such things
as are enumerated hereafter, and for
which they have no further use, Including
broken glass, or, in a word, anything
which when sorted and cleaned represents
a cash value The Salvation Army will
undertake the systematic and regular col
lection of these things by a body of men,
mostly married, with families. who shall
and perform their duty in as orderly and
expeditions a manner as possible.
Hoping you will approve the plan. T
have the pleasure Of remaining,
F. De LA6T EoIl Boo If ep1TsTsi
N. B.-Hoping for a favorable reply. we
will instruct one of our agents to call
upon you within the next few days.
Local depot, S37 Newark avenue Jersey
City. 1850
The work was started in this city on
April 3 last by Lieutenant William H.
Range who opened the first salvage depot
in New York City. He had no difficulty
in finding NE who were willing to IN
dertake the work. indeed, his great diff
ficulty has been from the start that he
has had three times as many applicants
as jobs. Lieutenant Ranges first work
was to hire the old building at No. ss7
Newark avenue, which a been used for
years as a soap factory. 1t was in a
filthy state. but he set several men at
cleaning and repairing and in several days
the place was in an habitable condition.
The ground Iioor ne divided off into bins
and converted into a storage room for
the " the waste of home which he had
1alth to believe his salvage brigade would
collect He started by employing four
men and three push-carts. He now has
eleven men and seven carts engaged in
the work and he is soon to make
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The men receive their board and lodging
and Sl50 a week for their labor. They
Ive with the overseer, as the officer in
charge is called, on the floor above the
storeroom. AT a slight expense this has
been converted into very comfortable liv-
ing apartments. 1t has been divided into
four omsE dining room. kitchen,
dormltory for the men and an Office and
sleeping apartment for the overseer. One
of the men acts as cook while another is
detailed each week to make beds and do
the homework. The men receive religious
instruction from Lieutenant Range and
every night and morning they hold a
short prayer meeting in their dormitory.
At the entrance to the living apartments
as the following placard:-
Christ is the head of this house; the
unseen guest at every meal. the silent
listener to every conversation"
Other notices upon the walls ares
THE Overseer's whistle means order
and attention and must be obeyed ac-
cordingly-
BY order; Lieut.. Range"
Every man must pile, up his news
papers, magazines and yellow paper sepa-
rately when he comes in. Lieut.. Range,
Overseer."
On the wall of the Overseer's Office is
2 large map of the city. which is divided
by red lines into sixteen collection dis
tricts, each one containing about twenty
streets. Each man is assigned to one Of
these districts, or if there are not many
houses in his territory he will work two
districts. Every morning at seven o'clock
the men start out and Systematically cam
yass their territory, stopping at every
house and taking anything the house
keeper has no further use for. Some
times the men secure as many as three
loads a day; they never fail to get at