The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-17
Utilization OF Waste Products.

tunes WHICH nave oeen dcCuIuufdteu III
many industrial enterprises during the
present generation. a fact often lost
sight Of is that those fortunes. in a
great majority of instances, have been
created by the introduction of econom-
ical methods, which have cheapened
the cost of production; or by the utiliza-
ton OF what was. in former times. the
waste OF the industry. In many manu-
factories today the by-products, from
what was formerly waste, represent in
value far more than the profit retained
by the manufacturer. This economy IN
method and utilization Of waste product
rendered possible by the large scale on
which such industries are now conduct
ed, Is one of the most important eco
nomic features OF the present era. To
the fact that It is carried further in this
country than elsewhere the United
states owes a great share of Its wonder
full industrial development, the marvel
of the world.
But a few years ago. every village
had Its slaughter house, which was, as
rule, the village nuisance. Nothing
was utilized save the meat, hide and,
In some instances, the horns. Every
thing else from the carcass was simply
waste. which was permitted TO accu-
mulate and decay. poisoning the air
and making the neighborhood of the
slaughter house one TO be avoided. It
the stranger to find It, Today the bus
mess Of slaughtering cattle and pre-
pairing them for the butchers block has
gone to a few Industrial centers. and
the local slaughter house has disap-
peared. The large meat handlers can
pay more for the animal on the hoof
and sell the meat cheaper. after pay
ing freight rates both ways. than can
the small butcher who lives anywhere
transportation lines,
Utilization OF waste product is the
secret OF the success of the great con-
Germs which have gone far toward mo-
nopol!zing the meat business OF the
country. There are no more waste prod
ucts In that industry Every particle
of the animal is now utilized. and made
into a commercial product. The profit
from these products alone reaches enor-
nous figures. and is said to be far
greater in annual value Than the divi-
dends paid by the concerns engaged
in that business. The primitive slaugh-
ter house. an offensive nuisance. has
given place TO the cleaniy abattoir and
the great packing establishment. from
which dirt Is hanished. for all waste is
utilized and has a commercial value. In
adding TO their own wealth. the con-
ductors os these great concerns have
added 10 the wealth Of the world; for
their wealth comes from what under old
conditions was not only not used. but
permitted to become a menace 70 the
public health and public comfort The
proaucer q the raw materiaI-the cattle
raiser-has pronted, for a higher price
= paid him for an animal every portion
q which has a commercial value than
he obtained when only the meat was
utilized The consumer also can buy
more cheaply relatively than before. for
The profit Of the business does no; now
come out az the meat, but from the
other PRODUCTS
The meat business . bat one Illus
tratou u an economy which extends
through nearly al branches = indus
ny when conducted on = sufficiently
large s-ale. The hy-products q the
rcaning % coal Oh are almos, .nnu-
uerable Macy branches % business
have been almost revoiutionized by
their discovery and utilization. Their
rrpluctlan and use has cheapencd ill-
u.nafing ou e. the consumer. while at
The sane uu1s creating TIE mosJ snor-
nous FORTUNES ever ple1 up In any IN
iussrAl snteuarse On tas country. In
the great She fscsoriss waste hss ceas-
90. Evsry scrAp % leather has a as
unct commervial value. ant - saFei
ulth the sane economy ah.-h marks
the manas-u1snt q a government mint
shcfe the vsEy s@erl.asa are keFt. that
the inmate particles o. sod may be
recovered
TIE one marksd eEcerslen O. the rule
q 1tl.zat.an g hy-Pru1ucts IL seen
r..at herr Ia me seats q washinstoz.