Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-08
Topic Of Timely Interest Dis
cussed In Able Manner by
Georgia Man
FAvoRs GARBAGE cREMAToRY
II. Andrews, of Atlanta, Quoted in In
teresting Paper by Midland Munich
paIities - ExHeaIth Physician Mich
OILS Recommended Garbage Disposal
Plant, as Did Also Mayor Jones.

The subject of garbage disposal, one
that is engrossfng the attention of
many Iowa cities. including Marshall
town, at the present time is treated
most interestingly and practically in a
paper by Mr. II. Andrews OF Atlanta,
Ga, who is quoted in an article in
Midland Municipalities, journal de-
voted to municipal interests, pub
lished in this city. The subject is one
City Health Physician Nichols, in his
annual report to the board of health
this week, recommended the establish
ment of a garbage disposal plant.
Mayor Jones did likewise. in his an
nual address, referring TO it i'll con-
nection with his reference to clean
streets and alleys.
Mr.. Andrews says that every city
must face the disposal of five kinds of
waste, differing widely in their nature.
First ashes, cinders and street sweep
'ings. comparatively harmless and ca
pahle of being disposed of In any con-
venient way; secondly, garbage COM
posed largely of organic matter sub
ject to rapid decay, including house
and market waste, such as swill. shops,
ETC., thirdly trash and combustible
waste. containing more or less filth;
4ourtllly. dead animals, condemned,
meats. etc, tifthly, nightsoil from
closets outside sewer districts.
Mr.. Andrews says every city pro-
duces these classes of wastes, and the
good sanitary system should dispose OF
them all without menace 10 the conn
munfty or undue expense In speaking
of the two sanitary systems now most
widely used, he speaks mainly of Gre
ma ton or incineration, rather than re-
dnction or utilization. He speaks of
the former more ON account of the fol-
lowing reasons:
The reduction or utilization system
dsposes only of the garbage leaving
the other city waste to be disposed OF
in other ways. In this, even, 1t is IN
effectual, as It leaves the citizen To sort
the garbage, or this must be done at
the reduction plant, and the odor of the
decaying substances becames a public
tates hauling the garbage a long dis
lance over principal streets, mainly In
creasing the danger and expense. The
costly machinery of the plant is an
other reason why he does not favor It,
and the danger OF strikes when an cpl
demic prevails, are ALSO cited against
this system. No one would be so fool
hardy" he says, "as to attempt a re-
duction system in New Orleans today
while an epidemic prevails in that city
l doubt If the large and costly reduc-
ton plant lying idle there could turn
wheel while yellow fever continues.
He then speaks of the facts which
favor a thorough system OF cremation.
He presupposes that any city can find
places to dispose of the first class OF
city waste, such as ashes, cinders and
the like. He describes the furnace.
which destroys all the different kinds
of undesirable trash, and escaping gas
es and vapors, and makes fertilizer out
of such PARTS OF the waste as may be
so used. such as ashes No skilled la
Dor is required to operate the furnace.
1t is absolutely sanitary. and by oper-
al ting large or small crematories in diff
ferent parts of the city, the long hauls
of garbage can be avoided. It is eco
nomical All night soil Is burned to
odorless ashes i'm a perfectly sanitary
way, In which it Is vastly superior to
reduction systems. Cremation uses all
waste to burn the garbage
and night SOIL. 1t Is a sanitary process.
by the greatest sanitary en-
sineers and most prominent public
health Officers in the world. In clos
ing, Mr.. Andrews ranks municipal
ownership OF crematories with that OF
police and fire equipments.