The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-12
No Man Need Ever Be Out of
Work in Birmingham
in Future
SALVATION ARMY WILL
START THE BALL ROLLING
Wagons Will Gather Waste Paper,
Which VIII Be Sorted, Baled and
Sold on Business
Principles.

Birmingham is to have an institution
unlike any other, which is to answer a
great need, but not to cost the public one
cent, This would seem preposterous, but,
In the words of Judge n. b. Feagin. "a
movement was started last night which
will mean more for Birmingham than
scarcely any other development OF the
past year"
The Salvation Army is to establish an
| Industrial home, place of refuge for
the down and out, for the homeless and
the stricken. Not place of rest but of
work. 1t will in no way interfere with
| the scope of the industrial school at East
Lake, hut will take up the work where
that institution leaves 1t off. At East
Lake only the boy is admitted-in Bir-
mingham only the man over Is years of
age will be cared for.
At the Salvation Army hall last night
Brigader Marcussm, who has charge of
the social work of the army, outlined in
| full the plans which will be followed.
He was introduced with a glowing speech
by Judge Feagin. who is one of the most
active supporters of the army in the
city.
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The brigadier made plain the object of
the establishment of the institution. 1t
is to help the voorhees,, the ex-convict,
the man out of the hospital and the
| drunkard, as we'll as the penniless arrival
| in the city.
The system followed in the work will
| be simple When Brigadier Marcussm
returns to Cleveland, o., he will place be-
fore the board of directors his plan for
| Birmingham. If acceptable, sufficient
funds will be supplied for the purchase
| of a horse and wagon. 1t will be noticed
| that no one in Birmingham will be asked
| to contribute this. as would be expected.
A storeroom somewhere in the city will
be rented and a paper baling press in
stalled.
The office will be fitted up conveniently,
and here a register will be kept. A drunk
ard will enter his name, description and
circumstances will be taken and he will
| be allowed to earn his own wages im-
| mediately.
Wagon Will Tour City.
The wagon will tour the city every
| day and collect all of the waste paper,
old cloth, old furniture, shoes and every
thing imaginable, except worthless filth.
The city will gladly turn all of this over
to the officers and the stores will be
| overjoyed to have it removed. 1t will
then be taken to headquarters, where the
attendants upon the home will be set to
work sorting papers into its different
| grades, repairing old furniture and put
| ting it into "A salable condition, repairing
old soes so they can be worn and getting
! all of the cast-off trash of the rich into
such condition that it will be of value
| to the poor.
The paper will be baled and shipped to
| the factories. Brigadier Mareussm has
| twenty-five contracts and can find
ready market for this stuff at any time.
The Salvation Army has the reputation
among paper makers of furnishing
| cleaner paper than any junk shop in the
country. After the first few months this
| feature of the work alone will make the
Industrial home soif-supporting 1t will
| require four wagons In time and hun
dreds of workmen. These men will be
paid regular wages. according to the
| amount of work done.
Secondhand Store.
| In connection with the home a second
| hand store will be conducted Here all
| the old furniture, shoes and such things
| will be placed on sale. 1t will be a God
| send to the mothers with large families
| and small means, people who detest char
! ity. who would rather pay 10 cents for
| a coat than get it for nothing. OF course,
| i'm needy cases, much of this stuff will
| be given away after investigation.
In speaking of the advantages to Bir-
mingham the brigadier gave a number
| of points. First it will convert dead cap
| ital into living capital, will turn idle
| hands into the production of capital.
! 1t will do away with begging entirely.
| When a citizen is approached by beg
gar he can show the misled fellow to the
/ Industrial home, where food. clothing and
work will be provided. Many can see the
| need of such radiance. The tramp prob
+, lem, is also to be solved here. Birming-
hams tramps will be converted into
| workingmen.
Then, too. it will make good citizens OF
| the down trodden and the mean, and
| turn them back toward the right life.
| The Christian influence will always be
| brought to bear upon them, with prayer
| meetings and kindly services. Just as
| t,a uavward woman is being brought