New-York tribune., 1910-06-19
WASTE IS A MINE
,.yY GAIN FROM IT
LYING OR RICHES.
e.,n,s and Debris Formerly
Ttroun 4sray Haze Com
mercidI palHe.

| ne "a "a conjecture how the shabby
! f1e :, leisure along Park Row or the
| p .ve- contrives TO make both ends
es..-,,, 10 say nothing OF meeting. Yet
nsAe h,,, wear after year in the same
W ,oIlowins the same practices, and
! Ill., s-,. -,ardner can YOU spare an cid
he .s,r pernies9" IS as familiar as
| so''is- ''is--o,5esceut nose and his bioodshot
hs v-heri the penny supply is plentiful
| ees,s.inr,s OF food. lodging. tobacco and
| ts =, merely a matter OF exchanging
o'.Hh commodities. but when this supply
| colh co.s =. bv general financial strinsency or
fe...ss snells Of bad weather, the mat
= n getting living depends on the man s
/ his knowledge Of the economy Of
| -. streets. BY virtue OF necessity anu
| " ,,nliosti7n OF it's principles he knows
rsne as the telegrspher knows his
sna knowing It 60 well keeps him fur
F,.s.s with the essentials OF life through
+bs wear. When the penny fund is
W. he freouents the postoff1ce, where.
5irtv. unstamped letter. he begs
- .o send 2 line to his poor old
-. :, Chicago Sometimes this plea
9 s,-npathetic ear, for the dodge
l =, ,-s. teer orerNorked. and the price
s-,.s ar two goes with the stamp. A
o,-s even. is acceptable il the stamp
p forthcoming. for ii. too. is redsema-
= 80 saloon where the schooHcrs are
,bs luncheon free" If the day
-,,~ hss been especially hard for the
-.,., q" there is always a waiting barrel
-. ba.k of the prosperous restaurant,
- orers variety. even if the quality is
i .,.,na HE
s-;nk is looked upon as necessity by
= ,.s.srsn bench warmer, who, lacking
=. rrice OF this. earns 1t by cleaning cuspi-
~ doing odd 3ohs for q saloonkeeper
= t-ovrs rim. In return he Is rewarded
gsnerous glass of nondescript whis-
- .-rich Is r,oured from a bottle some
-, .,.r+ from The regular trade drinks,
~Licb marks one Of the economies
-,.,ro5 bz The keepers of cheap saloons.
-, consists in pouring unfinished whts-
- ,-+o 2 receptacle beneath the bar.
4 .ttsh is later emptied into the bottle ana
...-.sa for odd JOB payments to irnpe-
.-io,s ssrelicts. His work done and his
.-lnk swallowed, q smoke is needed 10
1 t-,sh the nights repast, SO, returning TO
i p-gsaWsy. he drops into one Of the many
4 - stores where he IS known and toll
u .s+s5 because Of his familiar face ana ms
t..s Term in the service. Waiting TIL the
infer is free from customers. he goes
g. n +re friendly clerk and asks, ANY
,-5tsn ones to-day2" II there are any
t-sEsn cigars BENEATH the counter the clerk
,-,spcss them. for which q Thank you.
iossr * aIvsvs returned. If there are no
t-sts5 mes he raises his eyebrows for per
rissnn goes over TO the cigar cutter, snd,
--nayinr the top. takes out the handful or
s,5s mat have beer CIT from the cigars or
,..nv sustnraers. These suit both smoking
rzs chewing purposes, and with them lie
santsrs hack 10 his old stand on the
ss56b. meanwhile providing himself with a
s5wsosu=r which some one has cast aside
r5sn drouping into his throne before
s5sshiug fountain. with bis pipe alight ehc
Hs snsl5es comforts bly, lined. he aesorbs
ge psv-s of ffe day until the light faces.
i coINIYgs FROM WASTE.
e. ryeh for the human scavenger VINO
rsaher tolls nor spins save just enough 10
ss- him fbs sensstfens needed for bodily
ea-fa-- Trt there is another variety OF
kynsn kind gathering the hetsam and jet
pn cast I'D bv the tie of commerce TO
8
resent needs From it he gets a living
Est Is comfortable and often comparatively
j s1urious There is the Tewsboy who gain
4 sh ID daily papers from the streetcars ana
II ssti corridors. adding 70 his earnings og
4 E-bothing these out and reseliing them; the
II worsr class finds fuel in old boxes and
Il kcken barrels left IN front of commission
buses while old buildings In various stages
II q rendition also furnish bundles of wood
r. active women and children; strings.
Eg wrapping paper. rags, bottles ano
II 4rsb crease ali form q part Of the economies
II the thrifty housekeeper. but none OF these
Il comparable in profits TO the products OF
& dunn hear, or the traffic IN old paper,
y ink and waste.
Il Tie last is a generic term for the rejected
Il eds and ends OF almost any business. YET
Vat the trades call waste is to-day sold
i-9 made into some of the most useful aru-
les In commerce Alcohol IS extracted
tn saEdust and from paper; burned
t-sps OF leather return potash and silver
Wish; excellent erasers are made from
nz-5f automobile tires, and wines and
aaz are made from the fruit which the
F-sst venders discard Yet. in trade par
'acs, all Of this is waste"
Probably no waste affords so many little
aaemies as the waste of the tobacco fac
/ afss which IS bought and gathered by men
'E begin business with a burlap sack and
&C often by commanding an army OF push
1s Stems. sweepings and siftings al
Ae marketable value, and the poorest
tiese make an excellent insect powder
'asn ground up. Snuff. TOO. is made from
Il ninaants Of strong tobacco. and the cut
II pieces from the leaf. which are bought
few GEMS pound, are sorted ano
'epped IN packages and sold at COM
.3'stFely high figure as clippings" The
%G grades IF broken leaf which are also
~'sa cut Of the Job lot tobacco purchase
elmer sold 10 be made into cheaper
sF Of cigar or pressed into cakes OF
E tobacco. In front OF some Of the Gel
sores Of Mulberry street are interesting
~ lengths Of cigars which look like re-
q 1AlSled stubs but are really severed
Net The long black rolls which are rade
Il mere lads in these musty caverns that
been 5urrozed Beneath the street
80 ends are sold for pipe smoking or
eeEins. and the sale of them nets a
q @0F-able profit Of itself
seter returns even than those offered
ne waste Of the tobacco business are
8 - n the 1ewelry business. ir which the
ef edds and ends purchases anything
sofETnens clothes TO torn up noors-
very water IN which the workrneh
Aeir hands Is among the things pur-
baths ana papers which photog-
hsVe cast aside are productive OF
7ee returns: sweepings of windows
f "a Elen have been putting on letters IN
81 a. eai' skewings'' left from the Leaf
g gliding domes. scrap platinum use
= ~ leWellers or chernisfs-all these are