New-York tribune., 1910-06-19

however there are regular purchasers for
'his waste, and these have increased com.
peuuon TO such an extent that the price
oi scraps mas risen and the leather men
sell them to the highest bidder. Almost as
numerous as the scraps themselves are the
uses TO which they are put and their uses.
moreover, are constantly increasing. In
attics which smell OF tanbark and stufflness
this scrap leather is sorted out. and after
setting aside the pieces that are saiahle to
shoemakers for heel and sole pieces. the
WORKERS separate the rest into varying
grades OF valuation. Some of this is used
ior making potash; some, with the sweep
ihss' is burned and made into silver polish;
some Is boiled and made into axle grease
ano some is ground up and made into
composition from which are manufactured
the lnsoies Tor shoes Baseballs are filled
with strips. sizabie pieces are used In fin
ishing high grade soft leather goods. and
many secret compounds are partly conf
posed of these sorted scraps
spare time, which may be catalogued
among the waste Of many trades, is used
10 prohtaole advantage by the industrious
Having walnuts, to be used IN the manu-
facture OF confectionery, is a lucrative
quiet hour trade. Lads who have steady
work during the day often employ their
spare time by selling newspapers on the
streets Many of the curbstone statesmen
who line lower Broadway are men who use
their extra hours and add to their income
by selling Lincoln pennies or any innova-
ton that is promising OF cash returns. Stu
dents in the uptown schools and universi-
ties piece out the expenses OF their course
by waiting on tables or doing odd Jobs
- IN
cannot afford SCHOLASTIC education advan-
tageously employ their spare minutes IN
enriching their minds during the noon hour
instead of ioafing and Idly smoking or ex-
changing yarns with their less responsible
fellows. Cigar dealers along the Bowery
roll cigars while waiting for customers,
and some dealers who lack honesty. in diff
fereflt parts of the city, are said TO econo-
nnize at the expense of the government by
putting these cigars in the showcase with
out placing on them the stamp required
by Uncle Sam.
Broken cardboard boxes and old papers
bring so much a pound TO the gatnerers.
Discarded magazines are sold to book
venders, who, in turn. make profit out
of these back numbers, while old metal
bought at SO much a pound yields its quota
of profit in tools and implements that
are reclaimed from the junk class by being
polished and resharpened and sold again.
In the candy business, where yards of per-
forated sweetness are left after lozenges
have been cut out by the revolving dies,
the waste is reheated. rolled and cut,
again TO be made into second grade con-
fection.
The value of space is evident by the
filled inches and openings in and around
office buildings, where big rentals are paid
by bootblaclss. fruit venders and news
dealers, and the bare walls of partly de-
buildings. board fences around
buildings in the process of erection, sub
way walls and fences Of the elevated
roads. all contribute funds through ad-
vertising from what otherwise might be
waste space.
In some hotels the private economies
practised are the means of saving many
dollars. There are walters serving in the
evening who are porters IN the morning;
ice from the glasses is used around the
coolers; soap leavings from the rooms are
remeulded into new cakes; sheets from
the guests beds are used in the servants
beds; food-but who knows what tngredi-
ents compose stews croquettes. salads
and hash? Suffice it to say that with the
artful aid of little seasoning these, too,
represent a form Of economy practised
by the skilled chef.
Governors Island has been extended by
dirt swept UP from the streets; rocks
blasted from descending cellars are used
to build ascending walls; the breeze which
sweeps the street is utilized to turn re-
volving advertising signs. and as one sees
and realizes all Of these economies that are
in the highways and byweys Of
New York he feels that the stockyard Chi
caeoan's boast, we now use every part
Of the pig except the squeal,'' Is fully
eouaIled here, where along the Broadway
curb even the squeal has g use which aids
financial ends.