The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-28
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 2s.-Oficials
OF many government bureaus are In
terested In an itemized statement OF
German author
American Waste who claims that
Of Resources. there 10 waste
Of natural resources
In America amounting to $4,000. O00'
900 q year. approximately the cost
OF running the entire government for
an entire decade. Frank Rooster Ii
the man who has summed up these
losses In q recent book on America,
called, THE Price Of lnefnciency."
With the waste of ten billion dollars
OF resources he figures that this
amounts to 500 for each person In
the country and $500 for each wage
Garner. on whom the burden princi-
pally falls.
Practically all OF this waste. the
author claims, Is preventable, and he
backs up his statements with care
full estimates made by United States
government experts and by persons
closelS acquainted with conditions
In all parts OF the country. Included
among the resources which the Amer
lean people waste and which can be-
saved oMr. Rooster includes the fol-
lowing:
A billion cubic feet Of natural gas
daily. This IL considered the most
perfect OF all fuels, and IL enough to
supply every city Of more than 100,-
600 population in the United States.
Twenty-Five million dollars year
In lost gases In the manufacture OF
coke.
Two hundred and thirty-eight mil.
lion dollars annually In losses through
floods and freshets. which could be
prevented by proper engineering ana
proper methods Of cultivating the soil.
Five hundred million dollars a year
In soil erosion. which could be saved
by proper methods Of cultivation.
Six hundred and ffty-nine million
dollars a year through losses to grow
ing crops. fruit trees and grain IN
storage by noxious insects whose
multiplication can be prevented.
Two hundred and sixry-seven mil.
lion dollars a year through attacks OF
flies. ticks and other insects on AMI.
mails.
One hundred million dollars year
In losses of live stock and crops by
wolves, rats, mice and other predatory
animals.
Ninety.three million dollars q year
in losses of live stock due to disease
of which . large part 10 chargeable
to Texas fever.
Seven hundred and sevsnty-two mil
lion dollars annually In losses OF In
come due to industrial diseases; that
Is. diseases which attack workers on
account of their employment and In.
sanitary conditions under which the
ork IL carried on.
one and one-half billion dollars q
year through loss Of life and illness ia
industrial ond other workers through
preventable diseases. accidents and
carelessness.
Two hundred and fifty million dol.
lars q year In fire losses to infiamma
lie buildings and other structures.
Four hundred million dollars a year
in city water supply used for fire
lighting. FIRE department charges and
in distribution charges. all Of which
make the losse per capital In this
country ten times that OF European
countries.
Twenty-Five million dollars a year
in failure TO adopt the potato drytns
process used In Germany 70 prevent
large proportion OF our potatp crop
TO rot unnecessarily.
Twelve million dollars year in
failure to utilize the leaves of the po
tato and other plants. q source OF
profit in Germany, but total loss to
the United States.
Vast land resources of great value
are wasted by failing to drain swamps
and overlooked areas.
Six hundred million dollars year
In failure to mobilize water power
which is now wasted.
The German author outlines all OF
these and many other sources Of
waste OF valuable products in the