Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-06
Garbage Production Small.

They are thrifty and their homes do
not produce as much garbage in a
week, or possibly two weeks. as many
Of our homes produce in a day. Then.
too. before the collection of garbage
and other accumulations were dumped
on the land all Of the contents Of the
carts had passed through the hands OF
women engaged to pick out and assert
everything that might be of merchant.
able value. such. for instance: as OLD
shoes. rubbers. crockery. metal. paper,
cotton and wooden goods and glass.
The returns from this collection. to-
gether with the enhanced value OF the
land owned by the company owning
the contract, are so profitable that the
contracting company makes no charge
to the city for its service Of collection.
which is a very important development,
meaning, as it does. that the individual
householder does not pay tax Tor tnat
'The only expense to which the city
is put is that Of transporting by rail-
the wagon boxes with their contents,
collected by the company, from ne CITY
to the suburb. where they are again
delivered to the contractor for assert
ment and distribution. But here again
arises a distinction between German
and American methods. Much OF the
street cleaning of German cltles Is
II don't imagine that our American
cities will come to that practce ~
many years, II ever nor can one in!as
Inc women engaged in the same uIrty
and mental service that we fonna ta assA
engaged in at the Munich garbage Gus.
posai plant. The important thing
demonstrated, however. is that by the
emnloyment of sufficient help. tne
streets of large cities can be Kept al.
most absolutely clean. ana Also INA :.
can be collected and at very sngn.
exnense to the cities because OF the
ratmrns that may be derived In Dusl-
ness way by the contractor. re-
mains for American ingenuity anu Gun nm
ternrise to put into effect In our own
,,sapa systems that will accomplish the
Zone Of the very important results
If our trip has been the forming OF
new connections with men VI I'LL.
- Nth the government and those al
~ head of voluntary movements
,.1h,ch will make 1t possible for US to
carry on important correspondence Ano
to get data from respohs'oe
at any time we desire.
Praises Consular Service.
.1 roust not refrain from adding few
words of praise to our consular service
aro, mr. a consul Is limited to purely busl-
ness transactions on behalf OF the United
states. He is q very busy man In other
attractions. The service that the consuls
are doing in research work and making
reports on methods Of administration is
of untold value. Few Of our people
realize to what extent the consuls have
been called upon by the departments
in washington for reports on a great
variety OF subjects. and few realize what
a mint of valuable information there is
on file In such departments as the State
Department and the Department of Com
merce and Labor, which may be avaiied
of at any time by any citizen.
I'VE found everywhere that the con-
sular offices were maintained in bust
nesslike manner and that the consuls
were informed. not only as to the bust
ness Of the cities they were assigned to,
but as to countless details of municipal
administration, education. invention and
science. In every place they showed
their interest in the trip we were taking
nv paving the way for US to meet rep
resentative and responsible authorities
and to secure the information we were
in search of.
'.It is our hope in the near future to
issue in bulletin form. for the benefit OF
our members many Of the findings of this
first European trip.