The chronicle=news., 1913-10-31
Gothan,'s Waste Paper
Wastes Millions YEARLY

New York. Oct, 3i-Fathcr Kniek-
erbock-r has Just discovered that he
IL the greatest wnster og vast. paper
10 the world 20 enormous IL the
amount which he throws away that
thcr. are more than $50 firms in
New York engaged in gathering and
selling u. ia value Ia estimated 10
b. greater 'hun the income oi any
European ruler. A. u conservative
sstimats. al least 5000 workers
pns"cart men. drivers. sOrters. buy
"rs and experts engaged In this
Industry throughout the greater city.
More than 100000 tons Of waste Ia.
per Il collected every week. yearly
crop of nearly six millions oI tons
The PRINCIPAL factor In this field Is
the Salvation Army. which for v.ar~
has solicited old clothes aud maza-
diners for the down and cutters taken
Into its homes. Undoubtedly the tons
omfasszines and newspapers given
adn oferrsi to its wagons led to tn.
adoption OF house To house gather
iny Of waste paper as q means Of
s"if-support for the thousands Of
homeless and pohle~s men whom the
Army undertakes 10 help to help
Themselves. IN more recent years.
realizing the possibiliiic~ for profit
In the business. the Army ha. csiob.
iiShcd number oG thoroughly
"kiippcd plants In various parts of
the city. each onr with stables and
sorting ana haiinr rooms. and ni.o
with living accommodations for i,s
workers.
No small iob on It's hands has New
Works Honest Ballot Association to-
eliminate the usual 10000 to 100.
90" Illegal votes from ncxi Tuesdays
election returns. Ballot box stuff.
Ing In GOTHAM II restricted neither
ns tn loraiity nor At to method. ANY
one OF more Of old or now trick. are
likely to b" nut over n, nnv c' ,hcI
Thousands III voting places In this
city. Contracts for rneh jobs arc
made and plans laid months ahead
IN fact. the camc belongs to that nm.
dcr-~orid which never sircrs How
over. under present laws. the voting
lR 4
confined to illegal registrations snd
to the voting by crooks on reGiasercd
names i,cfotc tch voters themselves
arrive. 80 this non partisan asaocia-
;ion. backed by mon and women of
wealth and influence. has enlisted |
the scrvicrs ot ao00 college men to
purge the registration rolls Of re-
pcatcrs and :iontcrs by looking. them
up between .:gistration and election
DAYS and verifying their residence n,
the addresses given. and by hciny on
hand nj election day to bag those
who attempt to vote Illegally. and
combat other abuses.
The incomes OF many New York
iinancters from directors fees alone
would he sufficient to keep the vol
from their doors. Tho usual fec paid
by the larger corporations Tor at
tending e meeting IL SEQ. though al
few pay more and the majority Of
the corporations distribute tens and
ftvcs among those present There
arc probably scores whose fees
and dollars and several who thus
add eight to ten thousand to their
pocket change. The largest income
from this sOurcc-approNi,na
S13.'O0 annually-is enjoyed by a
close assoc ia,. OF the late "Cyar Of
Wall Street" who has policy OF
never missing directors meeting
unavoidably. II being his desire to
tccp in close touch with his various
interests. and he is said. also. to keep
u sharp eve for his fee whenever In
attendance. This gentleman is n d.
rector OF fiftv-sevcn active railroad
banking and industrial corporations.
Over s2.G00.060 is tho estimated
market value of tic postage stamps
shown in New Yorl; this week Mt the
International Stamp Exhibition.
which is tho first exhibition of It's
kind ever held in this country. There
are in the world half million stamp
collectors. of whom at least 1000