The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-28

makeshift or a e by which they
nay tide over a temporary derange-
fnent OF their financial affairs.
Ihese men stay with us because they
are happy and contented. They un-
oerstand how to convert the raw hui
man material that has become very
raw through sin and self indulgence,
INTO a useful commodity. They know
now, because they have been there
themselves.
IN the course of time, shrewd, far
seeing business men began to recognize
n Importance of the waste paper in
dustry. They entered the field. 1t was
not long until it began to assume re-
spectacle proportions, both as to size
ana the character of the men engaged
IN 1T. OF course, they did not engage
in the work from philanthropic motives
such as actuated the Salvation army.
Nevertheless, in giving employment to
many thousands of men, they have
done avast amount of good to the city,
state and nation"
Staff Captain MCGEE said the method
OF packing adopted by the Salvation
army is. the established standard and
is recognized by all the mills.
We have a system of packing our
goods that appears to have met with
general approval said the officer.
This is called by the mill men The
Salvation army pack There is room
in this industry as we'll as in others
Tor fraud and it is not hard to ger
away with it.
waste paper. Only an expert a de-
tect the difference between some of
the grades. We have these experts
constantly on the watch to prevent the
mixture in one and the same bale, of
paper of different grades. While the
difference in the price per pound lis
small. transactions in the aggregate
arefon q scale of such magnitude that
a trifling daily discrepancy would
amount to an enormous figure in the
course of a year.
Staff Captain MCGEE explained that
the profits earned are used in further
developing the industrial work of the
Salvation army, so that more men San
be trained for useful careers.
OF course. we pay our permanent
staff reasonable wages and many per-
sons who come to us from the Sums
elect to stay with u.s. said the officer.
It must not be assumed, however, that
all men who seek shelter at this home
are from the slunls. On the contrary,
scores ON here because they are
simply broke. They have seen better
days. They are not really bad Or
vicious men. They are only ~teinporari-
Az on their uppers.'
AT present, nearly 200 men are en-
engaged in the home. This, however,
lis the dull season. The home sis forc-
ed to maintain itself out Of its VI
revenue, provide Al sinking fund for the
inal#redernption of deferred obIiga-
tons and provide transportation and
other SUPPORT for men who haveTgrad-
uated and are ready to leave the state
positions elsewhere.
"It is up to lis to- make this institu-
ton pay said Staff Captain Niece.
We have no special funds. It is a
nhilarthropic industry, but III must
pay for itself from top ito bottom.
what we need In this work iii more
men who understand men ana for this
reason we should have a school la
which special Instruction is given
The men AL the home have formed
themselves into social clubs. They give
concert every week. Two evenings
are given up to devotional exercises.
On other evenings they discuss social,
iradustriab political and religious prob
LENS. They are allowed the widest
latitude consistent with good order
They have a smoking room, a. library
and q room which is SET apart for pri-s
waite meditation or contemplation.
When a rnaIi#swants to separate
Himself from his fellows so as to he!
able tn commune with himself, he goes
Into this little ROOM, said tho staff