Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-08

described above brings about 70 eents pound tbs
average The tin foil wrapping Of ordinary pack.
oge Of cigarettes weighs thirty grains and as there
1000 grsins to the pound "a packages are required
10 produce rs cents.
Tie substitution OF bronze for gold IN picture
frames has had q decided effect upon the perqusites
OF the men employed IN the frame making industry
In this city, Up 70 two years ago according 10 tho
proprietor OF one OF the foremost art stores II
tho IN all picture frame shops 10 carefully
save all the sweeping from the rooms IN which gold
leaf laid upon frames. These sweepngs we're sent
periodically Philadelphia where they refined
and the returns amounted 10 much as 1900 yesr,
which divided the employees as extra CONF
pensation But gold leaf IN out Of date In frane-fnak
Ing now the bronze and other finishing having
superseded the precious metal In this respect stu
the Sign painter gold leaf very largely and they,
too their sweeplngs for the benefit Of their
employees. and every three months there Is Clean
up" day when the returns from the refinement Of
these swcepings are received and distributed among
the sign painters. conservative estimate indicates
that the receipts from this from $4,000 10
10000 each cleanup day for each sign shop In wash
ington.
When the new mint was established In Denver the
wash basins IN the gold room were all drained into
large watts tanks IN the basement Of the building
There IL a certain amount Of abrasion connected with
the handling OF virgin gold which results IN the at
traction OF fine particles Of the metal TO tho hands OF
the workers When they wash their hands these
particles are carried into the watts referred TO, Tho
washings allowed 10 settle. then the water "
drawn off and the sediment s dried and refined Tho
refining invariably results In the recovery OF snf-
fcicnt OF the metal 10 make up any shortage existing
between the original weight Of the bullion and the
weight Of tho coin produced But not only arc the
washings refined but all aprons and cloths periodi
caly burned and the ashes refined with like results
Some years ngo the superintendent Of a big pack
ing plant In Omaha discovered that the creek
running from the packing house into the Missouri
river had been damned UP BY enterprsing nd,.
yduai who found TO be busily engaged In skim
ming the top OF the water above the dam each
ing An investigation quietly carried revealed the
fact that this enterprslng citizen skmming the
fats which foated on the top OF the water each morn
ing and 1t eventually discovered that by this
process he cleaning up something like $4,000 a
year The superintendent thereupon decided that this
might be saved his company and he therefore
installed great watts in the basement OF the buildings
into which all the washlngs from the floor were
drained and by this means the fats were saved 10 a
very large extent and what had heretofore run into
the sewers and thence into the Missouri river was
skinned and large amount OF money was saved 10
the company But in spite Of all that could be done
the gentleman Of the dam continued to maintain mis-
plant and at last accounts he still cleaning up
$4,000 slaooo n year, and doubt there is half
as much more that escapes even hts vigilance.
In Chicago several years ago another big packing
found that Il had in rs glue works enormous
amount Of waste product which the drainage
from the glue which dried sheets and II be-
came necessary 10 discover some means by which
this waists could be utilized and therefore The super
intendent OF the plant tried running It over onto
sheets Of thick manila paper which subsequently
sprinkled with sand and the ahsurhant qualities OF
the sand dried the Glue which would solidty and
sand paper became % the hysprodncis 81 this
packing house. later. the sand paper market
grew there was a demand fof emery paper and.
therefore, dust purchased and emery papa
added the product ~ the concern Later sales
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abrasive and Ihs conclusion reached that KaFnst
papaf might be marketable quantity ~ loss Grade
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