Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
TO REDUCE WASTE
IN FEEDING HUGE ARMY
Made Models in Food
Conservation.
PAST RECORD is NOT GOOD
Free Discussion OF Whole Subject
Takes Place at Conference in
Washington, ut Which Time Com.
mittcc Will Deal With Question.

mittcc Will Deal With Question.
WASHINGTON. September ?2-Unclc
Sans sixteen environments where the
new National Army is to he trained
y will afford large scale examples of
food conservation. according TO a com
p~rehcnsive program now being planned
by army officers in conjunction with
& the food administration.
Frankly admitting that the problem
of waste in the officers training camps
has given them great concern. but
was not entirely under control of the
War Department, army officers are
seeking TO cooperate in every way.
in both army environments and Ma
tional Guard training camps. with the
food conservation principles the gov
eminent is trying to teach the ma
ton.
Complaints about waste, both in the
officers camps and in the early stages
of preparing 10 take care of the drafted
army. have reached the War Depart
ment 1t has been charged tina in
the officers camps canned food was
used. While produce was going to
a waste in nearby fields. Other COM
plants alleged that in some canton
ments, including Camp Meade. at Nd
miral. Md. no steps have been taken
to conserve crops on tracts TO be usec
by the soldiers and that wood cleared
from the operations has been burncd
instead OF being conserved for fuel
Free discussion OF many OF these
complaints took place at "A conference
here on Friday between representa-
tives OF the officers of the quarter
master general and the surgeon gem
eral of the army and memocr: of the
food administration, and Of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The immediate result of the confer
mittee soon representing the War De-
partment and the food administration.
which Will act in an intermediary ca
pacity in dealing with questions OF con-
s%ervation and waste.
II has developed that the War De-
partmcnt already has worked out n
comprehensive plan. not yet complete
in all its details. 10 conserve to the ut
most limit all waste material and re-
fuse at the camps and to handle such
material in n sanitary manner.
Features OF this plan. as outlined in
q report by observation-disclosures j. Aus
tin Ellison to the Secretary of War, in
ciude the following items:
Al each kitchen a complete separa-
..in-D cf an u-.S,n ,,u,or;o1, III, -.
made. Thus garbage. bones. fats.
grease, paper. tin cans and bottles are
TO be rendered marketable.
Garbage will be handled by the two
can.s1stem. When filled cans are re-
mo%eG from kitchens they are replaced
by Clean ones. Contents of ans viii
be dumped into contractors trucks.
The .Gumping will he lone at transfer
stations, and the contractor mus, i'm
medtately remove them to a point at
least three miles Instant from the res
ervnticn.
One of the hardest problems has been
TO dispose OF manure TO advantage. AS
there have been 1900 animals at each
c-antonment manure has accumulated in
large amounts.
sFrom the STANDPOINT Of conservation
go NNhA-'' ~ Nv Att lIhtl
waste materials have been converted
into valuabT. commercial products
such as pSrk:: grease. Elyccrinc. SOAP,
paper stock and fertilizing material.
Total returns TO government in ma
nure sales alone, including the saving
over what ii would have cost to in
cinerate manure. amounted September
6 to Sl,To7. S3S.67.
Garbage from thirteen c~antonmcnts
Witi'be fed TO hogs. Tho garbage from
Ken 10 fifteen men will feed on. hog a
d"V. Hogs vii! gain on the average Of
one pound a day on this ration for $50
DAYS. Thirteen cantonmcnts wolld
produce lN,@Se,o0c pounds Of pork n
year II the stock Of hors nj each place
were htpt up 10 the maximum number.
heretofore it has been the custom
10 ihcih"rate all dead animals. Now
thoir hides VIII be removed and car
casses decreased and sold for fcrtil-
lzer material. THIS Will result in in
creasing the supply OF leather, ercas.
and fertilizer.
1t is estimated that about five tons
OF paper a day Will accumulate at each
cantonment. These viii! be sold.
Tin cans. solder and iron viii he ro-
Claimed Bottles Will he sorted. storn.
ized ana used for commercial pmr-
poses. "
Many other methods OF sowing .rs
selling waste material are being de-.
vised. ? 7 ue
Efforts VIII b" madc 10 wcrI, ont
plan by which nearby p~ro.ucts viii
be used AT CAMPS when possible. thus