The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-15
WHEELING GARBAGE WILL BE
SENT TO FARM FOR FEEDING
HOGS
VIII save City Expenses-Peoplc ASKED
TO Keep Glass From Refuse
Hereafter.

ThH plgr~ry site has been selected
ard III" contract VIII b" signed IN Il few
days \ small dairy farm uhHu; four
miles OF; the Farmont pix" has been
selected rs tho site Cor Wh""lIng's new
hog nstL S!lrr.nt. All ~ IN" stock Will
he brlugh, her" from tn" american
Stock Food cn:n;Nny'S plant ~ Grand
Rapids Michigan. whore the animals ar"
raised. and sitter h.ins imnIuniz"d twice.
,hoy arc sent "a III" various munIcipalI-
tics. where they are fed. city garbage.
fattrn"d and then sold on IN" market.
The farm which was, formerly owned
hv James l. Wickham. was purchased
Crr 4 price near n" $l0.nh0 mark and
comprises 90 acres. al! of which Will b"
used by tho company in its hog raising.
'rh" farm was selected "a there "a I'm"
level spot on which a largo building VIII
BE- erected in which I" keep the hogs. tn"
hogs arc kept or tho second floor and ar"
brought 10 n" first floor FOR feeding
only. TIL" lower firo". which Will ="
made OF concrete is I" he covered with
tarv!a-N which prevents any absorption.
Tho upper floor will b. built or wood and
covered with ths sam" material. larE"
barn. which is now on III" farm. will h"
torn down 10 mako room for the now
building. which will b" bull: or hollow
Ill. and will hav" Il hip roof.
After tho hogs arc placed in tho
building I'll" sunlight never strikes their
hacks again until they are sent 10 the
butcher Ahou; five hundred pigs will
be brought her" ~ he fattencd and all
will be in readiness by March %lst. At
which time the contract goes into effect.
At the urrring OF tho council las;
evening an amendment was made to the
aer~ement. with the American Stock
Food company giving thr city the option
Of hauling tho garhaG 60 10 tn" farm If il
deemed il advisable. The contract
signed includes only the present city
lines and il the Greater Wheeling pro-
tect is completed a new contract will
have 10 be formed IL that territory is
70 pc included.
The piggery will prove n big saving 10
the city as it will do away with big
part Of the cIpe1S- now incurred
through the disposal Of garbage. A -
loading station will he established some
where in IN" city and II will b" tek"n
from the station in auto trucks 10 tn"
farm. A. present all HarbaG" collected
has 20 be hauled up Wheeling hill I"
The cr"matory and costs the. city nearly
;vn dollars nor ton for disposal. Tho
disposal % tho rHfuS" will b" greatly
isssenrd by tho now method and will b"
much quicker.
All housewives arc particularly asked
that th"y keep all material other than
Earhar" from 'hAir> Rails after the c0n-
frac, goes !ntn effect and IN hr partifu-
lar that no glass or other injurious ma
;crial gets mixed with tho refuse. as II
would be injurious 70 III" livestock ~h"
ers ed the material.
That other cities are taking up tho
proj~c: is we'll Sccn. telegram coming
TO ;.le local Representatives Nt n" stock
food company. last evening. stating that
tho CITY Of Johnstown Ia. would draw
M contract. the Michigan man being
Tho lowest bidder. for tho disposal OF
e,rhag e. ther" Contracts are in effect IN
nearly :nn cities at present and many
moro ar" expected 10 BE- mad" in the
near future.