The north Mississippi herald., 1923-06-29
SALVACING SYSTEM
OF HENRY FORD
WORLD WONDER
Saves Everything From Sweep
ings to Souls--Investigated
10000 Cases Last Year and
Loaned $141,414 to Keen
Families on Their Feet.
Builds Hospital and School.


Detroit, Mich, June 24.-"You
haven't written the greatest story on
Mr.. Ford that can be written vet,
said preacher friend to me.
What is the story2" I asked him.
1T is the story of his salvapine
system. Look it up. It will startle
you. In his institution he saves
everything from sweepings to souls. /"
l asked Henry Ford about It.
Yes, we try to save everything" )"
he said. "Our floor sweepings alone
save US over 100000 a year In brass,
iron and left overs"
/ knew Mr.. Ford's instinct for sal
vaging. l think he gets 1t from the
same place that he gets his sense of
cleanliness; from his Dutch mother.
should say that cleanliness and
economy are his two main character
istics.
Bridge Fine Example.
One of the most fascinating illus
trations of his salvaging system that
have found, is bridge at Flat
Rock. Our D. T. & Railroad needed
q bridge at that spot. We also need
ed public highway for traffic. So
we thought it would be good idea to
make that power plant and dam into
o railroad and bridge and a highway,
80 there it is"
went out to Flat Rock to see this
unusual "four in one" It is there
and it sets a new worlds record in
efficiency and salvaging.
"We shall probably do that across
the Ohio River. We want to build
our railroad line clear down to our
mines. We shall make the dam do
for railroad bridge for the D. T.
& I. and also for power plant. AL.
most any dam in America across a
waterway could thus be utilized"
Another illustration of salvaging is
that of wood in his Michigan forests.
"We don't waste anything, even q
branch that has been blown down by
the winds. We used the broken limbs
and the underbrush.
eve gather it all in, dump it into
our vats at the chemical plant and
make our by-products.
I visited the paper mill at the
Rouge plant and they were dumping
waste paper into watts, and at one
end of the mill turning this waste
out as great boxes of pasteboard
used to ship parts in.
Mr.. Ford has the usual by-products
of coal as part of his great salvag-
ing system. Coke, oil, varnishes
fertilizer, gas and coal tar products
pour out of his chemical plants.
He said to me one day:
"The time will soon come when
every great manufacturing institu-
ton in America will be service
center for the town where 1t is locat-
ed. It will turn its coal into coke and
sell the city what it has left over. II
will furnish cheaper fertilizer to the
surrounding countryside. It will
make itself center of service to
It's community. M
Salvaging Human Beings.
"But the fascinating part of your
salvaging system is your method of
salvaging human beings, Mr.. Ford"
swell, think human beings are
more worth saving than floor sweep
ings," he said simply.
The Henry Ford Hospital Is con-
crete expression of this spirit of
salvaging human beings that is in
Mr.. Ford soul. Up to date he has
put about twelve million dollars into
this enterprise. He said:
"One of the things I am most in
terested in, is patching up trouble In
homes. tell our men to keep the
families united; to work to that end
that Is the most important thing"
care you successful at that, Mr..
Ford?"
"Yes, I've seen home after home
saved through our efforts.
some day we saved a home by CIV
ing the wages to the mother. The old
man was stingy with his money. /
made the mother the boss"
I asked Ford official to give me
an exact report onhthis matter"
SHOW much of this salvaging Of
homes do you do?"
'Last year." be said, ''we made In
vaatigations In 10000 cases; we