RURAL SALVAGE
SIR,—may I suggest to Mr. Bates that it is a mistake to draw a general inference from a limited experience, and, in war-time, to publish it may easily be a national disservice? In many districts rural salvage is not in the least a " farce." When it is a farce it is a reflection either upon the zeal of the householders or upon the
organising ability of the District Council. In this district, after trying various methods, we find the best results are obtained by house-to-house visits, at regular intervals, of the Council's refuse lorry. One week it collects worthless refuse for the dump ; the next week it collects paper, bones and small scrap, kept separate from each other for salvage ; and a representative of the Ministry has expressed himself entirely satisfied with the efficiency of the collection. What one Rural District Council can do other Councils can do, and ought to do. With regard to scrap-iron, Mr. Bates has apparently not come across Mr. Morrison's exhortation to build the scrap heap sky-high if not collected, and never mind if it is not needed at present, for it will be needed presently. If it is not there when it is needed, Mr. Bates's " farce " may prove to be a " tragedy."—Yours faith-
fully, H. IRVING MINTER,
Chairman of an R.D.C. Salvage Committee.
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