The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-05-12
DOING AWAY WITH SMOKE.
Movement Favoriny Clear Air-Thc
nIi,slssippi River Flood,


Sr. Louis, Mo-, Mayi.-The Citizens
Smoke Abatement Association has just
held its annual meeting, and reports
grent progress during the year. There
aye so many large factories in St.
Louis that 1t seems almost impossible
to entirely do away with smoke, but
the association has succeeded in OBJ
tanning municipal legislation in tho
right direction, and expects 20 materi-
ally reduce the loss merchants and
others complain OF every year in the
way of damage from smoke. There is
no dcsiie ON the purt of the citizens to
intoi .erc with the manufacturing in
|teyest or TO hamper manufactures, but
1t IS believed that the desired reform
can be effected without interfering
with these interests ut all.
Tho state of the Mississippi River Is
naturally causing great de Il OF alarm
in this section of the country and MS
usual, statements nre appearing In
print charging ON the danger to prop
crty interests and even to life. These
dispatches cminate largely from st.
Louis, but it should be understood
that so far rs this city Il concerned IL
is but very slightly affected by floods,
no matter how high the water may
rise. With the exception of the lev,c
the city is so much higher than the
river that ninc-tcnths OF the people do
not know the existence of u flood un-
less they are attracted to the river by
reports of the grandeur OF the terrible
| sight, On the Illinois shore there is
much greater danger MS the land lies
low and is protected mainly by the
| railroad tracks, which form very sub
stantial lovccs. The only sufferers on
the Missouri side arc the small store
aud lodging house keepers on the river
front and few BquattuTs.
The rainfall in St Louis IN April
was exceptionally large, but this in
tcrfered very slightly with building
operations. IN fact tho records Of the
Commissioners office show greater nc-
| tiyily during the month than in other
years when the weather has been fine
and favorable throughout An i'm
mcnac sum OF money Is about 90 be
spent In g,rc-t improvements, and the
Worlds Fair yeas bns every ind cation
Of being rN opiionally prosperous and
active. The demand FOR labor Is quite
large and in tome cases whcrc msn have
been advertised for by contractors
working on street railroads tie re-
Spouse has been insufficient for the
purpo c desired.
1here are two concerns In 81. Louis
thai make IN ney by furnishing towels
and soap 10 business Offices, the agents
making one trip n day TO their custom
crs 70 put tho toilet rooms In order.
A woman here has just gone Into Il
business which may have been rug
gestcd by III She has a main oflico
on quiet street In the western pant Of
the city, and she and her three dnugh-
tcrs worH there nll day dnrning socks.
They do nothing else, aud they are
kept busy. They don't work for star
vation wages, either. All their pat.
ronagc comes from office men who
have no female relatives TO do their
mending for them. They have adyer-
Elements in all tho papers, and when
invited by postal go TO the office md
get the bundle, returning 1t them
selves, and collecting the pay. Their
charges depend upon the condition Of
the clothing, and they sny they make
over sl5 week apiece, plying their
needles not more than six or seven
hours day.