San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1893-05-19
DOING AWAY WITH SMOKE.
A Movement FavorIng Clear AIr-Th
Mississippi River Floods.


Sr. LOUIS, Mo, May 4.-The Citi
-ens' Smoke Abatement Association
has just held its annual meeting, ant
reports great progress during thu
year. There are so many large fac
tories in st. Louis that it seems al
most impossible to entirely do away
with smoke, but the association ha
succeeded in obtaining municipal leg
islation in the right direction, and ex
poets to materially reduce the losi
merchants and others complain
every year in the way of damag,
from smoke. There is no. desire Cd
the part of the citizens to interior,
with the manufacturing interest or ID
hamper manufacturers, but it is be
lieved that the desired reform can be
effected without interfering with these
interests at all.
The state of the Mississippi river is
naturally causing a great deal of alarm
in this section Of the country and as
usual, statements are appearing il
print charging on the danger to prop
crty interests and even to life. Thesd
dispatches eliminate largely from St
Louis, but it should be understood
that so far as this city is concerned il
is but very slightly affected by floods !.
no matter how high the water may
rise. With the exception of the levee
the city is so much higher than tho
river that nine-teuths of the people dc
not know the existence of a flood unl
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 as the land lies,
low and is protected mainly by tho
railroad tracks, VIII ich form very subj
5tantial levees. The only sufferers on
the Missouri side are the small store
and lodging house keepers on the river
front and few squatters.
The rainfall in St Louis in April
was exceptionally large, but this in
terlered very slightly with building
operations. In fact the records Of the
commissioners Office show greater ac1
.iyity during the month than in other
years when the weather has been fine
ard favorable throughout. An inn
mense sum of money is about to be
spent in street improvements. and the
Worlds Fair year has every Indication
IF being exceptionally prosperous and
active. The demand for labor is quite
large and in some cases where mem
have been advertised for by eontrac-
tors working on street railroads the
response has been insufficient for thol
purposes desired.
There are two concerns in st. Louis
that make money by furnishing towels
and soap to business Offices, the agents
making one trip day to thcir custom
ers to put the toilet rooms in order.
A woman here has just gone into a
business which may have been sug7
gcstcd by this. She has a main Ofiico|
IN Il quiet street in the western part
IF the city. and she and her threeI
daughters work there all day darningI
socks. They do nothing else, andI
hey are kept busy. They don't work.
or starvation WAGES. either. ALI
.hcir patronage comes from ofticeI
men who have no female relatives to
10 their mending for them They
lave advertisements in an the papers
md when invited by postal 20 to
lie Office and get the bundle. return
~ 1t themselves. and collecting the
9ay Their charges depend upon the
condition of the clothing, and they