The Bessemer indicator., 1893-05-13
DOING AWAY WITH SMOKE.
4 Movement ta,orIns Clear Air-Thc
Mis6.ssippi Fiver Floods,

ST. LOUIS, No, MaT4,-Thc Citizens
smoke Abatement Association has just
held its annual meeting, and reports
Tfe1t proart IS during the year. There
are 20 fnn.S l.rg. factories in st.
Louis hat It seems almost impossible
to entirely do away with smoke hut
the asso -iation has succeeded in 5bf
tanning municipal legislation in the
right direction, and expects to materi-
.llt reduce The loss merchants and
others complain Of every year in the
way of damage flonI stroke. There ia
no desire on the part of THE citizens 20
intei ere with the manufacturing inf
tsrest or to hamper manufactures, but
it is believed that the dsred reform
can be effected without interfering
with these interests at all.
The state of the Mississippi River Is
no' urally causing great de Il of alarm
in this section OF the country and as
usual, statements arc appearing In
print enlargirg on the danger 20 Prop
[ ertv Interests and even to life. These
l dispatches cmiuate largely from 81,
/ Lous hut it should t's understood
that SO far IS this city is coucsrn-d 1t
I ie but very slightly affected by floods,
no matter how high the water may
rise With the exception of the levcc
the city is so much higher than the
river that nine-tenths of the pedrls do
not know the existence of flood uns
| less they are attracted to the river hy
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 tic
railroad tracks, which form very sub
stantial lcveee. The only sufferers on
the Missouri side are the small store
and lodging house keepers on the river
front and few squattcrs
The rainfall in st. Louis in April
was exceptionally large. but this in
terfercd very slightly with buililing
operations. In fact the records of the
Commissioner Office show greater ac-
tivity during the month than in other
years when the weather has been fine
and favorable throughout. An i'm
mense sum of money is about to be
spent in street i'm improvements, and ths
Worlds Fair year has every indication
of being OK eptionally prosperous and
active. The demand for labor is quite
{ large and in some cases where men have
been advertised for by contractors
working on street railroads the re
sponsc has been insufficient for the
purpose desired.
! IHsre IRE two concerns in St, l.0U'S
tnaJ make Money ny furnishing towels
and soap to business ofliceH the aTcnts
making one trip day to their custom.
ers to put the toilet rooms in order.
= woman here has just gone into a
business which tnuy have been sug
gested by III . She has a main Office
on quiet street in the western part OF
the city, ana she and her three dGugh-
ters WORK there all day darning socks,
They do nothing else, and they are
kept busy. They don't work for star
ration wages, either All their pat
ronage comes from office men who
have no female relatives to do their
mending for them. They have adver-
tisements in all the papers, and when
invited by postal go to the Office and
get the bundle, returning it them
selves, and collecting the pay. Their
charges depend upon the condition Of
the clothing, and they say they make
over sl5 week apiece, plying their
needles not more than six or seven
hours day.