New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
yDE SNOW PROBLEM IN CIIIE"'

II ;s extraordinary, considering thaI this J.
o,,,;,ort,v an ace of inventive genius, that
snow in great cities CONTINUES To DE - SUI '"'
an OWL low does it happen that among ."o
numberlcss labor-savlng, comfort -p'o"'o''"0
machines now on the market there arc h!"c
that abate the snow nuisance? Inc olo' j."
adcouato system of getting rid oil snow mas ~
hoon supcrscdcd That Is to say, we no IL"
| hccin To fight the snow until the STORM h',
yrcnt itself If the DOWNFALL like many Oh
| tboso of the present winter, Is an ah'lo'h'
ro bv tho fine we set to work the S'rco'S
,rc in n wnful condition. The great accu-
| mutation of snow renders them well nIgn III
oossohlc and for the time being the cry Is
only vanity and vcxat:on of spirit. Then with
such poor contriyanccs As broom ana ShoVcl
pcrsons-in the employ of those who are Iona
| Of bca,ting of tho progress 81 cNiH|a'ioh-
procccd t. clean the streets. The process Is "A
| long and tedious one even when the WORK Il
| done under mpctcnt superintendent 'H''E
which rarely happens In this metropolis u
ours the street cleaning brigade Is too laf2'H
composed If hishly ac 'omrl shed ShirkS, who's"
dominant aim seems T. be 10 render tho IclS'
amount of service in the greatest amount Oh
| time.
Now. the question which naturally suggests
;t.olr i WHY could not a successful effort be
madc IN disnosc Of the SHOW a it fails? The
individual SnpwllakcS are OF llttIc account II
| i their union which produces III" Strength
against which it is 80 hard 10 cope. The stress
| of Ncv-Y0rk Of late have been an abomlna-
ton Int the streets Of Boston. according II the
| tc.t imonv of experienced travellers, have been
| , shade or two worse. one of our own con
sentative citz,n> who SaunCrcd about BOSTON
IN Thursday expresses the opinion that the
worst place in the Slough Of Dc>rond, or III
any other slough worthy of it, name, i "a!
and delightful walking in comparison with
| BOSTON streets ~ he experienced them. 81
cou,so il is I, h. remembered that il the bad
cmincncr which + >ton enjoys in this particular
| i, more decided than that Of NcW-l OK, Inc
| exclamation j. found in the fact that IN" aver
aco Boston thorcughflrc being narrower than
| the average New lcrh thorough'arc m)le read
| Iv falls a prey T. the snow. We have been in
| duccd I, make this reference . the condition
| e the HoSton streets because "Thc Boston
| Herald" turns from contemplating them =
offer "A fcw remarks. which may cause som"
inventor To- focus his energies upon the snow
problem After promising that " snow has no
place in the economy Of od"rn city, and
| ,b,t the severity If this winter has cost BOs-
| ton IN enormous sum fpr the removal of snow
and the pr pr care Of the streets II proceeds
| to say:
| Thor, can y, no DOUBT That ~ civilization al
vance We sail - able 10 deal effectively with tL~
proidem a. Inventive skill develops row instrument
alri,s o. "" learn how - or-iuiz" Our energies 10
n. l~ advantage shall be- able 10 keep our cities
,niiro, fr.. ~ and Ice. Probably e will b" by
| .ome method ~ generating h'at with "Ntraonlinar'
| a.,apn,-, and by ingenious drvl"~, bringing II to
cnr WITH such effect to dl>,pac ia" snow a. fast
~, f. falls aud prevent entirely the formation Of Ice
| These are suggestive words. Where is tn"
inventor who would Ike b. reap Big fortune
and To be generally recognized Is great
public bcncfactor? All he has to do 10 attain
| ~ the fruition Of his ambition is - solve the
now pr blcm IL has been maintained that
| modification Of the ordinary Sircct-Sprinhllng
| machine is al that is needed. The idea Is 10
propcl this machine up and down the street
| (which il is proposed - keep free from snow
| from the beginning t. the end of "A Snow>torm.
| Instead Of di,charging water. IL the sprinkler
does which lays the dust. it would discharge
ONE liquid which would n.tlntlnc uSly melt
the snow Suppose half dozen or more such
machines were kept actively employed is there
any reason VIII Broadway or ~iXthayc. or
any other great business street should moi be
- free from snow after ~ before the iicrccSt
| # snowstoIm>? Or granting for the sake of
argument that this suggestion Is net Il aSiblc,
| the fact remains that there must be- some &c
vice which could be put in ncc,SSful opera
ton An ounce Of prevention is worth pound
of cue Let some inventor address himself T.
the snow problem with that motto in view. and
| there need be no fear about the result. The
| now will 90 n on aS 1t comes. II VIII no;
| be afforded an opportunity - mass It's forces.
| 4 UOHD TO IN ATTHOR.