The Lamar register., 1893-05-13
DOING AWAY WITH SMOKE.
A Movement Tavo-;nx Clear Air-Ths
Ni.slssippi River Floods


ST. Louis, No, &ay4.-The Citizens
Smoke Abatement Association has Just
held It's annual meeting, and reports
,-rsat progress during the year. There
are 50 many large factories in 81.
Louis that II seems almost impossible
To entirely do away with smoke, but
tho asso ,intion has succceded in OBJ
taiuin- municipal legislation in the
right direction, and aspects to ma'eri-
aily reduce the loss merchants aud
other. complain Of every year in the
wny OF damage from smoke There -
no desire on the part of the citizens to
iutcl ere with the manufacturing IN
terest or 10 hamper manufactures. but
il is believed that the desired reform
can be effected without interfering
with these interests at all
The state of tho Mississippi River Is
naturally causing grea; de II OF alarm
in this section of the country and as
usual. statements arc appearing In
print charging on the danger 20 prop-
erty Interests aad even to life These
dispatches crnins:e largely from 81.
Louis. bat /, should be understood
that so far 3 this city Is concerned u
Is but very slightly affected 6y Hoods,
no matter how high the water riay
rise With the exception OF tho levec
the city is so much higher than the
river that nine-tcuths of thc people do
not know the existence o! Hood un-
less they arc attracted to the river by
reports OF the grandeur OF the terrible
sight GA the Illinois shore there IS
much greater danger ns the land lies
low and is protected mainly by the
railroad tracks. vhich form very sub
stantiaI ievc.S The only sufferers On
the Missouri aide arc the snail store
aud lodging house kecPrrs on the river
front and few squzticra-
Tke rainfall IN - Louis IN Aprl
was exceptionally large. but this IN
terfcrsd vcrr slightly with bgtiding
operations In fact the records of the
Commissioner nsiicc show greater ac-
tivItv darin- she month :han in other
wears when the weather has bern tine
and favorable tkroughog; An iia-
mcnsc sun OF muzry = aboa; 20 b
spent in street irzrroycfnents. and tle
Worlds Fntr year has every indication
Of bclng c,t cpiioaally prospcrons ard
active The demand FOR labor is quite
large and in some eases uhrTc men have
been ADVERTISED for by contractors
working on strro. railroads the re-
sponsr has been tEtufleicut fog the
purpose desir~A
Their arss rurfS ruFrcrrn< IN - Lnurs
that make money ~ furutshfuE towels
and soap tn husiErss oficsrs. the zgcuis
malging one frip day TO their custom
err 70 pat the to.lr; ruaals IN order
A woman here has Just gore isto a
business rvhfeA nlay have been sug.
gestcd by IN She has \ usaia osiec
on a quiet str,,ri IN the western Part ot
the city. and she and her three dzaEh-
trrS work there all day dzruinE socass
They do nothing else. and thry are
lscpt busy. They don'g work for star
ration wages. either All their pat
spnagc comes from ssicc msn who
have no female relatives 70 do ;hci-
xendinr for them They have Aarcr-
;iseneuts in all The rAPcrz. aud wAeH
invited by postal 70 70 the oiEiee and
get the bundle, returning Il them
,-elves. and collect nE the pay Their
eAar<es dcpcad upon sbr coalition %
The clothing, ard they sAy thsy make
3Ter SIS week spicc-, plying their
NEEDLES no: moro thaH six o. Screa
aoDrs DAY.