The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-28
I IS NARROWED DOWN
A Speedy Solution Of the Smoke
Problem.
ONE PLEADS GUILTY
Replies Received From All the SHELTERS
but b Butte Reduction Works
and the n. o. p. Co.-The
Erection OF Flues.

I'm shane for an EASY and sneeav soau-
tor TT. .o,.o. -. n,..,c. h.yo
u"- III so"iees VI ." ""ie nav
narrowed down to such a small number
that IL will be an easy matter to lay
bands nm them ara choLa ,h.u The
-
cou"es a''orhey mas rece''eo 'e''e's
from the Colorado company. the
| Parrot and the Butte a Bos-
ton ans ,ho -.ruar ,.,ar .,so
says sofhethihs IN pehaii Oh the Moh-
tana Ore Purchasing company. The
| substance Of the communication is
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The Colorado smelter Is not guilty.
The Butte & Boston didn't do 1t.
the M. .. +. smelter IL entirely inno-
cent.
The Parrot company makes an ad-
MISSION OF quit ana asks, "What are
you going 10 do about h!'
fNeshes, however, nave not YET Deen
received from the Butte Reduction
WORKS, nor directly from the Montana
ore Purchasing company. The letter
from Manager Grant, threatening TO
close down III the law is enforced. was
pupished a rev days ago. Yesterday
county Attorney Stapieton gave out
letters ne received from Henry VIII
lams, General manager OF the Colorado
Smelling and Mining company. written
on Dec. 22. and from Frank klepetko.
superintendent OF the Butte * Boston
Mr.. klepetko. under date OF
Dec: "a, writes as follows:
Yours or the 2lst, on the subject of
the smoke nuisance. received. My opin-
ion is that the smoke nuisance can be
abated to a great extent by the build
ing or numes from the smelters to the
high stacks on some of the prominences
m the vicinity OF the smelters. think
III all smelters were equipped I'm this
way that IL would practically do away
with the presence of sulphur smoke in
the city or Butte. There might be some
exceptional DAYS when perhaps the
smoke would rail- into the valley again.
! think. however. they would be very
Few and far between.
The expense of such fiues and stacks
would not be prohibitive for the Butte
* Boston and NJ. o. p. smelters. AS to
the other smelters. / am not sufficiently
familiar with them to speak for them.
The greatest expense would probably
fall on the Parrot smelter. but as l un-
derstand that their new works are
nearing completion. perhaps IL would
not be necessary to insist on them. at
present, to build such an arrangement.
MY opinion Is also that the saving of
hue dust In such fues would be about
sufficient to pay interest on the cost OF
such fiues and stacks. / think. how
49, ~ s"t
to take any action which would close
them down Immediately. They should
be given sufficient time to build the
nues and stacks. IL VIII take some
time 10 make the plans n some time
10 Duild. My opinion also is that the
smoke from the Butte * Boston and
M. o.. smelters bother the CITY OF
Butte but very lite. IL Is more likely
10 De a nuisance TO Meaderville than
the CITY of Butte proper. These smelt-
ers are located far to the east of the
CITY. and unless there Is a current of
air from the east II Is not likely that
the smoke from them gets to the city.
Or course. on those days when the
smoke nuisance Is worst there are prsc-
tically no currents or air so that the
smoke from these smelters is not at all
likely to have reached Butte. At the
same time all or THIS smoke is con-
fibutlV ana hardIy any one can tell
from which one or the smelters the
smoke comes.
However, " you remove sulphur
smoke from the city OF Butte. on still
lays the city VIII still have smoke. but
II VIII only be smoke from the mines
ana smoke from the of
sort coal. The city or Butte Is of con-
siderable size ana a great amount Of
sort coal Is consumed. On cold, still
Jays TINS coal smoke VIII still hang
ABOUT the city the same as the sulphur
M" no"so NV" 'outse IL = hct
as 10 nealth as the ulphur
smoke.
Il am sorry that my time does not
permit 10 can AT once at your ONCE. i
expect 10 ne In suite etween Tuesday
ana saturday or next week and will be
pieased 70 cali on you then n discuss
tne question with you with reference to
the Butte ~ Boston smeiter."
Mr.. Wiiiiams letters Is as fol-
lows:
i Deg TO the recent or
your esteemed favor or yesterdays
cate. stating the Instructions your Of
nee mas received from JUDGE Lindsay
| regarding the nrpyalanpa nf Srnnka In