New-York tribune., 1902-06-15
ELEVATED CLOUD-W RAPT
DENSE PILLARS OF SMOKE LOWER OVER
THE STRUCTURE.
CITY. TO BRING ACTION AT ONCE TO STOP
THE INSUFFERABLE NUISANCE-SILFE
LINING FOR COLLAR DEALERS

LINING FOR COLLAR DEALERS
Even the black smoke cloud that hangs IKE
a curse over the city. and is an unmitigated
nuisance to most people. has silver lining for
some people among whom the dealers IN
collars and cuffs and the laundrymen- Some
thing of boom in trade in downtown men
furnishing shops has been created by the smoke
nuisance Thousands OF men have reached thelf
nIaces of business after riding on the elevated
roads 10 find that their linen which was spot
less when they left their homes. was so grlmE
as to b., unpresentable before the morning was
over They have been obliged to get extra sup
niles at The downtown shops. Active men VINO
have managed to make one linen collar serve
them for day. even in warm Weather' nave
been obliged TO change their collars TWO oi
three times in business hours some o' 'i'e
downtown shopkeepers said yesterday that they
never had known their sales of linen collars to
be so brisk
Laundrymen have been profiting by the smoke
nuisance too and are not inclined to swear at
the burning of soft coal John Chnaman Is
kent busy until late hours of the nlShI Inc
orders of the steam laundri5s have been s"eIiliiS
in size as the number of chimneys Vonl'lis
black smoke has increased.
The sr7udge along the elevated railway INES
oever has been SO distressing as 1t was yes
,arda1 All the trains were long. on account
of
steam locomotives burned soft coal IN large
nuarritias AS the coal was burned with forced
draueht a large percentage of the carbon was
unconsumed and was thrown into the air IN
dense clouds Of black smoke that tralled along
behind every train for distance OF seNeia'
blocks
In Columbus west of Central PaIA'
where the West End Association keeps "dtCH-
full eye on nuisances Of all kinds, the smoke
fl.r iTt| t|-2N
and Sixtb-ave trains run along Columbus-aVe.
during the day. and the procession of locomo-
tives that raised clouds of black smoke seemed
10 be crowded Yesterday People in the trains
had to choose between keeping the Wlnoo"S
open and almost suffOCatng in the smoke tha5
rolled into the cars. or shutting the "lHuo"0 = anu
sweltering for lack Of air. ,..,
There was a report that the Manhattan
Railway Company had SIX weeks Sup SUP
ply Of hard coal for its locomotives uu' 80
IIsing SOFT coal because that coal couIu pe Adu
cheaper The report could not be Ner%lileu % aS
10 the supply hard coal, but there vas No
doubt about the use OF soft coal. and the ere
alton of q great nuisance by the company.
MANY neopIe declared that the company was
the worst offender in the city. The company -
making preparations to supplant steam WIN WIN
electricity the West Side. as IL mas aolle @
partially on the SeCond-ave ana Ihlfu-dNe
lines and the change will be hailed with eALId S
delight perhaps many people were saying yes
terday. if the company is permitted 10 MAINTAIN
its black smoke nuisance lnuch lon6e'
The city of New York, as a nunlclpal pouS'
r-iT heein a series of actions against corpora
tions to compel them to deslSt from cieotIile
smoke nuisance Arthur +. Cosby. Assistant
Corporation Counsel. who VIII nave C!dlSe o4
the legal end Of the actions. announced ytS'tI
day that tomorrow morning criminal ptocsed-
ings would be instituted against the hahhd'aan t
Railway Company to compel IL elthtI 10 US u.s.
anthracite coal electricity or at least 10 stop
creating black smoke with soft coal. Already
civil suit has been brought against the coInpah!'
and II is to have a hearing on next IhQfsodE'
but the possible winning OF me OF H-.'p 80, "aS
considered inadequate, and criminal proceeulHsS
were decided on. ,., .
The railway company will be charged Win
violation of the law, and viii be treated Hhe
viii be pushed vigorously in order TO get De,
cision as quickly possible. MI. COSBY Salu
that the Corporation COunsels Office mao EN-
pIoved inspectors to go over the entire ROAD ana
they had reported such disgraceful conditions
that prompt action deemed necessary. Ihey
renorted that soft coal used on every en-
gine with no attempt to use anthracite. me
railway officials, Mr.. Cosby said, had to!d inc
hundred tons of hard coal which was being
used at the rate Of three hundred tons daF'
so that in five days 1t would be nearly gone
They said il was impossible to get any more
What will you do II they can't get tHe ha'u
coalo'' he asked.
They will have get It, that's all
But supposng they cannot and you WIN IN Il
soft coal proceeding what them
There is one thing sure they cam use use sorI SOL,
coal and if they would be unable to run any
cars on the SIxth-ave. and Ninth-aYe INES
why they would lose their charter The only
thing bout It is that they must either use hard
coal or relnquish their charter Ihere Is no
o+her wav out Of it. We have become tired OF
all this soft coal business. and intend stopping
II and YOU can rest assured that the city au-
thorities will do everything in their power to
make these corporations VINO can use nara coal
if thew wish come TO time.