The Washington herald., 1906-11-17
SMOKE UNNECESSARY
Citizens Committee Advises
Electricity for Factories.
WATER POWER MAY BE USED
Denies Industries would Mar Beauty
of City-Jobbers and Shippers Re-
port Railroads Are Trying "a I'M
prove Shipping Facilities - New
Members Admitted to Association.

Establishment Of new industries and tne
improvement Of the freight service out Of
Washington were the chief topics consid-
cred at the meeting Of the directors OF
the Jobbers and Shippers Association
last night.
The question OF industries came UP In
cident to the visit OF special committee
from the Northeast Citizens Association
which presented to the board a resolution
adopted by that body, approving the work
Of the Jobbers and Shippers. and asking
cooperation with a view TO establishing
factories along the Anacostia River
This committee was composed Of W. J.
Frizzell. chairman; Frank 3. Foster, John
Fleming, W. @. Lang, and W. A. Linton.
They were cordially received by Presi
dent Bell in behalf Of the board, and after
the reading Of the resolution, a general
discussion Of industry in Washington was
carried on by the members Of the board
and the committee.
Tells of Electric Motive Power.
Remarks made by Alr Fleming upon
the changes going on in the application
OF motive power, by means Of which fac
tories were being run by electricity instead
Of steam. proved Of much interest 10 the
board. Mr.. Fleming stated to the board
that It is possible 10 have an industrial
washington and at the same time a
snlokeless city. He referred 10 a steam
plant esta blished several months ago neaI
the Baltimore and Ohio freight station. al
New York and Florida avenues. as al
Illustration Of a steam plant without
smoke. He said the secret OF IL was thai
while the company must use 75-horse-
pcWeT 10 drive their machines. they have
bOiler-pOwer Of fzj-horsepOwer.
In this way II was not necessary 70
force the fires, and the stoking had always
been ACCOMPLISHED without smoke Mr.
Fleming also described a firing device in
operation at the power house Of the Cap
ital Trdcticn Company. where an auto
matte stOker supplied fuel to the fires con
tinuouSiy without the production Of
smoke. MI fleming said great advance
had been maGe within the past few years
along these lines. and that Washington
need not be alarmed by the coming Of <ac-
tories. as they will in the future be run
/ by electricity, by gas engines. OF by
smokeless furnaces, in which the gas and
carbon Of the coal is completely consumed
and saved for heating purposes.
Power Wasted in Potomac.
Mr.. Fleming spoke briefly Of the power
going 10 waste in the upper Potomac. and
declared that in the future the power at
Great Falls and Little Falls VIII be used
in the production Of electricity to drive
hundreds Of factories IN Washington.
The question Of locating factories along
the Eastern Branch raised by the citizens
committee was referred to the committed
on manufactures and commerce Of the
Board Of Trade, which is at the present
time engaged in the special exploitation Of
that subject, and working In cooperation
with the JobbeTs and shippers
The following members we're added e
the Jobbers and Shippers Assecia ton by
vote Of the directors: Alexander T. Hen.
zle. Edward J. Quinn. Helskel & Nc
Laren. Bradford's Detective agency, thu
AionzO Bliss Company. Columbia Ma
tioHal Bank. D. J. Kaufman Royal Glue
Company. Richardson & Burgess. Edgar
D Shaw, Suburban Homes Company, and
Raeburn < Garner
Freight Conditions Better.
A very encouraging report was pre-
senteG to the board by the freight com.
mittee Monroe Luchs and B. F. era.
ham, two members Of the committee
visited the local agents Of the companies
went TO the Potomac yards and had
talk with the officials in charge there
and called upon the yardmasters OF the
several roads branching southwark from
that point. The entire matter Of freight
shipments was gone over. The conmittet
reported that every facility was Eiver
them to view the workings Of the new
system recently installed. and the board
was told that most of the things which
the association had labOred for had beer
conceded The committee said there d,
yet some small delays incident 70 tht
working out Of the details By the rail
road companies, but within about thlrty
days these VIII be eliminated ana Wash.
lngton will have as good or better freight
service as any city on the Atlantic coast
Ihe committee said the railroad com.
panies are trying 20 correct all the an
noylng delays OF the past and make
prompt freight shipments possible
After some business Of a routine char
acter the directors adjourned to meet
next Friday evening at O'Clock.