Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-09

difficult to accomplish this result where,
as my friend says, they have no other
fuel but the soft coal If this statement
Of his be true, then there must have been
quite a tearing out of plants in Chicago
since. as my friend states the instalment
Of smoke-consuming devices means this.
/ suppose he would have us wait until the
smoke here is so dense that we would
hardly be able to see the sun before
adopting any measure of relief; by which
time, / presume. my friend hopes to be
wealthy enough from savings through his
selfish policy to retire to the country,
where he suggests that ! goto escape the
ANNOYANCE of the smoke nuisance. In
suggesting the country for me, he kindly
puts in that / came from there. Well,
thank my very learned friend for re-
minding me of this fact, for if there is
one recollection more dear than another
it is that sweet memory of life in the
country.
/ suppose however / am here from
the same motive that prompts my very
learned friend to stay here viz, to gather
in what ducats | can No doubt my
gatherings are as nothing compared with
his. but where we differ is in the fact
that | am willing. while trying to help
myself, to do what little l can in my
humble way for the comfort and happiness
Of others, some of whom are not able TO
help themselves. ] am glad to be in the
company, too, of some of the gentlemen
who were reared in the country, where
we were taught that cleanliness is next TO
Goodness; and that we should observe
the Golden Rule through life.
In order to help my very learned friend
get the scales from his eyes, that he may,
too, see what must and what will come
in spite of his ignorant or insincere pro
test I will now refer him to the following
editorial in today's Philadelphia Record,
on "The Smokeless City"
John Krause, the smoke inspector Of
Cleveland Ohio. modestly disclaims the
credit of having completely abolished
the smoke nuisance in that city. He
admits, however. that ''it soon will be"
abolished, and that he has met with a
considerable measure Of success. Cleve-
lands industrial establishments use BIZ
luminous coal almost exclusively for the
generation of steam; the same fuel is
used by the electric street railways and
lighting companies in their power plants.
by the steam railways entering the city,
the boats and tugs on the river and in
the harbor, and by the steam-heating
plants of apartment houses, schools and
Office buildings Six years ago Cleveland
was as sooty as PittsbIg ever was; at
the present time the atmosphere is as
clear as that of a country town to the eye
Of an observer less critical than the official
smoke inspector
"How.were these results achieved In
the beginning by a campaign of educa-
ton, followed up by a systematic en-
iorcement of the anti-smoke ordinance
against those who could not be per
suaded that belching chimneys indi-
Gated a waste Of fuel as well as a lack
OF consideration for the public
inspector krause gives grateful ac-
acknowledgement to the street railway and
lighting companies and to the proprietors
Of most of the large manufacturing estab-
lishments for the broad public spirit with
which they entered upon the task of re-
modelling their plans to meet the exigency.
The chief prerequisite to the use Of BIZ
luminous coal economically and without
creating a nuisance is ample boiler ca
pacity. It is essential that the supply
of food be gradual and regular. not spas
modic; that the draft be steady and
sufficient to consume the products of
combustion, but not so strong as to force
unconsumed carbon in reeking whorls up
the chimney
Nearly 40 per cent Of the steam
power plants Of the city are now equipped
with mechanical stokers of various de-
signs, while nearly 20 per cent are pro-
vided with down draft. steam Jet and
other anti-smoke devices. These per
centages are based on the total number
OF steam generating plants in the city:
proportionately to the amount Of power
developed three-lourths of the total boiler
capacity is equipped with satisfactory
preventive devices Within the last few
months the railroads entering the city
have begun to follow the example Of the
owners OF stationary steam engines. and
their locomotives are being made Smoke
less as fast as they can be spared TO 20
INTO the repair shops.
What has been done in Cleveland can
surely be done in Philadelphia. Why
not'try ?"
hope my very learned friend will read
thus very carefully and thoughtfullv. and
ask himself if he may not be mistaken I'm
his declaration that here IN Wilmington h
would be impossible to install smoke
preventive devices. Certainly what has
been done in the smoky city Of Cleveland
can be done in the smokeless citv of VIII
mlngton there being so few changes 10
make here
j have referred 10 my critic as a man
without name, because he has chosen
to crticise the action of the late Board
OF Health, together with what he calls
my argument, with CD after it. without
the willingness to be known. ! do NOT
blame him for not liking publicity. for
shrink from it myself, and would not
now be in this discussion but for the FACT
that l was connected with the late Board
OF Health, and have thereby been drawn
INTO this undesirable publicity. I tbinl,
however when my very learned friend takes
the position he does IN bis publication be
should have the manhood TO sign M
name, and not hide behind "a copnornon
For 70 know him might help Others ,,bo
perhaps, would like to know whether the
time has come for them to HE themselves
10 the country from whence they car,o
leaving IN control of this fair citv s,,ot,
gentlemen as the one referred to tbot
they may revel in the SCOT of the spoi.,.
city which seems to be this rentlemarf
conception Of ideal living.
mn, p W. Tominsop
Wilmington, May Sth. 1906.
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