Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-10

The International Association for the
Prevention of Smoke will meet In annual
convention in Minneapolis today Dele-
0atas from all the principal cities of the
Irnitad States and Canada, with many
visitors from abroad, will be In atteho-
ance. Reports as to the success Oh lhe
crusade against smoke Will De he@iu
from the various cities of America anu
these will show that much good mas pro-
ceeded from the quiet crusade that mas
been made during the past few years
MANY of the principal cities of the
country have stringent anti-smoke laws,
and they are being enforced with a deter
,nInation never before evident. New
york has banished the smoking locomo-
tive. and Chicago is trying to bring ABOUT
the naturalization of its railroad termn-
ais. There are at least dozen cities IN
the United States where the crusade
against the smoke nuisance has accom-
pIished nearly all that can reasonably
be desired.
During the past few years public spirit
ed men have made a careful study or the
economic losses caused by the prevalence
of the smoke nuisance in large cities. ST
Louis was one of the first municipalities
seriously to take up the matter, ana the
results of it's studies of the question are
quoted wherever the anti-smoke aqua
ton is carried. It was concluded, as
result of these Investigations, that the
loss to the vegetation of the surrounding
country by reason of smoke, amounted
to at least A per cent 1t was also touno
that great damage to the books IN the
"a nd thu
It's art galleries was caused by the pres
ence of smoke in the atmosphere.
The city of Cleveland has some 400
retail dry goods stores, doing business
ranging from $4,000 to $4,oOOOOO year.
II was estimated by the Cleveland smoke
committee that on all white goods the
merchants Sustained a loss of at least ~
per cent through damage by the presence
of smoke Taking the single items OF
underwear, shirtwaists, linens, ana
white dress goods, IL stores placed their
combined loss on these lines, because OF
the smoke nuisance, at $4,000 a year.
Taking all items of loss sustained, the
Cleveland authorities figured that the
nuisance was costing the people of the
city several million dollars year.
When the Chicago authorities came to
Investigate the cost OF SIuOho u It's PCO-
pIe, the Figures became surprising large
One department store alone declared that
its annual loss through the prevalence
of smoke amounted to at least $2OO,cOO
IT was estimated that the yearly loss TO
the business houses along State street
amounted to 100000. Taking the whole
city together 1t was calculated that the
smoke of it's factories cost the city ap-
proximately as much as its people paid
in taxes.
The people of the United States spend
nearly $4,000 OOOO 900 annually for heat,
light and power. 1t has been estimated
that the damage wrought by the smoke
nuisance in America amounts to at least
500 100000. Someone has figured that
there are at least 100000 men in the
smoky districts of the United States who
wear white shirts and collars, and as
many women who wear white clothes at
times. He figures that the added expense
of their laundry bills by reason of the
presence OF smoke in the atmosphere