Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

now the most of the smoke comes from
tho railroads and factories. 1t is es.i-
mated tfat gro tons of SCOT day are
dropped into Chicago by the locomotives
and that ~ per cen: of all the smoke OF
that city comes from the railroads. With
gas producing plans the immense sUitc
Yards there could he operated by cleo
tricity and the same force could nc sup
piled To the factories The saving 10 the
buildings would he enormous. Chicago
IS said to be DANA ged to the extent %
SH,Hhcho a year by its smoke. and Glove
land loses sinno.0hn from tho same
source. 1t is estimated that the total
losses entsiled by coal smoke upon the
mcrcha ndise. buildings and vc-ctab bic life
in the United States every year foots mp
more than s:.oo. COCOON, and the doctors
say that this coal smoke causes a great
loss Of life. According In Uncle Sa m :
latest figures ljn.Hn of his men. women
and children annually die Of consumption
il is said that with tho absence of smoke
and the use of proper hysicnic conditions
three fourths CO such deaths could be pre-
vented.
The chief work OF the bureau of mines
has 50 far been devoted to stopping the
waste. | have already written OF the
wonders accomplished in saving the lives
of the miners and increasing their safety
while below ground. The work is now be-
ing rapidly extended TO sa wing our
terial resources. The story of the gas
producer has shown YOU something oil
what may be done with the coal above
ground. There is An enormous waste in
the mining some of which may also be
stopped. Indeed. all the coal taken out
measures only oEe-haf of what might he
mined. Fully ID per cent is lost by I'M
proper handling or is left in the mines.
and this loss amounts to about Sl,"toJo
for every working day OF the year II is
enough to build structure as large and
fine our Library of Congress in every
one of our cities of more than 100000 in
Ia. q
We could put up forty such buildings
each year out of the waste coal left in
the mines. In two years we could more
than pay for the Panama canal and in
less than decade could lay aslue capt.
tai equal to that of the United States steei
trust and half a dozen of our big railroad
systems.
The gross waste in the extraction and
treatment OF our minerals in 1907 was
more than 500 900 600 and OF the 100000
ono tons of coal which annually TAX
out OF the earth we leave another 4w.pH,,-
600 in such a condition that it can never
be mined.
The worst of this is that it is dead
loss. A bad wheat or corn crop can be re-
placed the year following 1t takes
thousands of years to grow coal, and tha1
Writers and the Sure Thngers came
discovered that the zap Legislature
had killed the racing game and or
dered all the Regulars to 60 to Work.
Steve went back to Town in dazed
Condition to hunt up the Gang and
find out what could he done TO put
out the Fire.
When he arrived at the Hane-O
there was a Flag at Half Mast. The
Poost had been nailed up for keeping
open after Eleven O'Clock.
4 few Evenings after that he saun-
tered up TO large Frame Building
to look at couple Of Boys who had
promised to make 135 Ringside.
A Cannon was planted at the Main
Chute and the Street was filled with
Department store Employees disguised
as Soldiers
Nothing doing.
The Governor had called out the
Mllltfa IN OT0eF 10 prevent a biol pt-
ing put upon the Fair Name of the
commonwealth
With the Selling Platers turned out
TO Pasture the Brace Box and the
Pinch Wheel lying in the Basement
at Central Station, the Pugs going
back to the foundry and all the
Street Lamps being taken in at Mid
night, no wonder Steve was hard
pushed to find Innocent Amusement.
He started to hang around Brok
crs Office. but it was ko Fun to bet
on Turn when you couldn't
watch the Shuttle. Besides, the Game
vas Cold and was being fiercely de
bounced by the Press.
For a Time he kept warm in :.
Alley. Drive a Man into &
Corner and goad him to Desperation
and he will SO SO far as I" Bowl
provided he lives in German Neigh
borhood.
One Evening he went down to see .
hens. but the Place was Dark.
The Authorities had interfered
II seemed that the Manufacturer