The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26

doe, the smoke como from. with which arc
10 afflicted during portion o. the year?
among our fellow citizens TO tho why
Salt Lake City is SO nucl. smoker now than for
merry. Tho prevailing opinion apparently is that
Tho rapid growth Of the city has resulted In an
Increase OF smoke becnuHo moro coal is burned.
cceding on this hypothesis. and they do not seem
TO think II worth whilo to Inquire 10 whether
or no, their premises are sound. This assumption.
OF course renders n solution OF the smoke prob
lem tremendously Important. because II tho
amount OF smoke Ia going TO increase with tho
growth of tho city. as il is supposed TO havo
done In the past. Salt Lake City Will either have
10 stop smoking or stop growing. II /, keeps on
habtatiou by the time 4 reaches twice It's present
size. continued increase Of population would
therefore bo calamity, On the other hand. many
largo bhare of tho smoke. md that II II were
not for these offenders Salt Lake City would not
has received export opinion on both sides OF the
question and We find that tho doctors disagree
As will hereinafter be explained. we have not .t
reach a conclusion on this mooted question We
call attention to these divergent views TO Justify
our opinion that this point ought TO be settled
by en- impartial. disnterestsd investigation 10 the
satisfaction Of ALL so that thereafter persona
working on tho Cnote problem can no, Justly
ure or tho problem, OF cownrdlce IN placing
the blame where Il belongs.
everybody finally agrees that tho gmoke 10 mado
right hore In tho city, there win ntill be room for
proportion of total smoke Of tho city rnado oy
different olaHses Of producers. such locomotives.
power plants, factories, Ouslnesa blocks. apart
mcnt houses and residences, should be known. 30
| that tho fight may he utolltscntly directed.
IV.-Investigation.
Your committee can not claim that II has done
much original work in tho shape OF Invcsti-
cation. We were not appointed until close To
even IL we hnd been prepared 10 20 ahead vo
could hardly have unnde tho necessary preliminary
Arrangements before tho emoky dayU were gone
and tho air clear Obviously tho Sn,oke
problem not be Etudicd when I. does not
oIist hence tho invoGtigntion must be carried on
during tho winter. Wo also felt that it would
DO hard 70 excite any Interest during tho oum-
Uler months, when there ia no smoke. Further
more. we could not proceed with an inrest!sa-
no funds piacsd nt disposal for TIM,
purpose. for tho good and sufficient reason tha;
this mos. regrettable. for We think that thla
club could do 10 creator or moro valuable work
II would be m achievement that would bring
the club glory and honor, and Il is pity aha,
les poverty proeludes Il from aspiring to SEW,
the public In this direction, We are unable tc
furnish approximate estimate OF tho probable
cost Of such an Investigation as We think should
| could be nd7lntaEeously spent.
Wo made effort to get tho Legislature tn
make an appropriation for tho purpose of con-
Quoting tho proposed smoko Investigation, bu,
failed IN tho attempt Tho matter has not been
tRkon up with tho county authorities. bccaus.
expect the olty to act tiryt- Wo have unoffciailJ
presented the matter 10 tho city authorities by
| discussing It with the mayor ind or two othe,
| commissioners. We have been acquired OF the!l
sympathetic interest, aud therefore feel thai
We have reason 10 beliove that II IL Is strongly
desired By tho people. tho city government will
cause the desired Investigation TO bo made
V.-work of the Committee.
Tour conn,ittao has constantly eorne In mind the
limited duties and povon that uare conferred
upon IT, which. has already beou stated wore
practically restricted 70 investigation Of causes
Having money to proceed With, have boon
| unable to accomplish much Of a tangible nature
Perhaps for that vory reason have gven the
subject a somewhat broader and moro general