Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-15
The Long, Tenacious Life OF
the Smoke Nuisance
Still Hovers Over Atlanta, Bot Determined Action BY Council
Could Kill 1t QucklY.

Atanta's smoke nuisance as old the city itself
For years thved lax laws and polluted the finest air
enjoyed by any city east of the Mississippi river
During months the cloud that lowered
over has constantly become thinner and weaker.
such work of relief has been accomplished the cit
of Atlanta should give the authorities thanks.
Having relieved partially however it will do for the
city permit either itself the City Council to think that At
lanta satisfied that the smoke problem partially
solved is a thing of the past
The all they should be, of The
contaminated under them therefore necessarily would
be incomplete, in any event
number of office buildings apartment houses hotels and
industrial plants have complied with the ordinance All fragrant
voaors with few exceptions have been brought within
enable limits Of submission relatively speaking Others max
ing such changes will make submission upon their part
nearly accomplished fact.
For these things Atlanta should render thanks and appre
citation to whomsoever the due The smoke nuisance
has been relieved to exent-ha admission may be made
ungrudgingly.
Experts believe that additional ordinances should be passed
AND THE SOONER THE BETTER
The limits which black smoke may be released should be
cut down from twelve six minutes in each hour These
experts say further that residences with ZOO feet of radiation
more should be included within the ordinance.
The railroads reported to be considering still what
they do to help Atlanta getting rid of its superabundance
of smoke and CRIME but beyond considering
seem to have performed extensively
Finally the City Council appears to have
gotten the smoke problem last years agatonvehe
ment enough while asted-that honorable body left the
Smoke Board proceed along the lonesome road
rather to itself But for the fact that council had little
to than anybody about the smoke nuisance originally
indferences might not be marked.
Over and beyond all that has been DONE however-whch
isn't very muchhe big compelling and annoying fact
mains that Atlanta STILL SUFFERS FAR BEYOND HER
DESERTS BY REASON OF THE SMOKE NUIsANCEl
The circumstance that the trouble acute as it
year ago-not quite acute anyway-doesnt off the
larger circumstance that IT YET is ACUTE BEYOND
REASON
Atlanta get rid of its smoke-urey Atlanta CAN do
that.
Atlanta must go the limit in the effort, at least
Appearances comfort and health demand this beaut
full city be freed of this utterly and for
all timel
The Smoke Boards expressed opinion that may years
% before Atlanta freed of its unnecessary will do
fails to satisfy in any the highly appre
ciative with respect to the work already effected
In ones honest and less to keep
his the good already accomplished is still impossible
for him not to that vast work yet remains be done
WHAT WILL THE AUTHORITIES DO ABOUT IT?
The smoke have with awaysor have had thus far
What the people want removed from attention
of their generally.
Atlanta should be everlasngly ASHAMED its smoke
nuisance that the question of its rapid go
challenged!
And while duly apprecatve aforesaid of what gone
before-the City Council should antismoke en-
deavOr, AND SHOW THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY THE WAY
TO A QUICK END OF THE LONG AND ToRTUoUs ROAD
THEY TOO LONG HAVE TRAVETEDi