The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
Expect That Amendment
Will Me Modified and
Measure Passed
MIR. LANE HAS NOT
MADE UP HIS MIND
Winkler Opposes Smoke Ordinance,
While Yancey Deprecates Any
Drastic Laws on the Subject.
Consumption Impractical

Results from the strongly developed
Opposition to the smoke ordinance may
lbe realized today.
AT the regular Friday meeting of
the city commission this afternoon, it
lis stated at the city hail. Commissioner
IWeatherly, father of the Weatherly
smoke ordinance, will probably submit
1.-THE ordinance as amended. for final ac-
ton.
Mr.. Weatherly himself has stated
that the amendment to the ordinance
Twill be further modified, but the ac-
tual extent of that modification If the
ordinance is adopted. is yet mooted
question. Mr.. weatherly has not stated
specifically how much he will modify
the amendment to the ordinance. There
are those ofNth opposition who express
1.-THE belief that the ordinance win be
repealed but the prevailing opinion
now seems to be that, with its modi-
fcation it will be made a permanent
part of the city's laws.
Lane Has Not Decided
81 have not a doubt in the world but
ldinance," stated Mr. Weatherly. my
mind has not yet been made up" states
Mr.. Lane, but you can repeat that
will do nothing which | believe injuri-
lous to the manufacturing and industrial
lplants."
1t is being taken for granted that
President Exum will vote against the
lordinance and the opposition forces be-
Ilieve that Judge Lane also will vote
against it unless the aforementioned
notifications are made.
During the past week or 10 days
many experienced men, some experts
and some private citizens have ex-
lpressed themselves as opposing the
lpresent smoke ordinance on the grounds
that it is too drastic. This opposition
lhas created a sentiment against the
ordinance which has caused it to be
the topic of conversation in almost
every place in the city where people
Icongregate "The smoke ordinance" is
being talked pro and con in the clubs,
lhotel lobbies. downtown stores, on the
street corners and on the street cars
and whatever is the final action of the
commission on the matter 1t Will be
received with a great amount of in
lterest.
Among those taking the stand against
the smoke ordinance yesterday was
Max J. Winlxler. i've lived here As
years" stated Mr.. WinlSler, and the
smoke has never hurt my health. |
want more smoke and blacker smoke.
1t is what has made Birmingham.
tSmoke is a sign of prosperity and the
smoke ordinance looks to me like the
proverbial tempest in a tea pot. It's all
labout nothing.
But If it is enforced it will hurt
1.-THE city because it will hurt the in
ldustries that have made the city Bir-
lmingham doesn't need a smoke ordi-
nance Smoky atmosphere is a better
advertisement than an anti-smoke law.
Opposes Rigid Laws
"Se should not have any rigid laws
lnow on such matters as the smoke
nuisance" stated J. L. Yancey ANY
llaw that will work hardship is too
lrigid for a growing town and is bound
to hurt that towns progress and pros
lperity. II such law must be placed
on the statute books of Birmingham
There should be some substitute with
modified terms, drafted and adopted. /
lhave faith in the city commissioners
and in the end believe that they Will
do the right thing and do 1t by proba-
bly, adopting just some such substi-
tute."
Smoke consumption for the small
manufacturer is impractical" stated
lJohn r. Williams. an expert engineer.
There are devices such as the Dutch
oven and the automatic stoker which
Twill stop the production of smoke. but
There is nothing that is practical that
Twill consume smoke The ssoker or
1.-THE Dutch oven are probably too exs
lpensive for the small manufacturer and
therefore he is not getting fair deal"
! A physician yesterday who asked that
lhis name be withheld offered the fact
that "Harringtons Hygiene" by Prof.
lCharles Harrington of the medical
lsch>ol of Harvard university, one of the
lmost elaborate treaties in existence on
conditions and substances Injurious to
jhealth. makes no mention of smoke OF
Iany kind Professor Harrington is said
Ito be one of the most emminent medical
men and scientists in America. the VOL
ume OF his Hygiene" in question be-
ing of the edition Of 1904. the latest.