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
Gould Kill 1t Quickly.


Atlana's smoke nuisance old the city itself.
For years tived lax and polluted the finest air
enjoyed by any city east of the Mississippi river
During the last twelve months the cloud that lowered
us has constantly become thinner and weaker.
For such work of relief has been accomplished the c
of Atlanta should give the authorities thanks.
Having relieved partially however will for the
city permit either itself the City Council think that At
satisfied and that the smoke problem partially
solved is thing of the past
The smoke all they should be- of
work contaminated under them therefore necessarily would
be incomplete, in any event
number of office buildings apartment houses hotels
industrial plants have complied with the ordinance All fragrant
voators with few exceptions have been brought within
enable limits of submission relatively speaking Others
ing such changes will make submission upon their part
nearly accomplished fact.
For these things Atlanta should render thanks appre
citation to whomsoever the due The nuisance
has been relieved exent-tha admission may
ungrudgingly.
Experts believe that additional ordinances should passed
AND THE SOONER THE BETTER!
The limits in which black smoke may released should be
cut down from twelve to six minutes each hour These
experts say further that residences with radiation
more should be included within the ordinance
The railroads reported to be considering still
they do help Atlanta getting rid of its superabundance
of smoke and CRIME but beyond considering the roads do
seem to have performed extensively
flnaly, the council appears TO have
gotten the smoke problem and last years agaon-vehe
ment enough while astedthat honorable body
Smoke Board proceed along the lonesome
rather to itself But for the fact that council had
to than anybody about the smoke nuisance originally late
indiferences might not be marked
Over and beyond all that has been done however-whch
isn't very muchthe big compelling and annoying
mains that Atlanta STILL SUFFERS FAR BEYOND HER
DESERTS BY REASON OF THE SMOKE NUISANCE!
The circumstance that the trouble as acute as
year agonot quite acute anywaydoesnt off the
larger circumstance that IT YET is ACUTE BEYOND
REASON.
Atlanta get rid of its smoke-surely Atlanta CAN do
that
Atlanta must go the limit in the effort at least!
Appearances comfort and health that this beau
full city be freed of this smoke nusancefreed utterly and for
all tmei
The Smoke Board expressed opinion that may be years
yet before Atlanta freed of its unnecessary smoke will
fails to satisfy in any highly appre-
Ciative with respect to the work already effected
In honest to keep
his the good already accomplished it is still impossible
for him not to that vast work yet remains
WHAT WILL THE AUTHORITIES DO ABOUT IT?
The smoke have with always-or have had thus far
What the people it the attention
of their generally.
Atlanta should be everastingly ASHAMED of its smoke
that the question of its rapid should go un
challenged
And while duly apprecave aforesaid of what gone
beforethe City Council should its smoke en-
deavor AND SHOW THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY THE WAY
TO QUICK END OF THE LONG AND ToRTUoUS ROAD
THEY TOO LONG HAVE TRAVELLED!