Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-29

these industries.
From an investigation of the local condi-
tons we learn from the Raritan Copper
Works that $50 tons of hard coal are burned
in the power houses of that plant every day.
The process is the same as used by the other
large plants of this city and elsewhere. A
forced draft is necessary to get the required
heat and fans are continuously at work blow
ing up through the fire which necessarily
causes many of the fine particles, too small to
be caught by a screen, to pass up through the
tiue and out into the air. 1t is possible to use
soft coal instead of this fine hard coal, but we
had an example of what soft coal means last
summer during the coal strike, and of the two
evils we believe the people would greatly pre-
fer the small particles from the hard coal
rather than the greasy SCOT that comes from
the bituminous variety.
The Raritan Copper Works has been, and is
making experiments with a view of reducing
the amount of coal dust of both hard and soft
coal that is carried into the air. The plant is
doing this for its own economical benefit as
well as for the benefit of the city, for the
amount Of dust that escapes in this manner
means a big loss in the course of a year. Be
sides its own experiments, the local plant is
in touch with the Edison company, already
referred to, in an effort to learn the result OF
their experiments so that they may profit by
any invention that may be found for relieving
the situation. IF this spray system which was
arx1a.ooI ~ 4Lo Nov, Vorl- boor,,0 ic 81 ono
cess, it will, without a doubt, be adopted by
the industries of this city.
There seems to be absolutely no Immediate
remedy for conditions complained of, other
than the removal Of the plant from the city.
We do not believe that Perth Amboy would
think of having such a thing take place, and
for that reason there seems to be nothing to
do but bear with local industries, especially
when they are making every reasonable eff
fort to conduct their business 50 as to reduce
the annoyances.
We have recently ~re-organized the Board OF
Trade with the primary object Of attracting
new industries to Perth Amboy. Just at pres
ent a special effort is being made to bring
the Schwab steel plant here. We can judge
from the result in Pittsburgh what q steel
plant means to a city. While Perth Amboy is
much more favorably located than is Pitts
burgh when it comes to having the smoke car
ride away, yet there is no doubt there would
be many undesirable features with a steel
plant so close at hand. But realizing this,
Perth Amboy is still anxious that the plant
come here and we will do everything within
reason to bring it here. The local industries
are what is making Perth Amboy the city it
is, and while there are objections to living so
close to them we do not see how it can be
helped. We are assured that the plants them
selves are only too anxious to relieve the stu
alton as soon as there is some invention that
will solve the problem. e.
Naturally the people in. a manufacturing
city cannot expect to breathe the same air that
will be found at Palm Beach or Bar Harbor.
Perth Amboy long ago ceased to be a summer
resort and today we are an important indus
trial city, ranking among the leading mu-
inequalities of the state. We make our homes
here knowing there are numerous industries
and naturally expect to put up with the tncon-
veniences that go with them.
There is nothing that will keep other indus
tries from coming here more than the contin-
ual nagging of the plants already located. The
heads of these industries work together to a
certain extent and any plant that may con
slider coming to Perth Amboy, doubtless, will
inquire among the industries already located,
for any reasons that may exist for them not
coming. If the local plants are forced to tell
them that the people are continually finding