The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
SMOKE COMMITTEE BEGINS
AN IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN
1t Is Believed That the Activity Now Evidenced
Will Result in Big Improvement
of Conditions.

THAT the special committee on the
| abatement OF the smoke nuisance
| in Salt Lake appointed last spring
IL by the board OF governors OF the
| Commercial club, has started
| ca mpaign which will eventually result In
an Improvement OF present conditions. II
not the entire eradication of the eva, is
| the belief OF many who have studied the
| report OF the committee, made last week
of the committee, George II. Dern, has
| interviewed the candidates for city COM
missioner. and has pledged ach to exert
| his influence. II elected. TO n thorough
| investigation OF the smoke nuisance.
| The report, the important features OF
which were given in The Tribune at the
time 1t was delivered to The board OF
governors OF the Commercial club. was as
follows:
To the poard Of oorernoTs Of the Commercial
Club OF Salt Lake cityi
fnvestisste the csuses OF the smoke nuisnnoo ia
Salt Lake City. beg to submit the following re-
porti
Authorization.
wooSrurt ''% pursaSn, to foi,oUlnx soGn TssoIu
tions adopted By the board OF governors March
''whoreao. tho smoke 2roolem in Sal, Lake
has assumed such serious proportions that II not
only Is menace TO tho health and comfort Of
naseial prosperity and Its nttTaosTonoss for
tourists, therefore.
"Ba It resolved. that tho Commercial club ia in
favor OF my reasonable means TO nbute the
smoke nuisance 10 mitigate ita owl, effects. In
ordor that something tangible may DO done. be 1t
further
"Resolved. that Tie president appoint a oom-
nittee OF threo members OF the club whose dutioa
| and powcTD shall bo ns follows
Il. To mako careful thorough. sciontino
Investigation of tho origin and cause 9t the
smoke. and 70 determine whether there Is ANY
| remedy for the condition.
"a To oo-operste with the city. county and state
s In @ i. g%S Doo.sS
with investigation In behalf OF tho CONNER
oiRl club
"s. To employ expert aid for tho purpose of
ascerta!ning tho chemical and physical properties
| and cffectg OF the smoke. observing MIR currents
and studying questions of corabustlon and oAso
for the purpose OF calculating the finacsal Of.
feet OF the pTeocut doplorable condition, and OF
| carrying out any proposed remedy"
u-Scope.
II will be noted that the prime purpose of the
formidable task OF discovering and recommend
| Ing remedies for tho smoke nuisance. but 10 have
3. smoke. a' nS Sss1.a s Sa
tho firpt thing that should be dono because
otherwise remedial moasures might, easily DO mis-
underStood Tho umoko nuisance Is an ensinoo--
| Ing problem and It should be treated In n
scientific manner. II Is not scientific to try to
| overcome obnoxious condition until tho cause
OF that condition Is absolutely and concusivoly
established. Tou- committee HI" nothing but
prnise for pernons and associations that arc In
| stu OF the opinion that Salt Lake City'a smoke
ailment should first be submitted to etriot
diagnosis after which II will DO IN order 20 seek
q cure Let know what trying TO do
before undertake TO do II
Iu-Cause Of Smoke.
| Tho snoke problem In common to most large
Industrial manufacturing cities burning blum
inous coal. Chicago, Pittsburg Cleveland and
! Cincinnati arc conspicuous sxampleu Why should
Salt Lake. which Is relatively small city and
which no. yot pretend 20 10 industrial
| or manufacturing center. but only residential
| city rpnk with Pfttsburg gpoky city7 Wo
I have no great 5toel or iron works, tremendous
manufacturing plants, tho smoke OF which would
bc an Iudoz OF tho clty's prosperity. Then. whore