Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
REPORT SHOWS
RESULTS IN WAR
AGAINST SMOKE
Many Plants Have Come Within
the Law-0thers Working
to That End.
CLUBW0MEN ENTER FIGHT
Crusaders Say Nuisance Is Re-
duced, but Strcter ReguIa-
tons Are Needed.

Impetus was given 10 the smoke
abatement crusade Saturday by the
report of the Chamber of Commerce
committee. appointed to cooperate
with the City Smoke and Gas Com
mission in the work of reducing the
nuisance. which points out that ma
terial progress has been made.
The report, signed by j. NJ. Van
Harlingen, chairman, gives list Of
the plants that have complied with
the law and those that are endeav-
oring TO do so
IL states that the quantity OF smoke
and SCOT in the city has been greatly
reduced. but that Il more stringent
law is needed namely. the recently
propcs ed ordinance reducing the limit
a plant may be emitted from twelve
minutes to the hour to six minutes.
and bringing within the provisions Of
the law all residences in 900 feet of
radiation or more
Women Enter Fight.
II is predicted that this amendment
10 the smoke ordinance viii be taken
up snd passed at an early meeting
of the city Council since the fight
has been taken up by the City Fed
grafton OF Women's Clubs
At mass meeting a I the Atlanta
Worian's Club Building Tuesday
morning at 1880 o'clock a plan Of
campaign win he outlined Since the
call FOR his meeting several days ago
by Mrs. Samuel LumpKln. president
Of the city Federation. wide interest
has been aroused in 1t and n large at
tendance is expected.
The proposed law was passed by
Council once, but when opposed be-
fore Mayor Woodward by a delega-
ton of owners OF plants that produce
smoke he vetoed 1t, saying that he
did rot do so because Of opposition TO
the smoke crusade but to have il
considered more deliberately
Support Is Welcomed.
smoke Inspector Cecil Poole and
Chairman r NJ Harwell. OF the
Smoke and Gas Commission. said
Saturday that they felt much en-
courPged by the outside support
given them.
They said they knew Atlanta's at
mosphere WAS still far from free
from smoke and that the people
were suffering. but THAI they needed
stricter laws and more funds and
hat the greatest help to get these
laws was the support OF the women
OF Atlanta
Leaders in the tight against smoke
point to the lis; OF plants included in
he report of the Chamber OF Com
lnercr as an 1nausWerable argument
TO those Who urge that II IS impossi-
BILE to enforce the smoke law in At
lants
Plants That Comply.
The list follows:
Plants within the law: American
Can Company Aragon Hotel. Atlanta
Milling Company. Gambler Building,
Continental Gin Company, Gould
Building. Grand Opera House, Grant
Building. French Dry Cleaning Com
pany McCord- Stewart Company. Ma
tiona' Straw Hat Works. Pratt Labo-
ratory. Spelman Seminary, Albemarle
Apartment, Atlanta College of Ply
sicians and Surgeons, Atlanta SAM
ta"ium. Atlanta Theological Semi
nary, Beck & Gregg Building, Her
bert Apartment, Howard Apartment,
Lauren Apartment. Lennox Apart-
smen, Lillian Apartment, Lillian
Apartment, Livingston Apartment.
Macy Court, Marist Rectory. Moore
Building. MELVIN Apartment, Me-
kenZie Building. Noble Sanitarium.
Oglethorpe Apartment, Owens Apart
ment Potts Building. Reese Apart
ment, Rice Apartment, Selig Apart
Apartment. Bennett Apartment Bla-
lock Apartment, Boscohel Apart
ment, Britain Hotel. Capital City
Bottling Works, Crumley Annex.
Crumley Sharp Building. Dahl Green
houS CORTLAND Apartment. Dorothy
Apartment, Everett Apartment. For
syth Building, Francis Apartment.
Garland Apartment. General Fire EN-
tinguisher Company. Georgian Hotel.
Gilbert Apartment. Harper Apart
ment, Hayden Apartment, Helene
Apartment, Southern Dental College,
81 Francis Apartment. Tappan
Apartment. Truitt Apartment Turner
Apartment. NirSinian Apartment.
walthau Boarding House Walton
Building Waverlv Apartment. We'll
ling,on Apartment, Westminster
Apartment Wynn Apartment. East
Side Church. Fulton County Children's
Court, German Cafe. Gordon Street
presbyterian Church, Peachtree Cafe
West Hunter Street Baptist Church.
Other Plants Changing.
Here are the plants on which work
Is being done to make them comply.
American Hat Manufa curing Com
pany, Atlanta Gas Light Company,
Atlarta Joint Terminals. Atlanta Ma
yonal Bank Building, Atlanta PAPER
Company. Atlanta UNIVERSITY. Allan
tice Ice and Coal Corpora ton. Aus
tell Building Frank F. Block Com
panv. Capital city Laundry. Dupre
Manufacturing Company. Excelsior
Laurery Company. Grady Hospital.
lnman Building, Kiser Building. Ma
jestlr Hotel Novelty Hat Works.
Rhodes Building Southern Ice Com
pany Temple Court Building, An
drews Building. The Blosser Comna-
py Byron Apartment. Davis Fischer
Sanitarium, Elks Club. Fielder a Al
len Building. FLANDERS Apartment.
Georgian Apartment Lingo Red
Cross Hospital Montag Rros.. Roose-
Welt Apartment Sanders Apartment.
Timmons Building Vernon Apart