Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-28
1000 UNITE
IN FIGHT ON
NUISANCE
"SimiIar Conditions Remedied
in Other Cities" Declare
Leaders in Campaign.

The City Federation of Women 5
Clubs. representing 1000 clubwomen
OF Atlanta, inaugurated fight
against the smoke nuisance Tuesday
at a mass meeting at tie Woman's
Club building ON Baker street.
Resolutions were adopted urging
residents of the city to cooperate
with the city officials. and impressing
upon the City Council the need of APP
propriating additional funds to en-
able the Smoke and Gas Commission
to carry on a vigorous campaign for
the abatement OF the nuisance.
A copy of the resolutions will be
transmitted to the City Council. They
were prepared and presented to the
meeting by the special committee
named BY Mrs. Samuel Lumpkln,
presidentso of the federation. of which
Mrs. w H. Wigs is chairman, and
are as foSTows:
Action Deemed Necessary.
Whereas, the smoke conditions in
Atlanta have reached the point where
we deem it necessary to take active
steps toward the abatement of said
evil. and to this end we ask the ear
nest aid and cooperation Of all peo-
pie Interested in the welfare and
progress of our beloved city, and
Whereas, the Smoke and Gas
Commission ras made considerable
progress. we are convinced that with
a more complete cooperation from
every resident we will reach a more
effective solution Of this grave prob
lem, and
Whereas. we find that other cities
have operated under ordinances con-
trolling the emission Of dense, black
smoke. and have greatly improved the
conditions in those cities, and
Whereas, the Government has
tested the fuels OF this section and
found them to be equal, if not better
than any mined in the United states
except in the Virginia and West Vir-
GINA coal fields, the statement that
Atlanta can not abate the present
smoke conditions does not seem to be
correct, and
Pledge United Effort.
to any other city the honor of having
a wiser municipality or more intel
| ligent citizenship than Atlanta, and
| upon these facts we base belief thai
| the best that has been done by any
| other city will be accomplished by
| ours, therefore be it
Resolved, by the City Federation
| That we give our efforts individually
and as an organization, in co-opera
ton with the City Council and the
| Smoke and Gas Commission appoint
| ed bv the Honorable Mayor in the
| furtherance of a satisfactory solution
| of the problem that is so vitally az
| fecting the health, comfort, beauty
and economic conditions OF our city
| and be it further
| "Resolved. That we ask Council tt
provide sufficient FUNDS for the Smoke
and Gas Commission to carry out the
work in a more comprehensive man
ner than they are able to do 1t al
| present"
Not to Go Into Politics.
Both Mrs Lumpkin and Mrs. Wigg'
made it plain that the movement ha'
no political significance and that I'M
Federation will not resort to politica
| intrigue TO obtain the abatement o
| the nuisance.
THE action Of the Federation II
| starting the fight against the smoke
nuisance" said Mrs Wigs, is no
| inaugurated with a view TO infiuenc'
ing the political situation. and we in
tend to nave nothing to do with poll
tics, nor bring politics into the figh
in any way. We are working for the
good Of the city, and ask every goot
| citizen who loves Atlanta to worl
with us for the betterment of condi.
| tons"
Others who spoke in favor OF thu
adoption OF the resolution and eitet
instances that showed that smoke
conditions we're apparently getting
worse instead of better were Mrs. A
| Med. Wilson, Mrs w. p. Pattillo
| Mrs. Otto Schwab, Mrs W. u. Price
| Smith and Miss Emily Jekyll.