Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
REPORT SHOWS
RESULT 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 Stricter Regula-
tons Are Needed.

Impetus was given TO 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. M Van
Harrington, chairman, gives list OF
the plants that have complied with
the law and those that are endeaV-
oring to do so
II states that the quantity OF smoke
and SCOT in the city has been greatly
reduced, but that a more stringent
law is needed. namely, the recently
propC sed ordinance reducing the limit
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
20 the smoke ordinance viii be taken
up and passed at an early meeting
of the city Council, since the fight
has been taken up by the City Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs
AT mass meeting AT the Atlanta
Worian's Club Building Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock "A plan OF
campaign will be outlined Since the
call for this meeting several days ago
by Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, president
OF the city Federation wide interest
has been aroused in II and large at
tendance is expected.
The proposed law was passed by
Council once but when opposed be-
I'd hts A.t
ton Of owners of plants that produce
smoke he vetoed ii, saying that he
did lot do 50 because OF opposition to
tle smoke crusade. but to have il
cons dered more deliberately.
Support is Welcomed.
smoke Inspector Cecil Poole and
Chairman r. NJ HarWen Of the
Smoke and Gas Commission. said
Saturday that they felt much en-
coureged by the outside support
giVcu them
They said they knew Atlanta's at
mosphere was still far from free
from smoke and that the people
Were suffering. but tina: they needed
siriCier laws and more funds, and
that the greatest help to get these
lave was the support OF the women
of Atlanta.
Leaders in the fight against smoke
point TO the list of plants included In
the report of the Chamber of Com
mercV as an unansWerable argument
to those who urge that II Is impossi-
BILE To enforce the smoke law in At
lanta
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
panN, McCord- Stewart Company. Ma
tional 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
mem, Lillian Apartment. Lillian
Apartment Livingston Apartment
Macy Court Marist Rectory. Moore
Bu'ioing. McLynn Apartment Nc
kenzte Building, Noble Sanitarium
OEleihorpe Apartment. owens Apart
ment, Potts Building. Reese Apart
ment Rice Apartment. Selg Apart
Apartment. Bennett Apartment Bla-
lock Apartment, Roscohel Apart
mont 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-
iinguisher Company. Georgian Hotel
Gilbert Apartment, Harper Apart
ment Hayden Apartment. Helene
Apartment Southern Dental College.
ST. Francis Apartment. Tappan
Apartment, Truitt Apartment, Turner
Apartment Nirgiuian Apartment,
Walthall Boarding House, Walton
Building, Waverlv Apartment We'll
ling,cn 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 Manufacturing Com
pany. Atlanta Gas Light Company,
ttlarta Joint Terminals Atlanta Ma
tiona Bank Building, Atlanta Paper
ssoinIdnN. RtlaDta l nlNcrSltN, Allan
tice Ice and Coal Corporation. Aus
tell Building Frank f Block Com
panv, Capital CITY Laundry. Dupre
Manufacturing Company. Excelsior
1aur cry Company. Grady Hospital.
1nman Building, Kiser Building Ma
iestic Hotel Novelty Hat Works.
Rhodes Building. Southern Ice Com
pany. Temple Court Building. An
drews Building, The Blosser Gonna
nv Byron Apartment Davis Fischer
Sanitarinm. Flks Club Fielder 4 81
len Building. Flanders Apartment.
Georgian Apartment. Lingo Red
Cross Hospital Montag Bros Roose
Welt Apartment Sanders Apartment.
Timmons Building, Vernon Apart
ment, Washington Apartment.