The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-10
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Cutting Out Smoke and I.itg atom

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There Is undoubt ediy 1 growing
sentiment among manu- cturers 4 IN
favor Of leanliness and SAFETY In the
Operation Of their plants. Millions
have been spent for devices that have
added nothing 10 factory profits ex-
tcept indirectly In the Increased well
Efare Of employs, q
The relations between the factory
and the public have not progressed
quite 80 rapid Smoke, dust and
noise seem To- he ins eparal,leS from
many Of our leading industries, and
as cities have become more crowded,
litigation growing out OF these nni7
fsances has become more and more
common. @ K r
An interesting smoke war; be-
tween d: California sme1ters and the
people OF q small town was recently
brought to the attention Of the United;
States Bureau OF Mines: and set
itlement Of the difaciilty was reached,
which Is believed to be worth millions
Eof dollars to manufactures as a prec-
Eedent. e
The smelter company, III this case,
Is located about 1--WE miles from Benz
licia, Cal, a town Of about three thou
sand people. During nine months OF
the year, the prevailing trade winds
iblow the tunes OF smoke and dust
from the smelter to the town, and
lover the farm lands that lie between.
There is no doubt but what these
fumes were injurto us. before the smell
tier company took any steps to abate
the nuisance. They carried oxides Of
Head and zinc; both Of which aresveryl
poisonous, and also sulphur dioxide,
(which Is injurious In larger quaint
tiles. a n
Whether OF. not the people OF BEN
icia were made seriously Ill by the
fumes Is; not known, but It is GER
tain farm horses were afflicted with
fa peculiar disease as q result OF eat
ling grass exposed to the fumes. AS
q result feeling against the smelter
company ran high, and the people
iof Benicia filed a compla int In 1907
the court granted an injunction re-
lstraining the company from smelling
any more ores until they had devised
some way Of controlling the spread
iiof the noxious fumes.
The neonIe ~ sRenfcia were ms
aonh II, WIS 3rs4,fied In .n,aki,,y his
soy,s,s y M nh s;rs hnrscs had sheen
\ no;son , ana ti,ay fnilv believed ti,at
A tha an IL from ti,a sneIters VA 4 what
4 lmsde fl,e ivicirifv 4 !, rof,r. one for
A , ,"ains and reyentef fl,e trees and
4 Lawns n s4fa lcitv ffnn, serov5ire1 n
4 srha co,ns,sn no ss,;ii lie lhest ~ ot,ev
i4bel n, III, IA sshaphnuse WAS serecf-
al snr the icnriss,mrtion al The smoke
mn Il an selectT ical + nrocess was also n.
ls 1r;. M I which, tnreeiritatedS all al
lthe solid matter N the smoke leay-
inc oni Nv, certain @lieht gases The most
a .,lI ~ viii cliI was snIphur diox:
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| W yvher thtsl hafl beens done 1, the fac.
.ory no No Longer 10, gave forth any visible
sn,oke' eycey,f, me- scl,imney. which re,
4 lnnced N mn NJ; sSnrnaces where 4 ores
A iwers srna stei 4 AZ an evidence of The
conS faith ~ fheS cnmnar,y n } silould
j he stated that they spent $40, 900 II
lfrv;no IA eliminate the solids from
J. the sm nj and that they we're an.
! !a1 ii s,,ccessf,iit 3
a sMeanwhile. : however. the farmers
Of the vicinity Of Benicia flied anoth-
III or COMMA int declaring that the smell
d Her WAS still Sfioodinr the land with
ln sss gases rs that their crops were
b 1,, Iii led thair animals Sick
and even, ti,e soil noisoned
4 Inasmi1ch az The company had done
4 savervfhing n its -nower. In eliminate
Tho mi nno,,s gases. this second com.
,,is;nt hrnmei,t Waters "a q deadlock
!; Istiaat;nn SSat, been In snrogress of
! a,s IN for about seven Years and II
Ehad resa,ted in NJ, . ner,nanenf settle:
~ sn+ - tse ma rre,s which had. Great.
aS n srea AZ deal ~ ii, feeling between
thas nao mi. connactad With lie FAC.
. 4 nv s,.v p snd .bs farmers and townsreo
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!. y p4s !, ~ 1;y;ns that some new trfbuna
Z, I w ! na neal III inc attorney,
y, ~ ~ INIT ~ q cnmmissinn q
a ,r ti,s question ~ 10 whether q,
~ th y -, ter com con,nav was itbera
t, u &c., e,,s 90 s a. Ia i,,as detrimer
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