Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-26
OPPOSE ADOPTION OF
TOO STRINGENT LAW
ON SMOKE
CLOSE PLANTS DOWN
DELEGATION WAITS UPON THE
MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER
WITT PLEA AGAINST DOING
ANYTHING THAT MAY FORCE
FACTORIES OUT OF BUSINESS

A new and entirely unlocked for
phase was given the smoke nuisance
and regulatory ordinances when
sroup Of men representing labor ul-
ions anpeased before the council Wed.
nosday night and protested AGAINST
the adoption ef ANY treasures which
threatened The future q Industry IN
the city
As result Of the visit nothing Naa
done with an ordinance uraltet n
tity Attorney Glenn " Neesa and
presented to he mayor and commits
sioners for acceptance or rejection,
whichever they decided upon, ~
means for romedyiaG the dificultig5
arising principally from fumes ana
gases originating at the National Fire.
prootiue and Public Service COMPANY
plants near the hydraulic basin.
The proposed ordinance Has in Jha
hands OF the mayor at the time or the
meeting. bu was not called up for
rclding Action, It was informally
agreed upon. would he deferred until
some later date
labor announced themSe!Nf a. un,l
terabiv oppo ed to any laws which
would compel the National tireproos-
ing conpan, 10 close down The pro-
posed smoke ordinance. tAeg main
tained carried possibilities oi forcing
the company ont ut business in Gttl-
wa and would result in he doWnto"l
industry and factory at Twin Rul' :
closing down permanently That, tb+E
"ail meant about Y" mon would y"
uut OGt OF employment
sOok kesmpn for he delegation were
T., c Thompson, LAT arer-' union, Pel"
Winkte. carpruter~; l'"rh Gregg,
painterS. and + !. Kelly. hrirkmasnnT.
All four were unanimous IN their
declara ion, that the ordinance, j.
adonted in its present form would
work a far greater hardship upon tie
men employed in The factory than
upon the COMPANY. in event the close
down order was put into execution.
II was pointed out tha III" annual
1ay roll Of the TWO nlants Wa9 approx
inctplv S400.GVd. This, Mr.. Gregg
pointed out. was more money th2'
rttow1 could afford 10 pay for the "N
termination OF any sm0k" nul@aN"f9
He brOadened his assertion 10 clam
me fluneer would not toe TN
only factory affected by the law BY
saving that Ottawa did not hay" az
industry which, under the provisions
Of the ordinances, could keep up oper
ations after the penalties Wcr" pV
into force
Particular stress was laid upon th'
fact that none Of the factories Of OF
t1wa are affiliated With the Am"tloa.
Federation OF Labor and in t9e Ea''
all were "unOrganized.
The commissioners were asked q
give the proposed ordinance and i
promised effects their best thought
before taking any tnul action tn"
might tend To throw a large numbt
CT men out Of worN.
During the debate, which laStc
fully an hour commissioners ~1irh
len DOugherty and Palmer Inform"
the visitors OF thpir efforts to clear II
bad situation without injHlng,
they could any Of the factories. Tn
penalties attached TO the ordinane
were not inserted to cnue" hardship
or bring the city any added revenue
hut were intended 20 hasten ccrrc
tion Of any evils and terminate for a
times the smoke nuisance.
II was stated that the Pioneer ne
pie were doing all within theiH poWt
to overcome the Sm0k" from the
main and kiln stacks, and now wei
employing masons TO raise them al
considerable distance above the
present height