The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16
Uncle Sans Probe
Oh u. S. Smoke Evil
OF Little Benefit

WASHINGTON.-Tho smoke
eyil' In the manufacturing and bus
mess centers of the large cities of
the country Is a problem that Is en-
gaging the attention of the experts
OF the federal bureau of mines, It
was learned today.
1T il a problem that can not be
easily solved" said bureau officials,
following appeals from municipal
authorities in Akron and Springfield,
Ohio, salt Lake City, New Orleans
and other large industrial towns for
advice in fighting Smoke"
Smoke" these experts say, "the
~unsightly and offensive resultant of
improper combustion, continues it's
ravages against the health and prop
erty of the American people. regard
less OF the ups and downs OF the in
dustrial barometer"
They point out that no city I'm
which a considerable quantity of BIZ
luminous coal is burned is free from
smoke. The cities of the east, they
say, have avoided this problem by a
general use of the smaller sizes of
anthracite.
For this reason they add, ut is
not surprising that the greatest i'm
pfoNement in the methods of burn
ing bituminOus coal has been made
II me central and western states"
Attention VAS called to the fact
,hat stoves. ranges. housc-hcating
nollers, hot-air furnaces and the
nike are intended for the use OF an
t%nracite coal or coke. whenever
Dltumlnous coal is burned in such
furnaces all the principles of COM
nusuon are violated and smoke re-
suits, the experts say. 1.-THE larger
cllles OF the eastern states, which
conSume practically all the available
supply OF the smaller sizes OF an
uaclte coal for power and heating
purposes now find IL necessary to
supplement- this fuel with a consid-
cradle tonnage of bitumlnous coal.
Except the water power gCner.
pted by water falls, the larger part
VI me heat and power used in the
United States is obtained from the
turning of coal. IT is evident, then,
mat Tor the most part this country
must depend on its bituminous coal
lr manufacturing, railroad and
poWcr plant purposes. This means
.nat we must improve our usual
methods OF burning bitummous coal
or continue to suffer from the lack
~ economy and the smoke resulting
"olH imperfect combustion"
according 10 the governments OK
FsilS the smoke problem Is nearly as
ga as civilization itself, for coal was
Htn'd IN Great Britain about the
iOlh century. In 1906 Edward ] is
iutu % proclamation prohibiting the
SuIhNlg OF coal in the city OF Lon
uo9 because of the "sulferOus smoke
anu SAVIOUR of the firing" In 1913
Mr PEOPLE Of London peitloned par
lament to prevent the importation
y coal into the city. Beginning
apout 1850, when steam was applied
y Industrial purposes. coal began 10
oe used extensively. and con-
,eluently smoke became more abun.
'uahl. In 1919 the government APP
pointed a house of commons com
mlIlee TO inquire into the matter,
Gnu there were other Investigations
gu other years.
In the United States the problem.
N course, did not develop so early,
out as cities Of considerable Size de-
Lnoped here the problem was also
iell, and has been the subject Of in
seatlsations, finally becoming OF
such Importance that extensive in
~hslgatlons We're made In Pitts
0Srrgh' Chicago and Salt Lake City"
h.ne experts point out that Smoke
,ess combustion requires The main
srahce OF n uniform and proper
supply Of fuel and air under condi-
H9 OF suitable temperature, mix
Jug aud volume OF combustion
,ra,..e' The one word uniform
M, Ihey say, embraces most OF
'ueas Tor smokeless combustion