Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-28 | Page 1 | Public Sentiment is Needed to Curb Smoke Nuisance, Says Root

PUBLIC SENTIMENT IS NEEDED TO CURB SMOKE I NUISANCE BAKE SAYS ROOT I Poisonous F Fumes Emitted From Fron Bituminous Coal Dangerous Danger Danger- oils ous Adds Physician T pall pail of smoke overhanging o 1 I Salt Lake is an ample demonstration demonstration demon demon- that thal some Influence seems t to have tho the authorities sal said Dr C. C F. F Root at a meeting of or th the tho Salt Lake County Medical society a athe at atthe atthe the Commercial club last nIght Dr Hoot float said ald that the laws were fo for forthe the time most part patt adequate ant and of i dent clent strength to curb the tho nuisance 1 If Ifen ifen en forced enforced However Howe the solution is In the ere cre atlon of Intense public sentiment which would force their enforcement do do- dared Dr Root noot Dr Root rt recited statistics of C oth r cities th j destruction of ur property property prop prop- erty rl and ln health by bj smoke e. e According to lo Dr Root more moro throat and lung luns- did dia li- li order Is evident ent during the amok smoky period In If Salt Lake than at Zit t nn any outer limo hue of ot year car and investigation In in al nU all citIes H produced produce nn on appalling number numbe of deaths among children ren from respirator respiratory tor tory caused directly by br smoke rho Tho doctor stated that the combustion o or of bituminous coal cOll stick uch as that used in Salt Lake produced product tho the same ame poisonous fumes umes emit emitted tell from the stacks o of oC smelters melters Dr r T. C rm D. D Thatty BeLU secretary of ot the state board oart of health read an InterestIng interesting Interest Interest- Ing paper aper on The Fly J illustrated b bj by moving pictures me tue tlC ment of or the time 1 pest t from fromn fly cg eggs S' S to th the matured tI fly The Principal points in Dr Realty's tall talk were sero tho necessity for education regarding tho Ito Iton fly n the lie complete extermination of ot the I In insect lt and lh Lbs fact tact that thit wen well defined I methods of extermination have o been de tie- e- e vol eloped ope d. d William Dowen Bowen vice Ice chairman of or tho tim Commercial clubs club's sanitation and public public pub pub- lic lie welfare committee 6 which made mado an n ne e exhaustive h Investigation of ot the tIme cit city watershed la last t fall spoke on the tho needs of ot adequate laws la an and ordinances regulating regu regu- lating the water Supporting his hiM contention that a law should be bo passed panned giving the tho state tate hoard hoor of health complete control of all aU streams nn and watersheds In the state Mr 11 Dowen Bowen al said Bild that proper s laws vs cannot bo ho paused passed and conditions cannot annot be proper properly except b by those c know disease I In n a all 11 its Us forma forms Dr n R. R TV cv Ashley ren road read a p paper treating treat treat- In lug ing with th time Inspection of or milk by tho the city cUr health department