Show Hearing on Smoke Bill Becomes Elimination Method Method ethod Forum I Proponents of ot smoke elimInation elimination elimination elimina elimIna- tion in Salt Lake City Thursday had locked horns in a lively public public public pub pub- lic hearing that had been called to discuss specific legislation but which developed into a virtual forum forum on smoke abatement ef ef- ef forts 4 Called originally to discuss S S. S B. B providing for creation of oC municipal municipal municipal mu mu- or county smoke abatement abatement abatement abate abate- ment districts a public hearing at the Newhouse hotel Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day night turned into an airing of opposing views on how to rid Salt lt Lake City of ot its smoke nuisance The hearing was conducted by bythe bythe bythe the senate committee on state I and municipal affairs Nearly persons attended The bill itself was defended as asa asa asa a logical means of smoke control and was lambasted as a fuge Cuge which would have no effect on smoke elimination The chamber chamber of commerce a supporter of the measure came In for considerable criticism by speakers and the city commission Continued on Pit Five Column te Three lve Vi tf V r i 4 HEARING HELD HELDON HELDON HELDON ON SMOKE BILL Continued from Page One was criticised for failing to take a stand for or against the measure Supporters of the measure at athe atthe atthe the he hearing were William L L. Butler Butler Butler But But- ler city smoke abatement engineer engineer en- en ineer S. S F. F University of Utah professor and chairman of the he chamber of commerce smoke abatement committee and B. B P P. P Manley executive secretary of the Utah Coal Operators' Operators association Mr pointed out the bill was only an enabling act under which Salt Lake City could create a smoke abatement district that would be governed by a citizens' citizens committee along the lines followed followed fol- fol lowed owed in St. St Louis Mr Dir Manley called the bill a constructive measure Mr Buter Butler Butler But- But ler er said passage of the bill would not handicap anyone who has a sincere desire to e eliminate l I i m i n a ate t e smoke Mrs Anthony C. C Lund president president president dent of the Salt Lake women's chamber of commerce attacked the he measure asserting we are arenow arenow arenow now offered more bills and more salve Mrs Mary J E. E Edgeworth gewo th a vice president resident of the women's cham- cham bet beg er of commerce supported Mrs lunds Lund's stand and said that the bill ill would allow the smoke to continue as long as we burn unprocessed Unprocessed un- un processed soft coal She said that hat Salt Lake City could get a report on the St. St Louis program for 3 cents postage Others opposing the bill were Neils C. C Christensen vice president president president dent of the Utah Conservation and Research foundation Professor F. F i F. F Hintze of the University of Utah geology department L. L C. C Karrick geologist and Sam F. F Kiefer |