Show L 1 Lets Let's All Get Together THE plan for development of a smoke I In Salt Lake City advanced Monday by Mayor Ab Jenkins sounds excel lent The mayor proposed first the creation of a committee of interested citizens to formulate a program with the understanding that this committee would be backed up by the city commission second the recognition that smokeless fuel has a vital part in smoke elimination elimination nation but that until such a fuel is available other efforts of smoke must and should be made third the halting of rock throwing wing by opposing groups It ought to be possible for all groups Interested interested interested in in- in smoke elimination to get behind that preliminary plan We can use a good citizens' citizens committee to study the various ideas for smoke elimination and to recommend a program to the commission It should of course be clearly understood understood un that final responsibility for taking effective action still rests in the commission and that the committee is merely advisory We need recognition of the need of smokeless fuel yet we must also admit that it is but one phase of the problem As for the mayors mayor's third point that is important all because if the bickering and confusion over smoke elimination is not stopped the whole program will be endangered At the hearing last Friday some of those advocating use of processed coal opposed any plan for smoke elimination which did not call for lor the immediate of a smokeless fuel plant That seems to be an extremely sh shortsighted policy Smokeless fuel is essential to a complete solution of our smoke problem but it is not essential to a partial sol Why not go ahead with an immediate program for elimination of all the smoke we can as proposed in the plan presented by William L. L Butler city smoke abatement engineer and meanwhile every way tl the e development development develop develop- ment of smokeless fuel production Lets Let's all get together on this thing There Isn't any reason why if we all keep open minds and are willing to cooperate a program which will meet with everyone's approval cannot be worked out We all want to eliminate smoke And right now this now this spring this summer summer summer-is is the time to put into operation a program which will do it Public opinion is ripe for an effective program now It can be put over with a minimum mini mum of opposition But if some or all of us get our necks bowed and arid argue and fight among ourselves public interest will die down I and nd the golden opportunity may be lost for another mother few lew years |