Show i Speakers Cite S St St. Louis Program At Forum Smoke Discussion I Discussion of Salt Lake City's smoke problem was thrown wide open before an interested audience meeting at a public affairs forum Monday evening in the Art center 59 South State street Speaking on the panel discussion were Dr S. S Frederick of I the University of ol Utah experiment station Mrs Mary Edgeworth and Mrs Anthony C. C Lund both representing representing representing the women's chamber of commerce Stress St. St Louie Loul Plan Prominent in talks given by the three persons was the St. St Louis smoke abatement program with favorable and unfavorable comment comment com eom- ment placed upon that city's plan Dr stated St. St Louis had reduced smoke 66 per cent and he believed that would be possible in Salt Lake City He estimated the cost to local residents at not more than 15 cents per person per year and that would be insignificant compared to the damage caused by smoke Warning that consideration must be given the coal industry was sounded by Dr The in industry industry in- in supports 10 per cent of Utah's population and the smoke abatement program m must u s t not cost them their jobs he declared Speaking in favor of a low carbonization carbonization car car- carbonization coal processing plant Mrs Edgeworth said in public funds had been spent over overa a period of 20 years on smoke control control control con con- programs and for an additional an adequate processing plant could be erected Warns Against One Plan Mrs Edgeworth charged smoke elimination cannot be accomplished through mechanical mechanic l firing devices because there are about homes in Salt Lake City that I i cannot be mechanically equipped and which must be furnished with smokeless fuel Advocating processed coal as asmore asmore asmore more efficient than raw coal Mrs Lund said the women's chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber had tested all types s of Utah Ut fuel and found most of them to tobe tobe tobe be satisfactory for lor processing Hand fired homes must be furnished furnished furnished fur fur- with a smokeless fuel as these types of ol homes are known to produce 85 per cent of Salt Lake City's smoke she said Laverne C C. Bane University of Utah instructor served as moderator moderator ator for the forum and a motion from the floor that the meeting go goon goon goon on record as favoring smokeless fuel was rejected on the grounds it would violate the forums forum's rule of nonpartisanship |