Show Progress Toward Smoke Elimination SALT gAL T LAKE CITY is assured of real results I. I in smoke elimination immediately after new ordinances become effective for railroads and commercial establishments October 1 With many industries hotels apartments and stores changing over heating plants to smokeless operation and improving firing technique and with the city's railroads cooperating cooperating cooperating co co- co- co operating per cent to eliminate their smoke it is believed certain smoke will be cut in half hall this winter and perhaps reduced as much as 60 per cent Latest development in the smoke elimination elimination elimination elimina elimina- tion program was the receipt by the Union Pacific railroad of five new powered Diesel-powered switch engines which will perform yard work without the emission of smoke Purchase of the new switch engines is only one phase of of the Union Pacific's effort to comply comply com corn ply with the city's smoke elimination program The railroad is also converting 17 of its coal- coal burning switch and Mikado engines from coal to oil burners with automatic firing equip equip- ment mente Automatic Automatic stokers are being installed at the heating plant which furnishes heat and steam for the depot and cars in the passenger yard In addition the U. U P. P several years ago installed equipment in its roundhouse to eliminate eliminate eliminate nate smoke emission in the he operation of firing up tip locomotives Altogether the railroads railroad's smoke elimination program represents an expenditure expenditure ex ex- of more than half a million dollars The Denver and Rio Grande railroad railroad rail rail- 0 road already has placed a number of Diesel switch engines in operation and is rapidly completing work on the installation of direct steaming facilities for getting locomotives ready for operation in the roundhouse To date Salt Lake City's program to end smoke is moving along in fine style and there is every reason to believe the city will enjoy a winter in which smoke will be far less of an annoyance and an expense than ever ever before before before be be- fore in its history W. W L. L Butler in charge of the city's smoke control program is to be congratulated congratulated congratulated con con- on the progress he has made thus far and Salt Lakes Lake's g od citizens its citizens its railI railroads railroads rail rail- I roads industries and business establishments are are to be congratulated on on their excellent cooperation toward making smoke elimination possible 4 |