Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-24 | Page 6 | We Are Making Progress

We Are Making Malting Progress 0 AN ON N the first anniversary of the formation of Salt Lake City's smoke control program program program pro pro- gram William L. L Butler engineer in charge of the program estimated that control work has been about 50 per cent effective so far In listing specific accomplishments Mr Butler declared that indus commercial trial plants have been remodeled or changed to comply with mechanical firing requirements and that railroads have placed 12 Diesel locomotives locomotives locomotives loco loco- motives in operation and converted 23 locomotives locomotives locomotives loco loco- motives from coal to oil burners Mr Butler estimated that two-thirds two of industrial plants now have smokeless mechanical firing equip equip- ment and he said that work is still going on The war has had one important effect on the smoke control program the engineer pointed out in making it somewhat difficult for plants converting to smokeless operation to get needed materials and equipment Certainly no one would claim that the first winter of the new smoke control program has seen the elimination of smoke in Salt Lake City There is still plenty of smoke But we have made progress progress and and we will make still stillmore stillmore stillmore more provided war-caused war shortages of material material material ma ma- and equipment do not interfere too much with conversion of heating plants to smokeless firing Best evidence to date that we have made progress was the comment of Thomas A. A Marsh chairman of the model smoke ordinance ordinance nance committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers who on a recent visit to this city praised our good visibility and clear atmosphere We would hardly go so far as to call Salt Lakes Lake's atmosphere this winter clear That is rather the goal toward which we are striving But it is a goal which is attainable and which with continued effort we will reach