Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-09-15 | Page 2 | Plants Unite to Stop Smoke

PlANT Nn 1 I TO 10 STOP JOr SMOKE MO f r I Railroads Issue Orders on Firing Remodeling Machinery Machinery Mal Ma- Ma chinery and Acceptance l- l of Expert Advice to Aid FULL TULL cooperation of practically I all commercial plants and railroads entering the tile city has been been- promised the thc division of tile the bureau of mechanical Inspection a according to a a. report of oC J. J M. M Ericson chief smoke Inspector and R. R E E. chief of or orthe the boiler and smoke department of or orthe the bureau of mechanical inspection to CIt City Commissioner A. A H II Crabbe today Efforts of ot the railroads to comply campI with the Salt Lake L. smoke prohibition I ordinance have resulted in official I bulletins being Issued b by compan company heads to responsible for hot tending fires Following Is a bulletin I which has been used by one ono of oC th the railroad companies RAILROAD ORDER The Thc attention of or all an engineers firemen and sta stationary firemen Is 15 I called to the fact act that the city oCI of oC Salt Lake has in force an ordinance I prohibiting firing of Rollers in tnt such sucha a manner as to cause e black smoke The city is entering on a campaign to enforce this ordinance and you OU are arc hereby notified that you should handle your fires In such a manner mannera a as to present ent black smoke from IssuIng Issuing ing lag from the stack The ordinance carries the following follow tollo- InS ing penalty It shall be unlawful for Cor any person to cause or permit the thc nuisance defined herein and ana upon conviction thereof shall hall be fined not less than 1 nor more than for or each offense ADVICE GIVEN All foremen will instruct the stationary stationary sta sta- firemen Ir men and all nil field forces will III look Jook an after r the road men and see that this ordinance Is not violated A traveling engineer nas been ap appointed appointed appointed ap- ap pointed to se see that this bulletin Is complied compiled with I Expert advice on remodeling furnaces furnaces fur tur- naces to eliminate smoke Is offered by inspectors of or the thc bureau of or mechanical mechanical me me- inspection They reported to Commissioner Crabbe that they have been promised the full cooperation cooperation cooperation tion of many of oC the lar largest est plants In Inthe Inthe inthe the city some of which burn as much muchas as tons of oC Bituminous coal every twenty four hours One o of the large I plants which is equipped with Hh i four twenty stills one stack for or eight I Ii j i large furnaces and two steam power I units of or 1000 horsepower each cach unit of which is equipped with two stacks is reported running at full ull capacity with the maximum of efficiency and I practically smokeless