Show SMOKE AND NOISE I am loth to com complain of the labors of spirited public-spirited men and corporations but having a strong desire to improve my surroundings t I cannot close my eyes andears and ears to the impositions practised up upon n me mey y and my neighbors in this vicinity It is unnecessary to state the cause which transforms the clear bracing atmosphere in our lovely city into a nauseous unhealthy substance unfit to be inhaled into the lungs of man manor manor manor or beast heaRt Neither is it proper to tomake r make invidious distinctions but I Iam Iam am persuaded that if these WI tall stacks stacks smoke that surround us and emit volumes of black smoke every everyday everyday everyday day were located in Liverpool Eng Eng- England Eng Eng- England England land land the owners thereof would promptly be fined for committing a nuisance people know that when replenishing afire a fire it the coal be properly distributed over the sur sur- surface surface surface face no offensive smudge will ensue and a clear bright fire in- in inconveniences inconveniences in inconveniences conveniences no one Most cities make laws to control these matters if we have an ordinance ordinance ordinance nance on these and kindred sub sub- subjects subjects sub subjects let it be That our city authorities should exert themselves and preserve the purity of our mountain breezes without detriment to our growing f r manufacturing and industrial in- in interests in interests is a consummation devoutly to be wished Another question arises arise in my mind Whom do the people at the electric car company's company depot desire to arouse at lock ot o lock in the mor mor- morning morning ning with their noisy bass steam whistle If the inhabitants of the whole city are to be routed out me- me methinks methinks thinks me-thinks thinks the object is successfully ac- ac accomplished ac accomplished Truly we have as much noise and smoke in our vicinity as a first class manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing ing town is entitled to Citizens who are earnest workers in developing our growing industries industries indus- indus tries feel that they have reason to eom complain plain and deem these un un- unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary necessary encroachments upon their peace proper subject to be investigated investigated gated by by our city fathers Respectfully r LT I SALT LAKE CITY Sept 80 30 1889 Jl I t i tf t |