Show SMOKE OVER CITY RESEMBLES IB PALL Commercial Club Members Discuss Nuisance and Make Trip into Country COUNTRY AIR IS CLEAR Business Men Ask for Appointment of Third Smoke Inspector Inspector Inspector-De- De Devise vise Ways and Means 1 It If evidence was needed that Salt SaIl Lake is rapidly becoming becoming- a second Pittsburgh it w was s. s only necessary to be on the thc city streets tr ets yesterday day morning From carl early dawn until almost noon the cit city was en enveloped enveloped en- en In a a. a black cloud of oC besmirching besmirch besmirch- in ing soot root and smoke Great columns of oC smoke belching from Crom hundreds of oC chimneys chim chint- nc bung over the city like a a. pall A t walk tho the length of oC the business district made mado necessary a J. J change han e of or linen not ot of to to speak of at the injury to toun lungs un b by b the tho Inhalation of oC the smoke smoke- e- e impregnated air It was said in to some quarters that yesterdays yesterday's pall was caused b by fog tor in order t to tp see for or themselves Ciu Ch Chairman Irman John Janney and rid Se Secretary r tary Joseph E E. Cain Calne of the Commercial clubs club's vigilance vigilance lance ance Committee e motored to the Jord Jordan Jor Jor- d dan n river during the morning At the river and in in the te valley y be beyond ond the thc sun was shinin shining brightly and the tho air wa was as clear as one one could could wish LookIng LookIng LookIng Look- Look Ing back towards Salt Lake a dense cloud of smoke was to be e seen ReturnIng Returning Re Re- turning along Fifth West street It was impossible to see further than one block because of or the smoke Tho The vigilance committee of or the Commercial Com Corn mercial club met yesterday at noon In Inthe Inthe inthe the club and h heard ard reports from front Chairman Chair Chair- man Janney Janne and Secretary CaIne Calne concerning concerning concerning con con- the mornIn mornings morning's s 's trip It was de decided decided de- de to make a more determined ef effort effort ef- ef fort to abate the nuisance and press prosecutions if It necessary Chairman Janney presided and the Coil following owIng members members mem mem- bers of 01 the committee were present Former Governor John C. C Cutler Duncan Duncan Duncan Dun Dun- can l JO Joy H. H Johnson Frank Moyle loYle and Joseph E. E Caine Calne City Smoke Inspector Frank D D. Rutherford also was present After a a. prolonged discussion a subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee consisting of oC Duncan Mc- Mc Dr T T. T B. B Beatty and John Janne Janney Janney Jan Jan- ne ney was appointed for the purpose of oC securing a third smoke inspector to tobe tobe tobe be appointed by the city council in ac accordance accordance accordance ac- ac with the ordinance Speaking ln pf Pl the smoke nuisance Secretary Secretary Sec See Calne Caine said he did not realize before he trip Qt of yesterday Just what a cloud of smoke the people of oC the city lived h d In ln Outside the city limits he said the morning was was was' as as clear and pure as a ada aday aday da day in summer When we re entered the city wo we 0 ran into a dense wall all of 01 smoke that all but choked us after atter the clear r atmosphere of the Jordan river It is all nonsense to sa say that the fog Is r responsible The smoke causes fog If It the owners of or the large buildings that offend the most would take a similar trip the they would come ba k determined to suppress the nuisance nuisance nuis nuts ance anee at any cost OSt Ho How can tan the nuisance bo be abated Only by the concerted effort of or the building owners It is such a simple problem to solve after all If It the owners owners own own- ers erg of or the tho large la structures would but Investigate th tb the method of oC firing boilers boll boll- ers era lS in oWn ban buildings they would find the cause Scientific firing would result in Innot not abating the nuisance but hut In a material saving In the coal bills blUs r t 4 Ir that Ui t fact could be driven home It be Incentive enough to make owners take tale greater reater precautions people declare it is not the mission of ot the Commercial club to take an nn active ve part In such a campaign It ItIs' ItIs Itis is fg Is' Is the tho immediately apparent dut duty of club to work ork for the betterment of or trio the city in every ery manner What Is the use of ot spending thousands of dollars In hl advertising ad Salt Lake when our work Is nullified b by the negligence of oC the citizens |