THE AIR OF TOWNS. 



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INSTANCES OF FIRMS "USING SMOKELESS FURNACES. 



The following is a list of firms who are known to be burning bitumi- 

 nous coal smokelessly, and whose works should be visited by manu- 

 facturers before stating on oath that they have done everything 

 possible in order to comply with the Public Health Act. The furnaces 

 are by Vicars, Sinclair, Cass, and Jukes : 



Tait & Sons, sugar refiners. Liverpool. 



Gossage & Sons, soap works Widnes. 



Musgrave & Sons, cotton 

 spinners Bolton. 



Walter Cannon, cotton spin- 

 ner Do. 



P. Crook, Limited, cotton 



spinner Do. 



Wardle &. Brown, cotton 

 weaving Do. 



John Fletcher, colliery Do. 



Astley & Tyldesley Coal Co. , 



colliery Manchester. 



Colnian, mustard Norwich. 



Electric Supply Co., elec- 

 tricity Liverpool. 



Brandley Mining Co., Lim- 

 ited, lead mines Keswick. 



Wilson, "Evening News".. Edinburgh. 



North British Rubber Co., 

 india rubber Do. 



R.&R.Clark Do. 



Alex. Cowan & Son, paper.. Do. 



Jas. Milne & Son Do. 



W. &.R. Chambers, printers. Do. 



Gall & Inglis, printers Do. 



Gunn & Cameron, "Daily 

 Mail" Glasgow. 



Brown, Stewart & Co., pa- 

 per mills Do. 



J. & P. Coats, thread mills. Paisley. 



F. S. Sandeman, jute mills.. Dundee. 



Pirie & Sons, paper Do. 



Robertson & Orchar, iron 

 foundry Do. 



Chas. Lyell Do. 



There is only one conclusion to be drawn from this, that the majority 

 of smoke makers are acting in violation of the law. The smoke banners 

 which they fly from their chimney tops are the black flags of piracy. 

 They are pirating the pure air, which is the property of everyone. 



Here is a scene (fig. 19) which may be observed any hour of the day 

 in Leeds. 



What remedy, then, should I propose? I would have a government, 



Royal Mint 



London. 



Hydraulic Power Co 



Do. 



Lion Brewery Co., Lambeth 



Do. 



Southwark and Vauxhall 





Water Co 



Do. 



De la Rue & Co., printers .. 



Do. 



Waterlow & Son, printers. . 



Do. 



Sir Jos. Causton & Sons, 





printers 



Do. 



Wm. Clowes & Son, printers 



Do. 



Wyman & Sons, printers.. . 



Do. 



Jos. Barber & Co., wharfin- 







Do. 



J. S. Bradford, paper mak- 





ers' materials 



Do. 



Leadenhall Market Cold 





Storage Co., ice makers.. 



Do. 



J. W. French & Co., flour 





mills 



Do. 



Vogan & Co., millers 



Do. 



W. B. Diek & Co., oil mills. 



Do. 



Jas. Gibbs & Co., oil mills.. 



Do. 



Peak, Frean & Co., biscuit 





makers 



Do. 



Henry Tate & Sons, sugar 





refiners 



Do. 



David Martineau & Son, 





sugar refiners 



Do. 



Abram Lyle & Son, sugar 





refiners 



Do. 



D. & W. Gibbs, soap works. 



Do. 



Rich'd Wheen & Son, soap 





works 



Do. 



Jno. Knight & Son, soap 





works 



Do. 



Hy. Ash well 



Nottingham 



Tetley & Son, brewers 



Leeds. 



