The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01

| the cost and practicabllity OF building
fiues.
After reading his own report. Mr..
Stapleton also read the different letters
he had received from the managers OF
the various smelters. and the joint let
ter from the smelter men. After all
had been presented to the court, Judge
, Lindsay said:
I'm response to the suggestions OF the
county attorney. all l have to say at
this time Is hat the smoke nuisance
will be abated. II within the power OF
the court. After due consideration. the
court will direct the course which IL de-
slres shall be pursued by the county at
torney. IL is not within the mind Of
the judge of the court to discriminate
against any person or corporation
charged with maintaining the nuisance
complained OF: yet. the conclusion has
been reached hat the same must n
shall be abated. That nay as well be
understood now as at any other time.
] shall consider the report submitted by
the county attorney n i shall hereaf-
tie endeavor to effectually dispose of
the matter. and suggest that which.
In the judgment Of the court. is neces-
sary In order that the existing nuisance
be abated."
The matter will come up again on
Tuesday afternoon. at which time the
rnitittf SuDtflulcuutulS anu tndndktIN
Will appear before Judge Lindsay. i'm
response to subpoemas. for personal ex-
animation as to the best means TO ac-
complish the end sought and as to what
they propose doing about IL. 1t is likely
hat a definite order will then be made
by the court.
While IL is generally agreed tina the
fiue plan offers the most feasible solu-
ton OF the smoke nuisance. everybody
Interested does not agree as to the best
plan for building the fiue. The propos-
ition OF the smeltermen seems to be
that the county and city assume the
biggest proportion of the expense. Some
heavy taxpayers are not In favor OF
contributing anything or bonding the
county unless the county or city is TO
receive a propOrtiOnate profit arising
from the fue dust. Then again. there
are some people who are not in OF
contributing a cent under any condi-
tions. and argued II might be just as
reasonable. to call together all the Grim
mails and crooks in the county n buy
them or pay them to obey the law and
respect the live n property of the
people. They say the smelters occupy
the position OF constant violators of the
law. Of which the people Of Silver Bow
county have been the victims and suf-
ferers. The present movement and pop
ular uprising against a continuance Of
the deadly nuisance may be likened TO
the formation of a vigilance committee.
or another committee of one hundred"
and IL o be ridiculous to suggest to
the committee that they compromise
with the offenders and pay them to be
good.
One suggestion made yesterday was
that a company be organized 10 build
the fiues. and sell stock in the concern.
The smelters could, then buy as much
of the stock as they wished and every
citizen of Butte who favored a cOntri-
button toward building the fiues. would
have an opportunity to do so. and he
would have something TO show for his
investment. The nues will be a pay
ing proposition n will pay good in
terest on the investment. As proof OF
this. reference Is made to the experience
Of the Anaconda Company with its fues
at Anaconda. There are two fues at
the upper works and three at the lower
works. That IL pays to clean them out
be judged by the TACT hat each
fiue produces about 1900 tons Of dust
about IL per cent. copper. !
This ls an item Of at least s4S. 900 in cop
per saved from each nue. not taking in
to consideration the gold and silver.
After the fumes pass the long nues
little dust goes up theSerpendicu-
lar stack. II has been said that there
are capitalists ready TO organize a
company and build all the fiues requir-
ed. provided all the smelling mpanie
will sign a contract to connect with the
nues. The fiue company will rely en-
tirely on the profits from the nue dust
to pay Its stockholders for the invest
ment.