Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-10
PROPOSITION IN WRITING.
am, snhr,lt a Statement Promising
10 Put Experts at Work on
The Matter,
PROFESSOR wlOTsOE's FINDINGS
Authority for Assertion that ! lb' Of
Sulphur Per Utah Capita is
Daily Discharged.

Nothing definite was accomplished az
,hot WAS supposed to be the final meet
Inc between the smeltermen and COM
nitse Of valley residents this morn
,ng Mt the American Smelling COM
,anys Office. Although the date had
,osn agreed upon by both parties for
over A month as the time when the
snolier men would make a definite
statement Of their purpose, they met
,be committee this morning, with no
,epor prepared They asked for
de,ay of two days IN which TO submit
their proposition in writing, which un-
der the circumstances, was granted
II ia understood that this proposition
win contain nothing more definite than
a promise TO put experts to work to
Investigate the nature and amount Of
tbe losses and recommend a way to
settle them. This policy Of delay does
not appeal to the farmers, who need
no expert proof and testimony Of the
fact that their crops were failures this
wear. and that their horses and cattle
have been dying all summer In the
pastures. poisoned by the fumes
Another mass meeting win be called |
shortly. and II looks now as though |
a peaceabla settlement without a fight |
IN the courts and Legislature would not |
be arrived at.
IN view Of the promise Of the shelter
men TO submit their proposition In |
writing by wednesday, another meet
inc OF the committee Is called for |
Thursday afternoon at o'clock, TO con-
slider the plan to be submitted, and |
formulate a method FOR is considera-
ton az a mass meeting TO be held as
son as practicable IN Murray
THOSE WHO ATTENDED,.
The meeting this morning was IN
session for an hour and half, There
were present Messrs. whitley Chan
ming Mcyichle and Allen, represent
ing the smelter operators and o. p.
Miller John G, Mackay W. d. Park,
Jos r. Carlisle, Henry Burton, J.. +,
Lee and James Godfrey, Of the citl-
gems committee.
TIE meeting was held behind closed
dOo's Manager Whitley's office boy,
who Is well trained in Mr.. Whltley's
most official manner Informed
representatives. Of the press that Mr.,
Whitley was too busy TO see
them this morning. After the meet
iug was over Manager Whitley mace
81 more apparent that his ear was not
10 be- had by any mere newspaper man
by sending word from his private Of
fee that he could not be seen, and that
n Che newspapers wanted his view OF
the matter they could get II from the
farmers, az IL was their affair, and they
were doing the only kicking I'm the mat
ter But won't Nj Whitley state who
he has IN mind for the committee Of ex-
perts he recommends the Appointment
or asked a reporter. mo Mr. Whit.
ley has nothing 1T all TO say OF inter-
est TO reporters. Apply 10 the farmers
Tor your Information" was the reply.
AN UNsOLYED PROBLEM.
The controlling OF he,snoke at Muir.
ray is problem as YET unsolved ~
" wal be OF universal interest, because
hhelers an over the world have the
problem 10 contend with. and are seek
ing solution OF II, When a successful
method OF controlling the smoke Ia
found It's inventor has a fortune
WITHIN bis reach In most cases the
tmeller3 are not troubled by the dam
tge done TO vegetation, but by the loss
Oh metals through the ilues. In buying
ore al shelters a deduction Is always
mace Tor the loss In smelling, and this
lssregaIes TO a substantial sum each
Year, ~"
TO save this loss has long been a
loOlem IN smelling. But what con-
.e,Ns the farmers at this time Is the
sulphur thrown out through the nues
gIl9le man the metallic particles. Or.
ygnl Nldtsoe OF the experiment station
" 'ne state Agricultural college, who
naa Oeen NJ work on the problem for
g'er year. Is authority for the state
Mgnt mat enough sulphur passes ont
ml9ugh he smoke stacks nj MURRAY
tayh "a hours TO furnish every man
uiuail ana child in Utah a pound per
WI Inc shelters handle about 900.
lyuhus or ore IN a days run. and |
,a .'illru OF this or about 400 Don
t1unls passes off into the air IA All.
riL e's' which, coming in contact
rti"a Nster forms sulphurous acid
irs uNH destroys vegetation by eat.
ti1 uIo v,u walls within the plant and
Urf,c v@. . oy poisoning the pools Of
M 6i.e water IN which the gas Is read.
Iu'asoVed' The area OF damage was
n,JJasou TO Include the whole western
lbe I'm, ui me valley by the action of
,dai,ii..sn and boy smelter In adding an
s \, ,nai 80 feet onto It's snokestooL
" ''' beginning Of the present wear y
INVENTOR WITH A CLAIM.
,o At ne meeting this morning a ,onro
,h,'suVe OF +. A. Pascoe calied ~ ~
by vbie,, illssi9h to explain a method
,mobH ''p u ne thinks he can control The
u5e,s,,.his plan was taken under CON
Mo- q. W. Ills claim for the contriv-
sbst n 'nat Il does within the chlmnev
4 s,,ro 'aSule does now after the SMOKE
N Nu over TIE valley. Nv means
h .'ig spray OF water operateA ,s,,h
lissl, ~ nue. the gas is to a largo evte,,.
1890 and by means NJ rotor,,
ny iaus the fine particles NJ ,nets,
NJ BBl'eVted and saved for resmeltins
moi. esOoe' the Inventor, Is The oldes,
N, uiah IN the state. he erec,aS
H. s' snelter here, and turned ont
W. nisl BAR OF Utah silver a, S, w
So. me probability Of he soho,,.
stalled VA determined until It is in
arge scoiS ny INTO operation on