Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-09

Tomorrow is the day set for the
United states Smelling company and
the American Smelling and Refining
company to file answers to the suit for
permanent injunction against them, in
stltuted by the allied farmers Of Salt
Lake valley last April With the two
answers already mace by the Bingham
Consolidated and Utah Consolidated,
these viii complete the replies Of the
smelter people, and the case will then
await argument before Judge Marshall
The evidence In the case will be the
most extensive and complicated Of any
case yet argued in the state, 1t is
thought, and will no doubt consume a
long period Of time. Should Judge Mar
SHAH decide not 10 hear the evidence
himself, he may appoint a master in
rhancery TO listen to the evidence, and
IN this event, the taking of testimony
VIII probably begin within the next few
weeks, But should Judge Marshall hear
the case, II Is not thought that II will
Ngn until after his return from Kan
tas city where he goes to hold court
Sept 9Th
some slight impression OF how ex-
iehslNe are the interests involved may
ne gained from the statement which
me Utah Consolidated Mining company
makes In It's answer OF the size Of its
plant and the men employed
THE MILLIONS INVOLVED.
Under the heading Of Further Ans
Wer the document goes on to state, af-
yer answering all the allegations Of the
OH OF complaint, that II owns mining
properties in Bingham Canyon, and a
smeller In Salt Lake county. Utah, and
nas been and now ls engaged In ex-
tractlng ores from the mine, shipping
mem by tramway to the town OF Bing-
nam, and from there TO the smelling
pant by rail- the smeltcr being used
almost exclusively to reduce the ores
from the Bingham mines.
me said smelling plant Is modern and
was specially erected for the reduction
ana refinement OF such ores, The plant
M modern and equipped with the latest
and pest machinery constructed accord 3
ilk 10 the most modern and approved
designs and ia operated In careful
manner; said plant is worth 500. 900 and
runway cost Is $4,000 as said mines
ere worth at least the sum Of SO, 900. 900
sald defendant has employed on said
,uramway cost is 10000. and said mines
us smelteT about $50 men, who are paid
I'm average wage Of 1918 per day. ag-
tregating a monthly expenditure for
wages Of $4,000.
GREAT DAILY TONNAGE
Apout 700 tons Of ore are shipped
yery day from said mine TO said
,Uellng plant and said ores cannot
prohtably shipped away from Utah,
~ W. can ores be shipped 10 any place IN
Nan ana proiltably worked without
uu,piaints being made as to damages
tVh as are made by the orators in this
action II the defendant cannot oper-
&c us smelter at the present location
u VIII be compelled I'd suspend The on
.erauon OF Its said mines. smelling
liant trnmway and cease ITS business.
nus defendant In the operation of its
mines and smelling plant consumes
'a'n day about 215 tons OF coal. and
"srs other material In proportion
ms defendants smelling plant Ia To-
ued ~ the vicinity Of other plants.
al OF which have been for many years
,,nsaged IN reducing ores. The popula-
,n on N the vicinity Is thin and scat
Mel ana but little property Is injured
10y such smoke, and then only TO a
thght extent.
mis- defendant should be COM
psued 10 suspend the operation OF lie
ilaht even for one day. Il would sus-
I'm large financial loss, at least ZOO
"sn would be directly thrown out Of