Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-16
BEE AND SHELTER
MEN TO CONFER.
To Meet This Afternoon and Talk
Over Question of Destroyed
Industry
ARE WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Department OF Agriculture Finds
Arsenic on Lucern Crown Six
Miles from the Smcltgrs.

Some owners have kept buying new
bees, ana trying 10 find some way to
, make them thrive but they die each
season, The bee Is much more sensl-
tive TO the smoke even than any form
Of plan, life yet found House plants
and vines viii often blister where hard
Ter vegetation is unaffected ana these
ore affected as close I'M TO the city as
Tenth South ana West Temple street
but the death Of bees extends clear over
into North salt Lake
COMMITTEE NAMED
Al the spring convention the keepers
planned 10 hle suit for damages for
the death Of 5000 colonies OF bees, and
the smelters requested that commit
tee be appointed to settle with them
Thost named were President Lovcsy
John y. Flags OF Min creek. Robert
GIN OF MN creek, and JAS Nelson OF
Bic Cottonwood They seemed TO co..
cure q favorable hearing from the
smoltormen but no money wac forth.
coming.
CONFERENCE TODAY.
Il seems that there is stil more trou.
BILE due the smclters of Murray and
Bingham ON account Of their smoke.
this time tho complaining parties being
The beekeepers OF Salt Lake county
The president Of their association has
an appointment with smeter officers
this afternoon. and unless they decide
TO turn over about $4,000 as a COM
promise settlement for bees killed by
the smoke, the president Is under in
structlous TO cease NEGOTIATIONS and
prepare 20 enter quits
The compromise proceedings have
been under way since early sprng,
when what Is left vt the countys bee
Keepers society held their annual con.
Yent.on
LOSS MOST SWEEPING,
Six years ago Salt Lake county con-
talned 1858 colonies Of bees, which
gathered out Of the flowers Of the val
ley an annual income of about S. per
colony or nearly $4,000 Today the
colonies Of bees In the entire valley are
less than 20o and the keepers have
either been forced into other occupa-
tons or are in Strengthened financial
circumstances, What bees there are
hug close into the canyons, and venture
ont only In a few places where the
winds arc an towards the smeiters
MET FOR ACTION,
Two weeks ago the bee keepers met
and urged their committee to fore,
matters. President Lovesy then wrote
90 Manager McVchlo Of the Bingham
Consolidated, Offering to compromise
Tor 20 per cent Of the value Of such
bees as the owners could prove had
been destroyed. 4 date was arranged
at which all the smelter operators were
requested 10 be present but Manager
McNichie was the only one who APP
peared. Mr. Lovesy stated today that
he believes Mr.. McVichie has been sim
cere In bis efforts 10 reach an under
standing, but he has his doubts about
the others His visit this afternoon is
for the purpose of finally bringing the
matter TO the attention Of the smelter
men before reporting he failure to Sc
cure terms with them
ARSENIC ON LUCERN,
In connection with the general smell
ter situation, letter has lust been re-
ceived from the 4. S. department OF
agriculture by a salt Lake property
owner who sent 10 the department some
smoke blghtcd lucern from farm at
Tenth South and Eleventh west streets,
in the central zone Of the smoke area,
about six miles from the smelters for
the purpose Of having It analysed. The
report shows that the lucern contains
six parts Of arsenic 10 100000 parts Of
afr dried lucern. The lucern was fur
nished By D. II. Clayton, Jr, Of 441
west Third South street, and the report
on it is signed by NJ. s Tldd, acting
chief of bureau. in the department OF
Agriculture,