Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-09
employment, besides the losses that
would accrue In other ways
CAN PAY DAMAGES

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CAN PAY DAMAGES.
II any property belonging TO any of
the said orators ~ damaged by this
defendant II is only to a slight extent,
and such orator can be readily and ade-
quately compensated In damages, On
the other hand the damage to this de-
PENDANT II compelled to suspend as
aforesaid. would be irreparable, This
defendant Is solvent and viii respond
IN whatever damages any Of said ora
tors may recover.
ITS BIG TAXES,
This defendant pays annually In tax
es in the State OF Utah the sum OF
about S26,500, and all OF said defend
ants pay taxes far IN excess
of the taxes paid by said orators,
and the value Of the property of said
defendants is OF far greater value and
benefit TO the State OF Utah and TO the
welfare and prosperity Of the people OF
the state than Ia all the properly of Aid
complainants, and the benefits derived
by said state and It's people generally
from the taxes paid by said defend
ants, and from the incidental benefits
derived from said defendants far ex-
coed any benefits that may come from
said orators to the State OF Utah or
to its people generally.
THOSE WHO ARE DEPENDENT.
There are about $4,000 In Utah who
are directly and indirectly dependent
upon the operation Of the smelters by
defendants and such people as well as
the state, derive far more public good
from the operation of said smelters,
taking into consideration the damage
done by them, that would result to the
people Of Utah and to it's public well
faro ana prosperity If said shelters
were closed down and said orators un-
injured in any way by said defend
ants
WILLING TO EXPERIMENT.
The machinery and devices used I'm
smelling change from time to time and
defendant Is willing and eager to eX-
pend all necessary money In the inn
provement OF its smelling plant or upon
new devices which viii IN any way
render less injurious the operation Of
it's plant
Smelling plants have been erect
ed, maintained and operated in
the vicinity OF this defend
ants plant since the year 1870.
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have done more or less injury to the
animals and crops Of said orators and
other persons. Said orators, or many OF
them, knew Of such damage long be-
fore this defendant operated its smelt-
ing. Plant Nevertheless they stood
quietly by and made no objection to
either the erection Of the plant. or it's
later enlargement or Improvement.
many of said orators and other per-
sons located there donated either land
or money or both for the purpose of
inducing said smetcrs to locate there,
and to erect maintain and operate
smelling plants. said orators, or many
OF thom. knew many years ago as much
about the spreading of said alleged area
Of damage as they know at the pres
ont time Nevertheless they not only
quietly remained by and witnessed the
erection OF said defendants plants, but
in many aways improved and encour-
aged the construction, maintenance and
operation of such plants
WANTS no RELIEF GIVEN.
Wherefore the defendant prays in
closing that said compliments may be
given no relief, that said complaint
ants may be held 10 be estopped and
guilty Of laches, and that this defend
ant may be dismissed hence without
harm and with is costs, and for such
other ana proper relief as may be Just
and equitable in the premises.