Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22
SEEKING AID FROM
SALT LAKE MEN
Effort to Overcome Legal Ad-
vantage Won by Allied
Farmers
IN SHELTER CONTROVERSY.
Petition to NJ 4 NJ. A., Real Estate
Association and Commercial Club
Farmers Not in Favor OF 1t.

The Murray business interests are to-
day seeking 10 ally with them the Salt
Lake business interests, IN an effort to /
overcome the legal advantage won by |
the allied farmers OF salt Lake Vaiiey, /
In their smelter snl0ge controversy.
Another petition calculated to oring |
the Manufacturers 4 Merchants assoc
citation, the Commercial club, ana tAe !
Real Estate association into the cohtro- !
yersy, has been prepared, and is beng !
given local circulation today
The Farmers do not look KINDLY on the /
new assault against their position |
They hold that their battle which has
been a long and EXPENSIVE one, mas
been too dearly taught 10 tkom 60 give
up now any OK those CONCESSIONS wnlcn
were given for years before tho hnai
clash came In the courts, after tie
smelters had failed to do anything 10
prevent their smoke nuisance.
MACKEY oUTsPoKEN.
County Commissioner John G, Mac
key was especially outspoken today in
his objection to the new petitioners, lie
declares that his committee, represent
ing the farmers, knew lul well what
kind OF a fight il was making IN the
courts, and mat IL Is an Insult to the
Intelligence OF the signers OF that petl-
ton 10 imagine that they did not know
what they were working for
These petitioners may not realize II,
he declared, but 1t Is merely lor per-
. sonal gain that they are bringing IN
this new phase, and they nave COM
pletely ignored the rights Of the citi-
zens' committee and the people back
81 D. ia fnA ~. "A
this long fight. In comparison TO the
great damage done to the residents or
Salt Lake valley their stand fades into
nslgnifcanee. We asked only for what
we wanted knew just what we wanted,
and got just what we wanted.
The text OF the petition to be SUD-
mitted TO the salt Lake business lhsh
Is as follows.
PETITION IN FULL.
ITO the committee of the Salt Lake
Valley Farmers association and par
ties plaintiff in the injunction against
the shelters of Salt Lake county:
I'VE, the undersigned residents and
property owners and taxpayers OF SAT-
Lake county, Utah, respectfully petl-
ton the parties plaintiff tp the big IN
junction suit known of record as Cod
Refining company el al, and all others
| involved and affected by the interests
involved, to lend your efforts to the
| cause of reaching some adjustment or
| the differences involved, and for your
| consideration we beg leave TO submit:
"First-That We concede that no
| mans peace or comfort, home, property
| or surroundings should be infringed,
| denied, invaded, injured or rendered
! cherries without due prStection ana
adequate reparation. and We recognize
| and uphold the law In giving and en-
forcing such protection and equal rights
to all.
| "Second-We believe that when the
| parties plaintiff to said suit Instituted
! proceedings therein many did so with
| the intention and understanding that
the principal object was to require the
smelters to take care of their smoke,
gases and dust and believed such
| thing was possible
"Third--We believe that the parties
| plaintiff do not desire to work or In
| iiict inequitable results or hardships
| upon Salt Lake county or the state Oh
| Utah.
| "Fourth--We recognize that the
| smelling industry of Salt Lake county
] has involved the expenditure Of millions
| VI uOiihiS anu "a w OFNsNNt'f'
thereof hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. In fact, over SlQ,000,000 are annu-
| ally distributed and put into clrcula-
ton among the citizens of salt Lake
| county alone.
| "Fifth-That we believe some basis
upon which an adjustment Of differ
ences between the smelters and farm
ers could be found whereby both could
continue 10 exist and pursue their busi-
| ness without continued and expensive
| litigation.
| "slxth--We further recognize that In
the matter of valuation, taxation and
other civic economies and commercial
rela tons the smelling Industry Is an
| integral factor and must not be lightly
| regarded
"Seyenth-We believe that in mat
ter of such magnitude and Importance
stipulation for further time, under
conditions, should be consented TO be"
fore the enforcement Of the decision,
unless modified.
"E,ighth.-That II the roasting OF ore
bearing high percentages OF sulphur
were confined TO the non-growing sea-
sons and eliminated or mixed with non
sulphur ore In proportion to be agreed
upon. during the growing season, with
an adjustment for any injuries infiict-
ed. smelling operation might continue
with benefit and profit to all concerned.
AS TO INJUNCTION,
"Ninth--We believe that the right of
Injunction should not be used with
such effect as to require an approxl-
mately immediate shutdown OF this
important Industry and thus disrupl
business operations and unsettle and
make all developments, Improvement
ana Industrial enterprises uncertain
and even hazardous. ieopardizlng largr
property interests OF Salt Lake county
and creating business stagnation
"Tenth--That In view Of these things
ana of others probably of equal or AZ
great Importance affecting our homes
our occupations, our purposes our IN
terests and our social and economi
welfare, we submit that II Is wise, JUS
and proper at this time to make thi
declaration and to our friends ana a.
good citizens we appeal to unite WIZ
rs IN this matter to the end that set
tlement or adjustment may be mad
and, while we ask this we do not DC
sire that any man shall be a marty
for his neighbor or be deprived o
home. property or comfort, and to thos
who NAV not have heretofore fully ant
carefully considered the final reckon
ing and all who may not wholly agre
with us. we respectfully submit tina
the immensely and diversity OF the ID
tcrests involved and magnitude an'