Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-21

! Inc Contribution OF tne MuTld,
| Business men to the long controyers,
over the smelter smoke problem. ha
assumed the definite shape Of petit
tion to be circulated among those who
signed the petition against the smelt
ers. asking for a change IN the decree
permitting them to continue 10 oper.
ate.
MAY CHANGE OPINIONS.
The question hinges now on wheth.
or the people OF the valley will stand
by their executive committee, which
seems 10 have taken q stand against
any change. or will they revise .heig
opinions since the crisis OF having the
shelters leave the valley has arisen.
The petition by which the Murray
business men hope 10 secure enough
signers Of the previous petition to Sc
cure rehearing before Judge Mar
shall with a possible change In the
original decree, Is as follows;
PETITION IN FULL
TO the Committee Of the Salt Lake
Valley Farmers Association and
Parties Plaintiff TO the injunction
Suit" Against the Shelters OF Salt
Lake County:
We. the undersigned, residents, prop
erty owners and taxpayers of salt
Lake county, Utah, respectfully repre-
sent
First-That we are parties plaintiff
IN the suit pending in the federal
courts against The smelters of Salt
Lake valley, to-wit. tho suit OF Cod
frey ct al VS. the American Smelling
and Refining company ct al, ana COM
monty known as the Injunction suit
or the big smelter suit"
Second--That we Joined as parties
To stand suit with the impression and
understanding that the principal OBJ
1ect was to require the smelters to
toke care OF their smoke and believing
that such thing was possible.
Third-That we believed and still
believe some basis upon which an adj
Iustment of differences between the
shelters and farmers could be found
whereby both could continue to exist
and pursue their business without con-
tinued and expensive litigation.
Fourth--That we recognize that the
smelling industry OF Salt Lake valley
has involved the expenditure of mil
lions OF dollars, and that in the opera
ton thereof hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars are annually distributed 10 and
put into circulation among our citi-
zens.
Fifth--That we further recognize
tnat IN the matter OF valuation taxa
ton, and other civic, economic and
commercial relations the smelling in
dustry is an integral and important
hn Hu1,
garded.
DON'T WANT SHUT DOWN.
Sixth--That we did not when we
became parties in said suit contem-
plate, expect or desire nor do we
now desire, that the right of injunc-
tion should be used with such effect
as TO require an approximately imme-
date shutdown OF this important in
dustry, and thus disrupt business
operations and unsettle and make all
development, improvement and in
vestment enterprises uncertain and
even hazardous, jeopardizlng large
property interests OF Salt Lake coun-
ty and creating business stagna.
ton.
Seventh--That We believe that IN a
matter of such magnitude and i'm
portance, a stipulation for further
time, undes conditions, should be
consented to before the enforcement
OF the decree, unless modified.
Eighth--That In view of all these
things and others of probably equal
or greater importance affecting our
homes, our Occupa lions, our purposes,
and our sociai and economic welfare.
we submit that Ii is wise, and iust
and praner n tbta ii,aa ,,,aIa all
declarations and to our friends assoc
ciated with us In this matter who
may not have heretofore as carefully
considered the final reckoning, or
who may not now wholly agree with
us, we respectfully submit that the
immensely and diversity of the inter.
ests involved, and magnitude and far.
reaching effects are such that men
should be wise, careful and conserva-
tive; and we as petitioners win ever
pray.
ANOTHER PETITION.
Another petition is helng drawn up
at the present time. II is to be issued
tomorrow. and viii be addressed TO
the miners, and all people depending on
the smelters for support. taking the
grounds that removal from Salt Lake
valley may mean business stagnation
TO both the city and the valley, as the
smelters may move clear away TO some
Nevada site.
WILL MEET SATURDAY.
The executive committee OF the
Farmers association VIII meet Satur.
day 20 consider the question, but its
members hold that the problems
brought W by the Murray people e.
ceived ruil consideration over n year
ago. and II the farmers had not con-
cluded that the issue was so vital as to
demand the removal OF the shelters in
case there was no other way to handle
the smoke problem. thev never would
have commenced the fight. They urge
that this Is not said in spirit OF hos
tility, but with a careful measuring of
values, their homes and farms mea-
sured up against the financial benefits
OF the shelters They declare that II
Salt Takers appreciated the conditions
prevailing over the valley miles in the
very heart OF the richest agricultural
lands I'm the west they would not take
action against the farmers, for they de-
clare the city will be doomed TO nestle
under a cloud of smoke, and that It's
growth to the southwark VIII be I'M
possible, as the smoke belt Is already up
TO the present city limits, and has done
its devastating work this fall IN Lib
erty park. Realty values they say are
sure to drop, with the abandonment Of
homes all around the city, and q dis
trict that ought TO be Salt Lakes chief
truck marker will go out OF existence
permanently. II the smelters want 10
buy up the affected farms, they will
have TO buy up the entire valley. the
farmers declare. and its value Is too
great 20 abandon II entirely to the
smelling OF ores, when there. Is so much
western desert on which to locate the
great smelters.
MUST MAKE CHOICE.
The time has come when Salt Lake
must choose between becoming a great
smelter town such as Butte, and glory
ing IN such achievements rs may come
without a tributary valley. or going
ahead to try TO rival Denver with a
clear sky overhead. and a climate that
has not the great drawback everywhere
In the valley and the suburbs, OF
clouds Of poison smelter smoke and ar
senic dust. They have cast their vote
against the smelter town idea, they de-
clare, and are not going TO give In,