The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-21
MURRAY TO SEEK
SALT LAKE AID
If Sme,''erS Go, Nevada Ore
May Be Turned Away
From Local Market.
PETITION is FORMULATED
WORK OF SECURiNGt SIcNERS TO
BE BEGUN AT ONCE.

with the argument that If the SmelterS
are compelled to move on account of the
famous smoke decision of Judge John
Marshall the Nevada ores may be driven
from the local market and thus cause an
industrial calamity from which it will
take years to recover the Murray Bust
ness and Promotion association will ask
the cooperation of Salt Lake business
interests in their effort to secure a modi-
fication of the decree.
1t is pointed out that If nothing is done
the American Smelling q Refining COM
pany will in all probability decide to re-
move its smelling operations nearer to the
Nevada mines and select a site in the
silver state surrounded by sanded deserts
which would not be damaged by sui
phurous fumes. This would be a logical
move as it would bring the smelters
closer to the great producers at Goldfield
and Ton0pah and the other noted camps,
but at a great cost to Salt Lake and the
surrounding country.
1t is understood that the large Nevada
operators are clamoring for custom
emelter closer to their properties. and the
Murray people have received assurances
that inducements have been offered the
American company to take this step by
the interested Nevada concerns. The ben
eft to Salt Lake and the state found in
1.-THE employment of men for the smelling
of Nevada ores. the outlay of money in
'cident to the maintenance of smelling
plants and the attendant traffic runs into
the millions and the loss of this business
would be seriously felt.
Petition Is Formulated.
The Utah Consolidated is seriously con-
;tempiaIing the removal of its smelter
from its present site. 1t is understood on
good authority that the directors of the
company have set aside $4,000 for the
purpose OF building new plant and that
"A new location is now being sought.
4 The loss of this, the Highland Boy
.smelter as il is called. it is argued by
the Murray business men, would not only
affect that town, but Salt Lake well,
rs this smelter employs the highest class
of white laborers. pays the best wages
and its employees are among the most in
dustrious and thrifty people in the val
ley.
the committee of the Murray Business
and improvement association having in
charge the securing of signatures to a
petition to the federal court to secure
modification of the smoke injunction for
mulated their petition today. This is TO
be circulated Immediately among those
farmers who signed the original petition
for the injunction proceedings and it is
thought at least three-fourths of these
will ask for the desired modification. as
many of them went into litigation origin
ally because they believed that the only
result would be in compelling the smell
tiers to do all in their power to abate the
smoke nuisance and that it would not
result in driving them from the valley.
Text of the Petition.
The text of the petition is as follows:
10 the Committee of the Salt Lake Val
ley Farmers Association and Parties
Plaintiff TO the injunction Suit"
Against the Shelters OF Salt Lake
County:
We. the undersigned. residents, property
owners and taxpayers iOf Salt Lake coun-
ty Utah. respectfully represent:
First-That we are parties plaintiff in
the suit pending in the federal courts
against the smelters of Salt Lake valley,
to-Wit: NThe suit of Godfrey ct al. VS.
SO1plfiz1or G REFINING
pany ct al, and commonly known as the
injunction suit" or the big smelter
suit
Second-That we joined as parties to
said suit with the impression and under
standing that the principal object was to
require the Smeiters to take care of their
smoke. and belie7ins that such a thing
was possible
Third-That we believed and still believe
some basis upon which an adjustment of
differences between the smclteIs and
farmers could be formed whereby both
could continue 10 exist and pursue their
business without continued and expensive
litigation.
Fourth-That we recognize that the
smelling industry of Salt Lake valley has
involved the expenditure of millions of
dollars. and that in the operation thereof
hundreds of thousands of dollars are an
pually distributed TO and put into circu-
5ation among our citizens.
F'ifth-Tnat we further recognize that in
the matter of valuations, taxation. and
cations the smelling industry is in
fegral and important factor and must not
be lightly regarded.
Result Unexpected.
Sixth-That we did no9. when we be- |
came parties in said suit, contemplate, |
Rxpect or desire, nor DO we now desire /
mat the right of injunction should be |
used with such effect as to require an ap- /
prOXimately Immediate shut down of this /
Important industry, and thus disrupt 1
business operations and unsettle and /
make ali development, Improvement and 1
investment enterprises uncertain and /
even hazardous. jeopardiZing large prop /
erty interests of Salt Lake county and /
creating a business stagnation.
SeVenth-That we believe that in a mat |
ter of such magnitude and Importance, a i
stipulation for further time under con- |
ditions should be consented to. before the |
enforcement of the decree. unless modi-
fled.
Eighth-That in view of all these things /