Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-15
,,,sement Reached Between
y soth sides That is Perfectly
Satisfactory to All.
uIIBaAy PLANT OF A. $. & R.
statements Made by Chairman
NJ Committee and Manager
OF Big Plant.
r,,o, Under Agreement Farmers
Association Has the Right to liz
snect shelters at Any Time

.a,,,, announcement was made to-
,he first time that the smelter
s,noke controversy, which has pee'i
lending between the farmers Oh ihe
81, rake valley and the American
ss,o,tirp &. Refining company has been
.sttled. That is, an agreement ndS
,o., reached whereby the smeltihs
.o,nsnv will be permitted to continue
nroct;ce Of smelling lead ores at
tie big Murray plant provioea una.
,,sve Marshall of the feuerai eouit
r.orts the application to be lnaoe iot
e.d,dcation of his late decree. III
49, r,odifcation is obtained, the sine'e-
~ will continue to operate at it's pres
-, size and the business interests oi
ns sn,eIter town can then resi- ass 80,
.sa, the commercial affalrs OF lns'
. ..Ia Will not be disturbed h' '"s
ture a. ,ha smelling CONF
many has shown TO the sa.is - i,,nntior,
pan! ,,,a,ntiffs in the late inJunctloli
ins hat no expense has been spared
~ s''s solve the yexing problem. ana tnat
" ~ present time there Is being irl~
s,,nna deyices which the smelter mani
s'ai .,art assure will eliminate the
ae;sonoi,s gases to the extent that
stare is little probability of serious
danaze being done In the future'
The .News" has obtained statements
frnm q p. Miller and ]. G. MacRey
81 the farmers committee and Man
aear Y " Srofeld of the American
Smelling and Refining company Which
will. no doubt. be read with interest
by a great many.
&c. MACKEY'S STATEMENT.
Mr.. ]. c. Mackey, chairman OF the
farmers committee said that, Us had
never been the purpose OF the htiga'
lion between the farmers and the
ruelter companies TO drive the latter
out of the valley. but 10 compel the
shelters, il they wene able TO do so,
10 so regulate and control the smoke as
TO prevent injury and discomfort to the
farmers and their crops and livestock,
and failing In this II was always ex-
pected by the committee that they
would be required TO move
1T appeared from the testimony Civ
IN at the trial that the damage done
by the American Smelling g. Refining
company was small as compared with
that done by the companies smelling
copper ores, the Murray plant OF that
company being lead plant. This con-
clusion was also borne out by the opin-
lon Of Judge Marshall
During the tendency of the litigation
the American Smelling & Refining com.
pany commenced the construction of a
bag house for the purpose of preventing
the escape OF all lead and arsenic from
large portion OF its gases. and inn
mediately after the decision WAS rem
dered the company applied to the CONF
mittee with view of opening negotia-
tons for settlement of the differences
between the company and the farmers
and providing for a continuance in
operation OF It's smelter. Before the
committee would enter into any nego-
tiadons with the company It was re-
tulfed to demonstrate to the complete
satisfaction Of the committee and their
EXPERT DR.. Bhaugh, that it could and
would erect such structures and so
manage the same as TO prevent the
emission from It's stacks of all deleter-
lals substances
RATIFIED ON SATURDAY..
,'After some months of negotiation OF
ms character 1t became clear to the
committee ana TO DIR. Ebaugh that they
could and would DO this. and we then
look up the question OF a permanent
settlement. which was finally agreed
upon and ratified by the farmers at
'o ,I, meeting last Saturday.
rms settlement involved n modif-
sauon OF the Injunction by consent, UNI
usr "nich modified decree restrictions
Nure imposed upon the operation OF
me company as to the maximum tom
ass oi ore which II may smelt, the
eS avun, OF sulphur which may be
.naIsed 10 tho furnaces and the man
her IN which the smoke from these
operations must be controlled. This re-
~ the use Of additional fiues and
iss construction OF an expansion or con-
S ua. chamber. the plans for which
rsc,, a prepared under the general di-
'tcuon Of DR.. Ebnugh.
a.. auultloh TO the modification OF the
$50 me farmers are to grant an
ers,as Tor the smelter to be on
tlons ~ accordance with the cond-
'''"S imposed by the modified decree.
CAREFUL EXPERIMENTS.
~ W Ebaugh, who has represented
,i,,. committee throughout ali of This
NJ, has conducted a series OF
csrsn esreiul experiments as To the
vS,oh VI damage from smelter smoke
,he no s.ApeInnents have extended over
The nn1r thfee Years, and we are OF
plans Sn mat his approval of the
Zee Ina, ~ Plaled Is sufficient guaran-
let intandaggy wiz accomplish the OBJ
10 The famiIlart ~ addition TO this. due
this en,Ira "a, ny OF the committee with
hfst aross aIsustIoh since the question:
Is any nossI,' no not believe that there
ment sngsslpility of an error In iude-
,nasihg been made IN maxim th1s
liop NUM- There seems ia he ,,a s,, US
lmer,n,l The operations ~ TIC
vii h. ~ slnelting a. Refining oomnanv
Rill rss,,ia qucted In a manner yyh,cb
trs frona no damage 10 The sar,,
Inc easa mat plant, and mia hain,
seltle,o we are of the opinion tie
be Of ss Of the character mada ,,,s,i
The yalssleat benefit to the far,,, "m'
his char IN Industrial enterprise ~
igd alwsvs looated In our midst "a
and whsn mas been fully unprecedented
auoted wi, .hel operation can be COW
ny farms @ injury to the surround.
DO retained" 'Nu' ny all
RI,h.l bishop 0. p. MILLER,
'atisfaetlls.lee, said il was true tan o,
" the fap,n settlement had been ,naaa
glth The A mas through the committes
enpany. TIpetlcan Smelling a Ref,nlns
.es modaostntniS,, settlement contemnlates
ia.ions certain restrictlons ~, ne
ntnt bv ppnu me granting of m nnn-
Sssled In tbia ,,.vIs who have been In