Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08
So Says w. E. Dali, Who Resides
Near Hot Springs,
Ogden.
THERE ARE BETTER SITES.
situation Takes I'm North Ogden, Hur-
riyIIlc. statewide, Plain City, Farr
West, Pleasant View and Willard.

That all is not smooth sailing for
the proposed smelter at Hot Springs, a
few miles north of Ogden is evidenced
by statements made by w. Il. Dial, a
resident of the first named place. In
the first place he takes exceptions to
allegations made that the country sur
rounding the smelter site is barren for
miles around and to the designation
Of the land as weed farms" by MEM
bers of the Weber club of Ogden. Mr..
Dial then goes on to say:
Such statements are true only In the
eyes of persons who have no regard
for honesty and truth and who see
things only in their own interests.
Such people must think that the farm
ers of this vicinity are set of fools,
to be driven from their homes and
made to abandon their farms and or
chards. to permit a few wealthy men
to build up one industry at the ex-
pense of Il number of others. Most
of the farmers have been here for
many years. and by hard, patient work
state of production, We were here
first and intend to stay. and we con-
slider the farming industry greater
than that of "a smelter.
FARMERS GOOD TRADERS.
'If the farmers We're to discontinue
to do business in Ogden, l think most
of the business houses there would
close their doors 1t is the trade of
the farmers that keeps up the bust
ness of cities, and why the people OF
the cities want to tear down the
farming industry is more than / can
understand
There are better sites for smelters
than that at Hot Springs. and in places
where no possible damage can be done
and from whence Ogden would reap as
much benefit as though the plant were
to be erected here The only barren
land in these parts is n small tract
once a lake. 1t is surrounded on all
sides by good uastUre lands. and not
far away nro ~~--' ---- '"ct''-o farms
statements are borne out by the
grain bins. ha orchards, gar
dens. beet and alfalfa fields. dairies,
etc, that abound hereabouts.
COVERS ENTIRE STATE.
Judge Marshars decision covers
the entire state, and not Salt Lake
county alone. The Weber club met
with representatives of the Independ-
ent Mine Owners on Jan. 81, and the
members and newspaper men tried to
pull wool over the eyes of the smelter
people TO the effeot that the farmers
If Weber ard BoXelder counties wer-
anxious to have the slnelter huilt. The
farmers We're alert. and handy with the
telephone, and the attempt did not
quite succeed. The club was asked
to appoint a committee TO meet with
the farmers within radius of five
miles of Hot Springs to get the farm
err to sign an agreement to take
reasonable price for their land, in case
the smelter damages the land owners
Do they think that we are anxious 10
sign away our rights as free AmerI-
cans? Well, we are not. We can't
ston them from building a smelter hui
If there are papers to be signed they
are the ones to sign them. The stua-
ton takes in North Ogden. Harrisville.
Statewide, Plain City FarI' West,
Pleasant View and Willard. In the
area there are some 50 sections of land.
consisting of nearly 33 $50 acres In
the district are not less than I 900 farm
ers. with a population of about 900
The Increase of the 1000 farms is about
an average Of 81. 200. and nearly all the
trade goes to Ogden. on these farms
are not less than 100000 of improve
ments and s550.000 personal property,
which with the low average price of
$50 per acre for the land would make n
grand total OF s1421400O Now, which
Is the better industry, the farms above
Indicated, or smelter that would en-
ploy on an average rs per cent for
eigners?
MEETING AT WILLARD.
Monday evening, Feb. 8, an anti
smelter meeting was held at Willard,
and It was the unanimous voice of the
assembly that the farmers did not
want n shelter at Hot Springs, aud
that the consent Of the farmers ccald
only be obtained by the smelter COM
pany buying out the entire country
before they began to build their plant"