The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-14
MURRAY PLANT
MAY OPERATE
Stipulation Under Which
Smelling May Continue
Is Filed for Record.
SULPHUR LIMIT Is FIXED
BELIEVED UNITED STATES CAN
RUN, ALSO.
SULPHUR LIMIT IS FIXED

That the American Smelling & Re-
filming company is to be permitted to
continue the operation of its smelling
works at Murray, eight miles south of
this city, was finally settled yesterday
morning when a copy of the stipuIa-
ton for modification of the smoke
nuisance decree was filed IN the fed
eral court This action paves the way
Tor renewal of shipments by mines
that have been requested to cease pro-
duetion whenever the metal markets
Justify it and, on its face, makes it
look certain that the United States
company will also get a chance to
operate its lead smelling works if 1t
cares TO.
President w. G. Sharp. of the latter
company, reached here Sunday night
from Boston and yesterday went down
TO Bingham Junction with General
Manager George w. Heintz to size I'D
the situation and get in touch with
what his company has done in the
matter of so perfecting its plant that
the same may be permitted TO run
under the same conditions that apply
TO the American company. 1t is
hoped that President Sharp will give
out statement ION what action his
company will take within a day or
two.
Under the terms of the stipulation
agreed to by the American company
with the farmers for a modification Of
Judge MarshalTs decree the chief
point lies in the fact that, under ii
ores carrying 25 per cent sulphur may
be treated. The courts decree was
that mo ore or ores in any shape or
form whatsoever should have a higher
sulphur content that 10 per cent
The agreement allows the American
company to operate its plant at its full
capacity of 1,5o0 tons Of crude ore per
day, this exclusive of flux and fuel
other than sulphur. Not to exceed
one-third of the ore tonnage shall be
sulphide and the sulphur contents of
the latter shall not be more than 25
per cent when bedded for charging t.
the furnaces. while the average sui
phur contents of the total of 1900 tons
shall not exceed 10 per cent
The modification provides for the in
Spection of the plant by q competent
person to be selected by the farmers
at stated intervals, the cost of these
inspections not TO exceed 500 each and
to be paid by the smelling company
The American company has spent
probably $780, 900 in building a monster
DdS IiOuSt anu pIDNlulUS Quiet devices
TO prevent the escape of sulphur,
arsenic and other deleterious matter
into the outer air from its works, and
these are now so nearly perfected that
ii is believed the company can show
the most exacting experts that the
operation of the plant can do no posi-
bic damage under the restrictions
agreed to. This agreement means that
more than 1000 men will retain en-
ployment at the company's works. and
the general belief is that, while the
United States works may close down,
it will not be for long This belief is
based on the knowledge that the Unit
ed States company has gone just as
far in the matter of providing means
of capturing the Objectionable con-
tents of the smoke and fumes that re-
suit from smelling as has the Ameri
can company.
The smelling atmosphere is certainly
beginning to clear. and there may not
be so much trouble. after all.