The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-03
JOY RElGNs IN MiOVALE.

Salt Lake City, Aug Through
Judge John a Marshall this morning
allowing the motion of the United
States Smelling. Refining and Mining
company for a modification of the de-
cree Of Injunction granted nearly two
years ago by which the company was
restrained from smelling all ores.
new era for the company was started
this morning In a verbal decision of
but a very few words, Judge Marshall
allowed the company TO smelt all
kinds Of ores at the plant at Bingham
junction, under certain conditions.
This means that a new $250,001 bag
house and fiueS Will be built at the
smelter at once. the number of men
now employed will be doubled. so that
1,200 men Will be working and the
capacity of the plant will be increased
from treating 900 tons Of ore day.
as at present. TO $500 tons a day,
The motion was allowed this morn
ing after having been under conSid-
eratlon By the court for several days
Several months ago the United States
company applied for a modification of
the decree that It be allowed to smelt
the copper sulphlde ores on the same
basis that it was ollewed to smelt lead
ores The decree was modified shortly
after the injunction was granted which
closed down all the smelters of the
Salt Lake valley The first modilica.
tion allowed the smelling Of lead ores
provided that but three fourthS OF l
per cent OF sulphuric acid was allowed
TO escape through the stack.
Ever since the first modification OF
the decree was allowed the company
has heen smelling from 800 to 1000
tons of ore day. By the secret pro-
cess of the company, which is a bag
house and the introduction of zinc OK
ide and the cooling Of the gases the
company has been able to smelt ore
with the escape of no deleterious mat
ter
When Judge Marshall returned from
Oklahoma several weeks ago the mo-
tlon for modification of the decree
SO as to allow the smelling of all ores
under the same conditions as the lead
ore was taken up. For more than a
week a large number of experts were
examined as TO the conditions they
found at the smeiting plant. The farm
ers, who were the complainants in
the original suit, offered no evidence
during the hearing, although they were
represented by the attorneys, King &
Burton. The defense was represented
by Howatt & Macmillan.
After listening 10 the experts and
other proof OF the ability of the COM
pany to smelt copper sulphideS with,
out injury TO plant and animal life
in the Salt Lake valley. Judge Mar
shall took the matter under advise
ment and this morning gave his de-
cision. 1t was simply that the motion
of the defense for the modified decree
was granted on the same terms as the
former modification
As soon as George w. Heintz, local
manager of the company, learned of
the decision this morning he tele-
company In Boston, inquiring as TO
whether work on the new playhouse.
which Will care for the fumes from
the copper ores, should be started at
once, 1t Is probable that he will re-
ceivc orders TO begin Immediately the
Of the playhouse and
0ueS, which will mean the outlay OF
more than S250000
By means OF the flues the hot gases
from the furnaces are cooled and
through the introduction of zinc oxide
all of the deleterious matter that was
heretofore expelled into the atmos-
phcre is held The solids are all re-
strained from entering the air by the
playhouse system, The arsenic that
Is saved by this means has been n
good source OF revenue for the com
pany and within the past sixty DAYS
196 tons of the refined arsenic has
been sold, At present. 1t Is said, the
company could dispose of more than
100 tons Of this by-product,
The present playhouse system has
cost the company in the enlghborhood |
OF $250O00 and through the by-product |
and the expenses saved in other ways |
Ii has nearly paid for itself in the |
past eighteen months.
At present but GOO men are employed !
at the plant as compared with the |
large army that formerly found work |
at the smelter. AS soon as the plant |
IS completed for the additional ore |
which will be smelted under the pres
ent modification more than 1000 men
Will find employment
When the news Of the decision
cached Bingham Junction this morn.
ng there was considerable celebrat-
ng. The smelter plant announced the
lecision with the blowing of whistles
md the ringing OF bells. Soon the en-
Ire town was shouting, blowing whis-
les and changing the gongs.
I'VE do not feel chesty over the
lccision." said Manager Heintz this
1T shows that orc can be
melted without harming vegetation
nd animal life, BY our process all
he deleterlous matter Is extracted
rom the fumes before they are al
owed TO escape.
AT the same time the modification
+ the decree is a victory for the farm
RS, They have accomplished what