Show I BEEKEEPERS WANT VANT NO MORE SMELTERS i I Protest Against Building Them in in Weber and Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElder Elder Counties SETTLE SETTLE FOR FOR PAST DAMAGES Annual Meeting of or State A i Endor Elldon-c Endorses ej He Result of oC Arbitrating Arbi I Claims 1 t I r Endorsing Endorsing a basis Imol of oC l with rj J. J the hc smelters smellers for damages damase sustained h ht by byr t r smelter r smoke appointing a committee commit commit- 7 tee to protest against tho the building of or t smelters In Weber and Box Eider Ehler counties electing officers nn and ad addresses addressees re tc by y prominent members constituted the of or the tho annual meeting o of or- orthe the Utah State State Beekeepers Beekeepers' association atlon hel held yesterday In the old legis legis- lo legislative ls- ls r J the hall at ut the tho city elty un and county building selected were yero y ere as follows 12 g. S. S Lovesy Lo president 13 L. T. T 1 Lures s first vice president Wilford vice president A. A Fawson secretary sue sec c- c and James Nielsen assistant secretary r Settle With Smelters The fhe arrangement made with the lit smelters In settlement of or claims for damages on ac account of or bees all alleged ed t to I. I r 1 have been killed by smelter smoke was wa that the United States the Bingham Consolidated and the Utah Con ed eel smelters I should pay 1500 each ch to toY Y the u association this sum Ium to 0 be accept ed In lit full Cull payment of or past claims am surd r u insuring assuring tho the company against suits HUlts it In Inthe inthe the future on the same grounds ground Twenty eight members of oC tho the also asso elation were were present a u number o of oC whom spoke on ou pertinent topics Prof Ball of oC tho the agricultural i 1 dally dally- eyed e.-cd an Instructive address on lieu buu cul ml- ture WIC I j I. I I In his annual address P President Lovesy y cald said Prospects Arc rc Flattering We lVe have havo rec received l cd several lic letters letter I Ie r l lately reporting nattering flattering prospect ct owing to the unprecedented o of oC snow and rain thus furnishing an un tin sin usual supply of uC water for COl irr Irrigating The rhe Indications are arc certainly certain good OJ nr a good honey flow as well as al tae tor nth nth- t fv er 1 crops Some of or our beekeepers vho wh s were successful last Jast year an and in t J tor of or the bright pro prospects for fol season sea sea- n.- n. i con son n are buying more bees and we hope hop they will not be disappointed nut But here hero In n Salt Lake count county the bee In Industry In- In y lum-y Is Iga a n thing of oC the past While It was at once time considered thi- thi I banner count county having hl over culI culI cul- cul I I onies nies and ami many of oC our beekeepers rs made large since the ati eni acl ens or of f the smelters InH Instead ea of oC profits It has ban all 11 been lo losses looses ses and anet man many of oC our beekeepers bee boe- keepers having ln done llone so well with bees bee when the they began to din die lr orI off or bought more hoping to again rei love I their heir losses Many lan thousands of colonies vero err bought but hut they died even faster than the he first ones until now not colonies colo- colo nies les are left leCt in tho the entire count county The Tho few ew left leCt aro are located In it or 01 n near lI th the tho mountains on either cither hide of or Ito tho val val- Ie Icy cy But we are arc pleased to note that satisfactory arrangements have ha h been ma made c for fOI a friendly settlement between the he beekeepers and amid the smelters and while It is far Car below the actual loss it itis itis its is s as good Jod as the beekeepers could reasonably rea- rea expect While dealings dealing with the lie smelter people have havo been tedious the they have o been beon agreeable an l 1 pleas pleas- ant nt There i is one thing that should be considered In ln regard to reaching reaching- a ly settlement with tho smelter people b by arbitration an and that thal is that when whon they commenced to build the smelters In the center of oC tho mho valley valloy no objection was ml raised cd as us no trouble was anticipated Against aln t Weber Smelter But Dul now things arc are different ami and knowing that to build smelters near he tho a agricultural or 01 horticultural tel's era of or the slate will be destructive lI to animal and vegetable ves life and mote more especially destructive c to the bee in industry industry In- In for fOI several Sc miles about wu view low with alarm the report that thal a smelter smeller smellers Is s going to bo be built in Weber CUll county n t under like c conditions as here mention mentioned ed cd and as it is Js the duty of this a association ocl to try to protect tho members In n their rights as ns far fal as possible wh why should l not this convention pass li a resolution res- res protesting against t the erection of oC said Iel smelter as proposed Wo o note that while the hen bee industry industry indus Indus- try has been destroyed cd in Salt Sail Lake Jake county it has beon growing In ht other parts of or the state In III Weber county twenty wenty years u ago o one ono heel beekeeper blurted started start blurt c ed with a very few ew colonies and he went Into winter quarters lat last l tall fall With over ovel 1 1300 Now uNo wo a ask l If Ir this thiIs man has haM no rights In common with the rest of or orthe the beekeepers In ht Weber county that should be protected 1 A resolution was passed In accordance accordance accord accord- ance with this recommendation of or the tho president and a committee was appointed appointed ap up- pointed to protest tl to the authorities authorities- against permitting the proposed cd Weber Weber We We- ber and Box Elder Eider smelter to b be built |