Show TO SETTLE SMELTER SUITS I Farmers Agree to Arbitrate With American Smelting and Refining Company smelter smoke suits against the tho th American Americ n Smelting Refining com corn company compan pany pan will bo be settled by arbitration This Thie agreement was reached between the liti Uti litigants litigants gants and tho the company on May Ma 24 4 I and the articles of agreement were filed yesterday with the county count clerk dismissing the th complaints In all the cases This Is the first attempt at adjudication out of court of or any great number of these suits and it Is estimated that the claims against the company involved in the arbi arbitration arbitration arbitratiOn scheme will amount to a total of or The arbiters appointed are Abraham F P Doremus consulting engineer of the city originator of or the Big Cot Cottonwood Cottonwood Cottonwood conduit scheme Richard Howe and John T M Barres Barnes For years year the smelters and the farmers in and about Murray have been In court over the smelter smoke question and early earl this week the appeal of the smelters from front the opinion of Judge Marshall of the United States district court declaring declarIng ing them a nuisance was argued in St StPaul StPaul Paul Tpaul before the circuit court of ot appeals Judge Ju presiding While W H Dickson and W V H King the opposing attorneys were speeding to St Paul the Murray smelter people reached an with of ot those who have hare instituted suits against them Several of those who are parties to this compact were the ac action action action tion brought against all the smelters of the valley which is being argued in St StPaul StPaul Paul The hope Is expressed on all sides that the arbitration system may be adopted In Inthe Inthe Inthe the future and that the hundreds hund ds of dam damage damage damage age suits which clog the local courts will wf l lall all in time be dismissed |