Show I FARM FARMR RS OPPOSE SMELTER Willard Fruit Growers and Agriculturists Agriculturists Agriculturists Organize but Opposition tion Iday Be Overcome President John Pingree of the Weber eber club announce 1 J yesterday that Thursday was the day set for the committee from the club and the representatives of the time Mine Owners Own rl association to call upon the railroad officials In Salt Lake with a view of having Ogden n made a common point for tor ore shipments It Is not considered unlikely that the action taken at a mass meeting held in Willard on Monday night will have the effect of putting a quietus on the smelter movement so far as 35 the site near the Hot Springs Is concerned At the meeting in question were farmers who own the lard that would be affect affected ed by b the smelter fumes and there Is no mistaking the fact that they the are against the proposition They The now have formu formulated formulated kited a plan to organize all ail of the farm farmers ers era into a body bod with the time purpose of pro protecting protecting their rights In the matter and If they persist in their stand It Is reason reasonably reasonably ably ally certain that Ogden will not get the tue smelter It Jt Is possible however that they th y will recede from their stand and that the people of Ogden will be able to bring about an amicable adjustment of the mat matter matter matten ter ten that will be satisfactory to all President Pingree stated yesterday that the club would go on with the matter the same as if It no meeting had been held He said the club did not oot meat mean to antagonize the farmers but he was inclined to the belief that when they were met with they would not be unreasonable and that he was hoping for the best anyway He said further that nothing would be left undone In the matter Willard Villard where the mass meeting of farmers was held on Monday night is about fourteen miles north of mf Ogden O den and about four miles from the smelter site The farming land In this locality Is con considered considered considered valuable and it Is a profitable section The opposition of the farmers of that t at locality came some som somewhat somewhat what as a surprise and It Is the farmers from the district of Pleasant North Ogden and Plain City will join loin In the protest and fight the proposition |