| Show I I I I FARMERS US USE STRONG WORDS Adopt Resolutions Against Smelter in Which Ogden Business Men Are Criticised Following F the meetings held by the farmers farmer In Viard North Ogden and Plain City the petitions containing the protest against the placing of an Inder inde Ind independent pendent p smelter at the Hot Springs are being freely circulated and rapidly sign signed ed Already more than 15 names bave been added to the petition petton and It I is esti estimated est estimated mated that fully that many more will wi be added within the next few days Those who have placed their names on the peti petition pet tion tol tio so far represent more than acres of farming and horticultural land Those behind the movement are noV not in inviting inviting lUng persons who are arc not land owners in what is believed to be the district i that would be affected by the fumes of i ithe the proposed smelting plant plant That the te i opposition to the proposed location locton of I Ithe the new plant will be vigorously prose prosecuted prosecuted i cute is testified to by those who have havethe havethe the matter mate in charge I The resolutions which were adopted at atthe atthe the public meeting of farmers held aC at at I South Willard Viar last Monday evening and which form a part of the petition petton now be being beIng beIng I ing circulated by the protestants are as folds With all al due respect for the influential Hal tal gentlemen of ot ot the Weber V ber club cub of Og Ogden Ogden Ogden den and their we regret and deplore the fact that they ther In their anxiety anxIety lety to dispose of a bad Investment in their excitement over oer a new toy for the possession of which they would unwittingly unwittingly tingly destroy desto a more moro valuable old one and anil in their laudable desire to appear well wel before their Salt Sal Lake and other visitors Ignored our written and signed protest on the tile subject under discussion belittled the value of our farms fars and live livestock lve livestock stock asserted positively that the plant should be located at he the spot in question queston If that was the desire of the mining men present and insinuated that that were we foolish enough to bring suit for damages we would get bet no redress In Ogden courts Unsavory and Pestilential That we see no reason why wh this un unsavory savory pestilential smelter plant should be savor Inflated on an unwilling farming faring com corn community who protest against It It We are satisfied that a per day day plant will be bean an offensive and dangerous nuis nuts nuisance nuisance wi ance more than liable lable to poison polson our live livestock lve livestock stock lessen our crops and destroy the value of what little we will wi produce and last but not least be unhealthful and disagreeable to our families That our homes home are as sacred to us as asare asare are arc those of our city counsins to them themI and Is not a Christian spirit that actuates one community to force fore upon another community an unwelcome nuis nuisance nuisance ance i That rather than thai encourage the en enlargement enlargement enlargement of the present small smal plant now In our midst midst we would prefer to enter entertain thin tain a proposition whereby a subscription from us would be employed to remove permanently from us the he present plant That we do not believe beleve that the intro introduction Introduction introduction of a horde of Greeks or Italians forming a filthy village vIage at our doors forming would benefit our market sufficiently to offset the damage of the smelter and we being only farmers farmer cannot understand how this plant could be so Immense as to tobe tobe tobe be of Immeasurable benefit to this sec see section tion and at the same time so small email smal that ton the fumes would do no damage damage Nor do dowe dowe dowe we admit admi as the te gentlemen who had axes to grind so unanimously asserted asserted that the mining and smelting Interests Inte are more Important to this country than the agricultural Interests Interest and If I such Is the fact we know that there are many manyI desert districts In which there Is ample room for all al the smelting necessary necessary sary sar All Al Sell Sel Farms or None And finally finaly that we will wi sell sel outright for a fair far valuation If f such valuation can cn be agreed upon and tho deal completed before the enlargement of the smelter or orthe orthe orthe the erection of others other our holdings holding or If I we reserve an par of them we will wi give ghe easement on OJ ox those reserved provided all al of us can sell sel otherwise we will wi not sell sel to the smelter company or any of their representatives nor sign any agreement lg ement that will wi Jeopardize our holdings In the future and while we will make mako no unjust claims we will wi stand together for self protection If ft I any Individual or corpora corporation corora corporation tion wilfully devastates our holdings aft after after after er we have so openly and plainly stated our position 9 |
