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Show MORE DELAY BY SMELTERS. Will Ask Farmers for Further Time and Submit Written Agreement. Request by tho smoltcrmcn for moro time to preparo a statomont of what thoy aro willing to do for tho rcllof of tho land owners of the upper end of tho valley val-ley from tho ravngeB of sulphur fumes was tho not result of tho meeting of smelter officials and tho farmers' committee, com-mittee, held yesterday morning In tho offices of-fices of tho American Smelter and Ronn-ing Ronn-ing company In this city. Tho smoltor-men smoltor-men asked for two days further delay to preparo a formal statement, which It Is understood will bo simply an agreement agree-ment to havo tho smoko problem investigated investi-gated by competent experts. As this Is precisely tho verbal acrecment mado moro than a month ago, when tho smoltcrmcn smolt-crmcn wore at their own request given until yesterday to report progress, tho farmers do not feel particularly gratified grati-fied on account of what lias been accomplished. accom-plished. Delay Not Encouraging-. Under tho circumstances tho land owners' own-ers' committee could do nothing but grant tho request o tho smeltormen for moro tlmo, but It Is said that another mass meeting of tho farmers will bo called shortly to consider the advisability advisabili-ty of taking stops calculated to either haston definite action or to closo tho smolters. Tho farm cm are not at all Inclined In-clined to resort to measures which might tie up tho smelter industry, provided they aro convinced that due diligence 1b being exercised in relieving them from tho blight that has boon placed upon tholr Industry. Held Behind Closed Doors. Those who were present at tho meeting meet-ing wore O. P. Miller. John C. Mackay, w. D Park, Joseph R. Carlisle, Honry Burton, L. E. Lee and James Godfrey of tho citizens' commlttoo and Messrs. Whitley, Channlng, McVIchlo and Allen, representing tho smoker operators. Tho meeting was held behind closed doors, upon tho motion of tho smoltcrmon. Another An-other meeting of tho commlttco was called for Thursday at 3 p. m., to consider con-sider tho proposition of tho smeltormen, which Is to be submitted In writing. It is likely that a mass meeting will bs held In Murray as soon as practicable thereafter, there-after, that tho proposition may bo submitted sub-mitted direct to tho citizens. A representative of F. A. Paacoo attended at-tended yosterday's meeting to explain that gontleman's procces by which ho bo-lievos bo-lievos ho can prevent tho escapo of tho greater portion of tho sulphur fumes. Ills plan was taken under consideration. He claims for his Invention that it docs within tho chimney what tho air doea now after tho smoko escapes and Is spread over tho valley to descend in tho form of sulphuric acid upon vciratatJon and water. By means of a flno spray of wator oporated within the fluo tho gas la to a largo extent dissolved, and by means of rotary metal fans tho flno particles par-ticles of motal aro collected and saved for rcBmoltlng. Mr. Paocoo In the oldest smcltorman In tho State and thero aro many who havo confldoncw In his Invention Inven-tion as a Bolutlon of th srnok problem. Nothing but an nctual test, however, will determine Its practicability. An Enormous "Waste, Success In saving tho oscapo of tho deadly sulphur fumes would provo a great fcavlng to tho smokers, besides affording af-fording relief to tho land owners. Dr. John "WIdtsoo of tho experiment station of tho Agricultural colloge, who has boon making a study of tho problom for eomo tlmo. Is authority for tho statomont that of tho millions of pounds of ore handled by tho smelters of tho valloy every day about 300.000 pounds, or nearly one-third of tho substance, passes off into tho air In tho form of sulphur gas an absolute wnsto. tho prevention of which would form a consldorablo kom of profit. |