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Show SAVAGE ATTACK ON Z GREATEST INDUSTRY $ 4 Greater Salt Lake has no 4- 4- more relentless foe than the offl- 4- 4 cial organ of Joseph F. Smith. 4- 4- Smith hates tho mines, and ho 4- 4 hates the smelters, becauso 4 4 tlieso industries do not contrib- 4 4 uto to tho gratifying of his 4- 4 greed. Horo Is how the Deserot 4- 4- Wows attacked tho smelters on 4- 4 October 3C 1901: 4. 4- "The people of Salt Lake 4- 4 City are waking up to the real- 4- 4 ization of the trouble of which 4- 4 our cousins out in the country 4- 4 aro comnlaining." 4. . V -7- 4. "Tho fact is, this smelter 4 4 smoko will havq to go; there is 4 4 no mistake about that. If tho 4- 4 smelters cannot consume it 4- 4- THEY WILL HAVE TO 4- 4- CLOSE UP." 4- 4 4. 4 "If the companies that con- 4- 4 trol those works will not or 4 4 cannot dispose of tho poisonous 4- 4 metallic funies that pour out of 4- 4- their smoke-stacks, THE FIRES 4 4- WILL HAVE TO BE BANKED 4- 4- AND THE NUISANCE SUP- 4- 4- PRESSED." 4- a a 4 "Wc join with those of our 4 4 citizens who intend that this 4- 4- beautiful part of our lovely 4 4 State shall not bo laid waste, 4- 4- even if the only cure is tho 4 4 SUPPRESSION OF THE DE- 4 4- STROYING CAUSE. This may 4- as well bo understood first as 4 4- last. Unless practical measures 4 4 are adopted to abate the evil, 4- 4- active proceedings will have to 4 4- be taken and pushed to the ut- 4- 4 most, TO REMOVE ENTIRE- 4 4- LY THE ROOT AND BRANCH 4- 4- AND TRUNK AND BODY OF 4. 4- THIS TREE OF DE STRUG- 4. 4- TION." 4. 4- 4- 4 Do the people of Salt Lako 4- 4 City endorse this destructive 4 4 advice? Do Salt Lakers approve 4- 4 of the wholesale demand of tho 4- 4 organ of Joseph F. Smith that 4- 4 the smelters bo removed, root 4- 4- and branch, and tho fires 4 4- hanked? 4 4 I |