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Show SMELTER SMOKE CASE RESUMED AT HELENA 11EL13NA, Mont., Feb. in. Tho celebrated cele-brated smoko case, so called, was resumed In tho federal court hero today. This Is the action wherein a number of farmers of Deer Lodgo valley sought a closure of the smelters of tho Amalgamated Copper company at Anacoiidit, on the alleged ground that tho gases emanating- from it had most deleterious effects on growing vegetation and Hvo stock, but which was denied by tho court uocausc of tho greater Injury such a closing down would result In. Judge Hunt at that time announced that he would hear further evidence on tho question of abating tho smoko and gases so far as possible, and this was begun todny. Witnesses for tho copper company explained that numerous experiments experi-ments wero now In progress and they were more than hopeful of tho results. Included In thcsoAoxpcrlments is the tallest tall-est smokestack in the world at tho company's com-pany's Grant Falls smelters, which alone cost several hundred thousand dollars. A friction fluo dust process and other Inventions bring tho total cost of theso experiments beyond the million-dollar marie, Tho hearing will continue several days. |