Show TERMEN AND ACID fARMERS sill TOR TO R REACH AH AGREEMENT Harry S. S Joseph Calls ans Meeting of Interested Interested Interested Inter Inter- ested farmers in Effort to Effect an Understanding Mr Joseph Also Proposes Pro Pro- Proposes Proposes poses a Special Session of Legislature Harry S. S Joseph speaker of the house of representatives s i.- i. tives in the la last st legislature this morning called calle a a meeting of the farmers whose complaints regarding smelter f fumes times resl resulted ted in legal action and the recent decision unfavorable le leto to the smelter companies These men luen in all will vill meet with Mr Il Joseph in this city at 4 0 o'clock clock tomorrow afternoon after after- noon The object of the conference is to arrive at an understanding understanding under under- standing if possible by y which the operation of the smelters smelters smelters may mar continue without interruption It is believed that a plan may be adopted or a effected which will be satisfactory to both the farmers and the smelter opera operators tors MR ME JOSEPH STARTED TO GET IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE FARMERS UPON HIS RETURN FROM JOPLIN MO WHERE HE lIE ATTENDED ATTENDED ATTENDED AT- AT TENDED THE N CONGRESS AS A DELEGATE EVERY ONE OF THE INTER INTERESTED STED FARMERS VH WHO 1 WAS WA'S REACHED EXPRESSED ENTIRE EN EN- TIRE WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND TODO TO DO EVERYTHING EVERY EVERY- THING IN HIS ms POWER TO EFFECT A SETTLEMENT AGREEABLE TO TOi BOTH SIDES IF IT IF THE MEETING FAILS OF THE HE DESIRED RESULTS I I MR ME JOSEPH PROPOSES TO URGE GOVERNOR CUTLER OUTLER TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE LEGIS- LEGIS LATURE TO TAKE ACTION LOOKING LOOKING LOOKING LOOK- LOOK ING TOWARD THE RELIEF BELIEF OF THE SMELTER SITUATION Governor Go Cutler and Mr Ir Joseph took luncheon to together other this thin noon and the former speaker then made known his proposal for lor a special session Go er Governor or Cutler Cuter asserted that ho he believes this will be unnecessary but he reserved a final decision Governor Cutler expressed approval of the tho plan for u a i meeting with the th farmers armors and ancl it is probable that he ho himself him self will attend t the q conference tom r. r row Mr Joseph Was Vas Active Mr Joseph believes the present is isi 1 time tinie when the tho mining inter interests nee need I to have have- some some assistance from the people of the tho countr country at mr large e. e and ho be- be e. e I li hoves th the official sh should uld be bo empowered red by law bylaw law t to come corne to td the rescue of the smelting business He also suggests ests that t the legislature 1 draw Up hip memorials to toco co congress calling callin attention to the fact that tho the greatest ind i industry try of the west that of minin mining needs protection an ana encouragement ement Every one who knows the former speaker expected him to be heard from fromin in in Joplin and he be was It was he be who called tho the attention of the tho congress to toman many many man alle alleged ed irregularities and urged tho the installation of a minin mining department in th the presidents president's 8 cabinet lie He got tot a are re resolution through after a hot bot fight for a report asking the Denver crowd to toe tog g give e an accounting of ot its stewardship of the proposed home of the mining con gress gross That minis mining congress was a great eat success said Mr Ir Joseph this morning We fe made some sonic of those especially especially es es- the Colorado representatives representative jealous when we endeavored to get Jet through the indorsement of the Utah school of mines as the educational institution institution institution in in- of that class that W was S to re receive receive rE re- e cei the official indorsement of or the tho congress Of course there are mining schools throughout bout the country countr- but bur Tr wo we fellows out hero here were preparing to sho show thorn thom that this was tho the only one They headed us off just before wo we got the proposition through ush I Was Waa Profitable Session I know that much will win conic come from these meetings of ot minin mining men from the various parts arts of f the countr country Wo ar are calling the attention of the entire country country coun coun- try to tho the fact that certain legislation is is needed by our great western mining interests and we wo propose to have nac it at attended attended nt- nt tended to I shout should bo by in favor of asking asking ask ask- in ing every ever everone one of fh the fhe political parties partie to place in their platforms planks plank fa favoring favoring fa- fa orin the of a secretary t of or mines who bo shall have havo a seat in the Uie c cabinet At Joplin I found many persons person who wanted to learn J.-arn about the the mines mine in this region on and ond ana I want ant to ay ray that the greatest success of the entire entire- meeting was brought about from the fact that it was 88 a b happy pp combination of western enterprise linked with southern hasp hospi |