Show I I BUSINESS MEN lIEN Of I BUTTE MAJ MAKE PROTEST I BUTTE Dec Dee The Butte Business Mens Men's oJ 3 association to today t telegraphed President n Roosevelt o e a asking him to el de do delay dolay In lay action in re regard to closing the I slUt smelters at Anaconda An Associated As As- I Press dispatch from Washington Washing Washing- j I 1 ton last ni night ht said that at a n conf conference It j I I between t Mr Roosevelt Senator D Dixon xon and others other conditions in tho the D Deer rr I j Lodge Lode valley were wre discussed e l and it was stated that the fum fumes from tho the smelter I were damaging nJ agriculture and the for for- I cst and polluting the f h streams It was waR further announced that President Preside j Roosevelt would hoar hear the Washoe rom corn t puny pany s 's representatives br before oro taking taking any action In order to state te Butte Butto s I side of tho the case therefore the tho business businessmen men Dlen wired the tho president ent as follows I Newspapers hero print a story that the tho government o intends s to take action I enjoining tho the Wa hoe smelter All AU pub pub- lie interests aroused and wish ish to do 1 what can be bo done to prevent irreparable I disaster to this and other communities of tho the state Over O one ono hundred thousand thousand thou thou- sand people depend directly upon continued continued con con- tinned operation of smelters smelt Wo We depond tie de- pond pend upon our dele delegation to congress at nt least to postpone action until business business busi busi- ness industrial on and commercial interests inter inter- eats ests of Montana can protest It is a 0 matter of public knowledge that little or no dama damage o is being done by this smelter |