Show DONT DON'T IT WANT VANT TO PAY EXPENSE OF SUIT SOU Valley Valey Farmers Charged Will Wih I Trying to Dodge Their Th ir irI Assessments I MAY BE SUED FOR AMOUNT Committee in 11 Charge of or Ut Against Smelters Gl cs es Delinquents Scoring at Mats Mass la 8 Meeting That mon many of the theO O residents o oC Salt county who attached their hot signatures natures to the complaint filed mel lJ hi bj the Valley Farmers Farmers' as against the smelters are aie now trying t tt lo dodge the payments assessed gains against them themas was ivas charged b by speakers at i t a amas mass mas meeting of about three hundred farmers armel at the Granite Granito Stake tabernacle taber taber- I nacle yesterday afternoon I Tho The Tho meeting was caled called by the gen general g generl gen gen- n eral erl committee ostensibly for the hi purpose of reading reading to th the lie members of the time association the opinion of oC Circuit Circuit Cir Clr i cult Judge John A. A Marshall In which the a association was tas vindicated In Its lb Is suit and scored a victory over the four smelters the smelters the American Smelting Refining company at Mur Iu ia l ray and the Consolidated HI Highland hand Boy and United States smelters smelters at B t early In the tho session It developed that the meeting was vas chiefly an appeal for rn money oney b by bythe the hc committee and a denunciation ol oi the farmers who are trying tr to back baci- out now no after their attorneys have hav scored a victory in court court The general committee chosen at t a former formel meeting are as follows John Johr C. C Mackay chairman 0 O. P. P Miller J J. J R. R Carlisle A A. A C. C Lee James Godfrey God God- frey Hyrum Smith George D Gardner Gard Gard- ner oem William llam H. H Haigh Joseph A. A Ru Hi and John P P. Pearson Most of or these were present resent at the meeting though h Mackay anti and ant Bishop were the only two to express M themselves them them- sel e selves selven front from the platform Committee Is IsIt I It I appears that the committee haIn hat hav ha In lug ng engaged n William H H. J Ing ant and Joseph L L. as attorneys s 's in lh thi tho case saso responsible for tho ho attorneys reo fees fees' They l believed that tho ho farmer th the and o ray ray- awes m l ti 1 with tho ise lS but bUl have hava sInce c taM iH dl 4 I fr of or c the tho tb ib r fl U pet per acre assessed to make tho et against ag the tout four smelters At present presents s us shown In the tho treasurers treasurer's statement he the c committee has only about with ith which to fight tho the case case As the thc welter will wl p probably take tako an tn appeal to the tho Circuit Court of or Appeals Ap- Ap peals at St St. St Paul much mn re mon money mone wi will ill hl have ve to be expended b by the asso asso- association aso- aso in the tw fight figh and the funds arc now tow practically exhausted After 4 Af reading the opinion of or Judge Marshall hall In fu full Chairman Chalman Mackay de do- declared e- e clarell that it was wu the financial support sup- sup port ort of th the farmers that was as needed Il le Ic sl said kald that the farmers have o ha won heir case thus tItus fat far and he ho felt Cel sure ure is ts did the attorneys that an appe appeal to o the St St. Paul court would not alter aler Mr h he the decision of the tro local COI court Mackay then gave to Bishop 0 O P. P Miller who made an amt appeal to the I farmel's for fOl Cun funds s. s Many Ian Paid In spite of our efforts for foi the benefit benefit bene bene- fit it of the farmers of Salt Sul Lake valey val- val valJe vale Je ey e declared Mr Mi Miller Uler many nany of th he lie most prominent farmers In tho the al valley have been fighting u us through through- hout h- h out ut Word Vord has come como to our out ears cars that some Lottie of oC the lie farmers Carmer who have not yet paid their assessments believe beleve we havu have jeen expending this money which they something something between anti and Injudiciously h and for our out own gain ain And Amid for the tw purpose of or showing to Lo o you ou people here assembled I have ha brought Bought the treasurers treasurer's statement of oC he the moneys received and the tho amount expended titus thus far i hc case It I will tIll wi show diott that we have a scant margin left eft and must have more money to continue tho the light which thich we have won rohi wont t so 80 o successfully thus far Every E cn man mann manIn In n this county count should contribute to he the cau cause e. e There here should bo be none nono to lold told back buck who have not nol But ut there aro man many yet paid palt and whom wo we have beer been unable to stir SUI by letter leter or ot by hy sending collectors And Amid having failed In thai that manner we will wi tako take the matter mater Into the courts to collect our monc money DC Do you ou think that this committee has ha gono to the extent of or giving time and andI trouble to the cause without a cent ol 01 of I pay and will wf allow alow a few to hang hung back and ald not pay their share after haying having signed signee the agreement Certainly not Ve We have havo o ha legal opinions to the that ever every man who signed hl his name agreeing agreeing to pa pay the asse assessment will wi have to meet it I and we shrill shall shul sue them thorn for Cor the amounts iti In tho the courts tinIest tho money is forthcoming within n a a short time HI Outlines Decision William H. H 1 King ono of or tho lie attorneys for tho association was ther then Introduced and outlined In Jim brief what the decision of Judge Marshall means to tho lie farmers and ami to 10 tho the men n He lie said that it I meant that the tho smelters which now handle ore con con- containing taming in iii excess of 10 per pel cent celt of oC sulphur sul must shut hut down clown or O change chungo tc to another condition of or etc oio Those smelt ers ess erl which emit arsenic fumes or 01 lead leai must also close coso down It I was shown by b expert testimony he said aid al that bj b putting in bag houses tho the lead and arsenical fumes rUmes could be arrested and amid not allowed to escape into the air tt to todo do damage to the crops CrOIS and animals I of or the farmers tanners Tho The A. A A S. S R. R n Intended intended Intended In In- tended putting In bag baS houses In Iii thc thi near neat future ho he said and other ether like Iko I smelters would be forced to the time same sante I change People need not lot worry he said about the talk talt that the smelters would clo close e up owing oving to the decision ol of Judge Marshall Tho The Murray Murry people I ho saId bald Id need reel fool no concern a as tc to tho the future futuro of oC tho smelter there thero ai at atIL a aIt It IL would mal make o Improvements at once which would woul Improve e the tho conditions Continued cm ii Two Tuo U DONT DON'T WANT TO PAY EXPENSE OF SUIT Continued 1 front from l Page c Two Tuo Under the decree of oC Judge Marshall l said Mr 11 King the nl Highland Boy smelter must shut doss n do O a 11 or chan change e ethe the lie ore so that It contained no more than 10 per pet cent or of sulphuric ga gas He Ic d declared clare that the committee and the attorneys in ill the case had been greatly han handicapped by the refusal of the thc farmers to pa pay their thelt assessments lIe He cited the case of oC a n smaller number of oC Butte Mont 1 who had sue sued the smelters there here nn ana 1 had raised rats rais cd ed more than for their fight whereas those in Salt Lake valley have ha given Iven less than 7 toward the thc necessary lec expenses et es V ll ot 1 o Settle V Mn Mr I v vi advised tho ho farmers not notto notto notto to settle seUle with the smelter people out of or court and amid not to file suits sult against them separately In Judge Marshalls Marshall's opinion It held waa wall h ld that all of at the could be tried a as a unit before a ma master cr in chancery chancer thus doing away with ith all the expenses Incident to cases tiled med separately and amid before a jur jury He said that some of oC the farmers had disobeyed disobeyed disobeyed dis dis- obeyed tho the a advice given by him and Mr MI in the matter and had received a n slight amount for fOI their damages In Iii giving an instance he said that a man had filed d suit against the HI Highland no Boy but bul at the trial tIme the attorneys for this smelter lal laid all the blame on the other three smelters The Tho maui man got ot a small part of oC his damages es And If he cared to bring the tho other companies there would be bo the a added ell attorneys attorney's fees tees a alid 1 court coart expenses In each case caso But nut If the they turned all nIl then them claims over to one man say man say O. O P P. Miller all Miller all of of- the cases eases would woul he be brought before a master In chancery at the same time nn and disposed of th the court assigning the damages es n against each cach of the smelter companies as his ju judgment mont indicated Some of the tho men who had signed the cho agreement to do this he lie said hl ha had flied filed separate dama damage dam dam- a age e suits and amiI after receiving verdicts had dropped tho the cases casos against the others and now flOW refuse to pa pay the monc money asses assessed ed against them b by tho ho Vall Valley C Farmers association The meeting was waN attended by farmers farmers farm farm- ers cis from flOm all over the valley man ninny many of them hero driving more than LO W miles tithes to tobe tobe tobe be present There Thero was not noL much discussion dis dis- It Is believed that the thc meeting will have the desired effect of influencing the farmers who aro arc back in their assessments to pa pay up at once once so 10 that the case caso can cnn be continued continue and fought out to the cn end c |