Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-12-27 | Page 2 | Demand Closing of the Smelters

DEMAND I nr vir OF THE TilE SMELTERS Farmers Committee Says All Al Negotiations Are Knocked Out Out ORDER TO BE ENFORCED President nt Mackay Explains Final Acton Action of the Committee COll The Tho smelters affected b by tho the court ruling on smelter m lr will wil have to obe obey the or order er of tho couth court t h by co rioting closing ln January Januar I. I J This ultimatum was Issued at the close o of a meeting of the farmers farmers' committee com yesterday st afternoon and completely com corn severs se all aU negotiations between the farmers farmere and tho smelters i of or tho the Salt Lake valley valey DJ Discussing c the action of tho the committee commit commit- toe tee last nl night ht Chairman John C. C Mackay said salt When hen the circuit court of oC appeals affirmed 1 Judge Marshalls Marshall's decision In Inthe Inthe inthe the sm smelter ca crises cases e torne Attorney Van iran Cott Cot of the thc Highland nd Boy mot met Jul Judge e King Icing who is IR our counsel arid and ald made him a proposition th that the smelter was willing will will- wl- wl In lug ing to withdraw the application for Co a writ of or certiorari before the United State supreme court J If we would al allow allow ci- ci low them theta to run until March 1 J. J ISO 1509 We Ve held heM a 1 meeting December r 5 6 and Mr 1 Van Cott was there WV V p proposed later to let them run until March l OS providing the they would pa pay us a n bonus of of 17 and ant withdraw the application for Cor a a writ The action committee was the tho unanimous sentiment nt o of tho the to InyThe It Iny The Tho By refused to lo V pay py the i f r c I IO- IO On 1 my zi NUn Cr from nl W Wyo Wyoming v 3 held another December De Dc- ming we hel meeting cember comber 21 and offered to accept with wih tho the same provision pro regardIng regarding regard regard- Ing tho wll Wo We telephoned to Mr 1 Van ran Cott Col to notify him of the action acton of the and he wasn't in Then wo we instructed Judge King Icing to tell himIn himIn him In tho the meantime the tho supreme court court denied the tho application for a writ and that that removed the thO provision included in our proposition It I broke broko off oft all ul Tho rho Highland Boy had hind not accepted our offer So far as the committee is con- con there arc are no further negotiations and the verdict of oC tho the courts will wi have ha c to he be enforced Tho The committee commit commit- tee was unanimously of ot this thiN opinion to toIla today today to- to Ila day The smelters must close down clown OW I