, 1875-01-29
Meeting Of Prominent Citizens Who
Favor tho Measure,
Economic Reasons Why One Should
Be Located Here.
Statement Of the Feeling Of the Pres.
ident.


IL AletLlIE VI citlH@u6 WIN iLctA ~ tHE Ialmel
House last ovcnuy for tho purpose Of urging
upon our Congressional Representatives The
necessity Of securing tho establishment ota
brunch mint in this city.
Among tho
PROMINENT GENTLEMEN PRESENT
wore Solomon Smith, President Of the A[e..
chants Savings, Loan, and Trl,st Conlpany; L.
j. Ghge, Canhier Of tho First Eatunat Link;
William f}rosB, lotter Ialmor, Fetd Peck, Allan
Smith, II. Il. doodell, a. II. Burloy. 7. "
Nhdaworth. Sydney Myers. L. q. Letter. Judgl
lscckwiLh. John G. Dore, II. II. Wilmartll, Atr,
Haskell, Dr.. Fowler Of Sptingdell. ). e. Am.
Llsr.
Adam Smith callod tho meeting TO order, and
Sfr. bross WAS nppolntod to preside, and Mr
Sydney Mgcra was called upon to serve as Sse
rotary:
THE CHAIRMAN
aaid that it sco,no1 they could furnsh ther
friends Iii Congress with very convincing hrgq.
unlonts In favor Of q mint lioro. III the first
| place. Chicago occupied central location, and
was most convonient point to which to Bllipgol
and at|rer III tito noxt place. tho quality o.
tho coal here WAS peculiarly adapted to mintlus
purposes, aud Cbicago too was yory important
market for tho lead and other alloys extracted
] from Tho gold and silver oreH.
Chicago. too, was tho best able Of my Of tho
interior cities to pay tho ncrepgary cspenae To-
waFds securing tho mint. Most uf the penpls
wero in favor OF gpecis payment, AMI tho farmer
| selling Lin produce hero would DO Elasl to IT,
| ceivo In payment hard new, shining coin. If Se
hal n mint 30 thoy cou1d got specie hero. It
would bo found tint vast amount Of coin would
| DO absorbed within lhe noxt ten yoars
| Chicago alrc adv had tho means o
/ .5s..:.. .r mn, nm I. -
.A'u'''s ."t sooyo,ou' w.. ,'o "u''n -, ,, ~
| fear. ITO tnoueAG tiio lslhuence Oh the eeas
| psople OF tho city should he used to secure tue
iu,preyu,aeut; with q little aotiyity upon lbs
mart of tl,e businass men il could Lo oayily oh
tta;"o1 WV 0s'''o'' 41's'- ~ ee'>s ~ N"0@'' W.
'a'''|'' Mn .r.,, a,t,r,,
,,3a +,,ot In had ho,,, ~, tvnu,n,r.o, snd had
l1nIfrd ;utn IT,, ,nntinr tn sna csuIxristmhtr "T.
touf' ,T,n ir,c. nf n mint was hrnach"I lore
M,ron roI ,aoa o, t action ,,,o,, II vaa "I,s '
| forroa io. n t;,s, i,.t ynnr AZ ti,o oncn;,,r ~,
| f;an,srasn ftsn ornr III ;,,,u,,,cod n t;i ~.
lie ~ ta,l;shm,nt .,f u m;,t hrro wh;c, IA.
.9 aY -. .,n,,,,;t,ae an h;,,,,"s "@'
II" ,.n. IN Wruhinntou tln,;,,7 lin rccrnt ho;i.
nr. "an a ont I'm i,ros;dcnt wo,n In Fsn,t vsr,
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1feny ~ ~ u,1s ,1 ,u;; onuv, .na a
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nna.ii,Io rnr l,is az" Htatn hat1 at nrst nnn,scs
tn ,,inu tut str s,";tt, aftor xnyar,i 1,tT.
,,;oru 0 H., J Inon an,c tn hin,r INN nro,,,.I A.
,tE"s u',sr,"an "u ' iii lin, - h,va III" f,am.
| .,s.4,an .afor thn III ~ ,i,o E".la>
tSo tnrS IT 'A't lin ycas"rv @ IN 'Ao ,,,,t 'ei L
,';n,,,t ia annmittod i, lin. gra Ercrctary
aal s.,or"i,t.- ,,t,t,, ~ n,.M W. Ti,'I.,nsn,.
adva ,Ssa nso Iu w ~, u h s nsento n ths
,a,' n "o;,, ttat r,,at,,;' ~ 1so1,morv IN n
m III ,u.1,t -, Sati III nI;,.a coi h. .IsSc;rd
H. ~ MINI ~ c,nraro. W;tl1 tl,o cetnh1ishmens
~ ~ ..;4 49, ,ar Mr = ,,nrn'u,, txrnn,,1 ~, n,i,
III nm mi ~ Nsi; tt, i1lul IN rnnaot,,nia slS
IN mn T., ~, Er.uni.rn and ~ hi ;Ho, i,
9uV:u'u 9.M;o.s :" sA'' "'"''No' "N1 "'"00'''' -
TIn ,rcs;7c,t ernrcase1 b,m.cz, acc1cay in
favor Of H. md Thought j, Should i,o estabsiol
~ ,t,ir t,rou n,.r,,.u tIs ,.o,,t,,ou, It wtmiI
.r't l.a wv se. ,or ,I,,,, IN s,,.n,rt ~ r,mcrt .e,l
1;rans ~ nna as It was ' far tl,s ,ntnjo let tLeu
"rn ri,a ",,o,or sd,d ,,.,o !, tho ,,ocas,tv NJ
arj,ai, Tia turstitu,, and i,nurrssil lIcir Cou.
ss''n1 " t5a Inu;rra ri fI,o i,s,,,o In Ri,
irn:tn Viz in c,nrt ~ a n:nt nra mi ,nt ,rpt
ai,iy Ine,. sueculatol mon. Wlcn olle van once
cstsLlinI,na InnLn wouII have a,, ultirslv uos
c",,S of scrountm. tinso If neoulo who wirhed
tn ro,mirn ~ or,n n,ttu,s tn t,1,s rity. Itcrs.
II nn. n nio r., nnu h,o,, fron, l,,It, IN lhjI..
,icnhin. and ii fnr thu return to thn city OF Tia
rn;, wiirh enid be saved by a mint Istu. Ths
nut ~ c,,cratIn, lin Aun j,rlnriuru in1nt va.
@ ss5, N Inn or thc fb;nslelr),ia mut St;u) ,Nl mi
rr t]o t;artoll mint ;st5UulW Il coulI b. Leon,
thon tl1at a mint In this tity wolIN n,nturihIll
inn nnAn t1,e M1,iueua nf uh1e ,rn. Tiers veto
am1t sst(ai i'm mi of rold. aul nt,out ailtHH.
tn1 ,y,rt1, ~ siivnr nrn.inrri ann,n1v 1hj,
s,n,1y WA vnarv noinr roI,,,.d, mid liz vuv.
nv Ut urcciu,ls metals dill not keen paco With
! tEe iucrcaYit.t. value ut property, and hence
fear tint tho world would Aav0 all oYcr'
utoch Of gold WIS uufnItnde,l. va WeH
1,pw prolnciur moro gold than at,y othel
nart X tho aorIa npI lin ricI, 1ninra ba.
IT,. ,,J ~ ~ .,r, ..a,ti,, i,ro.sint< .ha u,n
lis oltno" " "oto ssn,' to f.n..aa~ ~ ,oi,
ply: Ihe iHcEoNse from Ihe L1hstoeH le0s'
certain to eome tAls way, AMI could bo stoppcI
nyro II we had MINT II NO failed in SECURING
n,,n lila onormnia wualth vo,lli ro o., to L!bia.
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"o1f'a.a 1,,t, u~,.+ ,rora,aa l., +1,o huu,,es.
r.',n = ~ i. mini wcro ioc,iel hor.. auI
Gnensv & to - u Inn IN ,'oxt Ua, tI,"bt
W. ITsax s" ,,rsot tLin"a ram tha arnsod
w. w. 1s,,,n sr,nr oNf's' s'"N' '1'''e1 'AA' Wv
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sau @ faSo 40 wn o nvcrv v1 c,ro "a inon hss
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R mn, na,t.nto varu onr, M "nauju
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arntn a i' s,.v ~ ssan u u liz ""lc"am iutoras.
npoIIi 'e ti'ansa1v"s II, tl'o n,,iarfh W h''~''4
Ao Mn ~ =, nAnr
,1 ,,st Tin s,,a''toat, MI t,htao!,o ,o..or.od All