The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-31
SILVER MEN.
Their Deliberations on the
ArgentiferOus Question.
DELEGATES TO GO TO DENVER.
The Meeting Commends the McPher-
son Bill to the Consideration of the
Approaching Convention.

At a meeting held in the Office Of the
Crescent Mining Company, beginning
at o'clock last evening, Gov. Murray,
Messrs. w. S. Mccormick, E. P. Ferry,
L. E. Holden, Professor J. E. Clayton,
w. F. James, J. @. Packard, L. G. Car
rick, F. w. Billings, A. Hanauer, and
a,number of other representative gen
tlemen of the city and Territory were
were present. Silver and silver bullion
were the subjects which drew them to-
gether, and a discussion of measures
to form a company, upon the basis Of
one formed in this city some twoyears
ago styled the UtahMine and Protective
Association, appeared to be the motive
which actuated the callers of the meet
ing.
The books and papers of the organi-
cation named were sent for from Mr..
Junck, the secretary, to aid the gentle
men IN the prosecution of their
plan to re-organize.
Governor Murray, as chairman. called
the meeting to order, and in doing so
stated that the mining men of Colorado
dluM
resolved to request Utah to Join with
them for the purpose of organizing
national convention. hequestion was,
would it be better to form under the
existing rules ard laws governing the
Mine and Protective Association, or
begin new organization.
Mr.. Mccormick remarked that as this
was. the first meeting of the executive
committee of the Mine and Protective
Association held since Mr.. Holden was
appointed two years ago to go to Wash
ingten to represent the mining indus
tries of Utah and prevent the proposed
reduction of the tariff on lead and lead
ores, it would be IN order to call on that
gentleman for report of his doings
while at the national capital.
Mr.. Holden responded, and rehearsed
a portion of his labors with the House
and Senate committees, in his endeavor
to accomplish the mission on which he
was sent, and showed how industriously
he had worked with those who had the
proposed tariff reduction in hand and
how he had succeeded, first with the
House committee and then with the
committee on ways and means of the
those leaders III his aim to prevent the
reduction, and, finally his success in
having the tariff reinstated.
The report of Mr.. Holden had been
forwarded here at the time, the Gov
ernor said, and was then published.
1t was then suggested to take up the
Organization for the protection of the
silver and lead interests of Utah
Mr.. Hanauer inquired what the Col
orado convention proposed, and the
Governor replied that he. regretted he
hadn't the letter which induced him to
call the present meeting.
Mr.. ,Hanauer asked what the state of
the finances of the old ASSOCIATION was
To which Mr.. Holden made answer, that
the sum of $l61 was in the treasury
when he went to Washington, and it
was paid to him. That amount and a
great deal more had been expended in
securing the needed legislation, and,
consequently, there was no balance on
hand.
Mr.. Hanauer moved that Utah ac-
cept the invitation of Colorado to join
with her iniproteeting the silver and lead
interests of both, and that the meeting
appoint one or more delegates to at
tend the convention to be held in Den
yer on the 28th of January.
The same gentleman moved that an
berS of the association to assist in de-
fraying the expeDces of the delegation.
Mr.. Mccormick thought that s. could
not be collected from a hundred of the
four or five hundred members of the
association. 0ne-half the old members
werei dead, and the other half were
dying, and he, therefore, asked the
mover 10 make it 81; that gentleman
amended his motion accordingly, and as
amended it was carried.
A motion by Mr.. Mccormick for the
chair to appoint a committee of three
to represent the association in Colorado,
was carried, and Messrs. Holden, Pack
ard and Ferry were named, but on Mr..
( Packard saving he would be unable to
go, Mr.. Billings name was put in as the
third.
Mr.. Hanauer who appeared to have a
corner on matchmaking. was again
heard to move that committee be APP
pointed to collect subscriptions in the
various mining districts, to defray the
delegates expenses. This, besides be-
ing carried, was voted good idea, and
the following gentlemen were named as
the choice of the meeting to do the dol
lar gathering:
M. James. Mr.. James Glendenniag,
and Mr. Gallagher for Salt Lake.
J. ]. O'Toole, Bingham.
G. E. Kitchener, Stockton.
J. Q. Packard, Tintie.
J. E. Gallagher and E. P. Ferry, Park
City. 80
II. c. Wallace, Alta;
Mr.. James, Big Cottonwood;
Major hill, Frisco;
Mr.. Murray, Franeklyn;
A. NJ. Bigeiow, Milford;
Richard J.. Gillespie, and Col. 1. Al
len. Silver Reef;
Fred. j. Kiesel, Ogden.
The resignation of the former secre-
tary. Mr.. Jungck, was accepted. vote
of thanks rendered him. and w. s.
James was elected to fill his position,
with w. A Cook as assistant secretary.
A vote of thanks was next moved by
Mr.. Mccormick to Prof. Holden, for his
untiring efforts to prevent the reduc-
ton of the lead tariff two years ago.
The motion was put with great deal OF
pleasure by the chairman, and una
nious "aye" was the result.
The Professor modestly accepted the
thanks, but took only a part of the
honor to himself, saying that deal Of
it belonged to the gentlemen of the
executive committee who sent him, and