The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-21


response to the call of the Utah Ore Pro
ducers ass ociaoion, which has heretofore
been published in THE HERALD, delegates
being present from Nevada. Idaho and
Montana; also from Park city, Alta, Bing-
ham and other parts of Utah.
The convention was called to order by
w. F. James, president of tie Ore Pro
ducers' association, and the secretary read
the call for the meeting. The following
letters were also read:
FROM SENATOR STEWART.
Yours of the 18th inst is Just received. fear
il will not be possible for me to attend your CON
vention, but l am highly pleased that you are to
have a convention and that you are 10 agitate
the subject l am very much surprised that the
treasury department continues to so miScon
strue the law against the free importation OF
lead. as TO virtually repeal it. stralghtfor-
ward, vigorous execution of the statute us it
STANDS would protect our lead interests. If any
thing can be done in Washington TO rectify this
matter shall be glad to take an active part in
the movement. Your convention will undoubt-
eddy do much in attracting public attention to
the great wrong.
AS to silver, Ihave great faith that there will
be legislation at the next session of Congress
tending TO restore that metal to its rightful
place rs money. l am aware of the great power
ofthe bondhOders and mortgages who desire 10
enhance the value OF money and depreclate the
value OF property They few IN numbers,
but powerful in high places in every government
IN the world If the people, however, knew who
their oppreSSors are and how TO reach them a
remedy would come speedily. This knowledge
can be impaired only by agitation and discus
sion. believe your convention will accomplish
much good in disseminating information and
arousing the people.
FROM GOVERNOR WARREN OF WYOMING.
Ihave received through your hand a copy Of
the call for a meeting in convention of the
American ore producers, smelters, refiners,
dealers and transporters at Salt Lake, and the
same has had attention. l have caused copies
of the circular to be made in my office, and am
forwarding them to the appointees l select for
the national silver convention which meets in
St. Louis on the 26th of this month. Wyoming
is allowed twenty delegates and twenty alter
mates. 1 will appoint no alternates, but will
allow each principal to appoint his own in case
he cannot go.
FROM DELEGATE DUBOIS.
Your invitation to attend convention of
American ore producers etc, at Salt Lake is at
hand. 1 am now in Washington for the winter,
and it will be impossible for me to be present
1t is needless for me to say that my sympathies
are all with the object OF your convention. At
the last session of Congress every Republican
member of the House voted for amendment
TO the Mills bill, offered by myself, which pro-
vlded that AL lead coming into the United
States should pay full duty-one and one-half
cents per pound-no matter what component of
ore containing it was the more valuable" The
Republican senators supported and passed
similar amendment in the Senate. Both Senate
and House now being Republican must hold
the party to its record, and pass a law excluding
foreign lead unless 1t pays full duty.
FROM SENATOR BARTIEE, OF NEVADA
Iregret my inability to be with you Ny
sympathies, however, are altogether with you,
because: First my state is deeply interested,
and secondly, because in my judgment your de-
mand is lntr1nsically Just. That the purposes
OF the statute imposing specific duty upon
lead ores was to protect and encourage lead
mining, is too plain to admit OF discussion; that
the ruling relieving such ores from the payment
OF duty because they contain small quantity
Of silver, defeats such purpose, is equally plain
1t is not only perversion of the laws, but an
utter disregard OF the fundamental principles OF
protection. Under this ruling the law intended
10 encourage lead mining will become a dead
letter iii it has not already become So, and the
industry will soon be as dead as the law. 1
wish you every success in your endeavors to
arrest such a calamity, and promise you all the
support in my power.
FROM GOVERNOR SHoUP
From your circular of the 23d have forrnu
lated a circular letter, and l have forwarded the
same to the twenty delegates that 1 appointed
to the st. Louis convention. | believe the lead
producers should be heard at St Louis and at
similar meetings. and at all opportune times
and places throughout the nation until we have
Just protection 10 our lead and silver products.
On the success or failure OF Inenuly rulings de-
ponds much Of the future prosperity OF the sill
yer and lead producing states and territories. II
is difficult for any loyal American citizen to see
why our government, usually so generous
should discriminate in favor OF foreign produc,
lions, as against those of the great west.
FROM DELEGATE CARTER.
will most cordially cooperate in securing
representation at your convention from Mon
tana and you can depend upon receiving NV
cordial support for any measure necessary TO Sc
cure the just rights of American miners under
the law. The ruling Of Secretary Window was
q very great surprise TO the people of Montana;
we had been led to hope for better things l
regret very much that official duties viii pre-
vent my attendance at the convention Please
communicate with me fully concerning the in
terests OF the lead producers, and outline such
course OF action as you may deem Mt ceSsary or
beneficial in Congress- and / will use my best
endeavors to carry the wishes of the convention
into the statutes Of the United States.
FROM SENATOR TELLER.
am at present engaged in an important suit
at Denver which will continue until after the
10Th, and which prevents my acceptance of your
kind invitation to be present at your proposed
SILVER convention hope that your convention
may prove great success, and that the general
movement in the interest of silver will bear good
fruit in the early future.
FROM Mr.. wYNCooP.
regret that 1 am unable to attend your con-
Vention. 1 spent the last three weeks in 81
Louis and had several conferences with the
managers OF the silver convention, in which the
lead question was thoroughly discussed While
the majority Of the St Louis people are with us
upon the lead question, there are many
who will take an active part in
the convention who are opposed to
US. 1t is the prevailing Sentiment
among them, and i think unanimously
the lead question should not re mentioned
In the silver convention in st. Louis IL would
result in antagoniZing many Of the southern
men, whose influence and assistance we need
and would destroy our influence for silver or n
not destroy, at least impair it. My own sug-
gestion would be, that when we reach St Iouis
the Utah, Colorado and other western delepates
who are Interested in lead, hold caucus or side
convention of their own. in which we can die
ouSs the question without being complicated with
the silver problem, and arrange some plan for
the campaign.
Several other communications of like nature
were also cad.
GOVERNOR ARTHUR L. THOMAS
was called upon to welcome the visiting dele
gates to the convention. II was pleasant duty
ne performed, he said, in extending to the dele
gBtes present hearty welcome 10 Utah AS
delegates to the silver convention, they had an
important duty to perform. The people of Utah
hoped much from the proceedings to be had at
st. Louis. 1t was not party question this de-
cision Of the question of the admission of lead
ores The unexpected decision iOf Secretary
Window would do incalculable injury to a great
and growing section of the country; would in
lure every section of the west, if allowed 10
stand The people of Utah believe that the de-
partment should be in the advance and not in
the rear of public opinion. We believe that the
decision was made in error, and the protection
of lead ores must finally triumph. In behalf OF
the territory hope your conclusions VIII be
sucl as the people OF the territory demand.
A TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
President W. F. James called the attention
of the convention to the fact that up 10 the
present time the Ore Producers association had