The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-11
A NOVEL SCHEME.
Utah Asked to Contribute to a $780,
600 Brick.
1t VIII Be Used to Advertise the Pro-
posed National Silver Paper-A
Meeting of Mining Men.

A meeting of mine owners and others
interested in the silver question was
held last evening at the Office of Bennett,
Marshal & Bradley for the purpose OF con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of aiding the
proposition of launching National sill
yer paper. Mr.. w. 81. Harvey of Ogden,
who is one of the leading spirits of the
enterprise, was present and explained the
| scheme. He said it had been decided by
number of gentlemen to start a
ished in Chicago. The paper to
be an illustrated weekly, with =
| subscription price Of g per annum. It's
object is to educate the people of the
country, especially of the east up
to the bi-metalllc coinage theory.
Many people had not studied the question
of free coinage and were open to conyic-
| ton, and all that was necessary to con-
vert them to the silver theory was that its
| claims be fairly and intelligently placed
before them.
The creditor class in the east were CEN
tralized, aggressive, intelligent and sell
fish, and were using every means in their
power to perpetuate the single gold
standard. They were powerful in Con-
gress and in the Senate, ana in order for
free coinage of silver to succeed it was
in an intelligent and vigorous manner.
1t is the intention of the publishers OF
the paper to get a million subscribers
within year and to reach the masses OF
the people. In order to do this it is
necessary to adopt very aggressive means,
and amongst other methods it was pro-
posed to give $1,000 in premiums to
subscribers during the first year. Part
OF these premiums was to be in real estate
and the balance in articles of gold and
silver. Amongst the latter was to be a
bar of bullion of the value of $40 900, to
be composed of gold and silver in the
proportion of gold to silver as metal
lurgists may say is the average proper
ton in which gold is found to
silver in the silver mines, to the
end that it may illustrate that
the gold circulation will suffer by the
closing down of the silver mines. Said
bar OF bullion, after being exhibited at
the Worlds fair, is to be travelled through
the United States in connection with the
solicitors of the paper, where, by its nov
city, 1t will attract attention to bimetall-
ism and encourage the circulation OF the
paper. The bar is to be given away as a
premium within year. The method to
be adopted in giving it away to be such as
will give all subscribers an equal chance
to get it. Mr.. Harvey wants the miners
OF Utah to donate proportion OF this
bar of bullion. He said Colorado had
agreed so give s., 600; Montana was as
sessed at $4,000, and he wanted Utah to
give $4,000, the balance to be contributed
by the other silver states. Eleven thou
sand dollars was wanted in all; $4,000
for the bullion and 81 900 for mounting,
freight, etc. The real object of the meet
ing was to get subscriptions for this
g, 600.
Mr.. Chambers proposed that prelimi-
nary meeting of miners and others be
called for m. today at the chamber OF
commerce, which was agreed to. This
meeting is not for the purpose OF taking
subscriptions but simply to consider the
best means to reach The mining people
and those most interested in the cause of
silver and who would be willing to ''chip
in'' to the gold and silver brick. All in
terested are requested to be on hand at
the meeting today.
The promoters OF the paper hope to is
sue the first number June 1. They pro-
pose to make it a financial success and
expect the amount received for subscrip-
tions will pay all expenses and the adver-
Using be profit.
Judge Goodwin asked what would be-
come OF the paper in case the silver ques-
ton was settled in the near future. Mr..
Harvey thought there was little prospect
of that taking place within the next four
years and that the paper will be largely
instrumental in bringing about that
much TO be desired result.