The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-24


world that with the downfall of the price
of silver, Colorado was going to the dogs
financially.
On the strength of this announcement
institutions and banks supposed there
was something in it, and no doubt were
more rigid in dealing with the financial
institutions of that state than they other
wise would have been.
Utah, Montana, Idaho, have also i'm
mense mining interests, but ne such talk
was heard from any OF them.
The people of Utah remained calm
enough to see that silver producing was
only one of the industries on which the
prosperity of the territory was based. and
while even in Montana number of banks,
and among that number the best of them,
were compelled to temporarily suspend
payment, am very glad to learn that
Utah passed through the storm COM
paratively unscathed.
] remember some years ago having
made journey southwark through our
Rocky mountain states, starting from
Fort Benton in northern Montana, south
ward through that state, Idaho, and
finally through your territory, down to
your city.
/ was surprised by the TACT that your
northern line is almost visible to the eye.
Passing through the arid wastes of
idaho one stepped over the line into what
might be mistaken for the most highly
cultivated farming country of New Eng
land. By means OF the wonderful help of
irrigation, as far as the eye could reach,
through your beautiful valleys were sub
stantial evidences of thrift, comfort, re-
fnement and content, all the more well
come to the eye OF a traveller who had
been tired by the desolation which he had
just passed through.
The people who had made that desert to
bloom like a rose were perfectly aware
last summer that whatever the price of
silver might be, they were going to re-
main almost equally prosperous and
happy.
The extent to which you have carried
the culture of the genteel arts is shown, [
may say, by the success of your Salt Lake
choir at Chicago few dsys ago. Such
proficiency as this does not argue a popu-
latlon dependent upon mining camps, as,
indeed, is not the case, when we CONSIDER
your manufacturing industries, your
sugar mills, WOODEN mills and many
others that tend to make self-support-
ing population.
We did not hesitate to arrange with you
for the opening of an Office in your city
just in the beginning of dull times, and
to urge you to push things during the
dull times, knowing that when the skies
were brighter SalL Lake city and Utah
would be sound financially as ever.
remember your saying when | was in
your city month ago that you had not
met man since you crossed the Missouri
river who was not il favor of the repeal
of the Sherman law.
hope by this time that you will have
come to the conclusion with us that the
best thing for, the silver interests of the
mountain region, which are also them
terests of the whole nation, will be SUBJ
served by that repeal, which must come,
notwithstanding the opposition which is
being made to it in the United States
Senate.
In this connection / send you herewith
copy of the speecy made in the Senate
onlSaturday last by Mr.. Allison, of Iowa.
l would ask you to read this from be-
ginning to end, because consider it the
best presentatio of the silver trouble
that we have yet had, and a conclusive
demonstration that the repeal of the sill
yer act will inure to the immediate and
great advantage of silver producers, as
well as the rest of our population.
Heartily wishing you and your city and
territory continuance of the prosperity
which you have alwas enjoyed, only to
be retarded temporarily by the late
trouble, / remain, very sincerely yours,
c. DoREMUs, Vice-President.