The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-26
His visit 10 Mexico.

AFTER the deceased statesman.
His Visit TO Mexico.
He has been spending some months
In Mexico and while there he studied
our trade relations with that country,
which he believes to be of great i'm
portance to the west. and California in
particular. Speaking on this subject
the senator said:
If two or three railroads We're built
across Mexico to ports on this coast
freight from here could be landed at
those places by water in from three to
four days and taken to nearly any part
OF the interior by rail in two days more.
making six or seven days in all,
against the thirty days it now takes
and at one-SiXth the cost in freight
California will some day do the manu-
featuring for Mexico. She has every
thing in the world with which to manu-
facture and the market at her doors.
Huntington evidently understands this,
for. understand. that he is pushing a
branch across to Durango.
"All this came to me while in Mexico
in speaking with president DiaZ and
other leading men. They are all anxious
to strengthen trade relations with this
country
He is for Silver.
Senator Elkins has come out squarely
will be of particular interest in this
region. The senator says:
Il am for the largest possible use of
silver as a sound money and for de-
vising the best methods of using sill
yer as money and keeping it equal to
gold l don't believe that this country
will abandon silver. don't believe the
people will allow it. Still we don't want
a deprecated money. OF course. the
problem would be an easy one through
international agreement. but while we
can't get that we want to do the best
we can without it.
Il was amazed to see in Mexico that
they had such surprising prosperity
with silver worth half what it was and
the money of the country. 1t is one of
the most interesting problems of the sill
Yer question. Shelters and refineries
were going full blast, and there was
hustle about all business that was sur
prising. OF course, it is true that the
depression in silver does not affect
them as to exports and imports, for
that is a trade that balances. but they
do feel it when they come to pay inter-
est on their bonds.
THE silver question is the oncoming
question, and l am sure that the Re-
publican party will do what it can for
silver The feeling in favor of bimetal-
lism is growing and the United States
est possible amount of sound money
is put in circulation
Republican Candidates.
AS the time for holding the
national conventions draws near.
interest in the choice of candidates
naturally increases, and of course the
senator has given the Republican side
Of the situation consideration. He says
that Reed, Mckinley and Allison are
most talked about by the leaders just
now, and Of course thinks the chances
of his party for success are good.
Senator and Mrs. EllxinS were met at
the depot by Major Downey. their old
friend, whose guests they will be dur
ing part of their stay in Salt Lake.
The visitors WI leave for the east
tomorrow evening.
4 Brilliant Reception.
Major Downey's mansion on East
Brigham street was the scene of a
brilliant reception last. evening in
honor of Senator and Mrs. Elkins |
Mrs. George E. Downey and airs. A. |
f. Holden, who are Mrs. Elkins'
assisted in receiving. There I
were one hundred guests.
ut MIR. and Mrs. A. +. HoIdcn's
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert S. Holden enter
tanned Senator Ell1ins at an elaborate
dinner last evening at their elegant resi- /
dence on First street. The guests were /
composed entirely of gentlemen, there |
being present besides the host and hos
tess, w. H. Bancroft, Justice Merritt, I
Judge Bennett, George Q. Cannon, Major /
Downey, o. J. Salisbury, Richard Mack
lntosh and Senator Elkins. W. S. Nc
Cornick received an invitation, but was
unable to be present. The dinner and all
the appointments were most elaborate in
every detail.