The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-18
RELIC or BARsiRfC AGEs.
what n Big User of silver Says OF tho
white Metal.

what Big User of silver Says OF tho
white Metal.
CANTON. o., Sept. II. Before canioa
became known throughout the civilized
world as the home OF the next President
il was known TO almost as wide an ex-
tent as the cith wherein Was located
Great watch works. employing hundreds
OF the most skilled mechanics, ana sSiia-
ing to all parts OF the world THOUSANDS
of busy nItie tmeyiccos cFeV
week The head OF this con-
Germ. Mr. kohn G.. Dueber. has Dsea
no mean rival OF the United states nam"
I'm tho matter OF the consumption or siNet-
There is probably 10 buyer OF silver ou'-
lion In the United States who mas tou"a
IL 50 necessary during the last tuiS
wears TO keep in such close touch WIN me
silver market as Mir Due5er. lie Is o"s
of the best informed men on tho currency
issue in this region. called on MIN
this morning and asked nm 10 'eh s'o
something about silver something y"
the inside ,h,
harbaric ages and the actual cause ..
an tbfs silver agitation Is TO be FOUND
In tho fact that there has been on over
,rodl.tion OF silver IN this country 4
asked MIR. Dueber to 80 into detail
avycu" he said. "a very rev years 's'
silver spoons. buckles. jewelry OF an "ino'
and watch cases were heavily p'a'e~'
and great dead II silver was use"' nov,
however. IL Is changed. We hnd "i'N7'
combination more satisfactory Tor our
watch cases here, and hundreds Oh -"
..,..,.. ,yho manufacture spoons and je~eify
of an kinds arc putting hsht pate %
a. IL is all lighter IN weight a So"
many articles that Were formerly
featured OF silver are now naoe p,
minum. aluminium has made teiilp'e ~
roads into the silver market. Inc "i"'D's
- .,i,e- used for all these purposes oitJ
"a few years ago compares very lay 49, 80
NTH tho amount al silver USED TOT "o"'S
although is would be imposs'o'7 ~ e''S
exact figures. -. ..,,,,.r that
.,tsf,d , fsw years ago has been i"pr''S
tf,,trfshing. and the silver producl'" 10
I,,,, trc-caeing. Take the great lea1 IL"
i,,,,,,, az fine country. We have 10 N"'7
rofnt and we have TO nave nu''i"1
,ni,gs FOR which ia used An imuirNSo
a,,oun, NJ silver Is taken from TINS ,e""'
rrara are tho immense lead sme''lns
works around pittsburg. Last year 'N'
FREIGHT alone on All OF the leaa o. ~
nned in pitisburg amounted 10 S'--,, ~.
and out OF this was derived >o'"e''i''
ounces OF fine silver. H.. In
This. what | might cnu the siiF'' y"
dustrv OF tho lead works. Is nA-p'o,
dnef with them. Just as the saving ana
placing on the market or COKE u
nrodnct with a great many gas coinpa,
rfss throuchout the country. These l'ai
noonle can an0rd 10 sell their sNF's
cheaner even than the silver miners ana
thor OF course could. 10 ce-tnin 'N-
tent regulate the price or fiiF'i
- silver has become cheaper ana
.l, -..,,rl -or II has greatly decrenFeh.
vvo 1on't need II Il all. n takes the foN.
o,,,,o~. s,an,n 20 make II money ana
we mie'ht lust as conveniently PM 'lA'
-nrcrnmont stamp on copper IRON VI
any Other metal. r. would pc lnst ~
good money. silver ie a. rni' 'i ''' n.i-
aces and We have no more use l't
~ in this country. either ns money or ior
tho other thousands Of purposes 10 "ni''
jewellers used 70 nuf D..
..mes the point: Who Is injured
by this decrease in demand ani decieaS'
I'm price and overnroiuction OF shvor'
WIN. The owners hs tho silver mines IN
.s vest These men have sprung THIS
l.uror on us. they want TO sell what
they have 1T. end they want % get me
bcst price on A. They're the only men
that lose under these circumstances IT
r..r can't get thcir silver on the. market
a.t 30 rsel ard increased. Why who
namos thom2 Those silver mine owners
ara very wealthy and they have c'u-
h'na or trust. they can afford 10 corner
the stpp'v o. silver and regulate the out
rut and fv the price. The farmer can't
do that tho farmer has 10 soil his wheat
M once. and that fixes the price on lt.
Urt Won soo the silver mine owner has
money enough 10 live on. and me can hod
his supply back until by skIllful mancn-
yofine. srch rs be IS back ~ now. no
cam create n demand for h's product.
That is The long and short ~ lt Tho
silver miners control tho market absolute
lr. there aro only three places Don Now
York where 7 can buy silver Those sill
ver lar0ns would be tho only people bene-
dted By free courage They are the only
reoule hurt hy tine absence OF free coin
age they have been preparing, working
and schcming for thi3 free coinage OF
silver over since tho lead men got TO
producing cheaper silver ana ever since
fao demand for silver began 10 decrease
ana it began 10 go ont Of date. There
.s only ono thing that IS going 70 help
the people Of rs country and thaA9
% get work lots Of work. everybody 90
20 work. Tho people don't want - learn
10 steal. thew want 20 learn % work and
save their money" washington STAR