Show I SOME CONCESSION IN N UTAH'S FAVOR Ii WASHINGTON May 2 Mr Sutherland Sutherland erland yesterday appeared appeared before the Hous House Committee on Coinage Weights arid Measures ures In the interest of t the te e bill to establish an assay office at Provo Utah Itah The Director of the Mint has has' heretofore heretofore r reported adversely adversely adversely ad ad- on this bill on the ground that the establishment of these assay of offices offices of- of flees is not of Sufficient benefit to the people to justify their theil cost He stated h however ye e t that toj that If an assay office to be established anywhere any any- where whre it might be bJ in Utah and that personally he he- favor the abolish abolish- merit of the office offic at St St. Louis where 1 it is absolutely unnecessary and In lieu thereof create assay an-assay office In Jn Utah Mr MH Sutherland Sutherlan argued to the committee com corn that Utah was the only mining State which did not have an assay office of of- nce fice and that the State Stat produced more sold gold old and silver than a any ny other State except Colorado California and Mon Man tana eleventh rne-eleventh of all the gold an and ana produced ced in ih h the United States State's Is is produced In n this State and the e- e es e.- e. of f an ari t Provo would benefit benett the miners in the State giving them an opportunity to dispose o of their gold without tl out shipping charges harges o or the Intervention n of middlemen |