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Show The necessity tor a mint at Chicago Chi-cago was eloquently presented to the financial committee by Gov. Bross who showed by citations from Adam : Smith and other ancient philosophers, I that Chicago was naturally adapted to minting money, and that it would ' be a very tme tiling tcr the laboring people to be able to invert their surplus earnings in coin, drawing a successful parallel troni French history. his-tory. There were also railroads enough centering at Chicago to con-Tey con-Tey the surplus coinage of the mint to every nook and corner of the Vnion. The speech made a great impression upon the committee, but it is doubtful if Chicago gets a mint ! Out of Ihia congre, and her scandal- ooiners will have no serious compe-' btion in their business. ) |