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Show MOUNTAINS OF COLD. Secretary Foster Says the Treasury Is Now Jammed "with Gold Coin. Washington, July 22. The treasury now holds $112,500,000 in free gold and is gradually gradu-ally accumulating gold coin at the commercial commer-cial centers for the purpose of meeting the demand for small notes in the west, for the movement crops. Secretary Foster says he has had no conference with the president on the subject of checking the gold exports by refusing to pay down for all coin notes presented for redemption at the sub-treasnary at New York. "We propose to pay gold for all coin notes presented," said he. "We have the gold to do it with and moie than that the treasury gold balance is increasing steadily." |