Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-01-14 | Page 10 | Would Fix Standard Price for Silver

WOULD FIX STANDARD I PRIOR SILVER Colorado Metal Mining As-f As-f sociation Plans White 1 Metal Convention. I V. Special to The Tribune 1 DENVER Colo Jan 13 Led by T m R. Henahen state n ing; commiss oner tie Co orado Metal Mining association f at its convention 1 ere drafted plans for an add tlonal silver convent on to be he J in Denver during the p esent year A resolution Introduced by Commissioner ' Henal en was unanimously adopted It ca s upon the twentieth general assem i hjy now In session to provide money j for holding the convention Ihe object of f the meeting is to fix a standard price for silver and to arrange for an inter national conventlor at which free coin age of sll er will be urged upon all the - ci i ized nations of tl e earth Tl e effect of tl e Eu opean war on the Internat onal monetary b tuat on Is given as the bas s for the con ent on Following is Coram oner Henahen s !reso ution which tel s graphical y the reason for demand ng a more extensive 6 ver coinage Reso ed That the staggering cost $ of the v.ar in Europe is depleting the il treasur es and forcing go emments to I issue large amounts of paper money j which paper together with the gold supp y wi not be sufficient and a den and must be made for a larger upp y of coin An nternat onal i a eement of commerca nations to J fi a standa d price for s lver is pos " s b e practical and necessary at th s . t me f The executive coram ttee is dl rected to frame a b i cal ng for suf I f c ent funds to defray the expenses 1 of holding in Denver during 191o a I nat onal si ver convention sue as Tas he d In St Lous November 6 1880 , The governor of each state Is em J po ered to appoint one delegate " f om each congress onal district and ten de egates at large from the re I spect ve s ates and territories. The J P es dent Is given the power to ap ( po nt ten delegates at large from ,! each state. ! The executl e committee of this ! association Is to be given power to appo nt five de egates from each state . and territory and five from the Dis ij trlct of Co umbia It is recommended 1 that the national convention appoint if a committee asking that the presi y dent and congress appoint an inter nat onal conference, to meet before I I September 30 1915 in a convention E with slm ar committees from all ! other civi zed nations. aP The purpose of the International convention wi 1 be to agree if possl be, upon son e ratio between gold ' IB and s ver to the end that our mints i be opened to the fu 1 and unlimited :'$ coinage of both metals S A committee consisting of A. Mona 1 p hen of Alma E A Co bum of Denver A E Carlton of Cripple Creek, R. M. h Henderson of Breckenrldge and President i If Bulkeley W el s of the association was : f appointed to confer with Governor Carl c son on the measure ' In add tion to drafting the plan for the si ver convention, the mine owners be-&: be-&: fore adjourning considered several other r Important topics These Included objec 7 tion to the present system of mine taxa 9 tion and recommendation that the fed , t ral government make provision for the 5 purchase of radium ore and its reduct on I In quantities sufficient to supp y the j needs of hospitals The a so urged the adoption of eglslation by congress pro i vidlng for ten mine experimental sta ; t ons and rescue stations in the wet i