| Show director of U S mints says this years output will be record breaker no gold is be ng co ned at present but all the M ants are co n ng the wh te metal total co nage for the year will reach sum of salt lake city every mint in the united states with the exception of a portion of the philadelphia mint Is coining silver halt dollars quarters and dimes at present and this will continue for at least three months more said george E roberts diorec lor of united states mints in an in here there Is an unprecedented demand for allver money of these de nomina t ons throughout the country at pres ent that the government cannot begin to cope with silver 1 high and is going to go higher declared mr roberts it will reach 80 before it stops and I 1 be lieve that within two years it will go to 76 it is 71 and a little more at present A part of the mint at palla delphia is working with copper and nickel at present but outside this every mint in the country is working night and day on silver half dollars quarters and dimes io gold Is being coined at present and none will be tor three months the total coinage for the year will run very high possibly over asked why paper money of 1 and 2 bill denominations are not more generally circulated in the west mr roberts aid the principal reason Is that west era bankers and others sending east fc money if they ask for paper money must pay the express charges on it if they order silver the govern ment pays the charges this is the secret of the immense circulation ol 01 silver in your own state and other western states |
