Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-08-21
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In Reply to IN artlcle In the Prcs. and
Dakotaian Of Aug. l2.
To tie Editors Press, and DaAotaian: .f-1itt ff-it
On arriving at my hotel last even
ing ! was shown an article in your ed
itoral column, of Aug. l2, which
makes reference TO myself and the
house in New York have the honor
to represent.
regret the necessity laid upon me
of making any explanation through
your columns, yet it seems to me prop
er that should do so. The first thing
l desire TO contradict is, that l repre-
sent Messrs. Jesse Hoyt 4 Co., as
buyer. The house represent is an
old established commission house in
New York, Of the highest respectable
ity and wealth, and 1 am in this coun-
try to advance money to any buyers
who desire to consign their property
to them for sale in New York. Whv
you should refer to my religious work
in the city from whence came to
Yankton in connection with my bust
ness for the house / represent, can
not understand. 1t seems to me an
unscemly reference. Had you with.
out such connection given correct
statement Of my christian work not
an reverend, but as merchant at
tending to my business from day to
day and devoting portion of my
time and means in seeking to better
the condition Of my fellow men, +
would not have complained, yet I
would rather have avoided the pub
licity. What little have done in
this way, has always been done with.
out pecuniary compensation, and 1
purpose during my stay in Yankton to
employ the little talent God has given
me, in the same quiet way that have
been doing for twenty-three years in
BROOKLYN, from whence came to this
place.
In reference to my establishing
agents to buy grain for the N. Y.
house, l have done no such thing,
neither have proposed to do it. l
do sometimes purchase grain individ.
ually on my own account;e yet have
not done this in single instance since
-l1-came west. In reference 10 the
statement concerning frelghts / have
made some special rates through to
New York, by which the buyers could
pay'the farmers more for the wheat
than if had not done SO. In every
instance this special goes tothc inter-
est of the farmers. But no such rates
as you name in your article has ever
been made by me with the Diamond
line or any other. The rate had
made with the above named line was
62A cents to New York from Sioux
C,ty-adding nine cents from here
there, makes III cents 70 New York
from Yankton, and this arrangement
, has been broken by the undue pub
licity that has been given.to it.
s In speaking Of the two local buyer.
J. you say one will buy for Mr.. Barber
d This is news to me-such thing ha.
0 not been mentioned by me or to me
e and where you got the information
J. am at loss to find out. Ii Mr.
Rochussen and Judge Brookings whe
!. claim to have written the article ant
mislcd you in reference to the facts i
contains, would give their attention
to matters about which they know
t something, they would not appear s
d ridiculous in the community -wh
know them. III reference to tn
g quantity of wheat TO go from Yank
a ton, said by the article referred to I
q be two millions, / venture the opir
! ion that there will not be two millio
= bushels Of wheat shipped over tn
. = Yankton road from all points durin
y the next twelve months. And no,
ia to close this reply + purpose in m
quiet way to attend 10 my secula
and religious duties while among tn
people Of Yankton; and when leav
$, $, it, to carry away with me as good
=, :. reputation for doing right as the. or
/ brought into il.