Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-10-20
The individual or firm that de.
clines to make statement to the

commercial agen-
Justice to cies because they
Yourself. "don't want any
credit; have the
cash to pay all their bills" make
a great mistake. If you are doing
business with the public as buyer
or seller the public has a right to
know something of your financial
and credit standing. The report of
the commercial agencies are not at
the disposal OF the idle or the
curious-they are too expensive
for this class-and though you may
neither buy or sell on credit, your
duty to your business is to make
an honest report when asked for
one. A firm in this city, which
has ample capital to pay all its
obligations, some time ago declin-
ed to make report when solicited.
Recently a gentleman representing
house doing a large business in
the lines handled by the firm in
question came along and when
asked if he had called said he had
not; that their replies to the CON-
mercial agencies were unsatisfac.
tory and his house did not wish to
sell to them. OF course, the Vini-
ia firm can buy elsewhere, but if
its rating had been what it is en-
titled to it could have bought from
the drummer in question-possi-
bly, with profit. In these days of
large credit, if you are doing
legitimate business you should
make fair statement when one is
asked. for you may be sure the
commercial agencies will have one,
and if made by someone else it
may do you injustice.
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The society of the army of San
tiago de Cuba has been formed.
The purpose of the
Santiago organization, ac-
Society. cording to the con-
stitution, shall be
"to record the history and conserve
the memory of the events of the
campaign which resulted in the
surrender on the 18th day of July,
1898, of the Spanish army, the
city of Santiago de Cuba and the
military province to which it per-
tanned" Nowhere in these whole
United States could a branch of
this society more properly be or
ganized than right here in our own
city OF vinita, for no troops were
assigned to so active a part in the
Santiago campaign as troop l..
Entitled to membership, upon ap-
plication and payment of dues that
will later be decided on, are "all
officers and soldiers of the United
States army Gncluding acting as
sistant surgeons and authorized
volunteer aidsl who constituted
the expeditionary force to Santa
go de Cuba, and who worthily par
ticipated in the campaign between
the dates of June IA and July II,
1S9S." There will be three class
es of members, namely, "original
members" /" members by inheri-
tance," consisting of lineal des-
cendants of members of the first
class, and members by success
sion," who are to inherit their
rights from blood relatives in
the two other classes who die with
out leaving lineal descendants.
The first set of officers elected
under the new constitution is made
up as follows: President, Maj.
Gen. w. R. Shafter; first vice
president, Maj. Gen. Joseph
Wheeler; secretary and treasurer,
Maj. Alfred c. Sharpe; register
general, Maj. Philip Reade; histo.
rian, Maj. G. Creighton Webb.
The water supply of Parsons is
piped 8 miles, from the Neosho,
and the water plant,
About Water including mains laid
Works. throughout the en-
tire city, is estima-
ted to have cost s125, 900. The
water is first pumped from the
river into a stand-pipe at a point
IL miles from the city. From
there it is conveyed to the city
limits in a 12-inch pipe and dis
charged into a cemented basin
over an acre in size. Here four
engines are placed for fire and
other emergencies, (though one can
do the work under normal condi-
tions) and the water is pumped
into a smaller basin, which is
filter. 1t is then forced a short