The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-07
TWENTY TWO TONS
OF GOLD LET GO
Lawson Says Rockefeller Threw
Out that Much for
Safety.
New York Sun Special Service.

New xofk sun special service.
Chicago, July Thomas w. Lawson
late last night. He was observed to
scan closely the faces Of the few men
he met during his momentary pause in
his fight to the westward.
/" am looking for a receiver for the
Standard Oil company explained Mr..
Lawson, blandly, and am sizing up
every man | meet. with that end in
view.
The author of 6 Frenzied Finance
was approached cautiously on the sub
ject Of John D. Rockefeller 8 recent gift
of 100000 for higher education.
9 Mr.. Rockefeller merely let go Of
TWENTY-FIVE tons Of gold when he heard
the dogs barking and thought they were
getting too close, remarked the implac-
able enemy Of the System.
Wrongs Of the Octopi.
Mr.. Lawson was on his way to Kan
sas and several other western states,
where he will address the people on the
present wrongs committed by the fnan-
cial octopi. He was accompanied by
his son, Otto Lawson, by p. J. Ridgway
Magazine, and by Lindsay Dennison Of
New York. They travelled In the Law
son private car over the Grand Trunk
railway, and departed later for Kansas
City.
Altho he travelled westward over the
Santa F'e railway, he had no good things
to say for that road, but intimated that
It had held up the people along it's lines
to such an extent that it's stock had in
creased in value twenty-fve-fold.
Knife Seeking Ribg.
"What is the purpose Of your trip to
Kansas?, the Bostonian was asked.
Governor Hoch. as understand it,
got into some trouble with Standard
Oil, and has asked me to come out and
help. [ will lecture along the lines laid
down in my published exposures. If /
can get knife in between two ribs
somewhere, of course, will be glad to
do SO.
No, have no specific remedy for
the ailment under which the people of
i Kansas are suffering. The remedy for
whole nation is sick will be announced
at the proper time.'
1 When this time would come, Mr.. Law.
son refused to divulge.
Rockefeller's Place.
Referring again to Mr.. Rockefeller, a
subject to which Mr.. Lawson easily and
quickly recurs, he denied he thought
the oil magnate was a menace to The
country.
No, don It look on Mr.. Rockefeller
as q menace, but do regard his $780,.
I 100000 as serious menace. He owns
practically everything now except the
els he good citizens''
sThat depends upon your standard. .
i ssDo you believe the statement re-
1 Gently made, that he committed per
4 Jury upon the witness stand in testi
4 flying In regard to the transactions OF
q his oompany9'
i "1 wouldn It want to say as to that
but it is part Of the business Of Stand
ard Oil to commit perjury" sS.
Shun the Stock Game.
Then Mr.. Lawson said he would not
advise any young man to go into the
stock game, and stated his belief thai
it was far worse than the races as {
business proposition. He said:
It ism It the right kind of life tt
lead. My son will not be allowed tt
take It up. The chances Of success
is about one in million. I once made
q bet that no man ever made a for
; tune in Wall street unless he happened
to die at the right moment.''
How do you account, then, for thu
colossal fortunes Of Mr.. Rockefelle
ooh, that's easy. They are play
ing with stacked cards. For instance
Brown owns railroad and sells it tt