Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-07-13

Rockefeller and the steel from which the
rails are made was bought from Morgan.
Rockefeller and Ryan, besides Carnegie
Schwab and a lot of other m~illionafres.'
'I will telegraph you when / reach the
coast" said his friend as he passed
through the gate.
Yes, and you will pay Morgan ana
Rockefeller for the privilege"
Jones arrived at his office and MS CASH
Ter came in to consult him before going 70
the bank.
II wish It was possible to do ones bank
ing without thereby contributing to the
wealth Of Rockefeller. Morgan and Ryan
remarked Jones, as he checked over the
cashiers memoranda.
1T isn't" said the cashier, $50 there is
no use worrying about IT."
Even the bank notes are printed by
Morgan" sighed Jones.
ETC change the subject, sir" said the
cashier, II cabled to ond this morning
ordering them to ship those goods by the
, earliest steamer"
THAT was right, but your cablegram
paid It's toll into the pockets of Rockefeller
and Morgan, and the freight on those
| goods we shall have to pay to Morgan ano
Ryan"
''The big three seem to have got in your
nerves this morning, SIR" remarked the
cashier.
well, yes; I have been paying money tc
them ever since ] got up, and 1t makes ms
angry to think 1 can turn around with
out making at least one Of those Fellows
richer"
Perhaps a trip abroad would do you
good. sir; at least there you could get ou'
OF reach Of the tentacles OF this three
handed octopus"
"Trip abroad! Yes, and pay Morgan and
Ryan for my passage! Yes, and when ira
yelling about London pay Morgan every
time I ride in a tram car"
"The fire insurance policy expires at the
end Of the month" said the cashier. i
suppose l had better have 1t renewed?'
Certainly. But you will pay the prem
ium TO Rockefeller. Morgan and Ryan
You may pay the premium on my life In
surance while you are about 1t, and that
too, will go into their pockets"
The ashier presented a bundle OF checks
for Mr.. Jones's signature. The nrst was
to the telephone company.
Morgan and Ryan" commented Jones
as he affixed his signature.
Then came a big coal bill.
Fairly evenly divided between the three
of them" growled Jones.
There was another for machinery FOR
the factory.
Rockefeller" said Jones.
And" put in the cashier, the others
come I'm for their share of 1t. All three on
the steel, Morgan on the copper and ne
and Ryan on the lead, but Rockefeller gets
the greater part OF 1t, for he controls the
iron and the brass and has his share on
all the rest"
In the afternoon Mrs. Jones came over
In the automobile and took her husband
for a spin.
"Do you know, my dear" said he, as
they dashed up Jerome verue that we
are paying John d. Rockefeller, j. p. Nor
gan and Thomas F. Ryan for this amuse'
ment?'
How soT'
The OIL, carbide and acetylene are
bought from Rockefeller; the rubber fol
the trees is bought from Morgan, and the
storage batteries from Ryan"
They passed a gang of men blasting ar
excavation.
They pay Rockefeller for those rock
drills" remarked Jones, and Morgan fol
the cement they are laying around the eel
lar
Mrs. Jones had some parcels in the ma
chine, bought on her way uptown. Sh
told her husband she had stopped in TWEEN
ty-third street and bought some dress
goods; at a drug store she had bought
some castor oil, v~aseline and linseed oil.
"Ycu bought your dry goods from Nor
gam" said Jones, your oils and vaseline