The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-08-12
Making a Mountain out of an
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is the task undertaken by our competitor. But whether they can
make people believe so, is another question. As appears from
their recent advertisement, our competitor would like to make the
public think that this bank was an extortioner until they appear
ed on the ground to save the people from heartless oppression.
Well, Well Everybody ought to be getting rich now.
Against the unwarranted and misleading statements of our
competitor, we submit the following facts: s.
Our prevailing interest rate has always been 8 per cent, as every
one knows who has done business with us. But we do not charge the
ference In classes OF loans, depending on time of loan, financial condt-
lions at different seasons and other circumstances The largest aud
oest governed banks in te country vary their rates according to cendI-
lions. Aboutso per cent OF our loans are carried at the 8 per cent rate,
% we nave never made 2 per cent loan with the exception of very
small loans years ago. win somebody please figure out where the saw
ing Of seSera! thousand dollars each yearcomes in that our competitor
Our exchange rate used to be Is cts per hundred, we admit. This
was exactly one half the rate on Postal Money Orders, on which the
rate Is stih 80 cts per hundred The fact, however. is that most drafts
purchased by people are for smaller amounts ranging under $50, ON
which the fee was and is from 8 cts. to 10 cts. per hundred, which is no
more than is now being charged by practically every bank in this sec
ton. People do not expect something fer nothing, else why do 80 many
OF them buy postal money orders Oh the basis of 30 cts per hundred?
often careless service Vice ""e A"' Fe si'"s S III OSu1" '7 0'' II
We charge fair and reasonable fees for notarial work. If the fee
for drawing any certain paper is not worth more than 80 cts. we do not
charge any more, but we have no 30 cent measure on all the papers We
draw up Our reason is the same as that of the merchant who charges
more or 10 It's OF sugar than he does for J pound. And when it comes
to being accommodating in small matters we are not in the back seat
either. Ha
We have neve' charged exchange on checking accounts except the
accounts of grain and stock buyers. Our competitor has been doipg
the same. a#
We have never charged business men for check books except for
surely no eztouon about that ~ -
We have never charged 25 cts for each description for collecting
taxes: Our charge for each additional description is and has been Sets.
We have never charged farmers exchange on cream checks when
the companies paid us for cashing them, and we have not charged any
such exchange on any cream check whatever for years-Iong before the
second bank was started here. ~
We have never made any attacks on our competitor, and we resent
their making unwarranted and unjuStinable attacks o is, and we be-
heve the public will always hold with US on this proposition.
This bank has been conducting its business in a square, fair and
honorable way for Is years and the principal officers were engaged In the
mercantile business in this town for many years befors that and have a
record for fairness and honesty in business that they need not be a.
shamed of, and we DEFY attacks on IS by untrue and misleading state
ments inspire by a newcomer and made with the evidently malicious in
tent to create a wrong impression Of our business methods
The Tabor State Bank
JOS. v. WAGNER. President
James A. Wagner, Cashier. f. J. Frana, Asst Cashier.