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prices for building and machinery. Among the tricks of the 

 creamery shark are the following: 



1. Treating a few leading farmers to a trip, with all ex- 

 penses paid, to some creamery which is similar to a "salted" 

 gold mine, in that a few of its patrons tell extravagant stories 

 of their receipts and give an excessive figure as the cost of their 

 creamery and its machinery. 



2. Making a present of shares of stock to some of the pro- 

 spective patrons of the proposed creamery, with the understand- 

 ing that their "influence" pays for the stock. 



3. Securing signatures before definite specifications are 

 written in the contract. 



4. Supplying old, out-of-date machinery and failing to in- 

 clude all that is essential for successfully operating a creamery. 



Protection from such swindlers may be obtained by sub- 

 mitting the local creamery proposition to an expert and then 

 by dealing with firms having an established reputation for fur- 

 nishing building and equipment at the lowest cost consistent 

 with good material and workmanship. 



Investigate thoroughly, know of whom you are purchasing, 

 and look up the reputation of a firm before signing any contract. 



