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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Jul y; 2? 
Report of Subscription Contests 
BY PRIZE-WINNER AGENTS OF 
The Rural New = Yorker, 
FROM AUGUST 1, 1894, TO JUNE 15, 1895. 
T HIS report gives the names of prize winners only, and does not give names of 
agents who worked on the all-cash plan. It gives the number of yearly 
subscriptions sent by each, counting four three-month or two six-inonth, as one 
yearly, and the profits derived by the agent, placing cash commissions, cash prizes, 
received for the largest daily clubs, and actual cash value of other prizes all in one 
item to save space. It will be remembered that many of the sweepstakes prizes 
were also in cash. This report was prepared with great care, and no pains spared 
to make it absolutely correct; yet no doubt some small errors will be discovered. 
Number of 
Agents’ 
Number of 
Agents’ 
Name. 
Subscriptions. 
Pay. 
Name. 
Subscriptions. 
Pay. 
Geo. H. Pearson, Conn.., 
417 
$625 96 
H. F. Longworth, Kan. 
8 
$3 40 
S. S. Chandler, Wis. 
33414 
205 25 
J. A. Brace, N. Y. 
8 
3 50 
A. J. Fraser, Wls. 
274‘4 
198 78 
Geo. M. Hazard, Vt. 
8 
3 80 
Jos. Morris, Mich. 
214 
150 44 
Alien K. Johnson, N. Y.... 
7% 
3 65 
Henry Reed, Mass. 
209 
152 84 
Isaac A. Baxter, O. 
7% 
3 20 
J. E. Peak, N. Y. 
184 
90 80 
R. P. Greenleaf, M. D., Del 
7 
3 50 
A. Culbertson, Pa. 
155 
104 25 
W. H. Kelley, N. Y. 
7 
3 05 
B. Kenyon, Va. 
136% 
65 17 
Geo. W. Beebe, B. C. 
7 
3 00 
Jno. R. Wheaton, N. Y... 
130 
41 00 
Wm. Pickhardt, N. Y. 
7 
3 05 
Theo. Bond, N. Y. 
71% 
66 60 
N. L. Carter, N. Y. 
7 
3 05 
E. G. Packard, Del. 
70% 
44 82 
M. E. Taylor, N. Y. 
7 
5 05 
S. F. Johnson, O. 
61% 
27 37 
Frank J. Kroboth, N. Y- 
7 
7 05 
Allen R. Yale, Conn. 
58 
53 70 
L. II. Clark, O.... 
7 
3 85 
Monroe Morse, Mass. 
49% 
32 87 
H. C. Deming, N. Y. 
7 
3 10 
W. F. Allen Jr., Md. 
49 
30 25 
C. E. Bradford, Wis. 
6 54 
2 95 
C. M. Lusk, N. Y. 
44 
29 65 
Stephen Donovan, N. Y- 
6% 
3 05 
H. H. Powell, Mich. 
43 
44 30 
G. L. Pickett, Pa. 
6 
2 95 
Parker Bristol, N. Y. 
41% 
34 00 
Chas. D. Nixon, N. Y. 
6 
3 80 
S. M. Rector, N. Y. 
41% 
40 48 
Jesse W. Osborn, Ill. 
6 
3 50 
R. R. Gage, Ont. 
4014 
58 00 
A. M. Colcord, Ill. 
6 
2 90 
Ronson German, Mich.... 
3914 
19 75 
Arba. Wood, Pa. 
5 
2 75 
J. F. Rose, N. Y. 
38 
13 50 
Wm. H. Fowler, N. Y. 
5 
2 75 
R. W. Wit land, Pa. 
37% 
52 65 
C. S. Balderston, Pa. 
5 
2 75 
W. F. Newcomb, N. S. 
36% 
25 85 
A. M. Hamill, Fla. 
5 
13 90 
G. E. Kephart, O. 
33 
30 70 
Sami. Curtis, Ont. 
5 
3 20 
Isaac Alter, Cal. 
30 
54 50 
Francis Peck, Ont. 
5 
2 75 
J. II. Farrington, N. Y... 
30 
53 25 
Chas. C. Hess, Pa. 
5 
2 75 
D. L. Angle, N. Y. 
29 
20 40 
J. F. Saare, Wis. 
4% 
3 10 
A. H. Root, N. Y. 
29 
13 35 
Frank Elting, Mich. 
454 
2 68 
M. H. C. Gardner, N. Y.. 
2814 
22 45 
Willard Allen, N. Y. 
4 
2 60 
Aaron I. Weiden, Pa. 
28 
19 70 
Jos. S. Toff, Ind. 
4 
2 60 
S. A. Little, N. Y. 
26 
24 35 
Leonard Swartz, Md. 
4 
2 60 
H. J. House, N. Y. 
26 
21 00 
Alex. Munro, Pa. 
4 
2 60 
Preston E. Terry, N. Y— 
23% 
19 45 
D. C. Thompson, Pa. 
4 
3 00 
Jos. Shropshire, N. J. 
23 
7 00 
O. W. Paine, Mass.— 
4 
3 80 
W. R. Houser, Pa. 
23 
11 25 
E. Y. Smith, Ind. 
4 
2 60 
Harvey Jewell, N. H. 
21% 
13 37 
R. E. Stone, Mich. 
354 
2 90 
B. T. Carroll. N. Y. 
20 
10 70 
Edwin W. Pratt, Mass. 
3 
2 45 
J. A. South wick, N. Y- 
18% 
13 65 
H. D. Matthewson, N. Y — 
3 
2 50 
Chas. Mills, N. Y. 
18 
10 15 
B. W. Hurst, Va. 
3 
2 45 
M. S. Shelters, N. Y. 
18 
9 70 
Courtney E. Ferris, N. Y... 
3 
2 45 
C. P. Hayes, N. Y. 
18 
10 40 
C. M. Handforth, Mass. 
3 
2 45 
J. A. Newhall, Mass. 
17 
10 10 
Bert. Klock, N. Y. 
3 
2 30 
E. B. Engle, Pa. 
16% 
10 40 
D. R. Hughes, Wash. 
3 
2 65 
Jno. G. Young, Ind. 
16 
6 35 
P. K. Hoadley, Conn. 
2 
2 30 
H. V. Hennion, N. J. 
16 
13 70 
S. C. Garrett, N. Y. 
2 
2 30 
Mrs Wm.H. Button, O... 
16 
6 00 
W. C. Noonen, N. Y. 
2 
2 30 
G. H. Bates, Pa. 
15 
4 75 
F. B. Lindsay, Ky. 
2 
2 50 
Jno Smith, Ind. 
14 
7 50 
Warren Worden, Pa. 
2 
7 30 
0. V. Kingsley, N. Y. 
14 
9 10 
Edwin G. Greenman, Ill_ 
Wi 
2 30 
A. L. Sherman, Vt. 
13% 
3 95 
A. D. Thompson, Pa. 
1% 
2 20 
E. G. Kelts, Pa. 
13 
11 70 
J. Hayes, Mass. 
1 
2 15 
J. W. Higgins, N. J. 
12 
6 45 
W. Bentzlen, N. Y. 
1 
2 25 
Mrs. A. B. Wood, N. Y.... 
12 
5 80 
Alex. Messacar, Ont. 
1 
2 15 
O. II. Smith, N. Y. 
1114 
6 68 
Oliver Smith, N. Y. 
1 
10 00 
Wm. H. Sanborn, N. H- 
11% 
4 85 
Dr. Jabez Fisher, Mass. 
1 
2 15 
Jos. W. Higgins, N. J. 
11 
4 20 
Ed. J. Bronson, N. Y. 
1 
5 15 
R. O. Bale, N. J. 
10% 
6 30 
N. W. Craft, N. J. 
1 
1 15 
F. E. Bennett, Pa. 
10 
5 60 
R. B. Cutts, O. 
1 
1 65 
Jacob Richtman, Mo. 
10 
3 95 
Ben J. Pauley, Pa. 
1 
7 15 
H. K. Gilbert, N. J. 
10 
4 95 . 
Geo. Matthews, Ind. 
1 
4 15 
F. H. Ives, Conn. 
10 
3 60 ' 
D. H. Startsman, Tenn. 
1 
2 15 
S. J. Eyerly, Ills. 
9% 
3 65 
W. S. Graves, Pa. 
1 
2 15 
L. B. Richards, N. Y. 
9 
3 50 
Jno. F. Lake, Ill. 
*/* 
7 00 
Alex. Lewis, N. Y. 
8% 
4 99 | 
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Without being exact, about 3,750 yearly subscriptions were sent in by these 
prize-winner agents, and the total amount of the prizes, also, in round numbers is 
about $3,800. It will be seen that these agents really, all taken together, got 
more vahie back than the full amount of their collections on subscriptions. That 
is, we might just as well let them keep all the collections, and send them a little 
more besides. In explanation of some of the very large premiums on small clubs, 
and in some cases for only one subscription, it will be remembered that we gave $2 
a day to the largest club received for that day, in addition to the regular cash 
commission or other premiums. This $2 bill went out every day from September 1 
to May 1, and, as will be seen above, sometimes went to agents who sent only one 
subscription. All the winners of the $2 a day premiums, are not given above ; but 
most of the other prize winners also won the $2 at different times. We have given 
the names of some of the winners of the $2 daily prizes just to show how easy it 
went at times, but for the most part omitted the names of winners of this prize, 
except such as won the sweepstakes prizes at the close of some of the contests. 
Next week we shall announce the first contest for the next subscription season. 
There will be money in the work for those who can give it much or little time. 
From all sources, the past year, from August 1 to June 1, we received just 10,753 
new subscriptions, whose names were not on the books last year. When it is 
remembered that the prize winners sent less than one-half this number, and many 
that they sent were renewals, which count the same as new names, it will be seen 
that the prize winners have a comparatively easy thing of it. 
i—; Any number of people when reading the above, will say, “ I could have beaten 
that right here at home.” Of course, you could. Any club in the above list, could 
be beaten by any one who would start right out in any good farming neighborhood. 
But the chances will be better yet this year. You should be one of the winners. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
{SI 
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