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■Uha  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
August  26,  1916. 
PUBLISHER’S  DESK 
Enclosed  see  letter  from  Wilbur  Stock 
Food  (Vi.,  which  seeois  to  speak  for  itself. 
Some  time  last  Spring  these  people  ad¬ 
vertised  in  a  farm  paper,  I  forget  which 
one  (l  think  it  was  The  R.  N.-Y  but 
may  be  mistaken)  but  I  cut  the  "ad' 
out  of  paper  and  returned  them.  It  had 
an  offer  of  stock  ford  tonic  to  be  sent 
out  on  trial  and  if  found  satisfactory  to 
be  paid  for  at.  the  rate  of  $2  per  month 
until  $14  were  paid.  As  an  extra  in¬ 
ducement  they  gave  a  25-lb.  pail  of  poul¬ 
try  tonic  and  a  stockman's  watch,  worth 
$6  or  $S,  they  said.  They  guaranteed  the 
tonic  to  give  satisfaction  or  no  pay. 
1  received  the  outfit  about  April  27, 
linti.  consisting  of  four  pails._  25  lbs. 
each,  of  stock  food  tonic,  one  25-lb.  pail 
of  poultry  tonic  and  the  watch.  The  watch 
ran  three  days,  refusing  to  go.  \Yc  fed  25 
lbs.  of  the  stock  tonic  according  to  direc¬ 
tions  to  horses,  sheep  and  cows.  The 
horses  hiid  a  Cough  and  immediately  grew 
worse,  no  visible  effect  on  sheep.  V  liile 
they  advertised  to  increase  the  flow  of 
milk  from  a  pint  to  a  quart  per  cow  each 
milking  they  immediately  began  failing 
and  before  a  week  we  were  alarmed; 
thought  they  would  go  dry,  so  wo  quit, 
and  by  rights  should  claim  damage 
against  the  company.  After  feeding  25 
lbs.  with  above  results  I  shipped  three 
full  pails  back  to  the  company  and 
mailed  them  the  bill  of  lading.  They 
have  refused  to  receive  them  and  report¬ 
ed  to  Union  Storage  Co..  Milwaukee. 
Wis.,  that  I  had  consigned  three  pails 
to  them,  which  is  a  falsehood.  I  wrote 
them  that,  all  reputable  houses  in  these 
modern  times  not  only  guaranteed  their 
goods  but  lived  up  to  it,  and  if  the  goods 
were  unsatisfactory  they  cheerfully  wel¬ 
comed  their  return.  See  enclosed  the  let¬ 
ter  from  Union  Storage  Co.,  also  enclosed 
letter  from  Stock  Food  Co.  showing  that 
they  guarantee  their  remedies.  They 
sent  a  statement  in  July,  but  I  ignored 
it.  Can  they  compel  me  to  pay  for  a 
guaranteed  remedy  that  did  not  give 
satisfaction,  but  instead  caused  injury 
to  my  horses  and  cows?  s.  E.  it. 
Ohio. 
We  want  to  first  correct  the  irupres- 
of  this  subscriber  that  he  saw  the  Wilbur 
Stock  Food  advertising  in  the  columns 
of  The  R.  N.-Y.  The  advertising  of  this 
house  has  been  repeatedly  rejected.  Our 
subscribers  have  been  previously  warned 
about  the  methods  of  this  house,  A  num¬ 
ber  of  the  farm  papers  who  make  the 
pretense  of  carrying  only  honest  adver¬ 
tising  and  of  guaranteeing  the  advertising 
they  accept,  carried  this  Wilbur  Stock 
Food  advertising  during  the  past  season. 
In  one  of  our  exchanges  we  find  an  ad¬ 
vertisement  occupying  nearly  a  half 
page,  but  instead  of  offering  the  watch, 
a  rocking  chair  is  offered  as  premium. 
The  advertisement  is  signed  by  E.  B. 
Marshall,  president  of  the  company  and 
reads  in  part  as  follows: 
I  will  make  vou  a  present  of  THIS 
BIG  ROCICER  FREE.  /  trill  scad  it  to 
you  right  utray — as  soon  as  I  hear  from 
you — if  you  simply  accept  my  Special 
Introductory  Offer  and  let.  mo  ship  you 
n  small  quantity  of  Wilbur’s  Stock 
Tonic  on  60  days’  free  trial.  I  not  only 
agree  to  give  you  this  Big  Rocker — 
Absolutely  Free  but  1  will  ship  you  the 
Tonic  with  the  distinct  understanding 
that  it  is  to  ho  used  for  lieu  whole 
months  at  my  risl: — that  if  at  the  end  of 
two  months  feeding  the  Stock  Tonic  has 
not  beeu  entirely  satisfactory — no  charge 
is  to  he  made. 
A  coupon  appears  in  the  lower  right 
hand  ’corner  of  this  advertisement  which 
is  for  the  convenience  of  the  reader  iu 
sending  the  order,  with  a  blank  space 
left  for  him  name  and  address,  etc. 
The  coupon  to  be  signed  reads: 
Please  send  me  at  once  one  of  your 
handsome  rockers.  Also  send  me  100 
pounds  of  Wilbur's  Stock  Tonic.  1  agree 
to  feed  the  tonic  as  directed  for  two 
months,  and  if  it  does  what  you  claim,  I 
will  pay  you  for  it  at  the  rate  of  only 
$2  per  month  until  I  have  paid  $14. 
If  it  fails  and  I  so  report  iu  60  days, 
you  are  to  cancel  the  charge  and  I  will 
owe  you  nothing.  You  are  to  ship  me 
free  enough  Wilbur's  Poultry  Tonic — 
your  guaranteed  egg  producer — to  offset 
all  freight  charges  in  the  shipment.  It 
is  understood  that  the  handsome  rocker 
and  this  pail  of  poultry  tonic  are  to  be 
mine  absolutely  free — whether  I  pay  for 
the  stock  tonic  or  not. 
From  the  reading  of  the  above  there 
would  seem  to  be  no  question  hut  S.  E. 
R.  was  privileged  to  return  this  stock 
food  if  it  failed  to  give  satisfaction  as 
provided  in  the  advertising.  After  re¬ 
turning  the  unused  portion  of  tb«*  stock 
food  he  received  a  printed  letter  from 
the  Wilbur  Stock  Food  Co.,  and  sigued 
by  the  same  E.  B.  Marshall,  whose 
signature  appears  in  the  advertisement, 
which  reads  iu  part  as  follows: 
You  may  feel  that  you  are  doing  the 
proper  thing  iu  returning  these  goods 
hut  if  you  do  think  so  you  are  much  mis¬ 
taken.  We  sold  these  goods  to  you  and 
you  promised  to  pay  us  for  them  in 
money,  not  in  merchandise,  and  that  is 
the  only  wa.v  in  which  we  are  going  to 
settle  this  bill  with  you.  You  are  going 
to  pay  this  hill  in  money  in  a  friendly 
way  if  possible,  but  by  other  means  if 
necessary.  We  have  facilities  to  compel 
you  to  pay  this  account,  hut  we- do  not 
want  to  use  these  facilities  unless  we 
h.  .  >  to.  Now  please  understand  this 
letter  correctly  and  send  us  a  remit¬ 
tance  for  this  bill  of  goods  by  return 
mail.  There  is  no  further  excuse  for 
you  to  make,  and  we  insist,  upon  your 
immediate  attention  to  this  matter. 
Comment  on  the  nature  of  this  trans¬ 
action  seems  unnecessary.  We  should  be 
glad  to  have  Wilbur  Stock  Food  Co.  go 
into  court,  as  they  threaten,  to  collect  this 
claim  against  the  farmer  under  the  cir¬ 
cumstances.  We  should  like  nothing  bel¬ 
ter  than  to  take  up  the  defense  of  the 
suit  in  the  interest  of  farmers  generally 
and  of  honesty  and  truth  in  advertising. 
The  papers  presenting  this  advertising  to 
their  readers  are  a  party  to  the  scheme. 
They  may  plead  that  they  were  ignorant 
of  the  nature  of  the  fraud  which  is  being 
worked  on  their  subscribers.  With  the 
above  evidence  of  the  methods  of  the 
Wilbur  Stock.  Food  Co.,  before  them  to 
carry  the  advertising  of  this  house  again 
will  be  equivalent  to  pleading  guilty  to 
an  indictment  of  being  willing  to  help 
unscrupulous  advertisers  to  swindle  their 
readers  for  the  consideration  of  a  share 
of  the  spoils. 
Youl*  letter  received  regarding  the  ac- 
eount  against  J.  B.  Iloxio  &  Co..  Sr. 
Paul,  Minn.  lie  owes  us  $194  yet;  if 
you  cannot  get  it  an.v  other  way  you 
in  ay  proceed  to  collect  it  through  your 
attorney.  We  wish  to  thank  you  for  the 
service  yon  have  already  rendered.  The 
bill  was  originally  $519,  and  they  have 
got  it  down  to  $194.  which  we  are 
satisfied  never  would  have  happened  bad 
it  nut  been  for  you.  C.  F.  T, 
New  York. 
We  were  able  to  get  another  $100  on 
this  account,  but  the  $94  seems  to  be 
uncollectible.  Our  attorney  tried  to  col¬ 
lect  it,  but  the  concern  is  now  out  of 
business,  and  it  is  impossible  to  get  pay¬ 
ment.  Suit  is  not  advisable,  as  they 
give  notes  in  settlement,  which  would  be 
of  doubtful  value,  as  the  concern  might 
fail  to  pay  those  when  due.  The  best 
time  to  ascertain  a  firm’s  standing  is 
before  shipment — -not  after.  The  sub¬ 
scriber  was  fortunate  in  securing  the 
larger  part  of  his  claim. 
Having  seen  an  inquiry  in  a  recent 
issue  of  your  paper,  concerning  the  Peer- 
loss  Manufacturing  Co.  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  will  give  my  experience  for  the. 
benefit  of  others.  I  sent  five  dollars  for 
one  of  the  kerosene  laundry  irons,  and 
after  waiting  several  weeks,  received  one, 
which  proved  perfectly  worthless  for  the 
wmk  it  was  represented  to  do.  I  re¬ 
turned  the  iron  to  the  company,  and  have 
written  several  letters,  requesting  the  re¬ 
turn  of  the  five  dollars,  the  price  I  paid 
for  the  iron.  Up  to  the  present  date,  I 
have  heard  nothing  from  them.  1  hope 
this  may  be  of  some  benefit  to  others, 
who  like  myself,  have  been  fooled  by  a 
flowery  advertisement,  E.  rr.  b. 
New  York. 
We  are  submitting  the  above  letter 
from  a  subscriber  giving  her  experience 
with  the  kerosene  irons  without  com¬ 
ment.  The  experience  of  one  subscriber 
is  the  best  guide  we  know  for  other  mem¬ 
bers  of  the  Rural  family  when  ap¬ 
proached  and  asked  to  buy  devices  of 
this  kind. 
I  would  appreciate  very  much  to  have 
you  advise  me  concerning  a  shipment  of 
beans  to  Linders  &  Co.,  a  commission 
merchant  at  Washington,  corner  Cham¬ 
bers  street.  New  York.  I  made  a  ship¬ 
ment  of  27  bushels  of  French  Cranberry 
beans  July  19;  14  were  shipped  to 
Linders  &  Co.,  and  13  to  another  house. 
All  the  beans  were  of  first-class  quality, 
and  all  alike.  landers  &  Co.  sold  them 
for  65  cents  and  the  other  firm  reported 
$1.10.  Linders  &  Co.  reported  that  the 
beans  were  dried  up  as  an  excuse  for 
bringing  such  low  price.  The  beaus  were 
picked  the  same  day  they  were  shipped, 
and  during  cloudy  dry  weather,  and  were 
in  fine  condition  when  they  loft  the  sta¬ 
tion.  I  wrote  the  house  and  thought  it 
advisable  to  have  your  advice  as  to  what 
I  could  do,  as  you  have  favored  me  some 
time  ago.  I  always  highly  recommend 
The  R.  N.-Y.  where  I  can.  N.  s. 
New  Jersey. 
We  have  taken  the  case  up  iu  behalf  of 
the  subscriber.  lie  contends  the  beans 
were  shipped  in  good  condition,  aud  were 
exactly  tin-  same  as  were  shipped  to  an¬ 
other  house,  which  returned  a  very  much 
better  price.  Linders  &  Co.  insist  that 
the  beaus  were  received  in  a  dried  or  bad 
condition.  The  beans  are  no  longer  iu 
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