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Eohe  RURAL  NEW-YORKEK 
September  30,  191G. 
PUBLISHER’S  DESK 
On  January  19  I  purchased  through 
advertising  in  “System,”  from  the  Reeves 
Duplicator  Co.,  of  419  Park  Building, 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  a  duplicator  which  they 
advertised  and  guaranteed  to  make  100 
clear  copies.  After  ordering  the  article 
they  paid  no  attention  to  the  order,  and  I 
had  to  threaten  them  in  order  to  have 
the  shipment  made.  When  I  finally  did 
get  it  and  tried  it  uiit,  I  found  that  it 
would  not  print  to  exceed  five  clear 
copies,  and  I  accordingly  returned  the 
machine  to  them,  and  have  since  been  try¬ 
ing  through  “System”  to  have  my  money 
returned,  and  have  also  written  the 
Reeves  people  several  times,  but  they 
absolutely  ignore  all  letters.  I  am  nt- 
tuching  the  last  letter  received  from 
“System."  in  which  if  is  clear  they  do 
not  intend  doing  anything  in  the  matter, 
and  I  am  hoping  as  a  last  resort  you  will 
be  able  to  help  me  in  the  matter. 
New  York.  c.  f.  g. 
Onr  letters  to  the  Duplicator  Co.  of 
Pittsburgh.  Pa.,  in  behalf  of  the  sub¬ 
scriber  in  question  have  been  entirely 
Ignored.  In  the  printed  letter  sent  this 
subscriber  previous  to  the  purchase,  the 
following  form  of  order  appears  setting 
forth  the  guarantee  of  the  company: 
“Please  ship  your  ‘Fjiiversnl*  Dupli¬ 
cator  as  per  check  mark  below,  with  the 
distinct  understanding  that  it  will  do  all 
you  claim  for  it.  otherwise  my  money 
will  be  refunded.  Enclosed  find  remit¬ 
tance  paying  for  size  indicated.  It  is  un¬ 
derstood  that  included  with  duplicator, 
free  of  charge,  will  he  one  bottle  copying 
ink.  any  color,  sponge,  wood  leveler,  oper¬ 
ating  directions,  etc.” 
C.  F.  (4.  contends  that  the  duplicator 
will  not  accomplish  what  was  promised 
for  it  before  the  sale,  and  the  firm  now 
ignores  the  demaud  of  the  customer  and 
our  demand  in  his  behalf  for  the  refund 
of  his  remittance.  Evidently  the  publi¬ 
cation  known  as  “System,”  published  at 
Chicago,  in  which  the  subscriber  saw  the 
advertisement  of  this  firm,  has  little  con¬ 
cern  whether  the  advertisers  in  its  col¬ 
umns  live  up  to  their  guarantee  or  not. 
The  publishers  of  “System”  have  been 
appealed  to  in  this  case,  hut  there  is  no 
evidence  that  they  have  demanded  that 
the  advertiser  live  up  to  his  representa¬ 
tions.  This  publication  carries  a  large 
volume  of  advertising  which  is  rejected 
by  The  Rural  New-Yorker  and  other 
high  -cl  a  ss  p  n  blications. 
I  enclose  advertisement  of  the  Birch 
Motor  College  Co.,  Chicago,  ami  would 
like  to  know,  whether  you  know  anything 
about  them.  Are  they  a  good,  reliable 
company,  and  do  thpy  put  out  a  first- 
class  car?  I  wrote  them,  but  do  not  care 
to  take  any  chance.  f.  l.  c. 
New  York. 
The  advertisement  shows  a  cut  of  a  car 
and  iu  display  type  the  following:  “This 
car  given  and  the  agency  for  your  terri¬ 
tory.”  The  word  “given”  is  printed 
twice  the  size  of  the  rest.  This  is  a  de¬ 
ception  to  begin  with,  as  no  one  gives  au¬ 
tomobiles  or  anything  else  of  value.  If 
such  was  the  purpose  of  the  Birch  Motor 
College  a  goodly  supply  of  takers  could  be 
found  without  advertising.  There  are  a 
number  of  these  so-called  motor  colleges 
in  Chicago  advertising  in  this  way.  Our 
understanding  of  the  purpose  of  all  this 
advertising  is  to  sell  a  course  of  instruc¬ 
tions  in  running,  repairing  and  selling  au¬ 
tomobiles.  The  bait  is  held  out  that  the 
person  after  studying  and  completing  this 
course,  can  make  easy  money  selling  au¬ 
tomobiles.  A  fabulous  price  is  asked  for 
the  instructions  or  “dope."  but  usually  if 
the  prospect  doesn’t  bite  promptly  the 
price  is  reduced  in  each  follow  up  letter 
until  a  very  nominal  figure  is  reached. 
It  might  fairly  he  said  that  these  men 
are  “living  by  their  wits.”  They  build 
no  cars,  but  no  doubt  have  an  arrange¬ 
ment  with  some  manufacturer  whereby 
they  can  furnish  a  car  to  anyone  who 
may  be  able  to  sell  one.  or  lui.v  one  for 
himself.  The  prospects  are  slight  that 
anyone  would  be  able  to  seli  an  unknown 
car  secured  through  these  so-called  motor 
colleges.  The  papers  carrying  this  fake 
advertising  are  a  party  to  the  deception 
and  are  insulting  the  intelligence  of  their 
readers. 
I  mil  enclosing  you  papers  in  regard  to 
two  automobile  tires  I  bought  from  the 
Independence  Tire  and  Rubber  Go..  Inc., 
187  East  avenue.  Rochester.  N.  Y.  These 
tires  wore  less  than  nue-sixlh  of  the  guar¬ 
anteed  mileage,  and  I  have  written  to 
E-B  Auto  Trailer 
EVERY  farmer  needs  one.  Many 
uses— haul  products  to  market, 
make  quick  trips  for  supplies,  saves 
time  and  work  of  team  on  light  hauls.  Low 
in  cost— high  quality  construction:  hitch  to 
any  auto.  Write  tor  booklet.  • 
EMERSON-flltANTINRHAM  IMPLEMENT  COM  PANT 
Good  Farm  Machinery— Ext.  tssi 
91 1  N.  IRON  ST,  N0CKT0R0,  ILLINOIS 
them  repeatedly  and  have  never  been  able 
to  get  a  reply.  These  tires  had  the  ap¬ 
pearance  of  used  tires  fixed  up.  but 
proved  almost  worthless.  The  names  of 
tin-  tires  were  nearly  obliterated. 
New  York.  c.  s.  F. 
Another  tire  company  to  place  in  the 
"gyp”  class.  As  our  letters  to  the  cou- 
c-eru  at  Rochester  are  returned  by  the 
Post  Office  Department,  with  advice  that 
they  have  moved  and  left  no  address,  it 
will  be  well  to  make  a  note  of  the  name 
and  watch  for  them  at  some  other  ad¬ 
dress. 
Perhaps  you  can  say  something  to  C. 
D.  Stonesifcr.  1410  Regina  street.  Har¬ 
risburg,  Pa.,  that  will  have  some  effect. 
A  friend  of  mine  sent  him  to  me  to  buy 
apples.  He  inspected  the  fruit,  told  me 
lie  did  not  think  my  fruit  would  quite 
reach  my  price,  $1  per  bn.,  but.  he  would 
do  his  best.  I  shipped  him  three  barrels 
and  he  will  not  so  much  as  say  he  re¬ 
ceived  them.  I  shipped  the  7th  of  April, 
191G.  and  he  received  it.  j.  ir.  jr. 
Pennsylvania. 
When  it  was  too  late  people  in  the  sub¬ 
scriber’s  vicinity  found  that  Mr.  Stoue- 
sifer  was  long  on  promises  and  short  on 
fulfillment,  to  the  extent  that  he  accepted 
their  shipments  and  neglected  to  send  re¬ 
mittances.  lie  represented  that  lie  was 
in  the  commission  business,  but  is  said 
to  be  a  greengrocer.  If  he  solicits  ship¬ 
ments  from  other  readers  they  will  bo 
wise  to  recall  this  experience  before 
trusting  him. 
T  have  received  the  check  from  - 
express  company*  and  wish  to  thank  you 
for  the  great  service  you  have  rendered 
me.  I  wish  you  would  print  the  follow¬ 
ing:  I  wish  to  show  the  readers  of  The 
It.  N.-Y.  what  you  have  done  for  me.  I 
shipped  in  .Tune,  1915,  one  crate  of 
pigeons  to  New  Haven,  Conn.  The 
pigeons  were  delivered  to  a  wrong  ad¬ 
dress.  and  the  person  I  sent  them  to 
never  received  them.  I  sent  a  claim  to 
the  express  company  for  the  loss  of  the 
pigeons,  and  they  offered  me  $1  instead 
of  ,817.50.  Then  I  happened  to  think  of 
The  It.  N.-Y,.  and  wrote  you  about  my 
trouble  with  the  company.  In  a  few 
months  I  received  the  check  in  full; 
thanks  to  The  It.  N.-Y.  ir.  w. 
New  Jersey. 
We  are  complying  with  the  request  of 
this  grateful  subscriber  by  printing  his 
letter.  We  handle  hundreds  of  such 
cases  against  the  express  company  every 
month,  and  eventually  secure  settlement 
on  a  large  percentage  of  them.  Some¬ 
times  it  requires  months  of  correspond¬ 
ence  to  secure  what  is  due  the  subscriber. 
We  are  glad  to  perform  this  gratuitous 
service  for  country  people  and  it  is  not 
necessary  that  the  claimant  be  a  sub¬ 
scriber  to  The  It.  N.-Y.  to  share  in  it. 
Enclosed  find  receipt  for  1  case  eggs 
that  I  can  find  no  trace  of  that  were  sent 
to  Geo.  Mayerhoff.  55  Forsyth  street. 
New  York.  The  expressage  on  this  was 
35  cents.  m.  a.  t. 
New  York. 
This  shipment  was  made  on  April  18. 
Mr.  Mayerhoff  claims  it  was  never  de¬ 
livered  to  him.  We  traced  it  through  the 
express  company  and  they  state  it  was 
offered  to  Mr.  Moyertmff  on  April  19th 
and  April  20tli,  and  finally  delivered  on 
April  21st,  and  that  they  have  Mr.  May- 
erhoff’s  signature,  and  send  us  the  traced 
signature.  Mr.  Mayerhoff  maintains  he 
did  not  receive  it  in  spite  of  this  proof 
and  writes  us  as  follows: 
“If  you  are  looking  for  any  trouble, 
so  publish  anything  about  me.  If - 
has  anything  against  me,  let  him  say  so. 
G.  M„  per  j.  M.” 
We  are  giving  the  facts  as  they  stand 
and  shippers  can  draw  their  own  con¬ 
clusions  in  the  matter. 
I  am  surely  thankful  to  you  for  the 
check  you  sent  me.  not  for  the  amount,  of 
the  money,  but  that  you  collected  the 
same  when  they  would  not  listen  to  me 
nor  give  me  any  hearing.  Now  1  will 
send  you  cheek  for  two  dollars  which  I 
wish  you  would  accept  for  part  pay  for 
your  trouble.  If  you  will  not  take  any¬ 
thing  please  advance  my  subscription  to 
your  most  valuable  paper,  but  I  would 
sooner  you  would  take  part  or  all  for 
your  trouble.  s.  w.  z. 
A  barrel  of  apples  was  lost  from  a 
shipment  made  Oct.  14.  1914,  and  after 
working  on  it  a  year  with  no  result  it 
was  sent  to  ns.  It  has  taken  consider¬ 
able  correspondence  to  induce  the  Balti¬ 
more  and  Ohio  R.  R.  to  assume  respon¬ 
sibility.  We  do  not  accept  payment,  and 
the  amount  is  credited  on  subscription, 
but  we  appreciate  the  willingness  on  the 
part  of  the  subscriber.  A  railroad  has 
nothing  to  be  proud  of  iu  such  a  record. 
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The  Pruning  Book.  Bailey .  1.50 
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