1462 
November  IS,  1916. 
For  Sale 
Five  shares  of  stock  of  The  Orange 
.T  udd  Company  at  $120  per  share,  being 
the  cost  price.  Herbert  Myriek  is  presi¬ 
dent  of  the  company  and  it  publishes 
American  Agriculturist,  but  paid  no 
dividends  in  over  two  years.  The  stock 
was  bought  on  Mr.  My  rick’s  advice  by 
the  mother  of  one  of  his  subscribers. 
Tiib  R.  N.-Y.  will  deliver  the  stock  for 
cost  price. 
I  am  enclosing  a, circular  of  a  company 
that  started  in  Spokane  about  a  year  ago. 
1  am  raising  vegetables,  fruit  and  chick¬ 
ens,  and  if  the  company  is  what  it  pre¬ 
tends  to  be  it  would  be  a  great  help  in 
selling  my  stuff.  WUl  you  look  it  up  for 
me?  c.  G.  g. 
Idaho. 
Five  officials  of  this  Northwestern  Gen¬ 
eral  Trading  Co.  of  Spokane  and  its  sub¬ 
sidiary  organizations  are  held  for  trial 
on  charges  of  using  the  mail  to  defraud. 
This  has  no  connection  with  the  North¬ 
west  Trading  Co.  of  Seattle,  Chicago  and 
the  Orient.  The  Federal  Department 
does  good  work  in  closing  up  concerns  of 
this  sort. 
Your  letter  and  check  received.  You 
are  surely  the  friend  of  the  farmer.  I 
thank  you  very  much  and  will  be  very 
glad  to  pay  you  for  your  trouble,  and 
shall  ever  speak  a  word  for  the  farm 
paper  that  really  does  something  for  the 
fanner.  1  will  endeavor  to  send  you  some 
new  subscribers  if  possible ;  can  assure 
you  we  shall  always  take  it.  B.  R. 
New  York. 
This  was  a  claim  for  non-delivery  of  a 
case  of  eggs.  The  express  company  made 
a  good  record  in  the  investigation,  as  they 
took  only  two  months  to  make  adjust¬ 
ment.  We  feel  this  is  long  enough  for 
clear  cases  of  non-delivery.  The  pay  the 
subscriber  offers  is  the  most  satisfactory 
to  us,  and  our  services  are  always  at 
your  disposal. 
I  want  to  say  that  T  feel  under  an 
obligation  to  your  paper  for  the  advice 
you  gave  me  in  regard  to  making  an  in¬ 
vestment  in  the  Scranton  company  (T. 
IF  Foster).  If  it  had  not  been  for  your 
counsel  1  should  have  lost  $1000,  and 
anything  that  1  can  do  for  you  don't  be 
afraid  to  count  on  me.  J.  A. 
Pennsylvania. 
This  is  a  gracious  acknowledgment 
of  a  service.  This  is  not  an  unusual  case 
either.  We  answer  by  personal  letter 
anywhere  from  six  to  a  dozen  inquiries 
every  day  about  stock  investments  that 
are  equally  as  dangerous  as  Foster's  pro¬ 
motions,  besides  the  public  advice  given 
in  Publisher's  Desk, 
Those  steady  sellers  of  lemons  in  the 
stock  market  field,  Win,  M.  Sheridan  & 
Co.,  of  Chicago,  have  just  sprung  an¬ 
other  one  on  an  unsuspecting  public  in 
their  offering  of  stock  in  the  Crmv-Elk- 
hart  Motor  Co.,  which  is  for  -sale  at 
$5.50  per  share,  although  the  par  of  the 
stock  is  $10.  Sheridan  gets  ont  a  sheet 
as  long  as  your  arm  and  covers  it  with 
big  type  and  n  picture  of  the  factor.'.,  to¬ 
gether  with  the  statement  that  the  out¬ 
put  of  cars  is  ‘'about  5.000  per  year.’’ 
Now.  if  the  output  is  5.000  cars  per  an¬ 
nual  and  the  producing  company  is  be¬ 
ing  operated  as  it  should  he  and  on  a 
profitable  basis,  there  ought  to  be  some 
earnings  to  display.  But  nary  a  word 
about  earnings.  Words,  words,  an  aval¬ 
anche  of  words,  and  black  type,  consti¬ 
tute  Sheridan's  long  suit,  but  lie  runs 
away  from  an  earnings  statement  as  fast 
as  a  hare  from  a  hound. — Financial 
World. 
A  publication  devoted  to  finance  ought 
to  know  what  it  is  talking  about  on  in¬ 
vestment  matters.  The  above  editorial 
confirms  our  own  opinion  often  expressed 
in  this  department  with  regard  to  invest¬ 
ments  in  automobile  and  tire  concerns. 
We  do  not  refer  to  the  legitimate  manu¬ 
facturing  enterprises  that  furnish  a  full 
statement  of  their  assets,  earnings,  etc., 
but  the  promotion  schemes  in  which  peo¬ 
ple  are  asked  to  invest  their  savings 
where  the  company  is  yet  in  the  process 
of  formation.  Country  people  are  ex¬ 
pected  to  part  with  their  money  on  the 
strength  of  windy  promises  and  evident¬ 
ly  many  do.  Otherwise  promotion 
schemes  would  not  be  so  numerous.  In 
view  of  the  enormous  output  by  large 
manufacturers  it  is  generally  conceded 
that  the  maximum  demand  has  been 
reached  and  new  comers  to  the  field  have 
little  chance  to  succeed  in  face  of  the 
strenuous  competition.  Certainly  a  con¬ 
cern  obliged  to  get  its  capital  by  appeals 
Tshe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
to  the  public  has  an  up-hill  road  to 
travel  if  it  ever  gets  beyond  the  stock 
selling  stage. 
What  do  you  think  of  this?  I  an¬ 
swered  the  advertisement  of  the  Bach 
Fur  Co.  in  the  last  number  of  Tite  It. 
N.-Y.,  who  agreed  to  send  n  bottle  of 
bait  for  trappers,  free  to  all  applicants. 
The  enclosed  letter  is  the  reply  I  got.  It 
seems  lo  me  that  this  is  hardly  up  to  the 
high  standard  of  honesty  and  fair  play 
which  your  paper  advocates.  What  do 
you  think  about  it?  L.  c.  n. 
New  York. 
The  Bach  Fur  Co.  advertisement  read 
“Free  Bait  for  Trappers.  $1.00  bot¬ 
tle  free."  When  L.  C.  II.  and  others 
asked  for  the  free  bait  as  advertised  a 
printed  letter  was  sent  to  the  effect  that 
the  bottle  of  bait  was  laid  aside  for  the 
applicant  and  would  he  sent  upon  receipt 
of  shipment  of  $5  worth  of  furs.  This  is 
a  very  different  proposition  from  the  ad¬ 
vertisement.  The  advertisement  is  clear¬ 
ly  deceptive.  Since  the  firm  deceives  in 
their  advertising  it  is  only  fair  to  assume 
that  they  may  use  similar  methods  in  all 
their  dealings.  Some  firms,  however, 
treating  their  customers  fairly  in  other 
respects,  think  it  perfectly  legitimate  to 
“fake”  in  their  advertising.  We  would 
not  knowingly  recommend  a  house  to  the 
confidence  of  our  readers  that  is  willing 
to  resort  to  “catchy”  advertising  above 
described.  We  agree  with  the  subscriber 
that  this  business  is  not  up  to  our  stand¬ 
ards.  and  it  should  not  have  appeared, 
but  for  the  fact  that  we  were  assured  the 
offer  was  made  in  good  faith.  At  the  first 
intimation  the  advertisers  were  not  living 
up  to  the  offer,  the  advertisement  was 
promptly  discontinued.  We  apologize  to 
our  readers  for  having  unwittingly  print¬ 
ed  this  catchy  deceptive  advertisement. 
Louden 
Litter 
Carrier 
Barn  cleaning  is  fun  for  the  boy  when  a  \J 
Louden  Litter  Carrier  is  used.  It  is  no 
longer  slow,  laborious,  disagreeable  and  wasteful. 
Louden  Carriers  embody  more  real,  important  exclusive 
patented  features  than  all  others  combined.  They  are  strong, 
light-running,  safe,  trouble-proof.  The  hoisting  gear  is  the 
least  complicated  and  most  powerful — has  no  dangerous  hit- 
or-miss  ratchets  or  brakes. 
The  Emancipator  Carrier  on  a  Louden  track  will 
carry  a  ton  safely;  a  10  or  12  year-old  boy  can  oper¬ 
ate  it.  Every  pound  of  pull  on  the  chain  lifts  40 
pounds  in  the  box.  Has  roller-bearing  trolleys; 
runs  smoothly  around  curves  and  over  switches. 
Made  to  Fit  Any  Bam 
Louden  Litter  Carriers  are  built  in  four  styles,  suit-  m  •  -  yi 
able  for  any  type  or  size  of  barn,  and  at  a  wide  range  /' J 
of  prices.  We  can  fit  up  your  barn  at  small  cost  with  a 
system  that  will  pay  for  itself  in  a  few  months. 
K.  L.  Slotten,  owner  of  Walhala  Stock  given  good  results.  It  has  not  given 
Farm,  Somers,  Iowa,  writes,  “The  me  any  bother  and  is  as  good  today 
Louden  Litter  Carrier  has  been  in  as  when  I  bought  it;  can  clean  the 
daily  use  for  four  years  and  has  bam  in  half  the  time." 
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Litter  Carriers  Weather  Vanes  Garage  Door  Hangers  Horse  Stalls  Calf  Pens 
Feed  Carriers  Hay  Carriers  Water  Basins  Feed  Racks  Bull  Pena 
Milk  Can  Carriers  Feed  Trucks  Mangers  Power  Hoists  Hog  Pens 
Harness  Carriers  Cow  Stalls  Manger  Divisions  Feed  Boxes  Sheep  Pens 
Barn  Door  Hangers  Water  Troughs  Hay  Barn  Equipment  Cow  Pens  Ventilators 
Cupolas 
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2602  Court  St.  (B*tabUsh*i  isst >  Fairfield,  Iowa 
I  enclose  check,  $1,  for  subscription  to 
your  excellent  paper,  also  I  am  sending 
express  receipts  for  two  cases  eggs  sold 
to  one  G.  S.  Carl,  73f>  West  End  Ave., 
New  York,  at  a  price  agreed  upon  by  us, 
i.e.,  2e  above  quotations  on  day  -of  ar¬ 
rival,  this  being  understood  to  mean 
nearby  State  and  Pennsylvania,  fancy 
hennery  white.  The  returns  have  failed 
to  arrive  for  these  two  cases  shipped,  as 
you  will  note,  on  Aug.  4th  and  8th, 
though  the  first  case  shipped  him  was 
promptly  paid  for  at  the  pried  agreed 
upon.  Looks  as  if  the  first  payment  was 
simply  bait.  Repeated  requests  for  set¬ 
tlement  have  brought  no  answer,  so  that 
I  am  convinced  he  is  working  some  sort 
of  game.  lie  owes  me  $24  on  the  two 
cases  at  40o  per  doz.  I  wish  you  would 
look  into  this  fellow’s  methods  and  per¬ 
haps  save  others  from  similar  loss,  and 
if  possible,  force  him  to  a  settlement 
With  me.  I.  C.  W. 
Pennsylvania, 
Gan  you  find  out  for  me  whether  G.  S 
Carl,  7MS  West  End  Ave..  New  York,  is 
worth  anything?  He  wanted  eggs — good, 
fresh  eggs,  and  I  sent  him  two  crates  a 
couple  of  weeks  back,  and  cannot  hear  n 
word  from  him.  Will  you  please  look 
him  up  for  me?  I  am  sending  you  the 
last  letter  he  wrote  me  wanting  eggs. 
Accept  on"  thanks  in  advance.  E.  K. 
Pennsylvania. 
Mr.  Carl  is  another  individual  who 
wishes  to  make  a  living  at  the  expense 
of  the  farmer.  Following  the  tactics  of 
his  class  he  lias  disappeared  and  left 
no  trace  of  his  present  whereabouts.  The 
repetition  in  this  column  of  this  practice 
by  certain  classes  shows  the  advisability 
of  looking  up  references. 
Easy  to  Pull 
Around 
.  From 
(k  Job  to 
Job 
W*  SEPARATORS,  i 
“  SPR  E ADE  RS  ,T  RACTORS  / 
"■‘•I'’,  tile— 0  U4  nthor  Imple-  fi 
pntttla  my  own  fur-lg- 
TfP'.",  *4  W»«crl.*j,  -t  prioco  one-  flj 
tt.inl  to oiin-muf  testa  than  you  urn-  I*? 
«ily  pay  for  sooda.  AU  CKj 
^u,  i,  Hlrka—d  DtfCM  of  aep-rafur-Tfl 
rr.r.aiiT*  Ky  Vnrmolnldj 
(T*  Actor)  ha*  no  '-Vjuu!  for  «unpli.j|ty  *©<1 
vrbat  you  tuied. 
C  rfRG,<X/0  pustoxmir*  tmtffy  t>>  0 
%  Quality  of  tb*  uVbowey  lln«  or 
(Mat  tnr jroar  fj c-e  *6 
.  copy  of  Inly  wonderful/" cf  hu-si 
TANK 
Same 
Engine 
Used  on 
Binder 
Truck 
Outfit 
The  4  H.  P.  Cushman  Handy  Truck  is 
the  most  useful  outfit  ever  built  for  farm 
work.  Engine  weighs  only  ittO  lbs.,  and 
entire  outlit  only  375  lbs. 
Besides  doing  alt  farm  and  household 
jobs,  this  4 II.  P.  Cushman  may  be  lifted 
from  truck  and  hung  on  rear  of  binder 
during  harvest  to  save  a  team,  in  wet 
weather  it  saves  the  crop. 
Light  Weight 
Cushman  Engines 
Built  for  farmers  who  need  an  engine 
to  do  many  jobs  in  many  places  instead  of 
one  job  in  one  place.  Throttle  Governed, 
with  Schebler  Carburetor.  Run  very 
quietly  and  steadily— not  with  violent  ex¬ 
plosions  and  fast  and  slow  speeds  like  old- 
style  heavy-weight*.  Engine  Book  free. 
CUSHMAN  MOTOR  WORKS 
847  N.  21st  Street  Lincoln,  Nebraska 
Enalnas 
Leum  how  to  change  your  straw  pile  into 
Gold;  how  spreading  straw,  like  spread- 
manure,  is  the  most  paying  thing 
a  straw  owner  can  do.  In- 
crease  your  crop  profits  55  or 
more  an  acre.  My  Free  Book— 
Straw  Pays” 
tell*  all  about  mynowimprov-  i  \ ittr YISjIM 
ed  PERFECTION  Straw  r J JfiM 
Spreader.  Always  a  good  "4— ■  ‘■feii-Jijf  fijTrjSyl 
machine,  botnow.  after  three  p 
years  of  success,  better  than 
ever.  Sold  on  60  days’  trial. 
Fully  guaranteed.  A  postal  vi/ 
brings  my  Bcok.  C.  E.  WARNER,  Prea., 
THC  UNION  FOUNDRY  A  MACHINE  COMPANY, 
323  Union  Streota  Ottawa,  Kansas. 
I  am  sending  you  a  letterhead  of  West¬ 
ern  Sales  Agency.  Minneapolis,  Minn., 
and  would  like  to  know  if  they  are  a  re¬ 
sponsible  company.  L.  B.  A. 
Vermont. 
We  have  warned  our  people  many 
times  about  this  fake  scheme,  but  will 
repeat  tbe  advice  for  the  benefit  of  new 
readers.  The  Western  Sales  Agency  ad¬ 
vertises  in  such  papers  as  will  accept 
their  advertising,  usually  using  the  name 
of  some  individual  as  desiring  to  buy  a 
farm.  This  brings  responses  from  those 
having  farms  for  sale.  Then  the  farm 
owner  gets  a  very  cleverly  worded  letter 
giving  the  impression  that  a  customer 
will  be  produced  promptly  as  soon  as  the 
owner  forwards  a  remittance  of  $3  or 
$5  as  the  case  may  be,  on  one  pretext  or 
another.  There  are  a  number  of  so-called 
real  estate  agents  working  this  advance 
fee  scheme.  We  have  never  known  of  a 
farm  sold  by  any  of  these  houses.  If  any 
of  them  will  furnish  the  evidence  we  will 
gladly  give  them  credit.  Until  this  is 
done  we  shall  be  justified  in  the  conclu¬ 
sion  that  the  “advance  fee”  real  estate 
concerns  are  making  no  serious  efforts  to 
sell  property  but  are  subsisting  on  the 
advanced  fees  received  from  gullible  farm 
owners. 
Two 
Cylinder 
Friction 
Clutch 
Pulley 
WELL  WELL 
Own  a  machine  of  your  own.  Cash  or  easy 
terms.  Many  styles  aDd  sizes  for  all  purposes. 
Write  for  Circular 
WILLIAMS  BROS.,  432  W.  State  St.  Ithaca,  N.  It. 
1  Just  drop  me  a  postal  and  I  will  send  you  a  copy  postpaid.  Quotes  remark' 
I  ably  low  priceaon  complete  ‘  --  ■ - *—  ‘  "  1 - * - • 
•»  ably  low  priceaon  completo  gated  ready  to  bung;  also  tells  bow  to  make 
5-i  ,1  E  year  guaranteed  CAN'T-SAG  Gated  at  homo  in  your  spare  time  and 
'St  .i.  \  save  money.  Shows  why  these  easy  swinging  gates  never  Bag,  drag, 
jJv  >  '  twist  or  break  down— yet  cost  leso  than  any  other. 
Niifoiu'':  Cost  Less  Than  All-Wood— Last  Three  Times  as  Long 
;UBB  \  Mode  with  cither  4  or  (1-inch  boards,  donblo  bolted  between  8  angle 
‘jfiS&f,  steel  uprights— not  screwed  or  nailed.  No  nails  to  gather  rust  or 
■F/j  pull  out— no  wood  joints  to  rot.  Guaranteed  for  o  years.  Over 
Sly  A**  600,000  now  in  uaa.  Can  be  furnished  with  Elevating  Attachment. 
30  Days' Free  Trial  remt  .Dg'fcfav.  ,  -  ;  tHf 
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bolts.  «fcc.  (everythin*  but  £  r  J  ! _ . _  _  "  ■ 
boards).  Postal  bringo  it  f"  ‘  f]2  ^55 "  T 
free-' postpaid.  Write  lor  it*  >“  i  H  - - «  --  -- -  -  - 
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