1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
9o7 
PUBLISHER'S DESK. 
How did you like the Thanksgiving 
number? 
Here is a letter requiring immediate 
attention: 
Please look over the Inclosed circulars, 
and tell us what you think of the invest¬ 
ment in the next issue of The Ii. N.-Y. 
1 now have 100 shares at 20 cents each. 
Should I send $10 more and get the other 
200 shares or not? I am making $100 a 
year clear, and as I am not married, 1 can 
spare this amount without inconvenience. 
New Y'ork. s. 
The circulars are announcements of the 
sale of stock in the Uncle Sam Oil Co., 
Kansas City, Mo. The par value of the 
shares is $1, but it was sold at 20 cents 
a share, this subscriber having paid $20 
for 100 shares. Now the stock has been 
increased, and it is being sold for 10 cents 
a share. Those who bought before are 
not to get enough new stock to make the 
original investment on the 10 cents a 
share basis, nor are they to get half their 
money returned; but if they send more 
money they will get more stock— ; only 
they have to send it quick. Printing, as 
we have often said, is cheap. It is not 
so much concern to the promoter how 
much stock you get as how much money 
you will send. The circulars do not say 
how much stock may be issued, but that 
is not important, as it seems that the 
stock may be increased as needed. Of 
course the company guarantees good divi¬ 
dends. Why not, since no one can make 
a company live up to its guarantee to pay 
dividends, if it has no money to pay 
them? We are sorry that our young 
friend invested his $20 in schemes of this 
kind. If he takes our advice he will keep 
his extra $10. This is evidently a thriftv, 
industrious young farmer. He is anxious 
to invest his savings so that it will increase 
in value for him. But why send it off to 
a concern that he knows nothing about, 
and invest it in a scheme that experienced 
capitalists would not touch? 
It is only fair to W. R. Selleck, Hunt- 
ington, L. I., N. Y., to say that he has 
now sent registry papers for the Poland 
China pigs, bought from him last April 
by a farmer in the State of Delaware. We 
know of no good reason why a farmer 
should be obliged to wait seven months 
for registry papers after the breeder had 
his money, but Mr. Selleck is at least en¬ 
titled to credit for tardy action in the 
matter. 
A Rochester, N. Y., concern makes a 
can for setting milk so as to raise the 
cream on the principle of the deep setting 
process. They call it a separator, but, of 
course, it bears no resemblance to centri¬ 
fugal cream separators. If you keep the 
milk in these cans surrounded with ice 
water or cold running water you can get 
a large percentage of the cream, but not 
all of it, as you can with the centrifugal 
separator. This Rochester concern guar¬ 
antees that the faucets are nickeled inside 
and out. A farmer bought one, but he 
says it was not nickeled, but rough and 
unfinished, like the connections of a sink. 
He returned it, but the company refused 
to take it, and would give no satisfaction. 
It seems like one of those cases where a 
farmer sends his money, in advance, and 
the company then assumes the right to 
send what it pleases. The experience of 
this subscriber is probably worth remem¬ 
bering. 
Just now we are having a great many 
complaints about commission merchants. 
We have these all the time, but more 
just now than usual. The large cities are 
full of produce commission men who 
send out prices on produce that are above 
the market. The object is to make ship¬ 
pers believe they can get more for the 
goods than other houses. The goods are 
shipped, and when the returns come back 
the price is not more than half the orig¬ 
inal quotations. If you complain they 
tell you the goods were not in good con¬ 
dition or as represented. Oftentimes the 
returns are delayed at that, and not in¬ 
frequently we are not able to collect at 
all. Some of them have no offices, only 
desk room with some other concern. 
When they have made a good haul and 
cannot keep customers quiet any longer 
they move into another street, change the 
name, and begin all over again. During 
the last year we had three different com¬ 
plaints from one shipper who got caught 
three different times on these schemes. 
Let us caution you again. Do not ship 
to a commission merchant unless you 
know him to be reliable and responsible, 
and if one of them quotes you prices 
higher than are quoted by reliable houses, 
set him down as the one of all others to 
avoid. 
December 1 we begin our new business 
year. A little later we will have our rec¬ 
ords for the last year completed, and as 
usual we will tell you just what the record 
has been. In the meantime we are now 
making records for next year. We are 
going to try to give you 52 issues of a 
better paper than we were able to give 
you last year. You know we are not 
strong on promises, but we keep doing 
things all the time. The work must 
speak for itself as we go along from week 
to week. If you like it and approve it, do 
not keep it to yourself. Speak of it to 
your neighbors, and tell them they can 
try the paper 10 weeks for 10 cents. 
Next week we will have something to 
tell you about this matter that will in¬ 
terest you. _ J. J. D. . 
CHEAPER FREIGHT FOR POTATOES 
The New Hampshire Farmer contains the 
following note: 
“The potato growers of Aroostook County, 
Maine, are rejoicing in that an obstacle which 
seemed almost insurmountable now promises 
to be conquered in an unexpected manner. 
The shortage of freight cars, which has been, 
and still is, severely felt in nearly all parts 
of the country, has given no end of incon¬ 
venience to Aroostook County farmers, who, 
while their crop of potatoes this year has 
been good, have been at their wits’ end to 
devise means for getting the product to 
market. They Rave requested, pleaded, begged 
for more cars, but the railroads have de¬ 
clared their inability to send cars as punct¬ 
ually and abundantly as the farmers think 
they ought to have them. Now it is an¬ 
nounced that arrangements have heen com¬ 
pleted which will result in a new and im¬ 
portant outlet for the products of northern 
Maine. The Great Northern Paper Company, 
which runs an immense establishment at 
Millinocket, is having built a big, four- 
masted schooner, which will be equipped with 
a 500-horse-power gasoline engine that will 
permit a speed of six or seven miles an hour. 
The prime object for which this schooner is 
being constructed is to bring coal to Stock- 
ton Springs for the paper company. She will 
be so constructed between decks as to be 
able to -carry 1,000 tons of paper, but as 
that will not properly load her on her out¬ 
ward trips, it is proposed to carry potatoes 
for tlie farmers of Aroostook County at so 
low a freight rate as to put those farmers 
in a favored position in the New York and 
Boston markets. In addition to building 
the four-master, the paper company is re¬ 
ported to have chartered a steamer which 
For All 
Farm Biiildini 
S INCE way back in the Seventies, 
progressive farmers and stockmen 
all over the United States and Canada have 
used Carey’s Roofing and endorsed it as the 
very best protection against heat, cold, and the 
ravages of rain, wind, sun and fire. 
Carey's 
should not be confused with the many Inferior composition 
roofings on the market. Carey’s is the only composition roof¬ 
ing applied as easily in winter as in summer,since it is flexible 
in the coldest weather, requiring no heating. It is adapted to 
flat or steep surfaces, and may be applied over old shingle or 
metal roofs, without removing same. 
Carey’s Roofing Is composed of our all-wool felt, our highly 
tempered Asphalt Compound, best burlap and our fire-proof cement. 
No other rooting has the feature of Carey’s Patent Lap, which covers 
unsightly nail-heads, and Insures a neat, smooth, water-proof, wind- 
proof union of sheet to sheet and rooting to roof-board. 
Sold from nearby shipping points, Insuring lowest 
freight rates. Write for FREE Sample and Booklet. 
THE PHILIP CAREY MFG. CO. (Est. 1873) 
42 Wayne Ave. Cincinnati, O. 
FLEXIBLE 
CEMENT 
Steel Roofing, $1.50 Per 100 Sq. Ft, 
New, painted both sides, most durable 
and economical roof covering for Houses. 
Barns, Sheds, etc. FREIGHT PAID TO 
ALL POINTS EAST OF COLORADO, 
except Oklahoma, Indian Territory and 
Texas. Prices to other points on appli- 
___cation. At this price, we furnish our 
No. 15 Flat Sheets, 2 It.x2 ft. At $1.60, we furnish the 
same in corrugated like Illustration. We can also fur¬ 
nish this roofing in 6 ft. and 8 ft. lengths at an advance 
of 25c per square. Ask for our FREE Illustrated 500- 
Page Catalog No. B. F. 67 on Lumber, Roofing, Wire 
Fencing, Hardware, Furniture, Clothing and General 
8tocks from Sheriffs’ and Receivers’ Sales. We bought 
the Fifty Million Dollar St. Louis World’s Fair. 
Chicago House Wrecking Co., 35th & Iron Stm., Chicago 
No More Hand Pumping 
No coal. No steam. No oil. No packing or labor, 
No Cost for Motive Power 
NIAGARA AUTOMATIC PUMP j 
(Hydraulic ltam) 
works night and day on any brook, 
creek, riverorrunningwater. 
Used and endorsed by Gov¬ 
ernments, railroads and 
public institutions, farmers, 
owners of factories, country 
homes and mines. Write to-| 
day for free booklet. 
Niagara Hydraulic Engine Co. 
140 NASSAU 8TREEET, NEW YORK. Factory; Chester, Pa. 
GASOLINE ENGINE 
.43 
NITER. Highest Grade $ 
Gasoline Engines, AUSizcs 
up to 15-horse Power, at 
One-half What Others Ask 
and altered an 60 days' FREE trial. 
CAR tRQ IE and up we furnish the 
run WtlOaHU highest grade, most 
efficient, most durable, least liable to get 
out of order, easiest handled, most reliable, 
simplest and safest gasoline engine 
made.fully coveredbyour guarantee, 
THE GREATEST POWER IN THE 
WORLD FOR ALL PURPOSES. 
IN OUR NEW, Engine Cata¬ 
logue, sent free on request, we 
illustrate and describe the greatest 
variety of vertical and hori¬ 
zontal gasoline engines, out¬ 
fits, etc., the best and 
simplest made in the world, 
all sold on sixty days' free 
trial, on the most liberal 
terms and conditions, at 
the most wonderfully low 
prices ever heard of. If you can use power, don’t fail 
to write and ask-for our free Engine Catalogue today. 
We will send you a big book, postage paid, of engine 
information with price offers that will surprise you. 
Address, SEARS, ROEBUCK&CO., CHICAGO 
THE ONLY 
ALL STEEL 
STANCHION 
Write for Prices. 
ROCHESTER FARM SUPPLY CO.- 
3 to 9 Frank St., Rochester, N. Y. 
3KH.P. TH.P. 14H.P. 
Read j to Run on 
Gasoline or Alcohol. 
"Woodpecker” gasoline 
NO TROUBLE 
Starting, winter or Bummor. 
With exports or experiments. 
With foundation or connections. 
With poor adjustments. 
With bad mixtures. 
With faulty ignition. 
With oxponaive repairs. 
With unfair factory. 
Send for Catalogue , Prices and 
Free Trial Plan , 
| WOOD PECKER, 19th St. Office, MIDDLETOWN. OHIO. 
The Stoddard Line 
of Gasolene Engines. 
Furnish the best and cheapest power for 
threshing, sawing wood and running all farm 
machinery, also for shop or mill use. 
Vertical or Horizontal 
Mounted or Stationary 
Both Circular and Drag Saw Outfits. Send 
for fiee catalogue E. H. 
Stoddard Mfg. Co., 
Rutland, Vt. 
will carry paper and will also be able to 
carry some potatoes. After this steamer and 
the schooner have heen in operation for a 
few weeks, it is said to be the company’s 
intention to secure one more steamer and 
possibly two, for the same purpose, so that 
the shipping of northern Maine produce will 
be greatly facilitated. 
LOUDEN’S 
Stanchions 
Tubular 
Steel 
Convenient. Comfortable. Re¬ 
liable, Sanitary and Up-toDate 
in all respects, w. Warrant 
them Superior to all others. 
Complete Line of Barn and 
COHFOfIT AHO COMVErnENCEI Stable Equipments. 
Louden Machinery Co., 30 Droadway, Falrllold, la. 
SEND US 
A COW, 
Steer, Bull or Horse hide, Calf, Dog, 
Deer, or any kind of hide or skin aiid 
let us tan it with the hair on, soft, 
light, odorless and moth-proof for robe, 
rug, coat, or gloves, and make them 
up when so ordered. 
Avoid mistakes by getting our catalog, 
prices, shipping tags, instructions and 
1 ‘Crosby pays the freight” offer, before 
shipment We make and sell Natural 
Black Galloway far coats and robes. Black 
and Brown Frisian, Black Dog Skin, and 
fur lined coats. We do taxidermy and 
head mounting. We buy no hides, skins 
raw furs or ginseng. Address 
THE CROSBY FRISIAN FUR COMPANY. 
116 Mill Street, Rochester, N. Y. 
Make Your Own Light 
The Fairbanks-Mobse Electric Light Outfit gives 
plenty of good light at a moderate cost. 
Gas, Gasoline or Kerosene Engines for all purposes, 
from 2 h, p. up. 
Cutout complete advertisement and send to 
Fairbanks, Morse Co., 
Monroe St., ChiceLgo, Ill. 
Please send me Illustrated Catalogue No. C 598 
Gasoline Engines. 
I may want.h. p. to run_ 
_Street No. 
State.___ 
Name 
Town. 
A Never Failing Water Supply, 
with absolute safety, at small cost may be had by using the 
Improved Rider Hot Air Pumping Engine and 
Improved Ericsson Hot Air Pumping Engine. 
Built by us for more than 30 years and sold in every country in the world. Exclu¬ 
sively intended for pumping water. May be run by any ignorant boy or woman. 
So well built that their durability is yet to be determined, engines which were sold 
30 years ago being still in active service. 
Send stamp for “04” Catalogue.to nearest office. 
RIDER-ERICSSON ENGINE CO., 
35 Warren SL, New York. 239 Franklin St., Boston. 
40 Dearborn St., Chieago. 234 Craig St., West, Montreal, P. Q. 
40 North Jth St, Philadelphia. 22 Pitt St., Sydney, h. S. W. ” 
Amargura 96, Havana, Cuba. 
DON'T BUY GASOLINE ENGINES 
t ““peHor to any one-cylinder engine: revolutionizing power. Its weight and bulk are half that of single cylinder on 
UNTIL YOU INVESTIGATE 
‘‘TIIE MASTER WORKMAN,” 
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- -■ - 8 t'_ ar ^ ec *- _V lb rat Ion practically overcome. Cheaply mounted on any wagon. It Is a combination portable, stationary or traetlou 
alcohol engine, superior to any one-cylinder engine 
^ t0 B S y “ Le83 to Run. Quickly, easily started. ___ 
engine. S*ni> roa Catalogue. THE TEMPLE PUMP CO 
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, Mfrs., Meagher aud 15th Sts.. Chicago. THIS IS OUR FIFTY-THIRD YBar, 
