1907. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
725 
PUBLISHER’S DESK. 
I would like to know what you think of 
Julius Kahn, of Chicago, who was formerly 
president of the Cash Buyers’ Union, and 
you know what happened. I was in it only 
to the extent of $10, but take an interest 
in whatever I hear about it. I was much 
surprised the other day to receive a booklet 
from Mr. Kalin, which I suppose yon have 
seen, in which he offers to redeem the old 
stock with stock in a new company. If all 
he says in that booklet is true, I believe he 
is to be commended in his efforts to make 
good the former stockholders’ losses. But 
is it true? Would be thankful to you for 
anv help you can give me in the matter. 
Pennsylvania. R. s. 
Yes; we know something about the 
defunct Cash Buyers’ Union and its 
promotion and management by Julius 
Kahn. We know we would not accept 
the advertising of the proposition when 
promoted. Mr. Kahn made great prom¬ 
ises of profit, and dividends for the stock¬ 
holders, and we believe paid dividends 
for a time which induced further pur¬ 
chases of stock. Whether these divi¬ 
dends were legitimately earned or paid 
out of the sales of stock, may not have 
been definitely settled, but anyone can 
draw his own conclusions, as the business 
failed with small assets and heavy lia¬ 
bilities, and the stockholders, who are 
said to be mostly farmers, and who, it is 
asserted, paid in nearly $4,000,000, lost 
everything. The court, it is true, dis¬ 
missed the criminal charge against Mr. 
Kahn because the evidence presented was 
not enough in the opinion of the court 
to convict him, but a man may squander 
the money of stockholders in the com¬ 
pany he controls and default on payments 
to its creditors without leaving himself 
criminally liable, and yet not leave such 
a record as would encourage further in¬ 
vestments with him. To be entirely frank 
it strikes us like a piece of supreme gall 
for Mr. Kahn again to invite farmers to 
invest in another company similar to his 
Cash Buyers’ Union or any other. How 
is he to redeem the old stock? By issu¬ 
ing a paper certificate which can have 
absolutely no value whatever at the pres¬ 
ent time and which, from past experience, 
probably never will have any value. But 
you are to put up more good cash be¬ 
fore you can get even this slimsy return 
for your previous investment. The ar¬ 
gument is alluring enough, but those who 
take our advice' will count the old invest¬ 
ment irretrievably lost, and save what 
you have left for more promising invest¬ 
ments. 
As a subscriber- will you give me what 
information you can regarding the Republic 
Life Insurance Co. of Illinois, and the Cen¬ 
tral Life Securities Company of Maine, both 
located at 171 LaSalle street, Chicago, Ill. 
Have they been properly incorporated and 
are they' legitimate enterprises? Parties 
have been around selling the stock of the 
latter concern and it appears O. K., but I 
■would like to have your opinion on the same 
as I appreciate the advice you have given 
others through the columns of your paper. 
I am not a farmer, but no magazine comes 
to my home that is enjoyed more by me than 
Tiie Rural New Yorker. w. c. c, 
Maryland. 
The scheme of the promoters of these 
companies was to organize the Central 
Life Securities Association under the 
laws of the State of Maine for *$2,500,- 
000, and then organize State companies 
of which the Republic Life Insurance 
Company of Illinois is one. We believe 
the scheme also contemplated separate 
agency companies for different States. 
The promoters of the enterprise seem to 
be three brothers by the name of 
Rhoades, one of them having been for¬ 
merly a traveling man for a lithograph 
company of St. Louis, and another being 
connected with the Rhoades commission 
business of that city. Another of the 
brothers is said to have organized a com¬ 
pany in Denver, Colorado, out of which 
grew some legal complications. They 
were later engaged in the organization of 
the Western Mutual Life Association, of 
which one of the Rhoades was vice- 
president and secretary. This company 
finally reinsured its business with another 
Illinois company. We are unable to get 
any fair estimate of tangible assets, and 
altogether, we would not recommend the 
stock of these companies as an investment 
for farmers. 
Here is a note from a reader to the 
New York Sun: 
The article in The Sun about the Ster¬ 
ling Debenture Corporation and its Telepost 
Is interesting. I am in receipt of two let¬ 
ters a week from the corporation offering 
stock. Each letter contains a one-cent 
stamp, which I use on other correspondence. 
I am several cents ahead of the game to 
'date. h. s. r. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
It is commendable in these people to 
save correspondents postage expense in 
large correspondence, but this should not 
induce anyone to part with his money 
for stock in a telegraph company which 
has not a yard of wire, or a single post 
on which to string the wire if they had it. 
A man named “Ostrander” is advertising 
in New York. He has gone into real estate; 
will send you a magazine for six months 
free, and I presume will take your money 
later all for nothing. He wants $10 the 
first bite. I think this is our old “friend”? 
If so, he will probably establish country 
branches soon. c. M. c. 
New York. 
Yes, this is the Ostrander of telegram 
fame. He will sell you stocks if you 
have money to invest; but one of the 
companies he boomed has already failed, 
and we understand that the officers of 
one of the others live well, and drive fine 
pleasure rigs, drawing a salary out of the 
business, while more stock is being sold 
to conduct the business, which has not yet 
proved profitable. Others may do as they 
like, but no one following our advice will 
put money into Ostrander’s schemes. 
I enclose $1. Please advance my sub¬ 
scription one year. I approve of your paper 
and thank our Mr. Franklyn Herman for 
calling my attention to it. I take several 
farm papers, but seldom look at any but 
yours. I approve of your stand on politics. 
You do not waste your mind in generalized 
denunciation of evil in the abstract, but are 
not afraid to attack it in the concrete with 
name and address. You know that to make 
any impression on an evil you must attack 
the rascal, big or little, in politics or out of 
it, who is responsible for that evil. You 
must fight an individual, a person if you 
would fight any evil properly. In your agri¬ 
cultural teaching I trust that you will con¬ 
tinue to make a clear distinction between 
what is true and what may be true—between 
what has been proved and what will prob¬ 
ably be proved. That is what gives your 
paper a peculiar value to me. e. v h. 
North Carolina. 
We must confess to a pleasure, not to 
say pride, in the receipt of a letter like 
the above. This is not a single instance. 
The same sentiments are expressed in 
hundreds, yes, thousands of ways, every 
week. We do not mistake these letters 
of encouragement in any way. They give 
us no feeling of importance or infallibil¬ 
ity. We know they are not intended to 
make us feel that the work is perfect or 
above improvement; but with all the 
shortcomings in the work, they are sent 
as an encouragement of what is recog¬ 
nized and appreciated as an honest and 
sincere effort to be helpful and useful to 
the community in general, and to the pa¬ 
trons of this paper in particular. The 
recognition of this honest purpose to 
serve is all we ask. This is the ac¬ 
knowledgment of a common interest, and 
mutual help must and does follow such 
an admission. Here is open and public 
thanks to the neighbor who called at¬ 
tention to the paper. Others will thank 
you if you do as much for them and for 
us. Many of our friends are sending 
those 10 week orders now for 10 cents. 
We have little envelopes especially de¬ 
signed for mailing these orders. They 
also have blanks for the names. Shall 
we send you some of them? A postal 
card will do for this answer. j. j. d. 
FOR 
ALL LIVE STOCK 
HARMLESS. EFFECTIVE. 
INEXPENSIVE. 
STANDARDIZED 
SEND FOR FREE BOOKLET ON 
CATTLE HORSES HOGS 
SHEEP POULTRY DOGS 
For sale at all drug stores. a 
PARKE, DAVIS l GO. 
Home Offices and Laboratories, 
DETROIT, MICHIGAN. 
DE LAVAL 
THE WORLD’S RECORD 
CREAM 
EPARATOR 
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it shows an unbroken victoiious record covering more than 
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separators. Nearly 900,000 machines have been sold to date and 
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The latest DE LAVAL models are ideal in every respect and rep¬ 
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The De Laval Separator Co. 
Randolph & Canal Sts. 
CHICAGO 
1213 & 12 15 Filbert St. 
PHILADELPHIA 
Drumm 8t Sacramento Sts. 
SAN FRANCISCO 
173-177 William Street 
MONTREAL 
-T A __ _ 14 & 16 Princess Street 
74 CORTLANDT STREET, WINNIPEG 
107 First Street 
PORTLAND, OREG. 
General Offices: 
NEW YORK. 
10 000 FERRETS from selected breeder*. Per- 
u ’ fact workers. They exterminate rats, 
drive out rabbity. 18 p. -illus’d book and price 
lial free. s< iaUNSWORTM, Middletown, Ohio. 
FERRETS 
rabbit hunters. 
>—Raiselin small lota; are strong and 
healthy; warranted good rat and 
Also, a few choice Fox Terrier Pups. 
For descriptive circular and price list, write 
SHADY DAWN FERRET FARM, New Loudon,Ohio 
KEAN’S WHITE WYANDOTTES _ Sf 
Also Mammoth Pekin Ducks. Prices reasonable. 
E. FRANKLIN KEAN, Stanley, New York. 
Rose Comb Brown Leghorn Cockerels 
for sale. Very best Strain. 
I. C. HAWKINS, Hullville. New York. 
PULLETS WANTED. 
Any number, any variety, anywhere. 
Write for Prices. 
THE PARK & POLLAUI) CO., 
123 Friend Street, Boston, Mass. 
HEN’S TEETH AND EGGS ARE SCARCE.— Feed 
Mikashel-Siliea Poultry Grit, Nature’s egg producer. 
Send 50c. for 100 pound bag, or ask your feed dealer. 
Edge Hill Silica Rock Co., New Brunswick, N. J. 
Rust’s Ego Producer —keeps 
| hens laying steadily all winter. 
‘ Prices 14c to 25c per lb. at dealers. 
Rust’s Egg Record and valuable 
booklet fnc. Write today. 
WILLIAM RUST & SONS, 
i Dept, p. New Brunswick, N. J. 
FEED 
GREEN BONE 
Make your poultry profitable, liens, 
lay moro eggs. Chicks grow fat fastor. Cut ltyourselfj 
This guaranteed *8.80 8taiulard Hone Cutter is just th« 
thing. Write for catalog of larger sizes aud/rce trialplan. 
Standard Bone Cutter Co., Milford, Maas, 
GGS FROIi BONE 
Green cut bone doublesegg yield. More fertilo 
eggs, vigorous chicks, early broilers, heavy fowls. 
MARIRIfC LATEST MODEL 
innitiR a bone cutter 
10 days free trial. No money In advance. Send It 
back at our expense i f you don’tlikelt. Cat’lgfree. 
F.W.MANN CO., Box 15,Milford, Maas. 
BANNER 
VERMIN 
LICE AND 
POWDER 
\gs*' A cheap, effective dis- 
Yyn\N^ infectant and remedy, 
ii Vjx m in nnwiler form to be 
, in powder form to be 
I dusted on. Perfectly I 
harmless. 5 oz. 15c. 1 lb. 40c (postpaid) 
I 3lbs.50c.. <o%. lbs. $1.00. (f.o.b.N. Y.City) ] 
Excelsior-Wire and Poultry Supply Co., 
Dept. HG 26-28 Vesey St., New York City. 
B0NNIE BRAE 
POULTRY FARM 
New Rochelle, N. Y. 
Breeders of strictly high 
class Single and Rose Comb 
White Leghorns, White 
Wyandottes, Wtiite and 
Barred Plymouth Rocks 
and Pekin Ducks. Sixty- 
five ribbons and two silver cups won at the last 
Poughkeepsie, Danbury, Walden and Madison Square 
Garden Shows'. Mated pens of five matureu pullets 
and one line bi-ed cockerel, $15, Leghorns, Yearling 
breeders in pens of ten selected hens and one line 
bred cockerel, $15. Choice Pekin Ducks, $12 per pen 
of six. Largest plant in the vicinity of New York City. 
Incubators, 10,000 eggs capacity. Agents, Cyphers' 
Incubators and Brooders, 
EMPIRE STATE S. G. WHITE LEGHORNS 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair, 1904-05. Trios, $5; Eggs 
for hatching, $1 for 15; $5 per 100. Catalogue free. 
C. H. ZIMMER, R. I). 41. Weedsport. N. Y. 
B ARRED Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Toulouse Geese, 
at half price. Write NELSON’S, Grove City, Pa. 
P LYMOUTH ROCKS, 50 prize winning Cockerels, 
$2 each; 25 Pullets, $1.50 apiece. 
E. K. WOODIN, Mechanicsville, New York. 
Rhode Island Reds B. C. 
300 selected Cockerels. Fine Show Birds and Breeders. 
All stock sold on approval Right of return at my 
expense. Siucluli* Smith, Iiox 158, Southold, Suffolk Co., N.Y. 
THOROUGHBRED POULTRY, STOCK &, EGGS 
East Donegal Poultry Yards, Marietta, Penn. 
C HOICE R. C. Brown Leghorn cockerels farm 
raised. A. S. BRIAN, Mt. Kisco, New York. 
ENTERPRISE POULTRY YARDS, mn %XS?‘ u 
STOCK AND EGGS. 
BLACK ORPINGTON 
WHITE LEGHORN 
CARMERS, it pays to raise squabs; get high prices 
* for your grain by feeding it to homer squab 
breeders; write us for prices; send us 10 cents in 
stamps for our book; it tells how. Address 
PRESTON PIGEON FARM, Morton, Pa. 
FII mated SS HOMED PIGEONS'™ 
Consult your interest before purchasing breeding 
stock by writing Wm. O. Smith for prices and other 
particulars. WM. O. SMITH, Germantown, N. Y. 
PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUABS 
are largest and most prolific. We were first; 
our birds and methods revolutionized the 
industry and are widely copied. First 
send for our EREE BOOK, 
“Ho (v to Make Money 
with Squabs.” 
PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO. 
335 Howard St. Melrose, Mass. 
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WOODLANDS FARM 
* 
We will hold our Third Annual Sale of S. C. W. Leghorns, W. Wyandottes and B. Plymouth 
Rocks, beginning May 1st. Woodlands Farm, the largest Poultry Plant in America, now has on hand 
value 
0,000 
One half of these, largely Leghorns, will be offered in this Sale, at about one-half their actual 
re, as we hatched an unusually Targe number of chicks this season and niust make room for them. 
This is an opportunity never before offered the public to secure strictly high class foundation stock, 
at moderate prices: bred for eggs by trap nest system, 835 trap nests being in use. Prices: remales, 
$1.50 to $2,00 each; Males, $3.00 to $5.00 
EGGS FOR f Single Comb White Leghorns, 
LEE T. 
Per IS. Per J00. Per 1,000. 
$2.00 $8.0l» $60.0 ) 
te Wyandottes, 2.50 10.00 80.00 
Barred Plymouth Rocks, 2.00 8.00 80.00 
Send for Free Illustrated Catalogue. 
HALLOCK, Proprietor, ... 
HATCHIN 
>* / M 
l Barn 
IONA, New Jersey 
