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PUBLISHER’S DESK 
At one time in December I told you 
that we were a little disappointed with 
subscription returns. They were run¬ 
ning just a little ahead of last year, but 
not in proportion to the increased list 
for this year. The first day of January 
gave us a cheering record, being the 
best single day’s mail ever received. 
The record for the month is even bet¬ 
ter. The increase for the month of 
January was 22 per cent over the same 
month last year. It is the kind of in¬ 
dorsement that inspires courage in the 
work, and we want to thank those who 
send this expression of their approval 
and confidence. 
The Woman’s League of America of 
Conesville, Iowa, have had a woman here 
for two nights talking to the people about 
Lewis's Chapter House, and trying to get 
members. I didn’t attend, for I have no 
time for Lewis or his fake games, and if 
more people read The R. N.-Y., they 
wouldn't have, either. B. a. h. 
Iowa. 
Lewis would never have been able to 
collect all the money he got from coun¬ 
try people if the papers had told the 
people of his schemes. If these women 
paid by Lewis out of your money ask 
you to put up your cash, you tell them 
that you may consider it after Lewis 
has paid back the money he got from 
poor women years ago. We have now 
nearly $25,000 of accounts against him 
that we would like to get for our sub¬ 
scribers. 
The Moore Seed Company, Philadelphia, 
Pa. 
This is a good time to remember that 
this concern has $8.80, which a New 
York State farmer sent them two years 
ago for Alfalfa seed, under a guarantee 
of purity or money refunded. The De¬ 
partment at Washington, D. C., also 
Cornell Agricultural College found it 
badly adulterated with weed seeds. It 
was returned, but the company refused 
to refund the money. If they ask your 
trade, ask them for an explanation. Help 
make that sort of trade unpopular. 
Martin Decker, Public Service Commis¬ 
sioner, after hearing in Utica, N. Y., the 
complaint of J. B. & H. B. Sykes, publish¬ 
ers, of Clinton, concerning overcharges on 
express packages, said that a general re¬ 
duction, averaging 20 per cent., would be 
ordered in the charges for carrying all ex¬ 
press packages under 100 pounds weight. 
He also said that all express companies, 
whether they carriea packages entirely 
within the State or beyond, must agree to 
convey them by the most direct route to 
their destinations, and that a uniform 
graded rate would be enforced where the 
packages are carried by twQ or more com¬ 
panies. The complaint arose about pack¬ 
ages sent from Rochester and Buffalo to 
Clinton. Instead of being sent by the most 
direct route they were carried long dis¬ 
tances around in order to be kept in the 
hands of one company. One package went 
816 miles to cover 225 miles and was 
charged for accordingly, while the delay 
was several days. The express companies 
were represented by counsel, but the cases 
were so well established that they agreed 
that the changes and concessions named 
should be made. 
The above is from a local paper. It 
is to be hoped that these express com¬ 
panies will come under control sooner 
or later. They sorely try the patience 
of shippers. 
Union Central Life Insurance Company, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
The stock issue of this company has 
been the subject of criticism; and affairs 
of the company would warrant inquiry 
of your State Insurance Superintendent 
before making investment. 
The claim for the case of eggs which 
I turned over to you for collection from 
Adams Express Co. has been settled by 
the Express Company tracing the delivery 
to the wrong party. The case in question 
was shipped to Walker-Gordon Laboratory, 
Bhadyside Station, I’lttsburg, Pa., and was 
delivered to W. Nlelander. Mr. Nielander 
has kindly sent his check for the eggs 
and satisfied the claim. I had access to 
to the correspondence of the officers of 
the Express Company, on the matter and 
you certainly had them “going some.” I 
probably would never have located the 
eggs if you had not helped out. I ap¬ 
preciate this service and am enclosing 
stamps to pay your postage. I will try 
to compensate you by helping to circu¬ 
late the farmers’ true friend—T he Rubal 
New-Yorker. With best wishes truly 
yours. J- T- c - 
The R. N.-Y. is glad to have been 
able to assist in the adjustment of a 
just cause. 
The George G. Clows Company, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa., has finally sent me check for 
my full claim of $54.02 which I sent you. 
I could get no settlement from them be¬ 
fore I sent you this claim. They did not 
mention The R. N.-Y., but I do not think 
they wanted their methods of employing 
agents shown up. I thank you heartily 
for serving me. w - 
New York. 
The contract with this old man was 
that he should work for $2 per day; 
but he was to take one-third of his col¬ 
lections and of sales, and send them the 
balance, and if his commission did not 
TTHLE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 11, 
amount to $2 per day, they were to send 
him a check for the balance. He also 
sent them $6.50 for outfit which they 
promised to return. But when he de¬ 
manded a check to make up his $2 per 
day, they refused to send it. He says 
they told him that he was an old man, 
and $1 a day was enough. It is an old 
trick of commission houses to make a 
contract that looks as if they would pay 
by the day, as the certainty attracts 
agents, but at the end the agent finds 
he has been working on commission of 
sales. You can be sure that any con¬ 
cern which puts up a fake contract with 
an agent, will put up fake goods for his 
customers, and that at best the agent 
is buying an opportunity to fleece his 
neighbors. 
I notice In your Issue of December SI 
an Inquiry from Nelson, N. Y., about tbe 
“Di Nuovo Brothers Cheese Co.” A fellow 
by the name of Tony Di Nuovo and Tony, 
Bennie and Morris Spadafora came here 
and bought two cheese factories one year 
ago last Fall. The farmers through them 
sold the milk to the Phoenix Cheese Co. 
last Winter. In the Spring they wanted 
to make up the milk their way. but the 
farmers would not let them and insisted 
that they make up the choose for the farm¬ 
ers at $1.15 per 100 pounds, and the money 
for the cheese was to be deposited in the 
name of a local man and checked out to the 
farmers by him. The Italians did a good 
straight deal all Summer. Last September 
they wanted to buy the milk right out and 
offered the farmers within five cents per 
100 pounds as much as the Borden Co. paid 
at Edmeston, N. Y. This seemed to appeal 
to the farmer, and with fear and trembling 
the farmers agreed to let them have the 
milk. They were to have 60 days’ milk 
and then pay for 30 days. The farmers 
carried the 60 days’ milk and on the first 
day of November Tony Spadafora gave out 
the checks for 30 days' milk and in about 
two hours after he started for the trolley at 
Sehuylers Lake, N. Y., and he lias not been 
seen since. lie gave the checks out on 
Monday morning and we found out they 
were protested Tuesday P. M. Some time 
last April these fellows got incorporated 
under the name of Globe Cheese Co., but the 
Johnson factory was mortgaged as the prop¬ 
erty of Morris Spadafora, also the Sponable 
factory. They took out of this little settle¬ 
ment of farmers about $18,000, and it makes 
very hard times here. Business houses are 
heavy losers also. 
An Italian by the name of Tony DI 
Nuovo is making up the whey at West 
Exeter, N. Y.. now. He is buying it from 
the Phoenix Cheese Co. He is the one who 
was with the Spadaforas up till last April, 
when he got out and the others were in¬ 
corporated. D. 
Burlington Flats, N. Y. 
Another letter from the same place 
explains further: 
The company here was made up of three 
Di Nuovo brothers and three Spadafora 
brothers. The I)i Nuovos have been doing 
business at Brookfield, N. Y., for about nine 
years and though they have sometimes been 
slow, have always paid the farmers. The 
Spadaforas were now in the company. The 
Di Nuovos now claim that they were dis¬ 
satisfied with the Spadaforas; at any rate, 
they dissolved, the I)i Nuovos continuing at 
Brookfield and the Spadaforas taking the 
two plants at Burlington Flats and form¬ 
ing the Globe Cheese Company, incorporat¬ 
ing under New York State laws. H. p. 
New York. 
Milk producers' have probably fol¬ 
lowed this case, and will now quite 
clearly understand the situation. It 
seems that the Di Nuovo Bros, were not 
connected with tbe creamery at Burling¬ 
ton Flats when it failed. But we have 
been unable to find any rating for either 
of them that would justify an extension 
of credit. 
On December 13, 1009, I had the Crescent 
Candy Co., 112 South Howard St., Balti¬ 
more, Md., ship us 10 boxes of candy for 
Christmas, which they shipped to Romney 
all right, and when m,v teamster called for 
it the agent said it was not there. I had 
the Candy Co. send a tracer after it and 
he wrote them that he sent it out to me 
on December 15. I sent a dozen times for 
it, and every time he would tell the teamster 
that it had not come yet. So on May 13, 
1910, a neighbor was in the depot hunting 
for some goods that the agent said were 
not there and in moving a lot of old casting 
found our candy. The candy had become 
stale and I refused to accept it. The cost 
of the candy was $6. Do you think you 
could collect it for me? J. c. H. 
West Virginia. 
We collected this $6 and sent it to our 
friend in time to get his Christmas candy 
for 1910, just a year late. 
I am just In receipt of check for $11.23 
from J. II. Schneider & Co., of New York, 
in settlement of claim for seven crates 
berries short in a shipment made in .Tune, 
1905. But for you I would have lost the 
whole thing, as I could never get any 
satisfaction out of them. In fact, it would 
be mild to say that they treated me with 
scant courtesy, as their letters to me will 
prove. I am exceedingly obliged to you 
for your kindness and promptness in the 
matter. - w. a. b. 
North Carolina. 
Five years does seem a long time to 
wait for such settlement, but a claim 
does not become outlawed short of six 
years. It was settled in five months 
after we received the complaint. The 
consignee claimed that the shipment 
was never received: but we have no 
record to show whether the transporta¬ 
tion company settled for it to Schneider 
& Co. or not. We are satisfied that the 
farmer got his cash finally. J. J, D. 
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