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THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
M y IS, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
There are moments in the lives of 
men coming up all unexpected and un¬ 
warned that compensate for all the 
trials and discouragements and suffer¬ 
ings imposed by years of contention 
for a principle or a policy that one 
knows to be right, and that he is will¬ 
ing to fight for and to suffer for re¬ 
gardless of whether he will win or 
lose in the struggle. That moment of 
satisfaction, of pride and of triumph 
came to me as a publisher last week. 
It was not personal satisfaction or 
pride. It was the triumph of right and 
principle, and it came not through my 
work alone, but through the indorse¬ 
ment and support of the principle in¬ 
volved by the subscribers and friends 
of this paper. I was a witness before 
a Congressional committee in Wash¬ 
ington, investigating the relations of 
that arch faker E. G. Lewis to the Post 
Office Department. 1 had talked rather 
plainly and 1 had shown that, while 
Lewis promised to guarantee the ad¬ 
vertisers in his paper, his only purpose 
was to allay their suspicions that the 
fake and fraudulent advertisers could 
get their money. In short that he con¬ 
spired with the fake advertisers to 
fleece inexperienced readers of his 
papers. The testimony was damn¬ 
ing and the proof conclusive. Sev¬ 
en men in the room, including two 
members of the committee, Lewis him¬ 
self and two of his attorneys, writhing 
under the indictment and the proof, 
sought as the only way to offset the 
effect of the testimony to prove my want 
of sincerity by proving then and there 
lhat I carried the same kind of adver¬ 
tising in The R. N.-Y. Bundles of the 
paper were at once produced; and the 
seven men proceeded to examine it 
critically. I challenged them then and 
there to find a single advertisement in 
•any of the papers that did not repre¬ 
sent a legitimate business and a 
responsible house; and invited them to 
bring in any expert publisher or adver¬ 
tising man in the whole country to find 
so much even as a single objectionable 
advertisement. Still further, I chal¬ 
lenged them to show another paper of 
any class, published in support of any 
interest, that could show a better 
record. After searching examination, 
the only thing they could find to criti¬ 
cise was a statement in one advertise¬ 
ment that a slate roof is practically 
indestructible. It was the proudest 
moment of my whole career as a pub¬ 
lisher. 
I want to take advantage of this op¬ 
portunity to commend the splendid work 
you are" doing under the caption of “Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk.” If the Vigilance Commit¬ 
tee would stop the crooked financial ad¬ 
vertising, in my humble opinion they would 
do more good than in any other field of 
endeavor in which they could operate, be¬ 
cause most of such money comes from those 
who can least afford to lose it. It usually 
represents hard-earned savings. 
Very truly yours, 
GEORGE BATTEN COMPANY, 
geouge batten. President. 
New York City. 
We are glad to have this indorse¬ 
ment and this suggestion from a man 
so well informed on publishing and 
advertising matters. I know no man 
who has given more study to these sub¬ 
jects. He conducts one of the most re¬ 
liable advertising agencies in the coun¬ 
try. The promoter or advertiser with 
a shady scheme would, I fear, receive 
scant courtesy in his private office. I 
know of no man with a more whole¬ 
some contempt of the faker and swin¬ 
dler than George Batten. 
I hold one share of stock in Hollis Court 
Realty Co., which I bought five years ago. 
It never paid any dividends. Will you 
kindly advise as to the standing of the 
company? H. h. 
New York. 
This company was organized to de¬ 
velop lots on Long Island. The land 
was subject to a mortgage of $80,000; 
and the equity was the property of the 
company. The capitalization was $250,- 
000, of which $208,000 of stock was is¬ 
sued in part payment for the 
property, and the remainder sold. 
How much actual value the com¬ 
pany got for the $208,000 issue of stock 
we do not know. It is said the school 
teachers of New York City bought 
largely of the remaining stock. Accord¬ 
ing to an affidavit recently submitted in 
a court proceeding, there are 200 of 
these teachers holding stock to the 
amount of $100,000 or more. It is now 
charged that the money was spent for 
commissions, bonuses, salaries and other 
expenses, such as the purchase of a 
$3,000 automobile for its president and 
manager, Thomas T. McNeece, who was 
himself a former city teacher. An at¬ 
tempt is now being made to compel him 
to submit an accounting. It is an old 
story in the lavish use of other people's 
money. Congressman Wm. C. Redfield 
of Brooklyn, N. Y., need not regret his 
failure to get in on the Lewis St. Louis 
land schemes. Here was one of the 
many similar get-rich-quick land devel¬ 
opment schemes open to him right at 
home. 
Stocks and bonds of defunct con¬ 
cerns and of enterprises that “died] 
a-borning” are no * longer absolutely 
worthless. A new use has been dis¬ 
covered for them. In the home of the 
late Levi C. Weir in New York City, 
a new owner has found a room deco¬ 
rated with bonds and stocks and cou¬ 
pons in various shapes and colors. The 
effect is said to be quite artistic, except 
that possibly the colorings at times 
gives a suggestion of loudness. At first 
cost the material is possibly a bit ex¬ 
pensive, but this objection is entirely 
removed when the brilliant certificates 
are finally appraised. The ordinary 
man can figure out his own chances, 
when experienced investors can show 
up such a collection of worthless 
chromos. 
The Bitter Root Valley Land and Irri¬ 
gation Company, Missoula, Mont., agree to 
plant trees and care for them for five 
years, you to pay $500 for a five-acre or¬ 
chard so planted. I have some friends who 
are putting some good money and lots of 
it into this scheme. m. j. m. 
Ohio. 
We are sorry for your friends, but 
they will probably be wiser before they 
have more money to spend. Hundreds 
of such schemes have failed ignomini- 
ously; not one of them has ever made 
a success. You give these promotion 
schemers $500 or more on a five-year 
contract. You don’t know whether they 
can give you a good title to the property 
or not. You don’t know whether they 
will go broke inside of five years or 
not, but you ought to know that if they 
do, your money will be lost. And so 
far the record is that most of them, if 
not all of them, have gone broke or 
skipped with the cash. 
Would you give me the x - ating and what 
information you have concerning the Inter¬ 
national Automobile League Tire and Rub¬ 
ber Co., Incorporated, Buffalo, N. Y. The 
League charges $10 a year fee to mem¬ 
bers. The company is selling stock under 
the promise that purchasers will have the 
privilege of buying tires at factory prices. 
The par value of the stock is $100, and 
they will not sell less than two nor more 
than 10 shares to one person. A repre¬ 
sentative of the company put the proposi¬ 
tion up to me. It seemed good, but I 
would never think of investing without in¬ 
vestigation. He, however, told me that a 
relative, whom I knew to he a prudent 
man, had been a member of the League for 
a long time and took two shares of the 
stock. I knew he would not do it without 
knowledge of the investigation, and con¬ 
cluded I could act on his judgment without 
the trouble of inquiry on my own account. 
So I paid for a membership and took two 
shares of stock, paying down 25 per cent 
of the subscription. I did this relying on 
the representations of the agent, and have 
a witness to the conversation. Later I dis¬ 
covered that the relative referred to never 
was a member and never subscribed for the 
stock. I promptly demanded a return of 
my money, and a cancellation of the sub¬ 
scription. They have offered explanations, 
but nothing more. What can I do in the 
matter? a. g. d. 
New Jersey. 
We too have had lengthy explana¬ 
tions but nothing more. About all that 
can be done in such a case is to make 
an investment of the experience. With 
us the representative was very lofty 
and high-mannered. He would have us 
believe they wanted no dissatisfied 
members, and that money was as freely 
returned as received when proper proof 
of irregularity or dissatisfaction was 
proclaimed. We offered the proof in 
this case and forthwith he was obliged 
to consult higher up. The money did 
not come back. The company seems to 
be organized for a million issue of 
stock and an attempt by the promoters 
to increase it to 20 millions was aband¬ 
oned on account of a storm of protest 
from the 50,000 members of the league. 
To say the least for it at present it is 
a speculation; but the circulars of the 
promoters have ear-marks that suggest 
to us the wisdom of taking the other 
side of the road. Figuring profits on 
paper is fascinating; but earning the 
profits is quite another proposition. 
You have a 10-acre lot suited to grow¬ 
ing potatoes. It ought to produce 200 
bushels an acre or 2,000 bushels for 
the field. Potatoes are worth $1.50 a 
bushel. It is easy to figure out a profit 
of $3,000 from that field before a furrow 
is struck in the sod. But most people 
would rather buy the potatoes than the 
prospects. That is our position with 
stock prospects. j. J. d. 
How to Prepare Ensilage 
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BOX IO, 
SHORTSVILLE, N. 
SsS Distributing Points 
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1426 W. Tuscarawas St. Canton y Ohio 
8x20.. $02.41 
10x24.. 87.33 
12x20.. 110.35 
14x28.. 133.48 
16x30.. 159.39 
Other sizes in proportion. Ask for Catalog No. 14 
GRIFFIN LUMBER CO. 
Box No. 17 Hudson Falls, N. Y. 
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ARE QUALITY SILOS 
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Agricultural Department L 
University Block, Syracuse, N. Y. 
