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PUBLISHER’S DESK 
directors in all. They say the farmer must i 
put in his money because it is the only 
way to get cooperation. The farmers are 
t v, „„ „„ i _ 4.1 4 . I.* not posted on stock companies or high 
I heaid of an agent lecently who told finance. We do not know why they have 
a farmer’s wife he would guarantee that preferred and common stock; nor why the 
his churn would produce eight ounces more paying in of $150 by a farmer would make 
of butter from a gallon of cream than any 
it cooperation. Does it seem to you like 
a good thing? Is it a sensible risk for 
the perspiration from his brow many times, 
he asked the lady if she knew why it was 
that he could not get any butter at all. 
She very coolly informed him that he was 
churning buttermilk and she wanted to see 
him get that other eight ounces.—J. A. 
Hoffman in Nebraska Farmer. 
other churn made. He accepted a chal- farmers, or is there a better way? Some 
lenge to test his churn. After he had farmers seem to favor it and the local 
churned for niore than an hour „„d mopped gfffiS, 
New Jersey. a. n. $. 
We have no hesitation in advising 
fanners to leave this proposition alone. 
We are not advised as to the amount of 
the capital stock, nor of the assets and 
liabilities of the present business, nor 
is there anything to show how much 
That is a good idea. Set the slick stock is to be issued to purchase this 
tongued promoters to work and wait business. The chances are that the pro- 
until they demonstrate some of their jnoters will put this business in at a 
... r , , ^ . high price and control the company, and 
guarantees. Bu you will find that most the farmers will simply have the privi- 
ot them will decline the privilege of j of puttin „ in re ' dy cash fo ^ the 
proving their big claims. present owners* to control. They may 
I was very sorry I was not at home f le . ct 4l a fa ” ner or . 1 t 1 wo as ^rectors now, 
when you called, because I am always glad but the officers will control the business 
to be of any service to The R. N.-Y. Xt during the year and later on they can 
certainly is doing an immense amount of refuse to elect a farmer on tlie hoard 
good in its merciless warfare against fakes -r , larmer _° n tne D ° aia 
and fakers as well as its friendly offers they wish to do so. there is abso- 
in settling disputes and collecting claims lutely not the first scintilla of co-opera- 
whicli we farmers would not be able to get t ion abou t the scheme. If this com- 
were it not for our friend, the editor of , , r •. 
The R. N.-Y. For instance, I shipped a P. an y wants to finance its own opera- 
carload of hay to a commission house in tions and buy produce of farmers, well 
New York sent the bill of lading, but the a „d goo d; but for farmers to put their 
nay got lost. I put in a claim to the ° • A « i r ,1 , . , . 
railroad for $144 for the hay. I recalled money into a scheme of the kind and let 
the bill of lading from the commission others control it would be to put them- 
house, and after three months waiting and selves completely in the hands of the 
a lot of red tape the company claimed to „,.,™„ 4 „,. c . ■ „ , .< 
imve found the hay, and turned it over to promoters, and our ad\ice to them is 
the commission house, and I received a don t. 
check for $108, $36 less than the claim, 
which I refused to accept, and notified the With to-day’s mail came circular letter, 
claim agent that I held the check subject blanks, etc., letter commencing with “Dear 
to their order. I could get no answer or Friend,” and offering the Woman’s Weekly 
satisfaction from the company, so I thought for 50 cents per year, and a chance to 
of the friend of all honest farmers, The get in on the ground floor in Mr. Lewis’ 
It. N.-Y., and sent all the correspondence California land scheme for as many dol- 
and facts, and in a few days (to my sur- lars as I want to send. Well, I suppose 
prise) received a draft from the railroad he don't know that we take The Kurai. 
company for $36 and request to retain the New-Yorker or he would never try to string 
check to pay in full the claim I presented, us for suckers, x. s. G. 
I notified the editor of the settlement and West Virginia. 
asked him what his fees were for collect- t _ j v_, . , . 
ing? He answered “Nothing;” that he Lewis is reported to have boasted that 
was only glad to be of service to sub- no legislature could make a law which 
scribers. So I am glad to help the paper he could not get around. He certainly 
W New e York.° PPOrtUnity W ' P ‘ has a scheme now that gives him a free 
T1 , n . V 4 . 4 4 . hand. No statute that we know can 
o w °rded" , a o g us ““ - 7 "“% “"I "° 
The instance happened several years ! aw yet frame f d can stop , hm V. You pay 
ago; we remember it very well. ’The yoUr m °" ey for a . membership just as 
collection of $36 is of course worth you would m a social club. Kings used 
~ v r -ii i to claim a divine right to rule. Lewis 
something to a farmer, especially when „ • , ..„j •.> .• ... 
. . „ ° , , , ’ ■. ■ J 4l seems to be imbued with the notion that 
he knows he could get it in no other . . .• ■ - , , , , , 
, . 4 .u i he has a divine right to other people s 
way, but the sentiment that he ex- m It never occurs to him to work 
presses is worth more to us than the for / living Iike other people) but if 
whole amount of h.s claim. The aver- a wai f ts to contribute to his lux- 
age man is glad to escape a subscrip- uries and s t on this plan he or she 
lion agent. When a farmer takes the 0U g ht to have the privilege-unless chil- 
pains to write a letter of regret at not df « n or other dependents need a living, 
being able to see him, it means some- • r b 
thing more than a subscription. There 
is something here for which there is no 
equivalent in dollars and cents. 
too. 
I sent a case of eggs to a New York 
house, which refused them. I then ordered 
them turned over to another commission 
house but can get no reply or report from 
I hope that you will nevei discontinue either house or the American Fxnross Coni- 
the Publisher’s Desk, as that part alone is „ y “y11 vou see what vou cln find 
worth in my opinion 10 times the price out for me? * J j d. c 
New York. 
The American Express Company had 
of a subscription. I was a subscriber for 
years to a certain very prominent agricul¬ 
tural paper published in your home citv, 
until I was “soaked” properly by one of disposed of the eggs because they had 
attention of the publishers to the trans- been refused by the commission house, 
action they declined to expose and failed and when we made claim for the money 
to obtain any material satisfaction for me. quite promptly sent us the remittance. 
That is why I like The It. N.-Y. for if 
a crook should smuggle in, you seem to T , , ~ , . , „ „ ...... 
have the nerve to expose him and warn . tnelosed hnd a circular from Herbert My- 
others. Good luck to you. c. s. h. rick in regard to Cooperative Finance 
New York League. Would you advise one not in need 
„ ... of credit to join it? I feel a little skittish 
Some papers guarantee their adver- about it personally. I do not see the 
tisers deliberately to encourage people necessity of such a league considering what 
to patronize them without anv intention t ^ Governois and Congiess are proposing 
ii pauunizc xneni w unoiit any intention to ( ] 0- j } lave Peen a subscriber to The 
of protecting the people. They accept R. N.-Y. for ”0 years, and therefor will 
any advertising that is paid for. Other value your advice. c. c. k. 
papers, while not as bad as that, yet ' erin °nt. 
nnkp excuses and nnnlocrisec and do „ 1 cnclose a communication from Herbert 
make excuses and apologises and do Myrlck whi( . h ] suppose he is spreading 
nothing when a reader gets ‘stung. abroad to get hold of a few more dollars. 
The R. N.-Y. people are getting wise to If some other man than Myrlck was at 
the frame and thev are beincr heard the head of this, it might be worthy of 
tne game, ana tney are Dang nearo attention, but nothing coming from him 
from occasionally. would catch my dollar. ,T. P. Morgan i 
right in one thing at least; character counts 
From your experience and broad outlook f° r u whole lot in this world. wary. 
will you toll us how the following pronosi- Connecticut. 
tion appeals to you. The farmers here „ „_. . f ,, r , P ,, , 
would like the benefit of your opinion. I be suspicion of the first of the above 
There is a concern operating here called correspondents seems to coincide with 
the Mecca Cooperative Company of Phila- the conclusions af the other. Both are 
delphia, of which I. C. Shalkop is owner, r _ xt . r? , . , , 
In 12 years they have established a chain ° l>ew Lngland and the second 
four shares—two preferred and two com- tion and farm credits and I am frank 
mon. The preferred is to be redeemed in to say that from such reading alone I 
two years at $52.50 and the guaranteed Li ,,„ 4 . i,__.t , i ° , , , . 
interest of seven per cent. They propose to 11 1 ^ what he meant by hi3 
sell the stock to farmers and buy one to league scheme, but judging by past ex- 
three steamboats to transport the* produce perience with Myriclc schemes, I con- 
to the warehouses to be established, and r l 11r i 4 . tide Jc a 
furnish the needs of the 25 stores, and more . , , S s A My rick scheme tosell a 
to be established, and sell tlie excess of Myrick book. If there is anything to 
the produce on the market. They say they the league but Myrick we have vet failed 
will sell the farmers’ stuff at spot cash. to < . ee f ] 1( . n f b „ r nnr 4 S ti„ 
They aim to get 100 or more shareholders r . e otntr P aits - be has been 
in Cumberland County, N. J., and 100 in organizing so-called leagues of the kind 
Salem County, N. .7. Each town has a good at frequent intervals for the past 25 
water right of way to Delaware Bay and years Thev alwavs die when the nnh 
river. They are also to establish share- l .A ' y - alwa y s , clie wne , n tne pub- 
holders in Pennsylvania, in Chester and be interest wanes, but we have never 
Berks Counties and ship their stuff by water seen an accounting of their finances, and 
irom Chester. Penn. They want one farm- tyg have never found anvone who rmild 
or director from Cumberland Countv and b,, , . < i e wll .o could 
one from Salem County, N. J., and one tell what had become of the remittances, 
from Pennsylvania. There would be live J. j. p. 
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