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“They are trying to create a sensa¬ 
tion to increase the circulation of their 
paper,” is the universal cry of promoters 
whose schemes or methods have been dis¬ 
cussed or criticized in Tiie R. N.-Y. The 
Strouts and their agents have made the 
most of these accusations both in the 
country and in the courts. This argu¬ 
ment is disposed of very effectively in the 
decree of the court printed on page S59, 
this issue. In the fact that the Strout 
advertising was refused years before any¬ 
thing was published about them, the 
court finds corroboration of the motive 
of the paper to protect its subscribers. 
But let us suppose that there was no 
such corroboration of a good motive, and 
that we admit that an- increase of cir¬ 
culation was expected to follow the ex¬ 
posure of a scheme dangerous to farm 
interests. What of it? What comfort 
could the schemers expect from such an 
admission? If it turned out that the 
paper was attacking a worthy business 
for selfish purposes, the facts when 
proven would discredit the paper and re¬ 
sult in a decrease of circulation instead 
of an increase. If the interest of the 
subscribers required that the scheme be 
exposed, then the service rendered farm¬ 
ers by the paper merited an increase of 
circulation and it was entirely proper to 
expect it. So that after all we could 
admit their loud accusations without in 
any way affecting the argument. Having 
no high ideals or devotion to duty them¬ 
selves schemers cannot admit these quali¬ 
ties in others. They belong to the class 
that believes that every human action 
springs from a selfish motive. In the 
physician risking his life in a pest house, 
they see no motive but the fee. To the 
engineer sticking to his post in a pend¬ 
ing danger and losing his life to save 
the trainload of passengers committed 
to his care, they see nothing but the hope 
of a promotion. In a Washington at Tren¬ 
ton or at Valley Forge they see no higher 
motive than the expected plaudits of the 
people. In the teacher they recognize 
no love of learning, and in the editor they 
can discover no higher ideal than an am¬ 
bition for new subscribers and an extra 
advertising order. I deny that men al¬ 
ways act from selfish motives, but the 
hope of gain and praise from those we 
serve are no doubt great incentives to 
human endeavor. There is nothing in 
this inconsistent with high ideals and 
faithful service. To give one’s self to a 
cause is the highest form of sacrifice to it. 
When I was a boy working by the month 
on a farm, I found that intelligent and 
conscientious service was appreciated by 
my employer. Labor was made pleas¬ 
anter, life happier and rewards greater 
as confidence grew in my motive and in 
my ability to serve those who employed 
me. I have had a good many jobs since 
then, and served in many capacities of 
service and responsibility; but the les¬ 
son learned as a farm hand was helpful 
in all the places that followed. I served 
myself best when best serving those who 
employed me. When I worked as a hired 
boy and protected the sheep from dogs, 
and the horses from flies the farmer re¬ 
warded and praised me and so when I 
began to publish a farm paper I rea¬ 
soned that he would also reward me if I 
protected him from rogues and schemers 
and he has rewarded me for it. Many 
have been more generous of praise than 
the work merits; but I do not think a 
work of the kind could be successful, 
if pursued for purely selfish motives. To 
be effective it must be inspired by high 
ideals and a sense of duty and a natural 
hatred of injustice. When so pursued by 
a publication I think it will generally re¬ 
sult in an increase of circulation for the 
paper. Otherwise the papers that at¬ 
tempt it are foredoomed to failure. That 
is the situation as I see it. If the schem¬ 
ing promoters get any comfort from the 
admissions they are welcome to make the 
most of them. 
Having noticed in The R. N.-Y. the 
good work you have done toward collect¬ 
ing accounts for your readers, I ask your 
assistance or influence in the following. 
Some five or six months ago I purchased 
a New Idea churn on trial, paying cash 
with order, from the American Churn 
Co., Pittsburg, Pa. They had a stand 
at our county fair and had the appear¬ 
ance of a reliable company and exhibited 
endorsements from the Experiment Sta¬ 
tions. I gave the churn a good trial, but 
it proved worthless from the start and 
I finally received shipping instructions 
for returning the churn with the promise 
of getting my money and the express 
charges promptly returned as soon as 
they had the bill of lading. The instruc¬ 
tions were given me in a letter dated 
December 14, 1912, and churn was re¬ 
turned December 21, 1912. Since then 
I have been unable to hear from them 
after writing six or seven letters. I paid 
.$8.50 for the churn and 50 cents expres- 
sage. As some of my neighbors have suf¬ 
fered the same as I have, I ask your influ¬ 
ence towards securing a settlement. 
Pennsylvania. R. D. r. 
The only satisfaction we can get is 
that there has been a change in owner¬ 
ship of the company and the present 
management have no authority to refund 
the money paid for the churn, although 
the churn has been returned and they are 
willing to return it or send another to 
the subscriber. It seems to be a modifi¬ 
cation of the old two-minute churn that 
has gone through various stages during 
the past 20 years. Why the officials of 
a county fair should allow an exhibit of 
it is more than we can understand. 
I gave the New England Coal Mines 
$150 for 25 tons of coal on December 2 
last, delivery to be made in eight or 10 
days, but I have not been able to get 
them to make delivery of the coal. Later 
I wrote them I had been obliged to get 
coal elsewhere and asked them to refund 
my money. I am too poor to lose such 
an amount at present. I fear I have let 
this slide along too long a time now. My 
receipt was signed by Clias. Farrow, 
Treasurer. I am hard up for the money. 
Connecticut. F. s. s. 
We were unable to induce this com¬ 
pany to refund the remittance and 
through our attorney ascertained that 
this was an old coal mine that had been 
unsuccessfully operated by various com¬ 
panies for the past 50 years. The plant 
is at a standstill; a heavy mortgage 
hangs over it and no one would give a 
dollar for it in the market under present 
circumstances. Judgment is held against 
them, but they have made no attempt to 
defend it. This is the record. The sub¬ 
scriber is out the $150. We think this is 
a case for the criminal courts or the 
Post Office Department. 
I have a little claim of $2.50 against 
the United States Express Company that 
I wish you would take up with them. On 
March 17 I shipped a pair of Indian 
Runner ducks to Oklahoma, and when 
they arrived, March 21, one was dead. I 
sent along plenty of feed and put a cup 
in the crate, and put on a tag with in¬ 
structions to feed and water en route. 
Our express agent did not seem to desire 
to try and make a settlement and said 
the amount was so small he did not 
think I would get anything. I am, there¬ 
fore. sending it to you and will appreciate 
your help. G. F. w. 
The shipment was turned over to the 
Wells Fargo Express and it was neces¬ 
sary to trace their records, but in spite 
of that the adjustment was made within 
two months and this goes to prove the 
contention that express companies could 
make adjustments in a short time if they 
would follow them up vigorously. Six 
to eight or 10 months is the average time 
it takes companies to make adjustment 
of claims. 
In May, 1911, I bought a trio of Berk¬ 
shire pigs from the Pennsylvania Berk¬ 
shire Co. I have asked this company on 
two different occasions to furnish me 
tabulated* pedigrees for these pigs, but 
have failed to obtain same from them. 
The pigs are registered in the Interna¬ 
tional Consolidated Record Association, 
Himrods, N. Y., but their pedigree only 
give sire and dam. I want to use these 
pigs for foundation stock for a herd of 
Berkshires and would like to know some¬ 
thing of their ancestors. N. o. M. 
West Virginia. 
We have taken this matter up with the 
Pennsylvania Berkshire Co. and are ad¬ 
vised that the name of the sire and dam 
is all the pedigree they furnish with their 
pigs, and that any extended pedigree will 
have to be secured from the Association. 
So far as we have been able to learn, 
breeders have little faith at any rate in 
the records of the International Con¬ 
solidated Record Association, and under 
the circumstances we would not advise 
the West Virginia breeder to use the pigs 
in question as foundation stock for a 
herd. 
Your favor of February 14 received 
with check for $27.79 all O. K. The set¬ 
tlement you made with the Pittsburgh 
Florists’ Exchange was perfectly satis¬ 
factory to me. Enclosed you will find a 
small token of our appreciation of your 
efforts in settling the claim. We wish 
you success in the future. H. B. 
Ohio. 
This was a bill for cut flowers. The 
subscriber had agreed to adjust by ac¬ 
cepting monthly payments, but the Pitts¬ 
burgh Florists’ Exchange did not keep 
their agreement. We were unable to get 
any response when we took it up and 
finally turned it over to attorney. The 
Pittsburgh attorneys reported many 
claims on hand against the debtors, upon 
which they were about to bring suit, but 
by making some allowance were finally 
able to get the check. 
One year ago the Interborough Realty 
Company issued a statement showing re¬ 
serves and undivided profits of $526,500. 
To-day the concern is in the hands of a 
receiver because it is unable to pay the 
interest on borrowed money. 
In 1902 this company was incorporat¬ 
ed with authority to issue $100,000 capi¬ 
tal. Whether any cash was paid in or 
not we have no way of knowing. The 
company bought some farm land on Long 
Island, for which it is said they paid 
$150,000. There have been some im¬ 
provements made upon it. It is now 
assessed by the city for $450,000 and 
there are first mortgages against it of 
$183,000. On the books of the company 
it is valued at $1,189,500. 
In addition to the mortgage the com¬ 
pany issued what it called profit-sharing 
gold debenture bonds to the amount of 
$600,000. These are held in claims rang¬ 
ing from $5 to $3,000 by 3,000 unsecured 
creditors scattered from Maine to Cali¬ 
fornia. 
There will now probably be an attempt 
at reorganization of the company and 
these 3,000 unfortunates will be told that 
to save their investment they must put 
up some more good money to save the 
company. Some of the most gullible in¬ 
vestors will probably send on a new re¬ 
mittance in the vain hope of saving what 
is already lost, but those of more wisdom 
will accept their present loss and refuse 
to take any further ventures. In either 
case the property will probably be sold to 
satisfy the mortgages and the 3,000 hold¬ 
ers of the $600,000 profit-sharing gold 
d benture bonds will have their experi¬ 
ence for the money that they saved and 
contributed to this enterprise, j. j. D. 
“Do I take this train to Boston?” 
“No; all you have to do is to get in. The 
engineer will attend to taking it there.” 
—Baltimore American. 
July 19, 
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