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THE R.UR.A.L, NKW-YOKKEK 
November 1, 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
The Continental Motor Cycle and 
Motor Boat Company, R. C. Jordan, sec¬ 
retary and treasurer, of Trenton, Mich¬ 
igan, advertised that they had all makes 
of motorcycles and motor boats to sell on 
easy payment plan. By signing a con¬ 
tract and making an initial payment, the 
motorcycle would be sent to the customer. 
Investigation reveals that this company 
leased a building, installed 10 or 12 sten¬ 
ographers, and advertised freely. Ad¬ 
vance payments were collected from par¬ 
ties who thought they were buying motor¬ 
cycles or boats, but the goods were not 
delivered. Within a short time the sec¬ 
retary left for parts unknown, leaving a 
host of unpaid bills behind. One of our 
readers sent $62.50 as a payment on a 
$242.50 motorcycle. The motorcycle did 
not come, and a registered letter of in¬ 
quiry was returned with the information 
that the company had moved and left no 
address. Of course the money is lost. 
The concern gave bank inferences but on 
inquiry the bank gave unsatisfactory re¬ 
port. 
I shipped J. C. Dickerson, Weldon, N. 
C., five barrels of apples at $1.75 per 
bari'el on January 24, 1913. Can you 
collect this for me? I understand you 
do such work for your subscribers, 
North Carolina. K. D. K. 
Our lettei*s are returned “unclaimed” 
by the Post Office Department and this 
indicates that Mr. Dickerson belongs to 
the migratory class. It is a common 
practice to order shipments and move 
shortly after their receipt and certainly 
before ‘making any payment. If this 
should by chance be read by some neigh¬ 
bor of Dickerson in his new location, he 
might be shamed into paying the debt. 
On June 27, 1912 I had shipped to me 
from Melrose Park, Ill., a tent, which 
never reached me. After two months the 
Chicago and Noi-tliwestern Railway 
Company admitted that it was lost while 
in their charge. I put in a claim for $15 
which I have been trying since to col¬ 
lect. Could you help me out on this? 
Michigan. w. m. b. 
Early in August, 1913, adjustment of 
this claim was made for $12 in oi‘der to 
close it out. We were unable to present 
the bill for the tent, as it had been pur¬ 
chased some time before, and it did not 
seem necessary to save the receipt, so 
the deduction was made for service. 
I received a check on July 20 from 
the Southern Express Company for 
$15.42. This is settlement in full of that 
$52.12 claim on which you collected 
$37.70 last Fall. I am sending my check 
for $3. You may use this to fight crooks 
with if you will; if not just add it to 
my subscription. T. D. G. 
Florida. 
This refers to a shipment of 16 crates 
of cucumbers shipped from Florida on 
April 13, 1912, which were never de¬ 
livered. In October, 1912, one remit¬ 
tance was sent and on July 20, 1913 the 
balance was forwarded to adjust the 
claim. The $3 was placed to the sub¬ 
scriber’s credit on his subscription ac¬ 
count. 
About three years ago I bought 200 
shares of the Honduras Rubber Com¬ 
pany stock. They claimed they would 
pay dividends and make a lot of money 
for their clients. Three years have gone 
by, and no dividends paid or anything. 
The assets and property of the company 
have been sold. Is all my money lost In 
this company, or can I get it back? I 
wish you would help me out in this mat¬ 
ter. P. s. 
Massachusetts. 
As far as we can ascertain the Hon¬ 
duras Rubber Company is no longer in 
existence and the stock, therefore, has no 
value, and we doubt if it ever had any. 
It was proposed to grow rubber on a 
tract of land in the Tomala Valley, but 
this was found impracticable. The sub¬ 
scriber’s $50 is lost. 
In the Spring of 1911 I sent Miss 
Martha Hiser, Urbana, Ohio, an order 
for flower roots, sending $1 in payment. 
I never received the roots and have writ¬ 
ten her I don’t know how many times 
and never could get any reply. I wrote 
the postmaster to see if she was still in 
business and he said she was, so I wrote 
again, marking the letter personal, but 
still no reply. I think such firms should 
be exposed for the benefit of others. 
Ohio. M. 8. 
Our inquiries were treated with the 
same silence. We do not find her listed 
in the authoritative nursery reference 
books at our command and give our 
readers the benefit of this experience. 
A decision has been rendered by the 
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court 
that the Metropolis Finance Company, 
whose charter was used by Arthur E. 
Stilwell in raising money for the pro¬ 
motion of miscellaneous enterprises, was 
put out of business, its charter having 
been annulled.—-From Dun’s Report. 
On April 1 I shipped by Adams Ex¬ 
press to Philadelphia one crate of hen 
eggs (30 dozen). The commission house 
received 27 dozen for which they signed. 
The whole side of the crate was torn off 
and three dozen eggs gone. This loss is 
54 cents. Will you see if you can collect 
same? J. J. 
Delaware. 
The notation by the commission house 
on the receipt was the saving clause in 
this claim. Settlement was made June 7. 
I sent McEroy Bros., of Bradfoi’d, Pa., 
28 barrels of apples. I was offered $1.50 
per barrel for the apples. I have heard 
nothing from them. Will you see if you 
can collect it for me? G. w. s. 
We have been unable to get any re¬ 
sponse from McEroy Bros. Put them on 
the “don’t” list. 
A poor unfortunate Italian neighbor 
shipped eight crates of berries to a com¬ 
mission house over the Philadelphia & 
Reading Railroad. The berries were not 
received and he can learn nothing of 
them. He came to me with his troubles 
and I want to ask you to look into the 
matter. Can you do so? w. J. F. 
New Jersey. 
This loss amounted to $21.32 includ¬ 
ing eight good crates. The shipment was 
handled by the Central Railroad of New 
Jersey and after we put in the claim 
they authorized the Philadelphia & Read¬ 
ing to settle for $9.94. This shipper was 
without any education, and when the 
agent told him he would never get any 
more he consented to reduce the claim 
and he received less than half the amount 
of his claim. 
I am a stockholder in a company which 
owns real estate in New York City, sub¬ 
ject to mortgage, and collects the rents. 
We are liable for 
Tax No. 1, inneritance tax in case of 
death. Tax No. 2, transfer stock tax, 
when we buy or sell our stock. Tax No. 
3, city land tax on full value of land and 
buildings, annual. Tax No. 4, on mort¬ 
gages one-half per cent 1 ‘ecording. Tax 
No. 5, corporation tax to U. S. Govern¬ 
ment, annual; and since our mortgages 
exceed our stock, we are not allowed to 
deduct the interest in figuring profits, 
but are taxed on mortgage interest paid 
out. 
Tax No. 6, to State of New York, an¬ 
nual, in which owing to our small capital 
a dividend of one per cent is taxed as 
one of 100 per cent. 
Tax No. 7, being a foreign corporation, 
our home State asked us to pay on our 
New York property, and we begged off. 
Tax No. 8, a personal tax to the City 
of New York, annual, we pay 43 75/100 
per cent of our total income in taxes an¬ 
nually, or $35 on each $1,000 invested in 
business annually.—43 75/100 per cent 
in taxes. A recent article you published 
from a farmer who thought farmers were 
not treated well, prompted me to look 
up our figures. w. B .w. 
New York. 
Our New York City government seems 
determined to bankrupt the city. The 
burden of the expense is paid by real 
estate. If the expense of government 
continues to increase in the future as it 
has in the past, it is hard to see how the 
city, rich as it is, can escape ultimate 
bankruptcy. The corporation tax in this 
instance is an especial hardship, as the 
company is actually obliged to pay the 
United States taxes on the money it pays 
out for interest. We are ourselves doing 
this very thing in a similar situation. 
On April 28, 1913, I shipped Swift & 
Co., 138 Ninth Street, Jersey City, N. J., 
one 30-dozen case of white eggs. I ‘have 
had no returns, and have written them 
and as yet have not heard anything from 
them, whether they have received them. 
As you look these matters up for sub¬ 
scribers I thought I would write you in 
regard to the matter. E. F. B. 
New York. 
Subscribers must not confound the 
Jersey City concern with the Chicago 
packers of the same name. We find no 
rating for the Swift & Company, Jersey 
City, N. J. in the sources of information 
open to us that would warrant farmers 
in shipping produce to the firm without 
advance payment. J. J. D. 
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in attendance on Mrs. Smith before she 
died?” Young M. D.: “Fourteen 
months.” Miss Naberly: “Dear me! 
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