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038 THE RURAb NEW-YORKER 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Collins Wireless Telephone Co., Newark. 
N. .T. 
An attachment suit for $237.71 has 
been brought against them in Chicago. 
They were selling stock recently. 
International Lumber and Development 
Company, 50 Church street. New York 
City ; also Philadelphia, Pa. Selling stock. 
A subscriber asks if we think the 
stock a good investment. We have seen 
nothing that would indicate to us that 
it is. Those who take our advice will 
keep out of it. 
I received the cheek you sent me which 
you got for me from Everyday Life Maga¬ 
zine, Chicago, and am much obliged lo you 
for this favor. c. w. e. 
New York. 
This was a refund on the Currier Pub¬ 
lishing Co.’s scheme to sell patents, etc., 
through the paper. A guarantee was 
mailed to return the money, if no sale 
was made. 
Yours with check for bill collected from 
George F. Fish, New York City received, 
for which please accept many thanks. 
Although this was a just claim, and a 
clear case, as Mr. Fish had given the goods 
a satisfactory trial without expense to 
him, before shipment, yet I could not seem 
to get any reply to bills or letters sent 
him, and I thank you very much for your 
efforts in securing same for me. 1 think 
very highly of The Rural New-Yorker, 
and always speak a good word for you 
when I can. I enclose two trial subscrip¬ 
tions to the “Rural” and hope they may 
continue with you. e. e. b. 
Connecticut.' 
It will be remembered that we could 
get no response to demands for payment 
of this bill, when we referred to it in this 
column. After that the check came. 
Christian’s Natural Food Co., New York 
City and Kenilworth, New Jersey. Health 
foods and local sanitariums. 
We get reports from Trenton, X. J. 
that this company has defaulted on 
some of its accounts and receiver has 
been appointed to wind up the affairs of 
the company. Tt will be remembered 
that this company was making an attempt 
to sell stock to country people some time, 
back under promises of great dividends' 
and big profits. When The R. X.-Y. 
cautioned readers against the investment 
we had some protests and a threat of 
a libel suit from some of the officers of 
the company. We hope no reader of 
The R. X t .-Y. has invested in the stock 
as it will undoubtedly be a total loss. 
Can you give any information as to what 
sort of investment that offered by Mona- 
tou Realty Investing Corporation of Times 
Building, New York City, would be? 
Virginia. s. a. t. 
We understand this investment simply 
to be the privilege of loaning them 
money on their notes (so-called de¬ 
benture bonds) to be used in speculat¬ 
ing in Xew York City real estate. Some 
time back we had a certificate of con¬ 
tract of some kind from a Xew Eng¬ 
land farmer, who had paid in about $100, 
and found himself unable to pay the 
balance. The company refused to make 
any allowance whatever, and we were 
unable lo sell it at any price for him, 
so that Ids investment was total loss. 
Suppose any other stranger were to say 
to you : “Send me your money and let 
me buy real estate with it. 1 will send 
you a note with interest for 10, 15 or 
20 years.” How much money would 
you send him? Yet, that is the plain 
proposition in these so-called debenture 
bond deals. You furnish the money, 
and take the risk, and the loss if there 
is any. If by any chance there is a 
profit the other fellow gets it. 
A year ago last Fall I purchased 12 
plum trees at 50 cents per tree, from an 
agent of Clark Nursery Company. Roches¬ 
ter, N. Y. If any died they were to be 
replaced this Fall. When trees were de¬ 
livered they were left in front yard in 
the sun, a high west wind blowing on 
them all day. When I got home from 
work at night I found them there and set 
them out. Six of them died. I wrote to 
them and requested that they should re¬ 
place the six with cherry trees instead, 
and they replied that they would do so, 
but as they were a higher-priced tree I 
should remit $1.50 to make up deficiency 
in price, and they would ship trees this 
Fall. I mailed a check for $1.50 at once 
and received a receipt for same, but have 
seen nothing of trees. I have written to 
them twice concerning the matter, but 
they have ignored both letters. They w r ere 
also to replace 11 peach trees, as shown 
in their letter which I enclose. a. j. e. 
New York. 
We have nothing to add to the above 
except that we have tried to get an 
explanation of their failure to do as 
they promised by this customer and have 
failed to get any explanation from 
them. Tree agents usually make any 
verbal representation that will help book 
an order, but the houses they represent 
will not hold themselves responsible for 
such representations. They insist on a 
written order. If you buy from an 
agent, see that all the inducements he 
makes are written out plainly on the 
order you sign. But you need not pay 
50 cents for plum trees. You can get * 
all you want for 20 cents from the best 
houses. 
Kindly give your opinion of the First 
National Co-operative Society of Chicago, 
Julius Kahn, president. It was closed for 
a time by rivals, he claims. He now 
offers to redeem the old shares in the so¬ 
ciety if you buy more in the new organi¬ 
zation. which he opened again about a 
year ago. w. J. 
New Jersey. 
Mr. Kahn collected, it is said, on the 
old Cash Buyers’ Union scheme nearly 
$4,000,000 from country people. They 
lost every cent of it. No legitimate 
attempt was ever made to do business, 
though some goods were bought, and a 
show made, evidently to help the sale 
of stock. When the concern failed, the 
four million had disappeared. Kahn 
was arrested, but got off without pun¬ 
ishment. as an alleged dreamer. Abso¬ 
lutely nothing was left of the old con¬ 
cern except the list of names and ad¬ 
dresses of the old victims. Mr. Kahn 
is evidently making the best use possi¬ 
ble of them, but the old stock is worth 
nothing, and he will not give you any¬ 
thing of value for it. It is an asset to 
him only because he may be able to 
induce some of the old victims to put 
more money into the new scheme under 
the promise that they are getting some¬ 
thing out of the old investment. He 
can give you the new stock for the cost 
of printing it. And the old stock is 
worth less yet, so you can see what you 
get for your money. It requires some 
nerve to come back to people asking for 
more money after disposing of $4,000.- 
000 of their money without any return 
whatever, but the person who bites on 
such bait must be easy. 
I note what you say on page 598 concern¬ 
ing the American Engine ami Motor Com¬ 
pany of Jersey Shore, Pa. I am a 
heavy stockholder in this company and 
have lost everything I had through the 
deal. The manufacturing proposition of 
the company is first class, but the broker 
who solicited the stock sales swindled the 
company of all the funds. This was H. A. 
Porter who disappeared about a month ago 
from Williamsport, Pa., and got away with 
about $8,000 in cash belonging to the com¬ 
pany. His present whereabouts are un¬ 
known bur we are anxious to locate him. 
If any of The R. N.-Y. readers should know 
of his whereabouts it would be a favor to 
advise us. a. e. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
We confess we cannot muster a very 
large portion of sympathy for the stock¬ 
holders of this company because of their 
loss through Mr. Porter. We cannot 
believe that experienced business men of • 
their stamp could have sent out either 
directly themselves or through a pro¬ 
moter the circulars that were issued bear¬ 
ing their name to farmers in good faith. 
It seems to us these good people were 
willing to allow these promoters to 
collect money from farmers to experi¬ 
ment with in their manufacturing en¬ 
terprise and permitted him to use the 
influence of their names to induce sub¬ 
scriptions to the -stock under promises 
that could not reasonably be realized. 
We do not know the parties personally 
but we are disgusted with this form 
of legalized robbery of inexperienced 
investors. We, however, have no sym¬ 
pathy with an absconding defaulter and 
if any of our people know of the where¬ 
abouts of Mr. Porter we shall be very 
glad to locate him for the benefit of the 
discomfited stockholders. 
I wish to say that through a friend 
of mine I had your paper sent to me on 
trial and I think that it fills the bill better 
than anything I have had without specify¬ 
ing any other agricultural periodical which 
I take. You seem to be the only repre¬ 
sentative of the press that has the “sand” 
to take a position which you think is right 
on such matters as postal express, and 
some others, and to fight your way through 
and urge your readers to help you fight. If 
there was a little more of that in this 
country of ours, very many things would 
be much better than they are to-day. 
Massachusetts, g. n. d. 
If you have hesitated to ask your 
neighbor or friend to allow you to send 
in his name for a ten weeks’ subscription 
to The Rural New-Yorker go back and 
read the above letter over again. We 
get letters every day expressing the same 
results, not in the same language, but 
in much the same tone. Sometimes we 
think that these new friends are the most 
enthusiastic about the paper. The old 
friends know what we are doing from 
week to week. Many of the things that 
become familiar to us are rather accepted 
as a matter of course, but the new people 
find it something entirely different from 
anything that they have ever known of 
a paper of any class, and of course, their 
surprise finds expression in their letters, 
and yet with all this we do not want 
to give the impression that there is any¬ 
thing wonderful in it. It is simply an 
honest effort from week to week to serve 
farmers the best we can. This service 
was rendered the farmer because the 
paper is dedicated to his interests. If 
other papers were doing what they 
ought to, there would be no surprise ex¬ 
pressed with the work. It is only be¬ 
cause so many neglect their duties that 
the R. N.-Y. is getting special credit for 
a simple and honest effort to serve its 
subscribers. j, j. d. 
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137 Lincoln Avenue, Mount Gilead, Ohio 
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Grit, Eggs for hatching. Baby chicks, etc. Write 
today. THE UNITED CO.. 26-B Vesey St., New York City 
WHITE LEGHORNS 
AND 
PEKIN DUCKS 
White Leghorn and 
Pekin Ducks still in 
the lead. We are 
breeders of the 
grandest laying 
strain of SingleComb 
White Leghorns in America, and our Imperial 
Pekin Ducks are second to none. Eggs from se¬ 
lected breeders of Single Comb White Leghorns, 
$6.00 per 100, $1.50 per 13. Pekin duck eggs. 58.00 per 
UK), $1.50 per 11. We also have choice pens of Rose 
Comb White Leghorns, Barred and White Rocks, 
White Wyandottes, Light Brahmas and Single 
Comb Rhode Island Reds. Eggs from above mat¬ 
ings. $1.50 per 13, $8.00 per 100. Also genuine 
Bronze Turkeys and their eggs. Let us start you 
right this season. We can please all. Largest 
successful plant in vicinity of New York City. Incu¬ 
bators. 10,000 eggs capacity. Agent Cyphers’ Incu¬ 
bator Co. Bonnie Brae Poultry Farm, New Rochelle, N. Y. 
S.C.WHITE LEGHORNS 
Eggs for hatching from vigorous, mature birds. 
Our stock is the result of 15 years of selection and 
breeding for egg production. Write for prices. 
WHITE & RICE. Yorktown, N. Y. 
EMPIRE STATE S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS. 
Winners at N. Y. State Fair; Tiios, $5; Eggs for 
Hatching, $1 for 15; $5 for 100. Catalog free. 
C. H. ZIMMER, Weedsport. N. Y. 
1 EGGS FOR HATCHING 
S. C. W. Leghorns, B. P. Rocks, White* Wyandottes, 
R. I. Reds. Single and Rose Comb. THE R. & C. 
POULTRY PLANT, P. O. Box 333, Stamford, Conn. 
Eggs tor Hatching—Baby Chicks 
Reds, Partridge Wyandottes, Indian Runner 
Ducks. Mating List sent on request. SINCLAIR 
SMITH, 602 Fifth Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
DAVIS S. C. R. I . REDS 
BRICES REDUCED 
ISIS PER 100 after June 1; full count guar¬ 
anteed on arrival. 
EGGS SO OFF balance of soason, circular 
DAMS POULTRY FARM, Derjin, Mass. 
Van Alstyne’s R, I, RedrEr^KSt 
bred for vigor and egg production, EDW. VAN 
ALSTYNE & SON, Kinderliook. N. Y. 
T HE FARMER’S FOWL— Rose Comb Reds, best winter 
layers on earth. Eggs, $1.00 per 15. Catalogue 
free. THOS. WILDER, Route 1, Richland, N. Y. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM LEGHORNS 
250 acres devoted to the best in S. O. W. Leghorns. 
MT. PLEASANT FARM, Box Y, Havre tie Grace, Maryland. 
Wright's White Wyandotte Winners-j^ 
Chicks S10 per 100. GRANDVIEW FARM, Stanfordville.N.V. 
Partridge and Golden Rocks, White 
Guineas, Eiubden Geese, Rouen and 
Mallard Ducks. Duroo Swine. Choicejcollie Pups. 
J. H. LEWIS & SON, Cadiz, Ohio. 
Hone’s “BredtoLay” RoseComb Reds 
* arc deep wine red in color: also superior layers or laiKJ brown 
Kicks. Kris's from best mating hair price, remainder of the 
season. Please semi tiial order and iei me prove the quality 
advertised. 
D. R. HONE, Crescent Hill Farm, Box 24, Sharon Springs, N.Y. 
r|UNT BRONZE TURKEY EGGS. $3.00 per 
10. R. O. R. I. Reds, $1.00 per 15. Indian 
Runner Duck, $1.00 per 10. Choice Shropshire 
Sheep. Write H. J. VAN DYKE, Gettysburg, Pa. 
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-200 Egg Strain $2.00 per 12; 
I others at $1.00 per 12. C. GORDON, Sprakers. N. Y. 
H UNN LAKE POULTRY FARM-R, O. Rhode Island Red 
chicks, $12 per hundred : White Wvandotte 
chicks $10 per hundred. BANGALL, NEW YORK. 
B ARRED ROCKS— Large, vigorous, heavy-laying 
strain. Best of blood, properly mated. Eggs, 
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R fl fl fl —Standard Bred for Eggs—White and 
dUUU Brown Leghorn and Black Minorca Hens 
and Cockerels. Eggs for hatching. THE AMERI¬ 
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PRIZE-WINNING STRAINS—R. I. Reds. 
-*■ both combs: White Wyandottes; Barred Rocks; 
Light and Dark Brahmas; S. C. White and Brown 
Leghorns; safe delivery; 70# fertility guaranteed; 
eggs, $1, 15; $5, 100. F. Prescott, Riverdale, N. J. 
S. C. WHITE LEGHORN BABY CHICKS. 
$10 per 100; Eggs, $5 per 100. Allchicks and eggs from 
our own farm raised, free range selected yearlings. 
VANCREST POULTRY FARM, Salt Point, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 
W D ROCKS— Eggs from tested heavy layers, 
i I i $2 for 15, from best pens; Incubator Eggs, 
$6 per 100. A. S. BRIAN, Mt. Kisco, N. Y. 
Free Poultry Catalogue 
EAST DONEGAL POULTRY YARDS, MARIETTA, PA. 
B UFF, wti. Leghorns, eggs 75c. per 15, $1.25 per 30: 8. C. R. I. 
Roil, Mottled Ancona Eggs. 90c. per 15, $1.50 per 30. Cats 
logue free. JOHN A. ROTH, Quakertown, Pa. 
THE LEVIN PRUNER 
The best pruner. Cuts J^-inch dry 
branch. Quick, clean, easy cut. We 
will send it post paid for club of two 
new yearly subscriptions at $1 each, 
or for club of 7 ten weeks trials at 10 
cents each. 
The Rural New-Yorker, New York 
