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THE RUreAL NEW-YORKER 
July 17, 191.3. 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Should this be called to the attention 
of the Anti-Fake Club? F. B. T. 
New York. 
The literature enclosed is from the in¬ 
vestment firm of E. B. Lewis & Co., 149 
Broadway, New York, offering a farm in 
the Upper Everglades of Florida free in 
connection with the purchase of Palm 
Beach and Everglades Railroad First 
Mortgage 25-Year Sinking Fund 6 per 
cent Gold Bonds. The proposition strikes 
us as being on a par with the Long Island 
real estate propositions which offer to 
give one lot free on condition that another 
is purchased at a certain price. There is 
no question but that the full value of the 
two lots is included in the purchase price 
of the one. The old adage, “Don’t look a 
gift horse in the mouth” does not apply to 
propositions of this kind. 
I enclose my renewal, also some “sucker 
bait” that came in yesterday’s mail. If 
I remember correctly you showed this 
firm up about two years ago, but I think 
it would do no harm to show them up 
again for the benefit of new subscribers. 
Firms that have to give Dolphin gold 
clocks and silverware to sell nursery 
stock are good ones to keep away from. 
You see they wax patriotic and put their 
circular in red, white and blue. I sup¬ 
pose they hope it will he read, that their 
prospective customers will think they will 
be treated “white,” and know that the 
latter may feel “blue” when the stuff 
comes into hearing. Keep up your good 
work, and that of the Anti-Fake Club. 
Massachusetts. ir. g. c. 
The literature covers the proposition of 
the Gardner Nursery Company. Their 
“Advertising Orchard Offer” includes 251 
trees and plants “catalog prices, $25; 
agents would easily get $30.” “A Dolphin 
gold clock, such as retails at a good round 
sum.” Six genuine Rogers extra plate 
silver teaspoons. All this for $10, and in 
addition you will receive a cash commis¬ 
sion check worth $2.50. One of our sub¬ 
scribers labels it “a nice gold brick” 
which he cannot use. We have referred to 
this proposition before, and repeat our 
caution at this time. If nursery stock 
needs extra premiums to induce the sale, 
the question naturally arises—“What is 
the value of the stock?” Good trees and 
plants are worth the price asked without 
these extras, and the $10 can be invested 
to better advantage with houses who are 
not obliged to resort to these methods. 
I have check for $8.03 in settlement of 
claim against the United States Express 
Company. I am indeed grateful to you 
for your efforts in this matter, and feel 
that you have done exceptionally well in 
being able to get even this amount out of 
the claim, as both the Chicago and New 
York offices had turned me down flat on 
the proposition. Any time I can be of 
service to your paper in any way I shall 
be glad to do so. J. H. H. 
Illinois. 
This subscriber shipped fancy Elberta 
peaches by train scheduled to reach the 
market early in the morning. They were 
several hours late, and the market had de¬ 
clined so that this fancy fruit netted a 
loss. If it had been shipped by freight 
the cost would have been less and the loss 
not any more, so that the shipper gained 
nothing by paying the higher express 
rates. The express company declined it 
to us also on the ground that they did 
not guarantee delivery within any cer¬ 
tain time. We contended that if a ship¬ 
per could not have some protection there 
was no object in using the express com¬ 
pany’s service. We were not able to get 
the full amount, but a 50 per cent, ad¬ 
justment was accepted as it seemed the 
best we could do. 
The American Temperance Life Insur¬ 
ance Co., 253 Broadway, New York, with 
more than $5,000,000 carried by 5.000 
policy holders, is insolvent, and the 
Superintendent of Insurance has taken 
charge of the company. It is claimed that 
connection with fraternal organizations, 
caused the trouble. In 1910 an investiga¬ 
tion by the Superintendent of Insurance 
revealed that the “four principal officers 
of the company had drawn more than 
one-half of the entire payments for ex¬ 
penses during 1908 in salaries, and that 
there existed a contract between the As¬ 
sociation and the National Security Com¬ 
pany, by which two salaries were paid to 
three of these men for one service, while 
the fourth received $9,000 as treasurer 
of the National Security Company.” It 
is alleged officers of the association bor¬ 
rowed $7,280.13 from the cash drawer, a 
large part of which was used for making 
payments on a house being built by the 
president. The directors voted to them¬ 
selves, it is said, $38,000 of free insur¬ 
ance. Various sums had been loaned to 
officers’ wives, about 17 per cent, of the 
death claims had been compromised, and 
in I90t) there were arrears of some $67,- 
000 death claims, while 3.970 members of 
five defunct institutions had been added 
to the membership without regular medi¬ 
cal examination. After this state of af¬ 
fairs was discovered the policyholders or¬ 
ganized to fight the directors but have 
been obliged to give up. 
Can you give me any information about 
II. A. Nieman & Co., Ransomville, N. Y.? 
They have $35 of mine, and I cannot get 
any replies to letters or telegrams. They 
were to ship me some eight-weeks-old pul¬ 
lets on .Tune 1st, but although I have 
written them several times and also tele¬ 
graphed, they do not seem to pay much 
attention to my letters. I made a sight 
draft on them yesterday, but do not know 
whether they will honor it or not. Any 
help you can give me on this will greatly 
oblige me. I have asked them to return 
the money, but they will not even answer 
my letter. T. w. w. 
Ontario, Canada. 
The above named concern we under¬ 
stand is successor to the business pre¬ 
viously conducted by E. E. Cooley, of that 
place. Apparently II. A. Nieman & Co. 
observed Mr. Cooley’s methods to a high 
degree. We wrote the company regard¬ 
ing the case of the Canadian subscriber, 
but no more attention is paid to our let¬ 
ters than those of the subscriber himself. 
In the meantime we learn that II. A. Nie¬ 
man & Co. are located at Lockport, New 
York. We trust the Canadian sub¬ 
scriber’s experience will be the means of 
saving others from similar unfortunate ex¬ 
periences. 
I have the enclosed card from P. K. 
Kisecker Company, 107 Vine Street, 
Philadelphia, Pa. Is it safe to ship pro¬ 
duce to him? w. B. G. 
New York. 
We cannot advise shipments to this 
firm. In 1911 we had a complaint from 
an Indiana shipper who sent butter to 
the amount of $74.06 and failed to get 
payment for same. Mr. Kiseeker’s ad¬ 
dress at that time was 344 No. Water 
St., but he could not be found. This 
Spring we had a complaint from a sub¬ 
scriber who put up 10 tubs of butter. 
Five he sent to Armour & Co., who re¬ 
turned at the rate of 2S cents a pound. 
The other five, the same quality and 
grade, were sent to Kisecker, who re¬ 
turned at the rate of 18 cents a pound, 
claiming the butter was moldy. The sub¬ 
scriber sends account sales from other 
houses showing high prices for his butter. 
Kisecker & Co. have asked for these 
other account sales and we have for¬ 
warded same, bur so far have received no 
adjustment. 
I shipped eggs to private parties as 
follows: 
.T. II. Chapmen, 559 So. 11th St.. New¬ 
ark, N. J„ $36.00. 
A. E. Roemer. 52 Fairmount Ave., New¬ 
ark, N. .T., $19.20. 
Chas. Haller, 500 Avon Ave., Newark, 
N. J., $13.80. 
They have promised to pay, but have 
not made good. Can you collect? 
New Jersey. c. B. 
Our investigation showed that the par¬ 
ties had moved and left no address. Per¬ 
sons ordering goods for their private table 
and failing to pay for same merit sever¬ 
est condemnation. It is despicable, and 
a special law should be enacted to cover 
the case. Farmers can retaliate by refus¬ 
ing to supply goods unless good standing 
is shown, or cash paid in advance. 
John S. Paine, Norwood, Mass., sent 
check for $14.25 for 25 coops. We 
shipped the coops and deposited the 
check, but it was returned protested on 
account of insufficient funds. Protest fees 
amount to $1.58. Is there anything you 
can do to help us? w. J. c. 
Virginia. 
I sent John 8. Paine, Norwood. Mass., 
25 Brown Leghorn cockerels, valued at 
$24. Bill has been sent, but I have never 
been able to get check. j. h. c. 
Connecticut. 
We exhausted all our resources, and 
two attorneys have tried to make the col¬ 
lection, but return the account as worth¬ 
less and uncollectable. Add this to the 
list of undesirable parties. 
“It Throws And Blows” 
PNEUMATIC 
ENSILAGE CUTTER 
You Can Run It With Your Own Farm Engine 
—^ “It Throws 
rapec 
That’s one of the big advantage of the Papec. A 4-Horse Engine furnishes sufficient 
power to cut and elevate 3 tons per hour with our smallest size. Have your own 
Papec—be independent of the cutter gang—save half the value of your corn and other 
crops of siloing them at the right time. 
The Papec is fast becoming recognized as a farm machine just as much as a binder, mower, or feed 
mill, and thousands of farmers have bought the various sized Papecs—capacities 3 to 30 tons per hour— 
according to the power they have available. The Papec Ensilage Cutter is guaranteed to throw and blow 
ensilage to the top of owysilo. It has a one-piece, semi-steel frame no rivets to work loose and the 
power is transmitted throughout by heavy gears—no chains to break. Bearings always in perfect align¬ 
ment—no heating, knives always shear—with perfect clearance—and are easily changed for cutting or 
shredding. Protected feed roll—no danger to operator. The Papec is easy to set up, operate and take 
down, and is built for many seasons* hard service. 
Write for Free “Papec” Book 
You should know of the saving in fuel, labor and time that you can make by using The 'Won¬ 
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Richmond, Va. 
Seattle, Wash. 
Springfield, III. 
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Utica, N. Y. 
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Solid oak frame, braced, bolted and mortised; impossible to pull out 
of line. Special high-grade tool steel knives, spiraled to give clean 
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Positive frictionless self feed table runs on chilled iron rollers. One 
lever controls feed rolls and table. Independent belt driven blower, on 
Appleton 
Silo Filler 
has speed adjustable to minimum use of power for any 
height silo. Lowdown, cut-under frame; easy to handle. 
Send for catalog of details showing 4 sizes. 
Appleton Manufacturing Co., 427 Fargo St., Batavia, 111. 
«. , 
FREE book on Silago. 
Explains how siloing doubles 
feed values of crops; describes 
ail types of silos,how built,etc.: 
full of silage and 6ilo facts ol 
real value. Sent free—write! 
SILO FILLING MACHINERY 
Especially Designed for Gas Engine Power 
Guaranteed to deliver silage into the silo at 50% less speed and 30% 
_ less power than ordinarily required. 
Cuts the silage in uniform lengths, which 
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closer, which permits of more tonnage 
into the silo. For strength, durability, 
capacity and easy-to-feed — ltoss Machines 
are unexcelled. Write for catalog. 
THE E. W. ROSS CO. 
Box 113 Springfield, Ohio 
We also manufacture the Ross Wood 
and IN-DE-STR-UCT-O Metal Silo. 
life of machine. 
From the Steel Knives to the Closed Elbow Blower Pipe every 
feature T T 1 / /7 V* ENSILAGE 
of the L-L, 1JYL CUTTER 
merits your special consideration. Quality of mate¬ 
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portant as scientific design. The Cli¬ 
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owner or operator, not only about tho 
Climax, but about the agent, dealers and 
makers who arc behind the machine. 
Catalogue Free. Write Now. Some Open 
Territory for Live Agents and Dealers. 
Warsaw-Wilkinson Co. 
104 Highland, 
Warsaw, N. Y. 
Unadilla Silos 
Are Trustworthy 
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They preserve silage perfectly. Com¬ 
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and keep air-tight. Writetoday for cata¬ 
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UNADILLA Slip 00., Bex C , Unadilla, N. Y J 
|Write, Phone or Wi: 
iYI/'E have the stock and can make 
I » » immediate shipment, enabling 
you to preserve 100 per cent of 
your corn crop in the 
INgi^A, 
Easy to erect. No special tools or skilled 
labor needed. Every stave guaranteed. 
You pay for the Indiana Silo out of what it 
saves on feed bill. Address nearest office. 
THE INDIANA SILO CO. 
Anderson, Ind. Des Moines, Iowa 
Kansas City, Mo* Ft. Worth, Texas 
A REAL 
SILO BARGAIN 
15% cut in prices 
We are now ready to fill silo 
orders promptly and give you 
plenty of time to pay for same. 
Write for free catalogue and 
prices. 
ENTERPRISE 
LUMBER & SILO CO. 
North Tonawanda, New York 
