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JShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 10, ISMT 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
I have watched the Publishers Desk 
f(n‘ the last two years, and now have 
something I wish you would try for me. 
August 20 I shipped 75 crates of lettuce 
to Maurice A. Lipi)man, 2.")Si^ Wash¬ 
ington Street, New York, on commission. 
Augu.st 2,3 I shipped 75 more, and he 
does not remit. Inclo.sed is telegram of 
Sides of the two shipments. The express 
wotdd be ,$2 on the two shipments, and 
his conimiss''on. The first shipment was 
imt in freezer and all sold the same day, 
iiccording to telegram. He must have 
given a bond to be in busines.s. and a 
small bill like this may be oiisy to get. 
New York. L. B. 
M’hen we first brought this to Mr. I.ipp- 
nmn’s attention he claimed his bookkeeper 
Wits on vacation, but check would be sent 
jiromptly ni)on his return. Check was not 
sent, and the next excuse was that the 
mafter wiis overlooked, but check would 
be .sent during the week. Shipper did 
not receive check, although Mr. I.ippman 
cliiims it was sent and must have mis- 
«-arried, but it would be duplicated. In 
r«‘Sponse to our hist reiiuest .dr. T.ippman 
jiromiscd the check wotdd reach us IMon- 
day morning. The promised check has 
not materialized, and we think it will be 
wise to ship to houses that make prompt 
returns in the first instance. I’lie sub¬ 
scriber writes that he “ doesn’t think the 
proinise.s of Maurice Lippman are worth 
much.” IVraurice A. I.ippman seems to 
be following in the footsteps of I ’.s father 
.Tacob I.ipjunan, who preceded him in 
business at the same address and against 
whom we liave several unsettled claims 
of shiiipcrs. 
I have just read the account of the 
transaction between D. I,. Webb, Mgr., of 
Newport News, Va., and the firm of Mor- 
ganthaler & Co., of Clevelatid. f>. I wish 
to ex])ress my sentiments in regard to the 
action of Morganthaler & Co. I have 
been in active business here for over 50 
years, handling at times oyer a million 
dollars a moii'th on commission, and ironi 
my standpoint those people have taken 
an unfair advantage of the shipper. They 
took the shipper’.s money in a way which 
leaves the shipper no legal redress. 
New York. coMAtissiox merchant. 
ATe are glad to see that there are some 
houses in the trade with the right sense 
of honor and businej5S ethics. It will be 
j-em'embered that the transaction was one 
in which Morganthaler Co. entered a- 
claim against the I’ennsylvanm Railroad 
Co. in behalf of the shipper for dam¬ 
ages oil a carload of potatoes. When 
the claim was paid Morganthaler & Co. 
retained 25 per cent of the proceeds for 
their services. I’he services, we assume, 
consisted in writing a few letters. 
T am enclosing “ads” of two concerns 
soliciting money from the public, and it 
would be interesting and probably helpful 
to some to know just what right they 
have to a.sk any money from anyone in 
their financial game. Exhibit No. l.is 
a New Y’ork City concern which admits 
they have no factory, but arc (johtg to 
hare one when the public comes across 
with the coin, which it is asked to do by 
way of buying shares at 50c. each (will 
be worth .$100 in short time). The local 
agency has cute (?) little sentences, sup- 
jiosed to have been uttered by all our 
great money kings, hung up on neat cards, 
all around the room, telling how they all 
got their start, by getting in on the 
ground floor of .some good thing. Exhibit 
No. 2 is also a New York City concern 
which has been in the business they ad¬ 
vertise for a great many year.s, and may 
be all right. That is what we want to 
know. The magazine that gave them 
space is supposed to be on the level. 
New York. e. s. w. 
Exhibit No. 1 is the lu-ospectUvS of the 
World Harvester Corporation, Singer 
Bldg., New York City. The company is 
api^arcntly formed for the purpose of man¬ 
ufacturing a typo of tractor which has 
no( proved practical and has been aban¬ 
doned by the firms which introduced it. 
As the corresiiondent points out, this is 
the alleged jiurito-se of the promoters— 
provided the public puts up sufiicient cash. 
The early investments of prominent finan¬ 
ciers which turned out highly profitable 
are the stock in trade of every promoter 
who can show no assets to warrant an 
investment. No mention is ever made of 
the millions which have been lost on 
“dreams” of exactly this sort. 
Exhibit No. 2 is the adverti.semeut of 
Win. E. Harman & Co. Inc., New York, 
offering Brooklyn lots at “half value.” We 
could not advise non-residents to specu¬ 
late in city property. Some who put their 
money into these developments have been 
unable to realize on the property several 
years afterward the price paid for it. 
Anyone purchasing these lots with the 
expectation of making a big profit is 
very likely to be disappointed. 
Enclosed find circular from the Ken¬ 
wood Sales Service, Chicago, Ill. Is it a 
reliable firm to send work to for sale’!' 
New York. mrs. f. w. m. 
The Kenwood Sales Service has no 
financial responsibility that we are able 
to di.scover, and we therefore could not 
advise country people to send the concern 
goods of value to be sold or on any pre¬ 
text. Besides, the circular referred to 
bears the earmarks of the “Work-at- 
home” schemes w’ ich we have repeatedly 
analyzed in these columns. 
Today the local agent of the National 
Express Co. called me in to pay that $2 
claim for egg breakage of seven months’ 
standing. It is certainly pleasing to see 
you accomplish this result in so few days. 
Although the many services that you per¬ 
form in this way are directly personal 
in one way, still the accumulative effect 
is bound to produce for all shippers a 
more responsible service. By requiring 
settlement for all negligence the com¬ 
panies will be brought to realize the great 
loss and waste they regularly incur, and 
when the argument strikes their pocket- 
book thej' will be much quicker to remedy 
the trouble. 
I wish to thank you personally for this 
kind favor and express my aiipreciatiou 
of your weekly message, which through 
all its pages helps, strengthens and cheers 
like a letter from “back home.” It is in¬ 
deed a privilege to be a member of your 
“family,” of which the as.sociation dues 
of a dollar a year are a poorly reckoned 
recompense. n. B. A. 
New York. 
We do not know just how much credit 
is due us for this settlement, but we are 
always glad to exert all the influence and 
energy we possess in behalf of .shippers 
to secure settlement on just claims. The 
express service has probably never been 
quite so bad jis at the present time. Slr’p- 
pers generally, and especially egg ship¬ 
pers, }ire suffering heavy losses in conse¬ 
quence. A number of poultrymen are 
quitting the business in disgust on iic- 
connt of the deplorable express .service. 
Can you give me any information re¬ 
garding' the “Uncle Sam” Oil Company, 
H. H. Turner, Jr., president, with offices 
in Kansas City, Kan., and wells in Kan¬ 
sas. Oklahoma and Wyoming? w. E. E. 
New York. 
This stock has been extravagantly ad- 
verti.sed in the portion of the daily press 
that has little regard for the character 
of the advertising carried for some years 
back. The stock is a highly .speculative 
one, and one such enterprise in a thousand 
may turn out right, but the rule is tho.se 
who put their savings into such ventures 
eventually lose it. We have no record of 
any enterprise selling stock in this ex¬ 
travagant fashion where the result to in¬ 
vestors proved otherwise than a totiil loss. 
When “Liberty Bonds” can be purchaseil 
in any quantity required, we cannot un¬ 
derstand why anyone should consider such 
questionable ventures a.s Uncle Sam r»il. 
In June I rented my house, completely 
furnished, to Mrs. Florence McBarron of 
Brooklyn. Mrs. McBarron was to have 
possession from .Inly 1 to September 15. 
On August 15, without giving any notice, 
Mr.s, McBarron vacated the house and 
went back to the city, and has failed to 
pay the balance of the rent due. Beside 
the half month's rent, this party akso 
owes me $4.20 on account of coal belong¬ 
ing to me which was used whMe she 
occupied the house. Mrs. McBarron’s 
husband, I believe, is in business at Wal- 
labout Market, Brooklyn. Can you collect 
this claim for me? M. de c. 
New Jersey. 
We have presented this claim to Mr. 
McBarron. whom we assume is resi>onsi- 
ble for the debts of his family. He has 
failed to reply to any of our letters, ex¬ 
cept to call us on the telephone and 
make ridiculous excuses for his failure 
to pay the rent of the house for the time 
agreed upon, and the coal which his fam¬ 
ily used. There was no written lease be¬ 
tween Mrs. McBarron and our subscriber, 
as there should have been in leasing a 
house for the Summer in this way. We 
are referring to the tran.saction in these 
columns in order that other subscribers 
in the suburban districts may profit by 
the experience of the subscriber in ques¬ 
tion •when renting Summer houses. If the 
owner, however, has any writing or a wit¬ 
ness to prove the verbal lease, the rent 
could be cnlleoti'd in the courts. 
It Calls You For Nine Days—With^Ofie Winding 
WRT NIN 
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Y'ou cannot forget to start yourself 
off on time “the next morning” because 
when you shut off the “Nine’s” alarm, it resets 
itself for following day— 
This nine day clock has a soft tick—fine appearance — 
and can be set for A. M. or P M. on its 24 hour alarm 
dial. 
Hookici •/ Speak For Myself"’ sent upon request to yourself and 
friend.^ Ask your storekeeper Ills name will he appreciated. 
Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Company 
Flood dtockmakers Since t fi07 at 312 P<fo. Main St. 
Winsted, Connecticut 
N CONSERVATION. Conserre time, 
msiiey and y«ur horse’s strength by using 
RED TIP CALKS ,1 
They will enable your horse to travel on slip- ^ 
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Y- ' 4 They can be adjusted in a few minutes and 
' ■ '* make you ready for the road any time—day or 
night—eliminating danger and delay. 
V NEVERSUP CALKS NEVERSUP SHOES 
always have Red Tips. always have Red Heels 
Get them from your horseshoer now. 
Booklet F will be sent free on request. 
1 THE NEVERSUP WORKS, New Brunswick. N. J. 
SLIP 
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A MOGUL 10-20 kerosene tractor will go 
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