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Zshe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
.Nrarch no, 101S 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
lipferring to articles published from 
time to time in IlUKAU Xew'-Yorker. re- 
iatiuR to Mr. Herbert Myrick. Orange 
.hidd ('o.. Piieips Ibiblishing Co. iind bis 
other publications and their .securities, we 
have had opportunity to investigate the 
facts of the matter during the prepara¬ 
tion for trial of actions against us. Tliis 
investigation has brought out evidence 
showing the propositions following, which 
in jiuragraphs 1 to S state Mr. Myrick’s 
position, to be true as ]>roven by tho 
records: 
1. Investors in ^J’he (’iishman t'-o. re¬ 
ceived their money in full w ith intc*rest; 
subscription and advertising contracts in 
its publications were full}' carried out, 
and the concern paid 100 cents on the 
dollar of its debts before dissolution years 
1 !. The CocmI nousekeejung f o. i>aid re¬ 
turns to its investors as represented, has 
retired much of its stock at the full price 
j»aid for the same, and we are assured by 
Mr. Myrick of its ability and intuitions 
to do likewise b.v the shares still out- 
.standing. so that all who inves-ted in it 
w ill get out whole, with interest, before it 
finally dissolves 
Investors in guaranteed stock of 
Northwest Orange .ludd (^o. have re- 
c-eived their interest as guaranteed, also 
their principal in full at matui’ity, in 
accordance with the guarantee under 
which it was purchased. 
4. Orange Judd Co. earned and paid 
dividends regularly for yimrs, and is doing 
an extensive business tixlay through the 
American Agriculturist. New England 
Homestead and its other periodicals. 
5. The Phelps Publishing Co. earned 
and paid large dividends uninterrui»tedly 
for many years, until war conditions led 
the directors to tuirsue a more conserva¬ 
tive policy and to suspend payment of 
dividends for the time being. Its earnings 
for 15)17. as apjiears from its books, wei-e 
the largest of any year. 
r». All the subscrijition and building cer¬ 
tificates issued by the Myrick ]»ublica- 
tions, including the iflO <*ertiticates issued 
bv Earm Home, also th*‘ $1.7 certifi¬ 
cates issued by the Orange Judd iieriod- 
icals and by Hood Housekeeping maguizino 
Imve been and are ladng redeemed in ac- 
i-ordauce with tludr tenns, with interest 
in full. The same is true of Phelps 
building certificates. 
7. The proceeds of sales of securities 
from the treasuries of these respective 
companies were solely for the benefit of 
the respective properties. Herbert Myrick 
and family were the largest individual 
buyers, thereof, and paid in cash the same 
price tiiat others jiaid. He never received 
any commission, jierquisite, bonus _ or 
“rake-off” for his services in financing 
the.se enterprises. Although under no ob¬ 
ligation to do so, Herbert Myrick years 
ago jiaid from his own pocket $100,000 in 
order that no one should lose a penny by 
The rushmaii Co. 
8 . The government’s judgment against 
Herbert Myrick for alleged violations, of 
postal rules was set asid<‘ by TJ. S. Circuit 
Court of Appeals, and the ca.se was duly 
dismissed. 
The IItjkal Nkw-Yokkkk hereby with¬ 
draws un.v previous articles! or references 
to the above matters which nia.v have 
.been at variance with the foregoing jiropo- 
sition.s. 
We find no evidence of fraud or mis¬ 
representation by Mr. Myrick as to any 
of these propositions. 
Inclosed you will find letter just re¬ 
ceived from the Moore Motor Vehicle Co., 
Minneapolis, Minn., which shows all the 
earmarks of a fake scheme to me. I 
didn’t send for their booklet, for I didn’t 
want to invest in that kind of stock; 
would rather invest in Liberty l>onds or 
war savings stamps. I thought by siuid- 
ing it to you it might save .someone else 
from getting taken in by them. I like 
'PiiE R N.-Y. and the good work you 
are doing for the public. I l<M)k at and 
read I’ublisher’s De.sk about the first 
thing when I get the pajier. .T. K. 
Indiana. 
We want every reader of The R. N.-Y. 
to follow J. K.’s advice in regard to in¬ 
vestments at the ])resont time. During 
the past week we have answered inquiries 
about investment in oil stocks, automobile 
stocks, mining stocks and stock in various 
commercial enterprises. In response to 
;ill of these letters we say. 7,corc them 
(ilo)ie and buy Liberty bonds. This would 
be our advice even with regard to the good, 
stiiple seasoned stocks and bonds which 
might pay a higher rate of iutere.st; be¬ 
cause if we do not win this war then 
there i.s no assurance that any foiun of 
investment will have value. Farmers are 
seldom approached to buy st:iple securi¬ 
ties ; it is usually the stock of question¬ 
able value or no value at all that is of¬ 
fered to farmers. It is to the farmers’ 
own interest as well as a iiatriotic duty 
to buy every dollar’s worth of the new 
issue of bonds they can, and thus give 
\ 
the lie to the daily pre.ss which has held 
the farmer up as lacking in patriotism. 
Therefore, while the new Liberty bonds 
are available, our advice is to refuse to 
consider any other investment presented. 
We also suggest th.at each subscriber 
consider himself a “committee of one” 
to talk TJberty bond.s to every [irospec- 
tive investor. 
Recently I noticed in I’ublisher’s Desk 
mention of a real c.state operator in a 
western city doing business on the 
O.strander plan. I have met Frank P. 
Cleveland of Chicago and know his 
methods very well. He used to run quar¬ 
ter-page adverti-sements, with his pic¬ 
ture, in the leading magazines, represent¬ 
ing himself as “the real estate expert,” 
offering to sell your business or real es¬ 
tate no matter where located, .sending 
out his literature quite freely, consisting 
principally of long lists of descriptions 
of properties for sale, with occasionall.v 
the word “Sold” stamped across the de¬ 
scription. This was part of the liter¬ 
ature he sent out at that time and which 
he called his “dope.” Of course the list¬ 
ing fee was all he was after, as selling 
real estate was only incidental. At that 
"time he did business on the Ostrander 
plan, figuring that if he spent $5,000 for 
advertising and caught 1,000 suckers at 
$1.5 each, he would have $10,000 left to 
pay office expenses and keep the wolf from 
the door. This information came from 
Mr. Cleveland’s lips,’so there is no guess¬ 
work about it. E. c. s. 
Illinois. 
jMr. Cleveland w:is not the real estate 
operator referred to in the previous issue. 
Nevertheless we are glad to give the 
public the benefit of the inside informa¬ 
tion on Mr. Cleveland’.s scheme, which is 
the same as all the others asking for 
listing fees. We have always given 
Ostrander credit as father to the plan. 
Verily the “evil that men do lives after 
them.” 
Will vou advise me whether the R. E. 
Fuller Co., patent salesmen, are reliable 
As vou note, they ask an advance fee of 
.$10.‘ Enclosed please find agreement 
blank, etc. I have a patent to sell. 
New .Jersey. E. K. 
Our records show a fraud order was is- 
smai against the Fuller Co. in Tstw., 1910, 
and that the proprietor had served 18 
monihs in T.eavenworth prison, having 
been convicted of carrying on fraudulent 
schemes in Milwaukee. We have no rec¬ 
ord of the result of the New York fraud 
order; but evidently Fuller Sc Co. are 
doing business on essentially the same 
basis as before. The joker in these “ad¬ 
vance fee” schemes is that whether it be 
a real estate agent or a patent agent, 
they simply put the advance fee in their 
pocket and make no serious attempt to 
sell the property. Instead, the agent 
goes gunning for another sucker. 
Please add this to your collection of 
“sucker” bait. I am a great upholder of 
your “Warning” column, and hope you 
will continue your good work in this line. 
It is worth a good deal more than it costs 
you, and I only wish your work in this 
line could be so amplified and extended as 
to drive this kind of concern out of busi¬ 
ness permanentl.v. E. T. B. 
Pennsylvania. 
The “collection” consists of circulars 
and letters from the Nehring Co., 015 W. 
181st St., New York ctiy, real estate and 
insurance. Mr. Nehring desires to make 
outsiders rich through speculation in New 
York real estate, a hazardous game for 
the investor. If others furnish the 
money Mr. Nehring will have everything 
to gain and nothing to lose. That’s the 
comfortable position of speculators play¬ 
ing with other people’s money. 
Will you advise me as to the reliability 
of the' “Arrow Service,” a collecting 
agency of Schenectady, N. Y.? Coiild 
you recommend a reliable collecting 
agenev for small debts, say from $5 to 
$20 V ‘ H. M. s. 
New York. 
We have on file the experience of an¬ 
other subscriber who placed claims in the 
hands of the Arrow Service for collection, 
and has been unable to get statement of 
the money collected. The service has 
been so unsatisfactory that the client de¬ 
sires to withdraw the claims, but the 
Arrow Service demands commission on 
the claims before releasing them. We 
have made several efforts in the sub¬ 
scriber’s behalf to get statement as to 
just what money the Arrow Service has 
collected, but without success. “A word 
to the wise is sufficient.” 
m/sSJio 
jspoaIcs/6r itself 
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serrioeable. It i b easy to erect, easy to 011, 
easy to feed from, easy to pay for. It is good. 
Sixty thousand are now in use. 
Goto any Indiana Silo owne» and look at his 
bHo. Get inside of it. Note the joints; no iron 
to ruBt. Examine the wood; eee bow free it is 
from defects; how close-htting it is. Then ex. 
amine the silage against the wall. Yon will 0nd 
it is as free from mold as in the center. When 
silage is made in the wood it is good si lage. You 
and your hired man or neighbors can put up an 
Indiana Silo. No skilled labor required. 
Write today fop catalog and com¬ 
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_ proposition. Address nearest office, 
L THE INDIANA SILO COMPANY 
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Over the Top 
into any Silo is tlie guar¬ 
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small. You, doubtless, 
will not need to take ad¬ 
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Papec, hut you have the 
satisfaction of knowing 
it’s there—in reserve. 
There are four sizes of 
Papecs. A , : as engine, 
3 or 4 H. P.,' v/ill operate 
the smallest size. Our 
1918 catalogue explains 
how a Papec will pay for 
itself in one season. 
Write for your copy to¬ 
day—it’s free. 
PAPEC MACHINE COMPANY 
110 Main Street 
Shortsville, N. Y. 
25 Convenient 
Distributing Points 
TIGHT AS A DRUM 
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Every Economy Silo la equipped with the 
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BARNS and SILOS 
Our Specialty 
A big discount for early silo orders. 
Prices are advancing. You can buy 
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all building materials. 
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60 Main Street, 
N. Tonawauda, 
N. Y. 
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Increase Your 
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1918 catalog tells how ’’Silverized Silage” 
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