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PUBLISHER’S DESK 
The National Vigilance Committee of 
the Associated Advertising Clubs of the 
World has issued another bulletin on 
methods employed by the International 
Imlia Rubber Co., South Bend. Ind.. to 
sell its stock to the public. This stock¬ 
selling scheme Avas the subject of a bulle¬ 
tin in December, 1010. and our readers 
were also warned about the proposition at 
that time. One of the assets of the 
stock-.selling seerms to he the use of the 
name “«Studebaker,” which stands for sta¬ 
bility in the business world. Peter E. 
►studebaker is heralded as president of 
the corporation, just as Paul “Ford” 
was exploited in connection with the 
Ford Tractor swindle a year or more ago. 
Both men Avere sought as president of 
the respective comi)anles because of the 
magic of the names they bear rather than 
any knoAvled'ge of the particular line of 
business, or any individual ability pos¬ 
sessed. It is shoAvn that I’eter E. 
Studebaker was never a member of the 
Studebaker Corporation, while he occu¬ 
pied the position as cloi'k Avith the con¬ 
cern several years ago. The better class 
of daily papers noAV refuse this type of 
investment advertising. It appeals only 
to those who haAm a “get-rich-quick-bee” 
in their bonnet. Those Avho are tempted 
by these schemes should pledge themseh'es 
at once to buy all the Liberty Bonds their 
resources Avill permit. 
I am sendiiig you a circular that I 
received today from Lloyds of America, 
141 Broadway. Ncaa' York Of all the 
sucker bait that CAmr was handed to me, 
this is the richest one of all. But I don’t 
expect to m-ake money through some 
one’s ekse profits, so I am going to i)ass 
it by. P* 
Ohio. 
This farmer is expected to be flattered 
by a?i invitation of the board of directors 
of Lloyd's of America to become a mem¬ 
ber of their “National Advi.sory Board.” 
The meinbei'.siiip is limited to 1,000, and 
only 2.1 will be accepted from II. P’s 
State. Strange that 11. P. doesn’t ap- 
Iirociate the distinction conferred upon 
him!! If he signs an enclosed card all 
infojmaliion about an opportunity for 
immediate money-making will be forth¬ 
coming; but no hint is given in the cir¬ 
cular as to the nature of the proposition 
that is beiiAg promoted. It is not good 
“sucker bait,” because the barb on the 
hook is in such plain view that a half 
blind sucker can see it. 
I am erx-losing a clipping from the 
Philadelphia North American regarding 
an oil stock swindle of Avhich relatives 
of our soldier boys were the victims. I 
thought it might be of some help to the 
I’ublisher's Desk Maybe some one of 
I'liE R. N.-Y. family has been stung by 
this. I hope not. I certainly have been 
enjoying The R. N.-Y’s of late. Keep 
it up; you are doing fine. J. e. f. 
Ncav .Tersey. 
The r.ewsjmper reports the arrest of 
ten men connected with the .stock 
brokerage firm of .Tohn Ilerck & Co, 
Philadelphia. The plan Avorked Avas to 
call up a relative of some young man in 
the Army or in camp and represent that 
he had an option on a certain amount 
of stock in the I>ost City Oil & Gas Cor¬ 
poration, 7 'eprosenting that big profits 
had been earned and in order to take 
adA-antage of the option a certain amount 
of money must he paid at once. The 
cupidity of human nature caused a large 
number Avho could not see through the 
fake scheme to bite and lose their money. 
“Imst City” is a very suggestive name 
for an oil concern the stock of AArflich is 
marketed in this way “Lost Money” 
Avould be more to the point. If those 
Avith money to invest would refuse to 
consider any securities other than Lil.erty 
bonds, there would he fewer headaches 
and heartaches. 
Will you fin'd out for me Avhat the agri^ 
cultural advantages are of the eastern 
part of Oklahoma? About two weeks ago 
an advertising car stopped here that Avas 
sent out by the Leflore Development Co. 
of Poteau, Okla. They offer to get you 
land at from $3 to $7 an acre, break it 
and plant it, start you out with three 
registered brood soavs and two yearling 
Hereford heifers, bull and boar service to 
go in the bargain they to raise feed and 
market the hogs at liOc per month per 
head, put up your buildings, etc., take an 
oil lease if you care to give it, and some 
more things. The price of the land does 
not include improvements. They are to 
“She RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 6, 1918 
be paid for later with interest at 6 per 
cent until paid. The U. P. Weather Bii' 
reau Report says that Eastern Oklahoma 
is favorably adapted to agriculture, but 
those reports do not go into detail enough 
to satisfy me, and I know they have such 
things as sand storms in some parts of 
the State. I Avould like to know as much 
about the soil, climate and advisability of 
a man of meager means embarking on a 
proposition of that kind as I possibly 
can. The company is not listed in Dunn s 
or Bradstreet’s and testimonials from 
some small bank do not amount to much, 
for they can be bought quite cheap. Let 
me have your advice. J. B. 
New York. 
Advertising cars from Oklahoma are 
quite the fashion. The McAlester scheme 
has been so successful that others looking 
for easy money are adopting the same 
tactics. There is good and worthless land 
in Oklahoma, as in most other States; 
but let no one delude himself that Okla¬ 
homa people are letting any land that is 
offered at a bargain get aivay from them— 
there are any number of people with plenty 
of capital out there looking for profitable 
investments, and Oklahoma people un¬ 
doubtedly know just AA’hat the land is 
worth—consequently they do not buy. 
For the same reason the Avaste land on 
Long Island sells better in Ohio and 
Missouri than to people Avho know all 
about Long Island. 
In the Spring of 1011 I purchased 200 
peach trees and 700 apple trees from 
Pennsyh'ania Nursery Co., Girard, Pa. 
My order called for SOO Elberta, 400 
Niagara, 400 Crosby and 400 Salway. 
In the Fall of 1010 the .secretary of the 
company and the superintendent came 
to my farm, AAent over the trees, and 
agreed 80 trees AA-ere natural fruit. The 
greater part of the trees have not come 
into bearing yet, so cannot tell how 
many more may prove clingstone or 
natural. A number of my friends got the 
same sort of a deal from this firm, only 
on a smaller scale. I have made a claim 
for Avhat I consider the damage, and of¬ 
fered to arbitrate, but the company re¬ 
fused to leave the case to three disinter¬ 
ested men as I proposed. ir. M. F. 
The R. N.-Y. has endeavored to ad¬ 
just the matter betAveen the groAver and 
the nursery company Avithout result. The 
attitude of the Pennsylvania Nursery 
Co. is that grower is using this paper 
to blackmail them into paying an imag¬ 
inary loss. The complainant is a reliable 
man and no OAndence has been offered 
to dispute his statements in the case, 
The disappointment and loss to a^ fruit 
grower Avho has attended and cared for 
trees to the bearing age. only to find 
them worthless, natural fruit can never 
be made good by an award of money 
damages. There has been too much loose 
and careless Avork on the part of nursery 
firms Avhich has resulted in misfit stock, 
damaging groAA’ers many millions in the 
aggregate. The circumstances in this 
case are such that Ave feel our subscribers 
are entitled to the facts for their 
guidance. 
Yours of the 12t.h at hand, with two 
vouchers in settlement of two claims 
Avhich I Avas unable to collect. What 
Avould Ave country folks do AA'ithout The 
It. N.-Y^.’s help? If you remember some 
time ago the Wells Fargo Express Co. 
offered me 20c in settlement of four doz. 
eggs stolen, pretty cheap eggs at 5c per 
doz. But after your help in the matter 
they came across Avith 40c per doz. And 
Avitii all your help you Avill not accept 
one red cent. So the only thing I can 
send in return is my good Avill and thanks. 
Maryland. w. ii. 8. 
We neither ask nor AA’ill we accept any 
reward for services of this kind, except the 
satisfactioii of helping country people to 
get what is due them. The express com¬ 
panies apparently find their enjoyment 
(and dividends) in beating shippers out 
of just claims. We have no desire tc 
change places with these eminent men 
conducting the express Business. 
I am exceedingly pleased AA’ith your 
efforts resulting in a comulete settlement 
by the railro.ad company for full value of 
apples ruined by freezing. My claim was 
just, still I Avas not expecting an adjust¬ 
ment. and I feel that I owe the settlement 
entirely to you and sincerely thank you. 
I greatly admire The R. N.-Y. for its 
spirit of co-operation in aiding in this 
way its subscribers. A. L. 
Massachusetts. 
A shipment of apples was 12 days in 
transit, covering a distance of 50 miles. 
In consequence the apples were worthless, 
but it took the railroad one year and 
three months to realize their responsi¬ 
bility. Mr. McAdoo could well add to 
his duties a reAusion of the adjustment 
methods of the transportation companies. 
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never need repairs or painting. The Atlas Farm Book 
also shows larger buildings for dairy farmers. 
This milk house, lO by l8 feet, inside, containing a 
cooling tank, requires 130 bags of Atlas Portland Cement 
(ask your dealer the cost), 260 cubic feet of sand, 520 
kibic feet of gravel. (You probably have sand and grax el.) 
Use Atlas Portland Cement 
The high, uniform quality of Atlas makes it best to use. The Atlas 
Farm Book gives full instructions hoAV to build a concrete 
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manure pit foundation dipping vat 
sidewalk garage fence posts 
feeding trough cellar floor root cellar 
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painting and repairs. Also tells how to build concrete silos, barns and 
other large buUdings. Send the coupon below. 
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