690 
Vhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 11, 1918 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
On Dec. 4, 1017, I placed an order with 
\f'orn Drass Mfg. Co., 420 So, Clinton 
St., Chicago, for one Pansy mantle lamp. 
The lamp was worthless, and we could 
not make it burn. I wrote to the com¬ 
pany for instructions, but they gave us 
none. I have one of this type of lamps 
.ami iiave tised same for three years, so I 
think that I know how to operate one. I 
rptunipfl the Ifiirip fliul cxplniiicd to tliG 
company, and asked for the return of 
money, as they guaranteed to do, hut they 
demand pay for the broken shade and the 
express charges on the return of the lamp. 
They say if we will do this they will fix 
the lamp and send same hack. Will en¬ 
close some of their advertising matter; 
Ttlease note their guarantee. I would like 
you to take this up with the company 
and try to adjust same. I paid .$5.50 for 
the Lamp? G. A. n. 
New .Jersey. 
The guarantee reads: “Try a Pansy 
Mantle Immp .‘10 days. Ship it hack at 
oiir expense if not entirely satisfactory 
.and your money will he promptly and 
cheerfully refunded.” This guarantee is 
explicit and hears of ’nut one interpreta¬ 
tion. Notwithstanding this, in reply to 
our letter in the suhscriher’.s hehalf. e 
Acorn P>rass Mfg. Co. refust* to accept 
return of the lamp and return tlie pur- 
chase price, offering the following ex- 
jilanation of their attitude: 
We have thousands of these lamps in 
use all over the United States, and the 
Dominion of Canada, all being identically 
the same in mechanical construction, and 
as we have been manufacturing goods of 
this character continuously for ujtwards 
of 24 years, we feel that we .are thor¬ 
oughly capable of furnishing lainjis that 
.are all, and more, than we claim for them 
in our printed literature. 
The above all may be perfectly true; 
but these are not the terms under which 
the lamp was sold—instead it was sold 
under the guarantee as quoted. All we 
.ask in cases of this kind is that the .seller 
live up to the terms of sale. Any con¬ 
cern unwilling to do this we could not rec- 
(uiimeTid as worthy the patronage of coun¬ 
try people. 
I am, like many others, having some 
trouble with the Adams Express Co. I 
have been shipping eggs by them for 
years; alwavs had trouble with them, 
hut for the last two years they have be¬ 
come almost unbearable. I ship to pri¬ 
vate families in New York, 8, JO, 12, lo 
do/-, to a family ; ship in sealed egg car¬ 
riers. There is hardly ever a week but 
what some are smashed or some taken 
from crate. Very aften a whole crate is 
stolen. They will not pay for these losses 
as long as they can put me off. and when 
they d(» pay, they claim a right to keep 
5 per cent off of the broken ones. I would 
like to kmnv if there is a law for them 
to keep this amount. J. P. li. 
.Maryland. 
I’lie transportation companies resent 
the statement that egg losses during the 
last two years were, greater than for five 
years previous, but shippers’ experiences 
carry out the statement. The rublic Ser¬ 
vice and Interstate Commerce Commis¬ 
sion both held the 5% deduction w:is il¬ 
legal. giving 10 days in which to revise 
rulings. On interstiite shiiunents the rul¬ 
ing is I’ecognized from .July 1, 1017, to 
.liuuiary 10, 1018. On New Aork State 
shi|)ments from .July 1, 1017, to Novem¬ 
ber 25, 1017. Other breakages are to be 
adjusted on the ha.sis of actual loss. How¬ 
ever, Adams Express Comi»any now arro¬ 
gate the i-ight to themselves to break 3%, 
or at least deduct that amount fi-om the 
total amount shipped. They are deter¬ 
mined to make the shipper pay for his 
own losses. Report your losses promptly 
and insist upon consignees making a re¬ 
port to the express company. 
I have received enclosed pamphlets 
fr<»m the 1‘eros Oil Co., and would like to 
get your opinion about it. Y’ou have 
saved money for me once before; that 
time it w.as some correspondence school 
wanting me to take a coUr.se. but, taking 
your advice, I didn’t bite. Of course, the 
agent of the oil company paints the whole 
thing with the most beautiful colors, but 
I think if there is really so much money 
to be made in said company they wouldn’t 
have to go to poor people to get the 
money. n. K. 
New York. 
The oiiinion of the above subscriber 
about this oil proposition is only common 
horse sense in which we entirely concur. 
There are plenty of men experienced in 
the oil business with ample capital, look¬ 
ing for bargains or for property that has 
a fair chance of producing oil at a profit¬ 
able basis. Oil i)roperty with good pros¬ 
pects doesn’t have to go begging for in¬ 
vestors among people of small means, as 
II. K. suggests. There are more oppor¬ 
tunities to lose money in wildcat oil prop-; 
ositions at the present time than any 
other we know. Beware of them! 
A short time ago we wrote you sug-, 
gesting that you use your influence in 
obtaining a ruling from the Post Office; 
Department i)ermitting the shipping of; 
eggs by parcel yiost packed in standard 
oO-do/en cases. We find that eggs can 
now be shipped in these containers by 
parcel post, the only conditions being that 
the cases must be lined with paper and 
excelsior placed in the bottom and on top, 
but it is not necessary to w'ire the cases, 
as is required by the express companies. 
Eggs packed this way are now being 
shipiied to New ITork from Granville 
Summit. Pa., and this place by parcel 
post, and are insured at the regular rate 
and go through with but little delay. In¬ 
asmuch as the express companies require 
from two to four xveeks to make delivery 
on shipments from here to New' York, we 
iielieve there are a great many of your 
readers who would avail themselves of 
the parcel post if they were aware that 
they could do so. and suggest that you 
give this matter publicity in your col¬ 
umns. The rate from here is practically 
the same as by express. .T.i.. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
We think many of our readers will he 
glad to have this information. It may 
save them the many losses they are now 
experiencing. We have received the fol¬ 
lowing number of complaints for the Aveek 
April 22 to April 29, the majority of 
which have been filed ju-omptly with the 
agent at shipping station, but no adA'ice 
as to adjustment received: 
Adams Express rompany, 35 claims, 
amounting to $407.29; American Expi^.ss 
Company, 7 claims, amounting to $74.78; 
Wells, Fargo & Co. Exin-ess, 12 claims, 
amounting to $102.37; Southern Expre.ss 
Company. 1 claim, amounting to $9.00; 
Erie Railroad Co.. 4 claims, amounting 
to .$1.58.92; Penna. Railroad Company, 1 
claim, amounting to $435.10; Clyde 
Steamship Co. & Florida East Coast, 1 
claim, amounting to $42.30; Ulster & 
DelaAvare Railroad Co., 1 claim, amount- 
nig to $147.25; Atlantic Coast T.ine, 1 
ol.aim, amounting to $80.00; Mallory 
Steamship Company, lo.ss of household 
goods; DehiAvare & Hudson, potatoes not 
delivered; Missouri Pacific, fire losses. 
Of these claims 25 are for goods lost 
in transit. The time is from Juno, 1017. 
to April, 1918. All of them .should be 
adju.sted Avithin 00 days. We Avill report 
on them on .Tune 10th and see Avhat re¬ 
cord the companies Avill make. In the 
meantime it m.ay be Avell to try out the 
parcel post shii)ments. 
On October 25, 191G, I sold to Frank 
A. Doyle (avIio came here to my place 
representing himself to be one of the firm 
of .John T. Doyle Co. of New IlaA'en, 
Conn., rated in Bradstreets at between 
.$50,0(¥) and $75,000), about 400 bushels 
turnips as iM*r his signed agreement, 
which I enclose. I'lirnips Avere shipped 
November 4, 1910. Aveighed on cit.v .scales! 
and bills turned over to him for payment | 
(a copy of Aveights here enclosed), He| 
paid me $25 on contract and after two 
weeks or more sent me check for $181.18, 
its you will note by statement claiming 
car arrived at Bianford Avith seal broken 
and shortage of 1..300 pounds, and adA’ised 
me to take it up with railroad. After 
considei'able <!(:UTe.si)ondence he AA'rote me 
saying that if I Avanted him to take it up 
with the railroad an aflidavit from me and 
my heli)er, swearing that all turnips 
Aveighed were put on car, Avere sent him. 
it would help much in securing adjust¬ 
ment from railroad. I sent that to him 
at exi)ense of $1, and now he Avill not 
even ansAver my letters and has never 
taken it up Avith i-ailroad. as agent here 
advi.ses me. I’here is hardly enough of 
this to pay for suing, but. like most other 
hard-working farmers, I dislike to be 
buncoed but of $11.G2. G. I. C. 
Massachusetts. I 
This seems to be a case of taking ad- 
A'.antage of a shipper for .so small an 
amount that he cannot afford to go to 
law about it. If the turnips Avere sold 
F. O. B. there is no question but this 
claim against .John T. Doj’le & Sou of 
Ncaa' Haven, (Mnn.. is collectable. Our 
letters in the stihscriher’s behalf have been 
entirely ignored and Ave feel New Eng¬ 
land f.armers are entitled to G. I. C.’s ex¬ 
perience for their future guidance in 
dealing Avith Do.aIo & Sou. 
Weather very backward and cold. Not 
many oats sown. Cows are milking Avell. 
all being stable fed yet; no pasture ready 
to turn cattle in. Milk, $2.40 i)er cwt., 
,3.5 per cent. Farmers .are looking for 
new price May 1. Milk Association very 
busy; “all farmers boost the organiza¬ 
tion” is the slogan in this county. Eggs, 
,34c per do/..; oats. $1.04 at mill. Po¬ 
tatoes, $1 to 75e per hu. Dairy mill feed 
high. C. W. .s. ' 
Craw'ford Co,, Pa. j 
Raise more pigs ot each litter. 1 hrs pa) s you 
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It is easy to build and easy to keep clean. It 
is permanent. The cost is small. 
A wallow 12x8 feet and feet deep requires 
27 bags of Atlas Cement (ask your dealer what 
this will cost), 54 cubic feet of sand and 108 cubic 
feet of gravel. You may have the sand and gravel 
on your own farm. 
Use Atlas Portland Cement 
Its uniform high quality makes it best to use. Full instructions in 
the Atlas Farm Book make it easy for you to build a concrete 
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manure pit barn floor barn approach 
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