714 
•Uhe RURAL N E W-Y O R K E R 
May 18, 1018 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
A circular and an application for mera- 
herfihip and $5 fee have been issued from 
the McCarthy Building, Syracuse, N. Y., 
and signed American Producers' Associa¬ 
tion. There is no individual name at¬ 
tached, and nothing whatever to indicate 
who represents the so-called association, 
or who is to handle the fees. There is 
nothing about the literature itself to indi¬ 
cate that any person or persons need he 
a.shamed to admit the author.ship of the 
papers, or the alleged purposes of the as¬ 
sociation. It must he that its authors 
thought it of such momentous importance 
to mankind they forego the credit due 
their inventive genius in a spirit of com¬ 
mendable modesty. But, being addressed 
to farmers, and the if.') fee being a very 
definite proposition, for ourselves we pre¬ 
fer to help pay for a Idberty Bond at 
least until we know who is to get the cash 
at the McCarthy Building, and what is 
to become of it afterwards. Our investi¬ 
gators report that they are unable to lo¬ 
cate any such concren in the city of Syra¬ 
cuse. 
In regard to my account against Mr. 
Geo. Meyers, which I noticed in this 
week’s 1‘ublisher’s Desk, I am glad to 
inform you that I received his check some 
little time ago, but had neglected to write 
you. I wish to thank you for your 
trouble, and without doubt would not 
have got my pay without your as.sistance. 
New York. F. E. P. 
Through the failure of our subscriber to 
advise us that the payment had been 
made, we have inadvertently done Geo. 
Meyers of R42 Amsterdam Av., New York, 
an injustice in stating that he had not 
paid the bill. We do not wish to be 
placed in this position, and re.aders can 
realize the necessity of notifying us 
promptly when settlements have been re¬ 
ceived for any complaint they have fded 
with us. Mr. Meyers is equally to blame 
for not sending the remittance to us or 
notifying us that he paid it. 
Is this the same Ostrander of former 
real estate notoriety? Advertisement 
from Successful Farming. F. 
New .Jersey, 
The above query accompanies the ad¬ 
vertisement of Simplex Co., 112.1 Broad¬ 
way, New York City. Yes, this is the 
same W. M. Ostrander whom we credit 
with originating all the fake .schemes em¬ 
ployed by real estate agents in the sale of 
farm proi)erty. We never heard of “List¬ 
ing Fees” or “Withdrawal Fees” until 
Ostrander got into the game. Now Mr. 
Ostrander, or the Simplex Co., wants to 
sell farmers a plan to sell their own prop¬ 
erty at per. The “Simplex Plan” was 
briefly explained in the February f> is.sue, 
page 218. A circular forwarded by the 
subscriber contains the endorsement of 
Mr. Ostrander by five agricultural papers, 
publi.shed, we assume, when Ostrander 
was a large advertiser. It is signific.ant 
that three of the five, pajjcrs have cea.sed 
publication in the meantime. 
As we are in the habit of looking to 
The It. N.-Y. for information, I am 
writing you in ref(‘rence to the enclosed 
advertisement of Mark II. .Tackson, Syra¬ 
cuse, N. Y., I saw in the old reliable 
Witness, and I thought perhaps it might 
be genuine, so I S(‘nt for .a .$1 trial, but 
no !igreem<uit when I would take or when 
I would report, as one of his letters in¬ 
dicates. I decided before taking the 
treatment at all I would a.sk advice of 
tlie Publisher’s De.sk and w'ould be glad 
if you would give your opinion as to the 
wisdom of sending the amount for his 
guaranteed cui’c. It looks a little fishy 
w'Ih'ii he would take if he could get it, 
J)ut later you will notice th.at In* offers 
the guaranteed treatment for 
Nova Scotia. w. F. N. 
Here is a man who makes no claim to 
being a i)hysician, but guarantees to 
cure rheumatism, which ailment has baf¬ 
fled the scientific minds of the world. 
And he promises to do this without any 
diagnosis of the individual case and with¬ 
out knowledge of what may have brought 
on the di.sease. ^Ir. .Tackson first a.sked 
.$0 for his .10-day treatment, but if you 
do not bite i)ronii)tly he is so anxious to 
cure you that later on he offers the 
.10-day treatment for if.l, and a 2.1-day 
treatment for ifl.T.I. You go to a 
Tej)utable physician and he will i)robably 
tell you he cannot cure your rheumatism. 
With proper dieting, etc., your physician 
will lead you to hope for relief and im- 
j)roved condition, and that is all. Is it 
possible for Mr. Mark M. Jackson of 
Syracuse, N. Y,, to accomplish more 
than all the eminent doctors and scient¬ 
ists in the county? I’reposterous! Mr. 
.Tackson isn’t even a “quack” doctor. 
Will you read the enclosed letter from 
M. Abramson. 48(1 Avenue C, Bayonne, 
N. .7., .and tell me what you think of it? 
I'lie i)rice he offers for eggs would mean 
about ,$J0{) extra for me to what I am re¬ 
ceiving from my present shippers, K. w. 
New York. 
The letter enclosed quotes .1 cents over 
the highest New York market price, re¬ 
turns to he made on the day of arrival. 
This is the bait which is expected to se¬ 
cure shipments from country people who 
are not familiar with Mr. Abramson’s rec¬ 
ord. Some 5 ’ears ago Mr. Abr.'imson was 
in business in New York and disajipeared 
without paying shippers. More recently 
he oper.'ited from .Jersey City under an¬ 
other name, and was convicted of swind¬ 
ling egg shippers and .served a prison .sen¬ 
tence. Ilis record shows that he had i)re- 
viously been convicted of the same of¬ 
fense. Some of the solicitations of Mr. 
Abram.son from Bayonne have lieen in 
his wife’s name. We have repeatedly 
warned our people against shipping eggs 
or other prf)duce to Mr. Abram.son or 
anyone else without fir.st ascertaining the 
financial respomslbility of the party or 
firm. Shippers are jiistified in being sus¬ 
picious of anyone soliciting egg ship¬ 
ments and promising to pay prices above 
the market. The rule is those offering 
such prices do not intend to pay for the 
produce at all. 
Would you inform me whether the New¬ 
ark Produce Co., 824 Mulberry St., New¬ 
ark, N. .1., is all right? They have been 
sending me card.s and on them they quote 
prices for eggs higher than in New York 
City. A. B. B. 
Pennsylvania. 
The Newark Produce Co., Newark, N, 
.1., commenced husine.ss about two years 
ago. A receiver was appointed in July, 
1917, and efforts were made to com- 
promi.se with shippers at 2.1 cents on a 
dollar. No doubt many settled on this 
basis. Others who shipix'd produce to 
the concern last .Tune have been Tinable 
to get their money yet. Beports show that 
the company is handling a comparatively 
small line of produce and extension of 
credit is not recommended. Again we ad¬ 
vise our people against shipping produce 
to concerns of unknown financial respon¬ 
sibility. Don’t take chances, but find out 
before making shipments. 
On December 10, 1917, I ordered 100 
egg cases from the Manhattan Egg Cast* 
Co., 2.19 East 121st St., New York. I 
sent them a check for same, amounting to 
.‘f7. They wrote me back that they re¬ 
ceived the check, but there was an em¬ 
bargo on egg cases and they would send 
them as soon as they could. Two weeks 
ago I wrote them to send me 2,1 cases by 
express,, but they have sent me no c.ases 
so far, and no answer. There must be 
something wrong. .T. F. S. 
Connecticut. 
Our efforts in .1. F. 8.’.s behalf have not 
resulted in securing the egg cases from 
the Manhattan Egg Case Co. We have 
previously warned farmers against remit- ' 
tances to these irresponsible second-hand 
egg-case companies. The embargo and 
conge.sted shii)ping facilities furnish am- 
jile excuse for concerns of this kind for 
their failure to fill their orders, but the 
experiences of our subscribers with these 
second-hand egg-case houses were the 
same under normal conditions. 
The Nationa'l Food and Fiir As.socia- 
tion, Milwaukee, Wis., has protested be- 
caaise of the item which ai)peared in this 
dep.-irtment, i.ssue of March 9, 191S. In 
the meantime we Inive made further in¬ 
vestigation of the corcern, of which Chas. 
11. Rowan appears to be the sole owner. 
Mr. Rowan has sent us the names of 
several custoiiK'rs from which he has 
jMirchfised .surjduS stock as agreed at 
the time of selling the breeding stock, 
and wo d(*sire to correct the jxn-tion 
of the item (piestioning the inten¬ 
tion of tin* Associiit ion to do this. 
Mr. Rowan is reported to have previously 
o{)erated .•a matrimonial bure.'iu, and the 
records of the National Breeders and 
Fancier.s’ A.s.sociation of America .show 
that he was exjjelled from this association 
at the Kansas City convention, .January 
14 to 21 l.'ist. Mr. Rowan is reported to 
have some financial responsibility, but to 
have very limited knowledge of rabbits, 
the breeding of which he presumes to in¬ 
struct others. 
Let It Work for You 
C HOOSE the right thresh¬ 
er, the one that will use 
the best methods on your 
grain and save every kernel 
possible. 
The world wants more grain. 
America’s crop should be a 
large one, and is all needed. 
Prices are high, and you 
should avoid waste. Get a 
Red River 
Special 
this year and get all you have 
coming to you. 
Saving grain costs less than 
growing it. Put money into 
your bank account, not grain 
into your straw stack. It beats 
it out with “The Man Behind 
the Gun” and the beatinf^shakers. 
It saves the farmers’ thresh bill. 
Look for the thresherman with 
the Red River Special. Write 
for circulars. 
Nichols & Shepard Co. 
In Continuoum Business Since 1848 
Buildcra oxclusively of Red River Spe¬ 
cial Threshers, Wind Stackers, Feeders, 
Steam and Oil-Goa Traction Engines 
Battle Creek 
Michigan 
With this Simplex Ditoher-Terracer 
WorksInany soil, clay or Kutnbo. Dies V-shaped 
ditch down to 4 ft. Practically all steel. Reversi¬ 
ble. Equal to 100 men. Pays for itselX In a.day. 
Sent on 
10 Days’ 
Trial 
Pitches. Terraces. 
Builds Levees, 
Levels Bumps, Fills 
Gullies. Grades 
Roads, Back Fills, 
Cleans out old 
dltclies at low cost. 
Simplex Farm-Ditcher 
Co., Inc., Box 66 
Owensboro, Ky. 
’ROOF BOOK 
Saves Money 
■^'J'olls ahout tiio “Armco" (American 
IiiKOt) Iron RooIIAk— a roof that isKuar- 
antcod for 30 years, lire and liKhtniiiK 
I)roof, KTST-ltESISTLSO, easy to put on, 
needs no paintiiiK or ntpairinB, costs no nioru 
than ordinary roodiiK. Send tor l>ooklot C. 
The American Iron Roofing Co. 
Si.i’.o.. 1R Middletown, Ohio 
S'*. - . Station 16 
m 
$ 10 , 000.00 
Backs this saw. 
As low as 
. $13.15 
It is thi bast and cheapest saw mads. 
HERTZLER & ZOOK 
Portable 
CS’^Wood 
Saw 
is c.Tsy to operate. 
Only $KLir> haw mudo to 
which rippintr tahlo ran 
bu addtid. (iuaranlciid 
1 yrur. Money refunded 
if not autiafactory. 
iiiaduuxlru. Free catulok. 
Ilcrtzicr & Zook Co. 
Box 3, Belleville. Pa. 
...Cut Down 
Your Feed Bills 
Increa.<!e milk prorluction by feed¬ 
ing silage. Get the silos used by 
theU. S. Gov’t, tbe latest improv¬ 
ed, perfectly built and storm-proof 
HARDER SILOS 
Rend post.al for the new free book, 
"Saving with Silos," written by 
recoKnizecl authorities on silage 
production and feedinK. A valu¬ 
able autborHativc d.airy guide. Ffce^ 
HARDER MFC. CO. 
Box 11 
CobleskilL 
N.Y. 
•y 
m 
GREEN MOUNTAIN 
SILOS 
put the mark of "irood buBineas'* 
on your farm. They look quality 
because they are made on a qual¬ 
ity basis. Creosoted wood staves 
defy decay; tieht, safe-like doors 
are elllciAnt and convenient; extra- 
heavy hoopa hold the atructura 
Arm. Improved f^ny-wire anohor- 
ayittem prevents blowing 
over or twietinjir. Send for de- 
Bcriptive folder. Save 6j/ 
ordering early. 
The Creamery Peckige Mfg.Co* 
3.^8 West St.. Rutland, Vt 
ft 
QTT SAVE MONEY 
by buying NOW. 
I.ttinhor Is liard to (?et and price is 
cllmhlntr higher. I.lheral eiish 
uiiil early HhlpaioiitdlHeoiiiitH. 
Take no eliaiutes on late del- 
IvericH tills year. A Globe 
8llo isyour liest hettlilsyear. 
Adjustable door-friuno with 
ladder combined. 6-foot 
extension Roof makes com¬ 
plete silo with lu.'.s expense. 
Window free. 
Riiy Now—Khip Now—Pay 
Noiv—Have Now—Write Now 
GLOBE SILO CO., 2-12 Willow St., Sidney, N.Y. 
THE^SELF-OIUNG WINDMILL 
has become so popular in its first three years that 
thousands have been called for to replace, on their 
old towers, other makes of mills, and to replace, at 
small cost, the gearing; of the earlier^ ^ 
Aermofors. making them self-oU- 
ing. Its enclosedmotor^^^ 
keeps in the oil 
keeps out dust 
rain.TheSpIashOihng^^^^|_ 
System conslantly^^^^^ 
floods every bearing with oil pre- 
venting wear and enabling 
mill to pump in the lightest breezc*^dlm^P' 
The oil supply is renewed once a year, uv ' 
Double Gears ore used, each carrying half the load 
We make Gasoline Engines. Pumps, Tanks, 
Water Supply Goods ana Steel Frame Saws. 
Write AERMOTOR CO., 2500 Twelfth SL, Chicago 
V 
1 - 1 ^! 
150 .Stylos 
” Write for Greatest money saving fence j 
-w bargain book ever printed. Brown fence I 
Is tmulo of lleav.V DOUBLE DMA'A- '. 
^^NIZEI) WIRE. Resists rust longest. I 
^1.60 Styles. Also Gatm and Barb Wire.] 
’ Factory Prices, Freight Prepaid. Write for 
' wonderful free fence book and samiilo to test. 
I The Brown Fence & Wire Co., DepL 59 Cleveland, Ohio 
ORNAMENTAL FENCE 
4UduHiKni4 -ull stool, nuridnoinu, crysts i 
loss than wood, more fluruhlc*. Wo can I 
suvu you money. Write for fr«« cata- j 
lotf and and apscial uricea. I 
KOKOMO FENCE MACH. CO. 
■V_^17 North Straot, Kokomo. Ind* 
FARMERS NOT A POISON 
POWERFUL DISINFECTANT 
FOR CONTAGIOUS ABORTION ^ 
Most valuable in controllinK abortion, 
bringinit after-birth and treating barren cows. 
B-K kills tho infecting germs, heals the 
uteras, removes the slime and acid—no 
o<)or — no straining. More cllcetlvc than 
lysol. Lugol's solution, carbolic und crcsols— 
much safer. Sundforour Bulletin S2,‘'Conla- 
Itious Abortion,' ‘ and testimony from Icad- 
iut breeders. For sale at your dniggiats. 
Ceneral Uboratorlet—Madison, Wis. 
2718 So. Bickinaon Ut. 
ila- 
ad- I 
Low Speed 
Light Running 
SILO FILLERS 
Larger Capacity 
Less Power 
Whatever your requirements are we have a eizo to suit, 4 II. P. 
and Larger. 
We can show you The Rosa will operate 
with Le.s8 Power and Less Speed anti still 
proiluce Larger Capacity. Our aelling 
plans make this possible. 
No I-lmlt to our Guarantee because there Is No 
I.lrnlt to tho ability of The Ross. Write your own 
guarantee If you please. 
Buy now. Cost you Less. You can liavo tho ma- 
I cliinc any time without Clash Investment in full 
prior to Silo Filling Time. 
THE E. W. ROSS CO., Box 113, Springfield, Ohio. 68 Years' Experience 
Machinery and Repairs carried at convenient points 
