802 
m>e RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 15, 1918 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
Will you please advise me as to the re¬ 
liability of the Hercules Tire Co., 1789 
Broadway, New York City? F. w. 
Hercules Tire Co. has gone out of busi¬ 
ness—'this was one of the names under 
which Mr. W. H. Batcheller of Akron 
Tir<' Co., Long Island City, had been 
doing business. We understand the 
former manager of Hercules Tire Com¬ 
pany is doing business at the old address 
under the title Chadwin Tire & Eubber 
Co. We have many times advised against 
sending orders and remittances to this 
class of "gyp” tire houses. Complaints 
from subscribers are in effect that the 
“gyp” concerns sell made-over tires or 
anything that will pass for a tire long- 
enough to get the purchaser to accept it. 
In some of the literature tires are offered 
at low prices without guarantee—^the 
tires are sold "as is.” This plan relieves 
the promoters of this class of business 
from charges of misrepresentation. Tire 
“gyps” are just as dangerous as the horse 
“gyps” of previous years. 
Some months ago I saw an inquiry in 
The R. N.-Y. about the Moore Motor Ve¬ 
hicle Co., Minneapolis. Minn. The in- 
qi.irv was about the advisability of in¬ 
vesting in the stock the company is offer¬ 
ing. Your answer was not direct, but 
n;'‘rely advised in a general w’ay against 
buyi' "■ such stocks that are offered to the 
small investor. Since that time some of 
the people around here have received lit¬ 
erature from the company, and one of my 
neighbors has taken the agency. The 
company also sent an agent here a few 
days ago to talk up the cars and tell 
how much money the company was going 
to make for the stockholders. I think he 
was offering 7 per cent preferred and 
common stock at $10 per share, no per¬ 
son to take less than twm shares, common 
.stock to pay about 20 pe’r cent. I am 
hot interested enough to want to invest, 
but. for the benefit of others interested, 
would like more direct information than 
heretofore published in Publishe'r's Desk. 
I think the company is also addressed at 
Chicago and Danville, Ill. W. J. c. 
Virginia. 
The literature of this company cont.-iins 
the stock arguments of the promoter of 
automobile concerns selling stock to thd 
public. We have yet to. learn of any suc¬ 
cessful automobile concern that has been 
financed in this way. Granting that the 
officers of the company are sincerely en¬ 
deavoring to establish an automobile man¬ 
ufacturing business, how in the name of 
common sense can a new' concern, obliged 
to go to the public in this w'ay to securd 
money to finance their operations, hope 
to succeed in face of the present condi¬ 
tions in the automobile trade? Many of 
the well-e'stablished concerns are passing 
their dividends, and even the automobile 
stocks paying dividends regularly are sell¬ 
ing below" par. The fallacy of investing 
in any concern the success of W'hich has 
not alre'ady been established is too ap¬ 
parent for comment. And in nine cases 
out of ten w'here stock is sold to the 
public in this way, the investor hasn’t 
even a gambler’s chance—because like the 
Emerson Motors the only real ambition 
of the promoters is to sell stock. 
Can you tell me anything about "Mark 
Harris,” who for years has been inter¬ 
ested in gold and silver mines, also oil 
stocks, etc.? I send you one of the issu^ 
he sends out every week. He does busi¬ 
ness in Buffalo and Toronto, Canada. If 
you can say anything good or ill of him 
you will do me and others a favor. 
New York. T. D. T. 
The weekly review published by Mr. 
Harris is entitle'd "Financial Common 
Sense,” and the advice is given to invest¬ 
ors to place their funds in “seasoned se¬ 
curities that have long since passed the 
experimental stage'.” We agree with this 
advice unreservedly; but save for the 
Allies’ bonds (evidently injected to give 
character to the others) not a single one 
of the' investments listed on the following 
pages of “Financial Common Sense” 
could be classed as a "seasoned” security. 
Our understanding of a seasoned security 
is to be the security of a company with 
assets equal to the amount of stocks and 
bonds issued, and of a company that has 
paid dividends re'gularly over a long pe¬ 
riod of years. If either of these elements 
is lacking then the securities are specula¬ 
tive in a greater or less degre'e. It is 
never safe to invest money on the 
strength of representations of the broker 
promoting the stock, unless you are sure 
the broker is honest and disinterested. At 
the present time there is plenty of oppor¬ 
tunity for all to invest their savings in 
the Government Liberty Bonds, War 
Savings Stamps, etc. If brokers of the 
Harris type were compelled to earn a liv¬ 
ing at some more legitimate occupation 
the whole country would be better off. 
Is there not already on the statute 
books a law which is intended to force 
settlement of claims against expre.ss com¬ 
panies within a reasonable time, certainly 
much less than the one, two. three or 
more years which the best of them con- 
.sider them.selves entitled to take? My 
strong impression is that there is such a 
law, and that, enforced, all claims would 
be settled within 60 or 00 days. One 
would think that after incensing the pub¬ 
lic to such an extent as finally gave' us 
parcel post privileges, these express com¬ 
panies would endeavor to regain public 
confidence, instead of "keeping the old 
s-ore open.” Can you give me light on 
above question?' fair dealing. 
New York. 
There is no law in New York State 
compelling prompt adjustment of claims. 
There should be. This would be a good 
subje'ct for our women voters to advo¬ 
cate. The Public Service Commission 
has no authority to enforce payment, but 
through informal correspondence they are 
able at times to get settlement. A ship¬ 
per might send a list of his claims to 
them, with full information, and they 
would endeavor to get a satisfactory ad¬ 
justment. If the Public Service Com¬ 
mission saw the number of claims we 
believe they would issue a new ruling. 
I think Publisher’s Desk the most prac¬ 
tical help for the farmer that I have se'en. 
The farmer has been considered the nat¬ 
ural prey by some other classes of people, 
and in a great many instances he' is prac¬ 
tically helpless, or has been until The 
R. N.-Y. is now seeing to his interest. 
With best ■wdshes for success of The R. 
N.-Y. Q. E- 
West Virginia, 
It is very true, as this subscriber re¬ 
marks, that farme'rs have been the prey 
of unscrupulous men in many lines. The 
"get-rich-quick” promoter considers the 
farmer an “easy mark.” We doubt, how¬ 
ever, that the farmer is more gullible than 
men in other walks of life, while he' has 
not as a rule the means of investigating 
fraudulent schemes that business men 
have. The express and railroad claiu 
agents who make it a practice to pige'on- 
hole farmers;’ claims or stolidly refuse tc 
pay just claims short of a lawsuit art 
also preying upon the farmer. Now that 
the four large express companies art 
merged into one we' hope shippers will 
receive better consideration from their 
hands than in the past. The governnient 
operations of the railroads will, we think, 
result in more efficie'nt service and equity 
in matters of claims when normal condi¬ 
tions are restored. We thank G. E. L. 
for his encouragement in the work. 
James Conroy advertised in The R. 
N.-Y. and I secured his services to take 
care of my farm in Connecticut, ^fter 
being in charge of my place about five 
months I received woni from a neighbor 
that he had left without notifying anyone 
to care for the cattle. Upon arrival at 
the' farm I found a most deplorable state 
of affairs—cattle had been neglected and 
valuable animals had died from neglect 
and exposure. Implements and produce 
had been sold by Conroy and no account¬ 
ing made for them, etc._J. F. J. A. 
Ne'wYork. 
We print the above brief statement for 
the benefit of farm owners should Mr. 
Conroy apply for a similar position with 
them. We have been unable to locate 
Mr. Conroy since the complaint was re¬ 
ceived : but any man who will leave an 
employer in this manner without provid¬ 
ing for the care of the stock is unworthy 
the confidence of anyone. 
Please give me advice through Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk as to the reliability of the 
enclosed adwrtisement of Independent 
Corporation offering Roth’s Cour.se of 
Memory Training on trial. If it is ef¬ 
fective it will be a great boon to me. as 
lack of memory is one of my failings. 
Gregon. E- E. 
The advertisement occupies a full page 
in "The Pathfinder,” Washington, D. C., 
a publication never overscrupulous as to 
the character of advertising presented to 
its readers. It is very ingeniously sug¬ 
gested in the advertisement that anyone 
can acquire a marvelous memory by a 
fe'w hours’ work with this system. Ex¬ 
travagance seems to be the long suit of 
all these "courses” and “systems,” and 
there is just a suggestion of Swoboda’s 
"conscious evolution” about this proposi¬ 
tion. 
tow-EASE 
to ItiveydM 
Safisfactioh 
S EVENTEEN years* experience 
with the satisfactory results given 
by Cow-Ease makes it a simple matter 
for me to guarantee the results to you. 
Thousands of farmers and dairymen 
everywhere all use Cow-Ease during 
fly time. If you arc one who has used 
it before, you know how good it is. 
If you haven’t tried Cow-Ease, buy it 
now. It must make good every claim 
I make for it or I’ll refund your 
money. You take no chances. I abso¬ 
lutely guarantee the results. 
COW-EASE 
I Kee ps Flies Off; Cattle^Amd Horses 
! 
Cow-Ease is a harmless liquid that 
positively keeps the flies away from 
your cows and horses. You 11 benefit 
by getting more and better milk. 
Furthermore, it makes milking easier 
because cows sprayed ^wlth it stand 
quietly. Remember flies arc deadly 
germ carriers and besides bothering 
the cows, may Infect their milk. 
Cow-Ease will not ^m the hair nor 
will it blister the skin. 
Ask your dealer for 
Cow-Ease and keep 
your cows contented 
and in goodcondition. 
If he cannot supply 
you, send me your 
order per my liberal 
trial offer. 
Viet’ Presiden t 
C4RPENTER-MORTON CO. 
Estahlithtd 1840 
96 Sadbory Street Boston, Mess. 
TRIAL OFFER—If your dealer 
cannot supply you. send me bis name 
and8l.25.andl will deliver, prepaidjo 
youraddress a balf-galloncanof COW- 
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For west of Missouri River and for 
Canada, above Trial Offer, 81.50, 
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