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July 20, 1918 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
What can you tell me of a nursery 
eompany which is operating here now? 
AVe from the North were not token in, 
l)ut most of our Southern neighbors have 
ordered large amounts. The firm is called 
Loring Bros., I believe, and is supposed 
to have nurseries in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
They offer pecan trees at .35 cents per 
tree, they to deliver, i>]aut, spray and 
care for orchard for three yeai-s; also 
peaches and pears on the same terms. 
They offer everbearing strawberries at 
.$7 per hundred. AVe showed them adver¬ 
tisement in The B. N.-Y. at .$5 per thou¬ 
sand, so they offered 200 for .$7 to in¬ 
troduce them. AA"e have tried the plants 
before, and have not found them a suc¬ 
cess commercially, so did not I'espond. 
If you could give me a direct reply per¬ 
haps we can save the neighbors some 
money. I have not seen the contract they 
signed, so do not know how far they are 
I'ilfilP- MRS. C. E. IJ. 
Alabama. 
No matter what this nursery firm is 
called, or where it claims headquarters, 
if it is making such offers you should re¬ 
fuse to patronize it. No one can furnish 
good trees of suitable pecan varieties at 
35 cents! We are at this time figuring 
on some of these nut trees for planting 
in Florida, and reliable stock is worth 
one dollar or more per tree. As for this 
scheme of “caring for the trees three 
years.” that is an old, played-out bait for 
inducing people to buy a lot of trash. 
Do not listen to any such talk. The man 
who charges .$7 per 100 for Fall-bearing 
strawberries ought to go into j)artnership 
with n. AI. AVhiting. and that means 
something of appreciation of his ability 
as a dw?penser of pure, unlimited guff. 
On April 20 last I mailed an order to 
Leamon G. Tingle, Pittsville. Md., for 
asparagus roots and raspberr;^ plants, ad¬ 
vertised in his fine catalogue for 1918, ac¬ 
companied by my check for $.3, as pay¬ 
ment in advance. The order was never 
acknoAvledged, the plants never received, 
and although I have written, no answer 
has been received to any of my communi¬ 
cations. The check has been cashed and 
duly returned through my bank. I learn 
that another person of this address was 
similarly treated. The dealer came to me 
well I'ecommended. and there may be an 
excuse, but, this far, it looks bad. 
New Jersey. l. t. g. 
I placed an order last AA^'inter with 
Ia*amon G. Tingle, Pittsville, Md.. for 
strawberry plants, trees and cabbage 
plants, to be shipped by express so they 
would arrive April 1.5 at my station. 
Strawberries arrived around last of April, 
.end trees and cabbage plants were not 
here May 15. when I countermanded or¬ 
der by telegram, because it was too late 
to plant them. I have written him occa¬ 
sionally nut do not get an answer. lie 
h:is a balance of iil0..50 of my money 
which T would like to get. ITis not an¬ 
swering iny letters looks suspicious to me. 
AA’ill you try to get it for me? S. E. G. 
Pennsylvania. 
AA’'e have another complaint from a 
New Jersey stibscriber. but Mr. Tingle 
ignores our letters in behalf of both sub- 
.scribers. ]\Ir. Tingle has been in business 
at Pittsville. Md., for a good many years, 
and we regret that he no longer seems 
worthy of the confidence or trade of our 
people. 
I am enclosing a letter. Stockholders’ 
Protective Committee. Njitional Rubber 
Co., Pottstbwn, Pa., which explains itself; 
can you tell me whether this is a square 
deal for Avhat it claims to be? I became 
interested in the National Rubber Com¬ 
pany when it first started. It has gone 
'from bad to Avorse ever since, but if this 
is for our benefit I would be inclined to 
protect myself. It looks like one more 
■of Air. Fiest’s Avays to get us to part 
■with more cash. C. N. F. 
Vermont. 
AA^'e began receiving inquiries about in¬ 
vestment in National Rubber Co. stock 
back in April, 1016. A stud.v of the liter¬ 
ature sent out by the promoter. J. G. 
Fiest. convinced us that the stock propo¬ 
sition Avas a get-rich-qnick scheme, and 
we so exi)ressed ourselves in this depart- 
ineut. Mr. Fiest threatened to bring libel 
suit against us. but failed to make good 
his threat. The I’rotective Committ<'e 
state in the letter to stockholders that 
many complaints have been received re¬ 
garding the methods u.sed in selling the 
stock, the manner in Avhich the bu.siness 
has been conducted, and the A'alidity of 
the declaration of the S per cent dividend. 
Stockholders are asked to send to the 
committee an amount of money equal to 
fiA'e per cent of their holdings in order to 
protect their interests. 
AVhile we do not question the good faith 
and good intentions of the Stockholders’ 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Protective Committee, all of whom seem 
to be eminent men. our experience in con¬ 
nection Avith investments of this kind 
lAvouJd .suggest the futility of sending good 
money after what is already irretrievably 
lost. It seems to us improbable that a 
concern financed as this one has been 
can be reorganized so as to realize any¬ 
thing for the stockholders. 
i!^bout the 1st to the 5th of November, 
1017, I ran a little adA^ertisement in the 
Evening Telegram, New York, where I ad¬ 
vertised apples for sale, put up in barrels 
or in bushel boxes. In all the answers 
that I had none of them failed in sending 
the amount asked. excei)ting the enclosed 
name. AA’'. E, Hunt. I took the ri.sk and 
sentjiim one barrel of apples, amounting 
to .$5, sending bill by mail the same day. 
As he did not seem to pay any attention 
to ray letter, I then sent one registered, 
and the enclosed postal Avill shoAV you the 
ansAver. I have Avritten him later, but in 
vain. AA’ould it be pos.sible for you to 
collect this bill for me? I .shall be glad 
to j)ay you for your trouble, if it amounts 
to more than the bill is AA'orth. I shall 
be .satisfied that this gentleman will not 
keep the money and the apples. 
New York. fkaxk del CAXTO. 
Air. AA'. E. Hunt of Brookljm seems to 
be another city individual who is willing 
to supply his table at the expemse of 
fiirmers. Air. Hunt’s letterhead indicates 
he is in the real estate business, Avhich 
does not afford any good reason for the 
extension of credit. Farmers should get 
their money in adA'ance AA'hen shipping 
produce to city consumers. 
I am enclosing literature received by 
one of our toAvn AA'omen, and it seems to 
us to be AA’ithout foundation and unre¬ 
liable. The lad.A' does not wish to impose 
on her friends for money, although a small 
amount, and my husband and I feel there 
is no one more able or Avilling to investi¬ 
gate this matter than our old standby. 
The R. N.-Y’'. I hoi)e you aauU give it 
your earliest attention. Avhich will be 
greatly appreciated by an old subscriber. 
Pennsyh-ania. mrs. av. c. a. 
3’he literature referred to by the above 
correspondent is that of the AA’oman’s Na¬ 
tional League, AA’ashington, D. C.. and 
signed h.A’ H. I). Hitchcock, president. 
Air. Hitchcock proposes publishing a mag¬ 
azine, and the Avomen addressed are urged 
to secure 10 members at $1 each. Those 
securing 16 members are to be knoAvn as 
“founder members,” and the inducement 
offered is that their names AA’ill be printed 
in the first issue of the magazine. Be¬ 
sides the subscription to the magazine, 
the members are offered the inducement 
of free legal adAuce; free medical advice ; 
a sanitarium for the use of members, and 
it is proposed that the I.eague will oAvn 
and operate an insurance department and 
conduct for its members a great national 
educational institution, etc. ’Pher'i is a 
picture of the buildings of the AVoman’s 
National League as they aauII appear 
AA’hen completed at AAhishington, D. C. It 
is ])roi)osed that the total income from 
the League AA’hen organized Avill amount 
to .$10,(X)0.000 yearly. The i)rofits of the 
League Avill go for the erection of club¬ 
houses and the other special benefits to 
members—all of Avhich sounds very much 
like the old E. G. Lcaa'Is American 
AA'oman's League scheme. In fact, the 
pr()si)cctive buildings have a similar ap¬ 
pearance to the buildings Avhich LeAvis 
erected at University (’ity Avith the money 
which he received from his dupes from one 
end of the country to the other. If I.CAvis 
is not really behind this AA^oman’s Na¬ 
tional League, the promoter has appar¬ 
ently appropriated his ideas and the ex¬ 
travagant promises Avhich he made to 
Avomen through his old American AA’o- 
man's League. Avhich Avent out of exist¬ 
ence Avith the rest of Lewis’s St. Louis 
schemes. AA''hen the magazine is published, 
if it should be, then Ave shall be able to 
get more definite information as to aa’Iio 
is behind the pro.iect. On the face of the 
literature, it apiiears to be a very pretty 
scheme to get subscribers to a publica¬ 
tion that does not as yet exist. 
Buffalo Markets 
’Fhe supply of poaches is already fair, 
coming from Georgia chiefly, selling at 
$1.75 to $3 per basket, from Carmans to 
Elbertas. Cheri’ies are plenty, at 50 to 
65c for 7-lb. basket, SAveet, and 12 to 14c 
l)er qt. foi’ sour. Robins are also plenty. 
Strawberries have turned out a dead fail¬ 
ure. often being so scarce that they 
Avholesaled at SOc per qt. A few red 
raspberries are in. wholesaling at 28 to 
30c pei- qt. Potatoes are scarce, both old 
and noAV, sejling at above $2 per bu. for 
old and $5.50 to $6.50 per bbl. for noAV 
.Southern. New apples are also hei’e and 
fairly plenty at $1 to $1.50 per hamper 
for green and $2 for red. They are 
mostly A’ery immature looking. Alelons 
are becoming plenty, Avatermelons Avhole- 
saling at 35 to 80c. small to large, and 
rauskmelons up to $4 per crate. Beans 
still bold their own at $7.80 to $0 per bu., 
in spite of the meetings held by AYestern 
New York farmers to search for a market, 
as prices are so high that the public does 
not eat beans noAV, it is said. The neAV 
crop grows as it has not done in several 
years, though it did not come up very 
well. Onions are steady and higher, at 
$2.25 to $2.50 per crate. Green onions 
retail two bunches for a nickel. 
Southern fruits are as high as ever at 
$3.75 to $7.50 per crate for A’’alencia or¬ 
anges, $9 to $10 for California lemons, 
and $4 to $5 for grapefruit. Bananas are 
strong at $4 to $7.50 per bunch and some¬ 
times retailing as high as 50c per doz. 
I’ineapples are .scarce at $4 to $5.25. 
Honey is about out of market, at 26 to 
.30c per lb. for all grades. The neAV’ crop 
ought to be good, as the Aveather has been 
sunny. Maple sugar is 20 to 24c per lb.; 
syrup. $2 per gal. Peas are about the 
only green A’egetable that is scarce, being 
(luoted at $3 to $3.,50 per bag. The qual¬ 
ity is good. Asparagus has held AA-ell into 
the pea season, at $1 to $1.50 per doz. 
1-lb. bunches. String beans are $2.50 to 
$3; cucumbers, $2 to $3 for Southern; 
all per hamper: beets. 50 to 00c; carrot.s, 
30 to 40c; parsley. 50 to 60c; radishes, 
20 to ,35c; onions, 15 to 20c. all per doz, 
bunches; cabbage, $1 to $1.25; celery, 
25 to 35c, all per dozen ; eggplant, $2.50 
to $.3; lettuce, 25 to 75c, all per box; 
tomatoes. $1 to .$1.25 per flat. Butter re- 
luiiins firm at 40 to 47c for creamery; 
40 to 43c for dairy ; 30 to 40c for crocks 
and 30c for Ioav grade, AA’ith 2.5 to 26c 
for nut margarine. Cheese is firm at 25 
to 26c for neAV and 28 to 30c for lim- 
berger. There are many predictions of 
very high eggs in the Fall, but fresh 
hennery come in from the country yet at 
35e per doz. At this price the Avholesale 
quotations seem high at 48 to 50c for 
Avhite hennery; 44 to 45c for mixed hen¬ 
nery and 39 to 42c for State and AA’estern 
candled. Poultry is quiet but firm at 
34 to 39c for frozen turkey, 32 to 36c for 
foAvl. .38 to 39c for roasting chickens, 25 
to 26c for old roosters and 30 to .35c for 
live ducks. j, w. c. 
“How you gittin’ on Avid youah ’rith- 
metic. Lou?” “AA^ell, I done learned to 
add uii de oughts, hut de figgers bodder 
me.”—Boston Transcript. 
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