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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 15, 1919 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
One of the most abused privileges in 
the United States today is the so-called 
“freedom of the press,” and you certainly 
have taken advantage of this privilege to 
the fullest extent in your dealings with 
US. ABRAHAM FUR COMPANY, 
Saint Louis, Mo. 
This burst of condemnation of The 
Rural New-Yorker is brought out be¬ 
cause we published complaints of two 
Maine subscribers who contended they 
did not receive the fair grading on their 
shipments. One of these shippers put in¬ 
structions in the package that the furs were 
to be held separate. This the Abraham Fur 
Co. did; but did not “hold” separate long 
enough to permit the returns to reach 
Maine, and the return demand to reach 
St. Louis. The shipper therefore had to 
accept what was offered him the same as 
though he had not taken the precaution 
to instruct “hold separate.” In the other 
case the instructions to hold separate 
were sent by mail. Abraham Fur Co. 
price list instructs shippers to place such 
requests inside package or box, therefore 
the instructions were entirely ignored. 
Was the firm justified in ignoring the 
shipper’s request because it was sent in 
the U. S. mails instead of with the pack¬ 
age? Because of our efforts to protect 
shippers another raw fur house a few 
years ago referred to the editor of The 
R. N.-Y. as a “vile thing.” Considering 
the source we regard such epithets in the 
light of a compliment. The editors who 
will uphold the receivers of goods when 
they refuse to treat shippers fairly are 
no doubt “gentlemen” and “scholars. 
We have no desire to earn the commenda 
tion of these houses. We believe the 
“privilege” of quoting big prices for 
country produce and then returning as 
much or little as the receiver of the goods 
likes is more abused than the “freedom 
of the press” which Abraham Fur Co. 
complains about. 
I am sending you a bunch ot literature 
which the “American School of Poultry 
Husbandry,” Leavenworth, b an . has 
been sending me from time tr tune. I 
saw one of their advertisements some 
time ago that interested me, and suppos¬ 
ing T. E. Quisen'berry to be all right I 
wrote them. Immediately I began to re¬ 
ceive these letters offering this course at 
much reduced rates, “because I was such 
a friend of theirs,” etc., etc., and also 
offering me a chance to get rich simply 
by buying a few shares of their stock. 
I think the “Publisher’s Desk” is about 
the best reading in The R. N.-Y., so 
thought I would send this mess along for 
vou to add to your valuable collection. 
Maine. R. m. h. 
We have always regarded Prof, Quisen- 
berry as a high authority on poultry sub¬ 
jects, but it would seem that the lure of 
easy money has gotten the better of his 
professional instincts. The correspond¬ 
ence course scheme and the stock-selling 
scheme are not worthy of a man of Prof. 
Quisenberry’s professional reputation. 
This looks like more “bunk” to me. I 
am going to hang on to my bonds. 
New York. J. J. P. 
This refers to the latest scheme to get 
Liberty Bonds out of the possession of 
the owners. Export Finance Corporation, 
40-42 Wall St., New York, issue a cir¬ 
cular asking the holders to lend their 
Liberty Bonds. The plan apparently is 
to put these bonds up for collateral with 
a bank on which to borrow money, the 
money to be used in financing export busi¬ 
ness, and the owners of the bonds are 
to receive 25 per cent of the profits which 
may accrue from the sum invested. There 
is great danger in this scheme for the 
Liberty Bond holders. In fact, we advise 
against parting with the bonds except in 
dire necessity. There are any number of 
gentlemen schooled in the arts of “high 
finance” hatching schemes to get pos¬ 
session of the Liberty Bonds in the hands 
of small investors. 
I enclose circular of the Progress Paint 
Co., Cleveland, O. Will you inform me in 
your “Publisher’s Desk” whether they are 
a reliable firm to deal with? They send 
out a “big proposition.” 
Pennsylvania. M. G. 
We do not consider the firm worthy <> 
the confidence and trade of our people. 
Our reports indicate the product is in¬ 
ferior in quality; the Progress Paint Co. 
was one of the concerns that resorted to 
the fake “refused shipment” scheme un¬ 
til the Postoffice Department brought 
pressure to bear which resulted in the 
discontinuance of the practice. It is only 
logical that a firm which deliberately de¬ 
ceives in one respect cannot be trusted to 
treat customers fairly in any other. 
Is the American Automobile Owners’ 
Association reliable? I have been asked 
to join it, and would like your opinion 
on it. Is the A. A. A. the same company? 
New York. M. w. 
The American Automobile Owners’ As¬ 
sociation must not be confused with the 
American Automobile Association. The 
American Automobile Owners’ Associa¬ 
tion is supposed to afford protection to 
members whose cars suffer damage 
through accidents. One of our subscrib¬ 
ers who joined the association with this 
idea appealed to us last Summer to se¬ 
cure compensation on account of an ac¬ 
cident which his car suffered. The sub¬ 
scriber in question was unable to get any 
redress, and it is our usual experience 
that associations of this kind prove a de¬ 
lusion and a snare. 
I am sending you a circular of the 
Parker Tire & Rubber Co., Indianapolis, 
Ind. Their agent was here today trying 
to get me to invest in shares of their 
stock. He told me that some people were 
trading their Liberty bonds; one party 
$1,000 in Liberty Bonds; others in War 
Savings Stamps. Please investigate and 
give your opinion in “Publisher’s Desk.” 
It may save others from getting taken in, 
for I think it is sucker bait. I told him 
I had nothing to invest; that I had a 
Liberty bond and was going to keep it. 
Indiana. j. k. 
The organ of the Associated Advertis¬ 
ing Clubs of the World prints a cartoon 
which makes an appropriate answer to 
this letter. It shows the owner about to 
part with his Liberty bond in exchange 
for stock in a wildcat concern labelled 
“Skinem-Good Stock, 100 per cent Divi¬ 
dends.” The above is a very appropriate 
title for most stock propositions in which 
country people are urged to invest. There 
is no more reason why farmers should in¬ 
vest in an automobile tire company than 
that city people should finance those who 
may be ambitious to start a farm enter¬ 
prise. This concern appears only in the 
formative 'date ns yet, and it would be 
the height of recklessness for farmers to 
put money or Liberty bonds into the pro¬ 
posed enterprise. 
Recently I have* taken much interest 
in your Publisher’s Desk, but the horse 
was taken before I locked the door. In 
January, 1913. while wife and I were in 
Florida with our auto we met a slick 
person named Moorman, who was selling 
stock for a company known as “The 
Southern Tire & Rubber Co.” of Augusta, 
Ga. He represented that stockholders would 
get their tires and tubes at cost of produc¬ 
tion, also seven per cent interest on their 
money, and of course it was a “money¬ 
maker,” and the dividends would be very 
heavy (for the company). Of course 
this all appeared very nice for a man 
who took long auto trips. And with the 
wool over my eyes I fell to the amount 
of $125 in stock, preferred and common, 
which I now hold, but nothing more; no 
interest, no dividends, no reduction in 
pjice on tires. In my first order I re¬ 
ceived two Acme tires, and in my second 
order I received two Pennsylvania oil- 
proof tires, which can be bought at almost 
any garage for the money I paid. Six 
years I have waited, and have written 
the company (or whatever it is) several 
letters asking for my due. The last letter 
I received they wrote I should have 
patience, as the company was doing well 
and making money. Of course they 
ought to make money, when someone else 
furnishes the capital gratis. My last 
letter has not been answered, and I am 
going to ask you to investigate their 
business methods, as their exposure may 
be a warning to others. My patience is 
exhausted. I know the Publisher’s Desk 
has been a great help to many who have 
been beguiled. m. d. m. 
New York. 
This is the usual result of investment 
in stock of any concern offering the in¬ 
ducement that stockholders will be fur¬ 
nished goods at a discount or wholesale 
prices. We can point to a dozen auto¬ 
mobile tire companies at least that have 
sold or attempted to sell stock on this 
basis, and the only one that has become 
an established enterprise abandoned this 
scheme for selling stock before it had 
gone very far. The agent selling the 
stock of the Southern Tire and Rubber 
Co. no doubt l'cceived a large percentage 
commission. 
The compauy seems to bo active; but 
the experience of M. D. M’. is typical of 
many who have invested in stock of con¬ 
cerns with the idea that they would there¬ 
by be able to purchase goods at whole¬ 
sale. or at a lower price than in the 
regular market. 
Thousands are installing the 
Mueller Pipeless Furnace now 
because they want to b esure about heating 
comfort and lower fuel bills next winter. 
Fall is a busy time for Mueller dealers and if you 
wait, the first cold snap may catch you unpre¬ 
pared. And certainly you don’t want to go 
through another winter putting up with the muss, 
discomfort and high cost of stove heat. 
Because of its pipeless construction the Mueller 
can be easily installed in any home—nc tearing 
up of walls and floors for pipes. The Mueller 
is guaranteed to heat every room in your house 
comfortably through one register. 
The Mueller is recognized by heating experts as 
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It will burn any kind of fuel—hard or soft coal, 
coke, wood, lignite, gas or oil—and save you ^ 
to 34 on fuel cost. ( Whether your house is large 
or small, with a cellar or without, the Mueller can 
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The operation of the Mueller and its superior features are 
interestingly explained in the booklet “The Modern Method 
of Heating Your Home,’’ which we’ll gladly send you free 
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your nearest Mueller dealer. 
L, J. MUELLER FURNACE CO. 
227 Reed St., Milwaukee, Wis. 
Makers of Heating Systems of all kinds since 1857 
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When you write advertisers mention The R. N.-Y. and you’ll get a 
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