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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 21, 1919 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
All letters to Publisher’s Desk depart¬ 
ment must be signed with writer’s full 
name and address given. Many inquiries 
are answered by mail instead of printing 
inquiry and answer, lienee unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
I am enclosing report from Geneva on 
some grass and clover seeds which is self- 
explanatory. This seed was sold by an 
agent, from samples that were good, and 
the man driving him was the purchasing 
agent of our Grange. Otherwise I imag¬ 
ine that he would have sold very little 
seed. Very few of the purchasers knew 
that the seed was from the Berry Seed 
Company or the Standard Seed Company, 
Clarinda, Iowa, as was stated on the tags. 
They have taken the seed back and prom¬ 
ised to pay us our money back. In case 
they fail to do so. is there any way they 
can be made to “come across”? It is 
costing me about $20 more to get seed to 
replace those, and Alsike is almost im¬ 
possible to get at $30 per bushel. They 
sold somewhere near a carload of this 
stuff. The station reports the germina¬ 
tion of the clover as weak, and 08 per 
cent is all that grew. The tags did not 
state anything about its purity, and as 
the State law reads that if seeds contain 
over 3 per cent impurities it shall be 
labeled, it seems to me they ought to be 
put out of business. c. M. L. 
New York. 
The Experiment Station report showed 
the Bed clover seed contained seven dif¬ 
ferent kinds of noxioils weeds, one of 
which is dodder. This clover seed also 
contained 25 per cent shriveled Alfalfa 
seed. The station comments that it is 
the foulest sample of Bed clover seed 
analyzed in many years. The reputation 
of A. A. Berry Seed Company in the mat¬ 
ter of sending out impure farm seeds is 
not an enviable one. The Minnesota 
Station reported a similar condition of the 
seed of this firm two years ago. The 
Standard Seed Company is a subsidiary 
of the A. A. Berry Seed Company, organ¬ 
ized presumably to sell farm seeds through 
traveling agents, while the Berry Seed 
Company conducts the mail end of the 
business. The New York Agricultural 
Experiment Station is doing good work 
in warning farmers against the use of 
these grass seeds loaded with foul and 
other foreign seeds. The following is a 
paragraph of a letter sent to the Farm 
Bureaus asking their co-operation in rid¬ 
ding the State of the class of foul, in¬ 
ferior seeds as shown by the analysis, and 
we are glad to give it wider publicity: 
The worthless and dangerous character 
of the majority of the lots of these goods 
sold in this State seems to make it ad¬ 
visable at this time to call attention to the 
name and address of the seed houses sell¬ 
ing the goods, in order that Bureau 
agents may give the matter wide publicity 
throughout each county. The companies 
selling these goods are the A. A. Berry 
Seed Company, Clarinda. Ia.. and the 
Standard Seed Company of the same ad¬ 
dress. We have evidence which makes it 
appear that these two companies are one 
and the same company. The sales made by 
these companies have been outside of the 
State, therefore it is impossible to enter 
legal proceedings against these particular 
flagrant cases, the State law having juris¬ 
diction only over sales made within the 
State. Wide publicity against these goods 
is the only means which we can use to 
protect farmers who bite upon these prop¬ 
ositions. Cheap prices are always the 
bait upon their hook. 
Since writing to you previously I have 
again written to Mohawk Art Institute, 
Utica, N. Y., asking them to return the 
original photos of my father, mother and 
husband, as I cannot get any others of 
my parents, but have received no reply. 
It yo" can help me in any way to pro¬ 
cure these photographs I shall indeed be 
very much obliged to you. It seems to 
me they could get into trouble for getting 
money under false pretense, as I have a 
receipt showing that they received $2 
from me to finish my husband’s picture. 
I do not. however, care about that or the 
picture either, but. I would like to be able 
to force them to pay attention to my 
request for the original photographs. 
Delaware. , e. c. c. 
In giving orders to the agents of these 
so-called art institutes for enlarging pho¬ 
tographs many people experience trouble 
in getting return of the origin'll photo¬ 
graphs of those dear to them. No doubt 
the concern complained about will event¬ 
ually send this woman the pictures or¬ 
dered. Usually enlargement by this class 
of houses is anything but satisfactory, 
and many fake schemes are employed by 
their salesmen. We therefore warn our 
readers, as we have done many times 
before, to beware of all these agents of 
art houses. 
What do you think of the Commercial 
Finance Corporation, 185 Devonshire 
Street, Boston, Mass., as an investment? 
Connecticut. c. J. F. 
The Commercial Finance Corporation 
is organized to finance the purchases of 
automobiles, motor trucks, etc. As yet 
the concern is in the development stage, 
with its future to he determined. The 
success of an enterprise of this character 
depends largely upon the management, 
and putting money into the stock of con¬ 
cerns of this kind can only be regarded 
in the light of a speculation. There are 
a number of similar ventures selling 
stock to the public. These concerns re¬ 
ceive a high rate of interest on the 
money advanced in financing sales of 
automobiles and tractors, and there is 
little opportunity for losses, as the title 
to the machine does not pass to the pur¬ 
chaser until paid for in full. While this 
concern may prove successful, it is not 
the sort of investment that would recom¬ 
mend itself to conservative men experi¬ 
enced in investment matters. This ap¬ 
plies to all similar ventures as well as 
the subject of the above inquiry. 
Deferring to my letter of Feb. 6 and 
your reply of Feb. 17, 101!), you may be 
interested to know that we succeeded in 
securing a conviction of II. D. Swarts, 
Scranton. Pa., for fraudulent use of the 
mails in securing eggs from various par¬ 
ties without intent to pay for them. No 
doubt you will be pleased to know that 
your clients will be secure from the 
machinations of this man for a time at 
least, as he was sentenced to pay a fine 
of $200 and undergo imprisonment in the 
county jail at Scranton. Pa., for a period 
of nine months. Permit me to thank you 
for your kind assistance in the matter. 
Scranton, Pa. F. j. feltham. 
Swarts’s game was to get shipments 
of eggs from farmers and fail to pay for 
them. Ilis conviction shows the scheme 
was a deliberate swindle. Swarts also 
advertised a fake rat trap a few years 
ago. The public is safe from his methods 
for nine months at least, and we hope 
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the chastisement may cause him to see 
the error of his ways as well as deter 
others from following in his footsteps. 
I am sorry to bother you with this 
matter, but it is almost impossible to 
collect anything at this end; have claims 
in now that have run over two years. I 
think the express companies ought to he 
compelled to be more prompt in their 
settlements. As they are running a cash 
business they should have no excuse for 
such long delays. w. h. d. 
New York. 
The above is the way claims are treated 
generally, and have been for some time 
past. The following letter indicates the 
possibility of making prompt settlements, 
which should be done in all cases: 
My claim of May G for non-delivery of 
eggs was paid in full June G by the ex¬ 
press company. Just one month. It is 
the quickest claim they ever settled for 
me. E. A. K. 
New Jersey. 
After filing claims promptly’ within the 
time limit, follow them up persistently, 
receiving some attention and much inat¬ 
tention, shifting from one claim bureau 
to another, the following is the attitude 
the express company is taking on old 
claims: 
The data show shipments to have 
moved in the year 1916, and under the 
circumstances are not due to receive any 
consideration at this time, being clearly 
covered by the two year and one day 
clause. We are constrained to limit our 
settlements based on legal liability. 
GENERAL COUNSEL ADAMS EX. CO. 
The correspondence on these claims 
showed that the express company asked 
for indulgence because of confused re¬ 
cords and congested claim bureaus. We 
were following up the claims ev ry 10 
to 15 days, but at their request made the 
intervals 30 days. Assurance was given 
us from time to time by the various heads 
that settlements would be made on the 
merits of the claims, which was all v > 
were asking or ever ask. AUer acceding 
to their requests, to receive a d 'clination 
of claims as indicated by the general 
counsel is nothing short of betrayal of 
confidence, to use no harsher terms. Our 
readers who have 1916 claims will feel 
they have contributed just so much to 
the support of the express company, 
which would be hi sad straits if they 
withheld their patronage entirely, as 
should be done. This decision appears 
to he a deliberate plan to delay adjust¬ 
ments until the time limit expires. We, 
however, are not accepting it as final. 
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