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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
July 20, 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, hence unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
September 15, 1017, I shipped 41 bids, 
of apples and pears to New York via 
Delaware & Hudson Railroad and Hud¬ 
son Navigation Company. They were re¬ 
ceived by the navigation company at Al¬ 
bany September IS, but did not reach 
New York docks until October 1. and in 
such bad condition that 10 bids, of apples 
were accepted and sold at reduced prices. 
Balance were refused as they were not 
worth freight. The fault is clearly with 
the boat company. I wish to file claim 
against this company. Are you willing 
to collect this claim? E. r. 
New York. 
The Delaware & Hudson Company 
were not at fault, and have rendered 
every service in their power to induce the 
Hudson Navigation Company to adjust 
the claim. This company persistently 
ignored requests for settlement, but re¬ 
iterated demands for duplication of pa¬ 
pers and verification of the claim in spite 
of the fact that it was properly presented. 
We finally invoked the aid of tin* Public 
Service Commission and received prompt 
check for $129. This could have been 
paid a year and a half ago. Such delays 
are unnecessary and unjust. 
Enclosed letter is the answer T received 
from the express company to a claim I 
entered for lost eggs. If they delivered 
five of the cases, why didn't they deliver 
the other one? The express agent at Ac¬ 
cord did not receive orders to refuse ex¬ 
press until about noon. May 8, and there 
were a great many eggs shipped from Ac¬ 
cord and lost in the strike. One man lost 
IS cases. T do not think it was necessary 
for those eggs to be lost; the weather was 
cool and the eggs fresh. They could have 
returned those eggs to the station they 
were shipped from, or asked the shippers 
for advice. I understand they sold them 
off for $5 a case and less, and refuse to 
pay anything. This does not look like a 
square deal. I think the majority of these 
losses were caused by negligence of the 
company and its agents, and Clause D, 
Article 4. should not be used to beat pool- 
people out of their eggs. Please collect 
this claim for me if it costs $14.97 to get 
it. j. c. r. 
New York. 
This is the first settlement we have 
had on a claim arising out of the strike 
of May 8-9. The conditions in this case 
were a little different from many of the 
claims reaching us. but the shipper is 
right in his contention. The express com¬ 
pany could have returned the eggs to 
shippers, or sent them some advice. The 
refusal, based on Clause 1). Article 4, is 
unjust. To delay settlement is more un¬ 
just. We are handling the claims to the 
best of our ability, but such a number 
have reached us we cannot write shippers 
from time to time. We will have to ask 
your indulgence, but our people may be 
assured we are safeguarding their inter¬ 
ests. We intend holding the express com¬ 
pany to a strict accounting. They write 
us that our claims are all under active 
investigation, although there may be some 
delay in adjustment for the reason that 
their New York records, owing to the 
large accumulation of perishable freight 
during tin* New York longshoremen’s 
strike in June are somewhat confused, but 
all possible is being done to expedite ad¬ 
justment of claims entered on perishable 
shipments sold by the company to best 
advantage. 
1 am in receipt of check for $8 for the 
account against Mrs. E. ,T. Howell. Tren¬ 
ton. N. .T. 1 assure you the settlement 
was very satisfactory to me, and am cer¬ 
tainly glad to know she found she had to 
settle. Just think, she had the goods 
over three years, and would not answer 
my letters. The superintendent of the 
Trenton postoffice had written to me and 
I had sent all the information T had to 
lwm. Mrs. Ilowell sent a letter in the 
parcel post package, which is contrary to 
the law. She may not be through with 
this now. When I found through your 
paper T was not the only one she served 
this way I was more anxious to have 
something done. E. m. e. 
New Jersey. 
An attorney is responsible for collec¬ 
tion of this account, and there is some 
hope that Mrs. Howell will be prevented 
from deceiving women of the country as 
she has been doing in the past. This 
method of exploiting country women is 
the meanest that comes to .our attention. 
The Postoffice Department should have 
.the'facts in casi's of the kind. 
The Syracuse Poultry Advocate evi¬ 
dently carries no intentions of settling 
matters between their advertisers and 
subscribers as they promise. The April 
issue carried the advertisement of the 
North Woods Farms, Jolinsburg, N. Y.. 
for turkey eggs. I sent them a check 
for and after waiting a long time 
wrote them twice, and no reply. Then 
I wrote the circumstances to the Poultry 
Advocate, asking them to try to collect 
it for me, and again no reply. Two 
weeks ago, when I received back the en¬ 
dorsed check through the bank, I wrote 
again to the Advocate, telling the circum¬ 
stances and stating it would seem I was 
at least entitled to the courtesy of an 
answer, and to date I have received no 
word of any kind from them. That 
would surely show no intention of doing 
the right thing. l. f. t. 
New York. 
Neither the American Poultry Advo¬ 
cate nor the North Woods Farms reply 
to our letters in behalf of the subscriber. 
This record of the transaction speaks for 
itself. 
^ Enclosed find an advertisement of 
Economy Tire and Rubber Company, 
1209-10 West 15th St.. Chicago, III., ad¬ 
vertisement appearing in the Sunday 
New York American. I understand that 
they are offering retreaded tires. Let me 
know if they are a reliable concern to 
deal with. m. c. 
New York. 
The advertisement is headed “Gasoline 
Free.” We fail to see where the free gas¬ 
oline comes in in buying these tires. It 
is also claimed that the tires of the com¬ 
pany effect a saving of 7o per cent. This 
is more modest than another advertise¬ 
ment of this company, claiming “Double 
the mileage at one-quarter the cost.” 
From the fact that the advertisement re¬ 
fers to the tires as “double tread” we as¬ 
sume they are two old tires put together 
or reconstructed in some way. From the 
reports that come to us these schemes 
have only caused annoyance and loss. 
The claims made by this firm are. in our 
opinion, too preposterous to be given se¬ 
rious consideration. The Economy Tire 
and Rubber Company advertising order 
has been refused by Tiie R. N.-Y. 
We have the following report from the 
attorney in charge of the settlement of 
the estate of Charles Weisbeeker. New 
York : 
“We have obtained about $16,000 in 
the reserve fund, and dividends will be 
expected some time in the Fall.” 
I am inclosing you herewith a check 
which was given to me in payment for 
five crates of tomatoes over a year ago by 
J. L. King, a solicitor for J. II. Haven 
& Co.. Baltimore, for whom the tomatoes 
were bought. The check was returned to 
me marked “No funds,” and although I 
have written both Mr. King and Haven 
& Co. about it, I can’t get a settlement 
with either; in fact, can't even get an 
answer to my letters. Will you see if 
you can get any satisfaction out of either 
of them for me? Mr. King is in the com¬ 
mission business for himself this year, 
and is located at 215 S. Charles St.. Bal¬ 
timore, and J. II. Haven is an old firm in 
Baltimore, but I don’t just know their 
address. You seem to have better luck- 
in getting claims adjusted than anyone I 
know of, and as I have used up all my 
patience with them I am glad to turn it 
over to you and give you the pleasure of 
doing a little corresponding with them. 
Florida. c. f. k. 
The J. II. Haven Company has given 
us indisputable evidence that the obliga¬ 
tion for the protested check belongs to 
Mr. King. The records of the firm show 
that Mr. King was reimbursed for the 
amount of tin* protested check. $11.75. Mr. 
King answered our original letter throw¬ 
ing the responsibility on Haven & Co., but 
when presented with the definite records 
in the transaction he refused to reply at 
all. It amounts to oue of the most flag¬ 
rant attempts to beat a farmer out of 
the value of his produce that has come 
to our attention in a long time. F. L. 
King is now in business on his own ac¬ 
count at 215 8. Charles St . Baltimore, 
Md , and we are going to see if the claim 
can be collected by legal process, even 
though it may cost several times the 
amount involved. 
Mbs. Benham: “How much did you 
pay the minister when we were married?” 
Renham : “I refuse to incriminate my¬ 
self, my dear.” Mrs. Benham: “What 
do you mean?” Benham: “I asked the 
clergyman how much and he said, ‘What¬ 
ever she is worth to you,’ and I paid it.” 
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