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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 12. li)20 
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. 
On December 23 I ordered a lamp and 
lantern from an agent representing the 
Oo-operative Manufacturers’ Sales Agency, 
Danbury. Conn., who came to tlie house. 
The lamp was supposed to burn kero¬ 
sene. but had a bracket and no chimney, 
but a white shade gave a white light 
similar to electricity. He had a sample 
with him, and it looked exactly like a 
lamp 1 have seen advertised in The R. 
N.-Y. They were to be delivered in Jan¬ 
uary. In March I wrote to the firm about 
them. In March I received a card stat¬ 
ing tbev expected to make delivery the 
middle of the month, but they never 
answered my letter, and have sent no 
lamp. Practically every house in the 
town ordered one, and none has been 
delivered. Can you get any information 
about them? ,T. n. p. 
Connecticut. 
Several other subscribers make similar 
reports. The orders taken have not been 
filled and the concern cannot be located. 
They give a postoffice box at Danbury, 
Conn., as their address, but the letters to 
them are returned with the notation 
‘"Moved and left no address. The mana¬ 
ger is said to be F. G. Lacy. If orders 
are solicited by this party or the concern 
he manages, refer to the record lie left 
behind him in Connecticut and keep your 
money. lie may have found an easy way 
to make a living for the time being, but 
sooner or later he will be tripped up. 
Farmers are hot the only people who 
have their intelligence insulted by “get- 
rich-quiek” promoters. The enclosed ma¬ 
terial shows how one goat in sheep’s 
clothing is taking advantage of his official 
connection to pick up easy money on the 
side in the guise of professional frater¬ 
nity and interest. I am sure that other 
university men will lament as much as I 
the reflection cast upon educational work 
by this abuse, and haste to brand the 
degenerate ethics of the offender. 
H, B. ALLEN, 
Assistant Supervisor of Vocational Ag¬ 
riculture, West Virginia University. 
These emphatic remarks refer to the 
efforts of J. W. Bridges, superintendent 
of vocational agriculture of Oklahoma 
City. Okla., to induce the members of 
the faculties of universities to join with 
him in a speculation in leases on lands 
supposed to contain oil. Mr. Bridges 
asks his brother educators to place a 
fund in his hands to be used according to 
his best judgment, and the profits to be 
divided in proportion to the amount of 
the individual’s investment. No pro¬ 
vision is made in case of loss—those seek¬ 
ing other people’s money never conceive 
such a thing as failure. Aside from the 
propriety of an educator holding a State 
position entering into such a venture, 
we should regard the project a risky one. 
The professor is in bad company, to say 
the least. 
I shipped two cases of white eggs to 
I. C. Spolter. 134 Columbia street. New 
York, on April 22, and received 51 per 
dozen, with no commission charged. 1 
shipped two cases on April 2ft and two 
eases on May 4, and received on May 12 
40c per dozen on two cases, less three 
dozen broken and express charges. Eggs 
were quoted the same as they were when 
I shipped the first two cases. I received 
50c per dozen for eggs from another per¬ 
son on the same shipment. Can you col¬ 
lect the difference and also collect for the 
other two cases? J. a. j. 
Pennsylvania. 
The usual explanation that the ship¬ 
ment complained about was inferior in 
quality is made by Mr. Spolter. The 
delay in making returns on the final 
shipment was due to an error in address¬ 
ing the envelope to another State. I. C. 
Spolter is one of the self-styled “Receiv¬ 
ers and Distributors” of butter and eggs. 
That means he is not under the Commis¬ 
sion Merchants’ law or his transaction 
subject to investigation of the Farm and 
Markets Department. Such dealers can 
pay shippers as little or much as they 
like, and the shipper has no redress. The 
plea of these houses that they charge no 
commission should not fool anyone, be¬ 
cause they must make a profit o-’ handling 
the shipment, whether it is called a “com¬ 
mission” or by some other name. For 
the above reasons we have repeatedly ad¬ 
vised against shipping to these “receiv¬ 
ers.” “distributors,” “wholesale dealers,” 
etc., and we reiterate the advice again 
now. 
I have ordered some grass seed from 
Dave reck Seed Company. Evansville, 
Ill., and since have been told that it is a 
fake. I bought. 4U> bushels of the mix¬ 
ture at $10 per bushel. I do not want 
to sow it if it isn’t all right. Can you 
tell me anything about the firm? Are 
they all right? w. E. T. 
New Y'ork. 
The mixture ordered by this subscriber 
is described by the seed firm as follows: 
Alsike, Clover and Timothy Mixed.— 
We have found this mixture to lx- one 
of the best grasses for both hay and pas¬ 
turage. We cannot speak too highly of 
it. for our customers are more than 
pleased with results. It is inexpensive 
to sow. and nothing will give better re¬ 
sults. The mixture contains fully one- 
third Alsike. one-third Red clover, bal¬ 
ance Timothy, mixed in the right pin por¬ 
tions for feeding for best results. If 
you sow 10 to 15 lbs. to the acre you 
should get a splendid stand. 
We reserved opinion until we received 
from W. E. T. a good sample of the seed 
delivered on his order. We forwarded 
the sample to Prof. Munn of the New 
York Agricultural Experiment Station. 
Geneva. The result of his analysis is as¬ 
tounding. Instead of one-third Red 
Clover he found 4.42 per cent; Alsike. 
(i.GO per cent, and 81 .SO per cent of Tim¬ 
othy. The analysis also showed the mix¬ 
ture contained three classes of noxious 
or bad weed seeds. 12 varieties of trouble¬ 
some weed seeds, and 11 other kinds of 
weed and grass seeds. Prof. Munn re¬ 
marks that the above is typical of the 
mixtures of grass seeds shipped into the 
State. The Dave Reck Company pro¬ 
tested loudly during the past season be- 
caused we coupled its name with the 
A. A. Berry Seed Company, Clariudn. 
Iowa, and American Seed Company, Chi¬ 
cago. In view of the above record we 
are not sure but an apology may be due 
to the latter-named concerns. We never 
caught either pulling off quite so raw a 
ileal as the record in this case shows. 
I am enclosing a judgment that I ob¬ 
tained against a firm called Schoenfeld A 
Verona. New York. We sold them eggs. 
They became indebted to us for over $500. 
and upon my asking them about it. stated 
that they were putting in a new system 
of bookkeeping and would resume prompt 
payments once that detail was finished. 
They substantiated this statement with 
some checks, and I felt all right about 
them. I tried to make collection, but 
found that the firm was deliberately dis¬ 
solving. apparently in order to escape 
paying their bills. At that time Mr. 
Sekoenfeld wrote me that he would send 
me his check for the account. I under¬ 
stand Verona continued the business. I 
am sending this to you in the hope that 
your service may be able to collect some¬ 
thing on it. or. if not, to advertise them 
through the columns so as to save some¬ 
one else from getting stung. n. J. F. 
New York. 
Neither party can be located at this 
time. They are not conducting business 
under their own name, as far as can be 
learned, but it will be well to bear their 
names in mind in case they solicit further 
shipments. Because they are dealing with 
shippers at a distance, this class of peo¬ 
ple assume the transaction is a matter of 
the past, and they can repeat it in an¬ 
other section. No credit should be ex¬ 
tended without good references. 
1 wish to acknowledge a check from 
John C. Blume Company, Pittsburg, Pa., 
in payment for 35 baskets of mushrooms 
sent them in December, 1910, and I thank 
you most kindly for bringing about the 
settlement. They returned about 25 cents 
less per basket than the Ilandenshield 
Produce Company for mushrooms shipped 
them the same date, but. I am perfectly 
satisfied to get this amount. The "Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk" is certainly doing good 
work and is a great addition to your 
valuable paper. a. p.'y. 
Pennsylvania. 
AVe are publishing the above report for 
the guidance of other subscribers who 
may be solicited to send shipments of 
produce to John C. Blume Company, 
Pittsburg, Pa. Other claims against this 
firm placed in our hands were not settled 
until the claims were placed in the hands 
of an attorney for collection, which in¬ 
curred extra expense for the shipper. (>ur 
records strongly suggest the advisability 
of not shipping produce to this firm. 
A MAN walking past a graveyard in 
Scotland beheld an aged friend seated on 
the wall and evidently under the weather. 
“Good morning, Donald,” he said. “You 
seem to be suffering from a bad cough.” 
“Ecli. mon.” said the old fellow, pointing 
to the tombs, “but there’s mony a yin 
ower there would be glad to ha' it.”— 
Toronto Sun. 
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For more than 20 years Neponset Paroid has protected 
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One farmer writes, “Neponset Paroid is the greatest roofing 
investment I ever made. Ten years ago 1 decided that to 
keep my prize stock warm and healthy I needed on the roof 
and siding of my barn the best roofing that money could buy. 
I bought good old Paroid. It’s still good old Paroid—it 
hasn’t cost me a penny for repairs and it still looks good for 
another ten years.” 
Three Colors—Red, Green, Gray 
Paroid slate-surfaced comes in 
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oid wooden shingles. Paroid gray 
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repair NOAV. You owe it to 
yourself to use Paroid. There’s 
a Neponset Roofing for every 
need and every purse. If you 
do not know who is your nearest 
dealer in Neponset Roofs write 
to us. Send for full informa¬ 
tion. 
BIRD & SON, incorporated (Established 1/95) East AVaipole, Mass 
Globe Silo Co., 2-12 Willow St. Sidney, N. Y. 
Write today 
Before youjbuy a 
silo send for the 
Globe Catalog . 
The Globe 
Silo with its extension 
roof, insures a full silo. Five 
or six ft. more of silage means 
using the full capacity of the 
silo, using every foot of silo 
you pay for. 
The Globe Silo Company was 
first to introduce the extension roof 
idea. Today it is the only silo ex¬ 
tension roof with side walls so 
nearly straight that silage will set¬ 
tle level—no heaped up silage ex¬ 
posed to the air to spoil. 
SILOS AT HALF 
PRICE THIS MONTH 
I am reducing the high cost of 
silos by using U. S. Government 
stamps. AA’rite for particulars. 
I am selling the product of an 
old and well established silo con¬ 
cern whose goods have always 
given the best of satisfaction and 
service. Silos are made of clear 
Oregon Fir and absolutely first- 
class iu every way. Place your 
order within the next thirty days 
and save precisely one-half. 
M. L. SMITH, Manufacturer's Agent 
113 Flood Building 
Meadville Pennsylvania 
Before You Buy Your Silo. 
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