1662 
October 23, 1920 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
All letter^ 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. 
Would you please collect a. sum of 
money for me as soon as you can? I 
purchased a tire from David Stern Com¬ 
pany, 1027-1029 West Madison Street, 
Chicago, Ill., for $13.75, and when I re¬ 
ceived the tire it was a very poor one, 
full of holes, so I returned it to them. 
They do not want to send me my money. 
They claim that I damaged the tire. 
Their guarantee is that they have all 
first grade tires and guarantee them for 
7.500 miles. The tire they sent me was 
no first grade or No. 1 tire; it was one 
of their seconds. They sold it to me for 
a brand-new tire. Would you collect for 
me $13.75 from the company? c. Y. 
Pennsylvania. 
We are unable to get any adjustment 
from the David Stern Company, which 
seems to be a typical “tire gyp” house. 
We can only advise the public once more 
to avoid these so-called bargain tire 
houses. It is the poorest sort of economy 
to patronize these bargain tire concerns. 
They would just as soon guarantee 20,000 
miles as 5,000, because their guarantee 
isn’t worth the paper it is printed on. 
I am enclosing a letter which T have 
just received from the - Poultry 
Farm, and thought possibly you might 
like to use it in your “Publisher’s” col¬ 
umn as a striking contrast. Some months 
ago I bought some White Rock Pullets 
from this farm, the name of which I saw 
in TrtE R. N.-Y. When the pullets ar¬ 
rived one appeared to be blind, and I 
wrote the people regarding it, and re¬ 
ceived a very courteous reply, stating 
that the eyes might have been injured in 
transit, but if they did not improve to 
return the bird, which I did, at the same 
time advising them that I had shipped it 
back, and the enclosed letter is their 
reply. This is certainly the most cour¬ 
teous letter and the squarest treatment it 
is possible for a person to receive. In 
fact., as you will note, Mr. - even 
sent a stamp for reply, which I have at¬ 
tached to the letter, and which I intend 
to keep as an example of true business 
Courtesy. e. k. g. 
New Jersey. 
This correspondence between the buyer 
and seller of the poultry is refreshing. 
There is no intimation .of any question 
as to the good faith of the other party, 
and the seller not only accepts the un¬ 
satisfactory bird and refunds purchase 
price, with something extra to cover food 
and care. Would that all poultry trans¬ 
actions might be adjusted in this happy 
manner. 
I do not exactly understand your col¬ 
lection of claims. Would you mind ex¬ 
plaining same? J. F. F. 
West Virginia. 
Many subscribers misunderstand this 
service, and on this account may feel dis¬ 
appointed when we are unable to help 
them. The Rural New-Yorker is not 
a collection agency in any sense. The 
paper only has an influence with business 
houses, corporations or individuals deal¬ 
ing with the public generally. Therefore 
with any transaction our subscribers may 
have with the railroads, express com¬ 
panies or business organizations of na¬ 
tional character in which they do not get 
a square deal we can usually bring about 
a satisfactory and equitable adjustment. 
Such institutions recognize the public 
character of The N. N.-Y., representing 
175,000 farm homes, and know that we 
only desire that justice be done. Where 
the evidence is at all conclusive the Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk department collects a good 
many thousands of dollars each year for 
farmers, and we are glad to be of help 
to secure justice for country people, 
whether the beneficiary is a subscriber or 
not. But if John Jones owes Charles 
Smith, both residents of the same, town, 
for 10 bushels of potatoes, or if Smith 
fails to pay a note given Jones, we are 
unable to bring any influence to bear on 
either case, and we do not undertake to 
collect any “neighborhood claims.” 
While at the Trenton Inter-State Fair 
I came in contact with a concern having 
a booth there, and very desirous of selling 
my honey or buying my honey—especially 
the latter. You have written up this com¬ 
pany in Publisher’s Desk of September 
18, as I was aware so soon as I took their 
•a rd, which I am enclosing.. D. s. 
New Jersey. 
The above refers to the Vermont Maple 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Sugar & Syrup Co., which is another 
name for II. W. Whiting. On his card 
the name is spelled Whitney, which he 
claims to be a printer’s error. Perhaps 
this is the true explanation, but gentle¬ 
men securing shipments of produce from 
farmers who make a practice of not pay¬ 
ing for it might find it convenient at times 
to change their names. We have two 
claims against Mr. Whiting for honey 
shipped him while he had a stall in the 
Washington Market last year. lie now 
gives his address as 720 West 181st 
Street, New York City. 
I am writing you for advice regarding 
National Press Bureau, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Is this to be trusted with confidence? 
Pennsylvania. G. W. P. 
National Press Bureau, Buffalo, N. Y.. 
desires to teach this reader to be a news¬ 
paper correspondent or short-story 
writer. It’s so easy that the prospect is 
told he can start right off writing for the 
daily and Sunday papers a day or two 
after the instructions are received. And 
if not satisfactory, the tuition fee will be 
refunded. The business manager of the 
National Press Bureau is F. M. Heacock. 
and William S. Heacock managing editor 
The name Heacock is familiar to us in 
connection with a scheme to make people 
rich by teaching them the mail-order busi¬ 
ness. At any rate, this is another “eas.v- 
money” scheme of the same sort, and if 
any promotor of this-dass of enterprises 
ever refunded any money on which they 
once got their fingers, we never heard 
of it! 
What is your opinion of the Wait In¬ 
vestment Co., Champaign, Ill.? The en¬ 
closed matter was mailed me upon an¬ 
swering an advertisement in a local paper 
for farm. I should be pleased to sell, but 
this looks too good to be true. E. a. s. 
New York. 
The Wait Investment Co.’s slogan is: 
“We sell the earth.” In the circular let¬ 
ter the firm seem very indifferent about 
the amount of commission for selling a 
farm, but want $5 in advance before 
starting the selling machinery in motion. 
We have explained this advance fee 
scheme originated by Ostrander perhaps 
si hundred times in this department, but 
we shall continue to warn farmers against 
it so long as fake real estate men play 
the game. When farmers stop biting on 
the scheme the real estate agents will go 
out of business. Perhaps it isn’t fair to 
class these pirates as real estate agents, 
because their efforts arc not to sell farms 
but to get advance fees from farm owners. 
Wait Investment Co. is successor to 
Borah & Borah of the same address, 
which firm we showed up only a short 
time ago as employing the same advance 
fee scheme. 
About three weeks ago I wrote to you 
in regard to a claim against the Ameri¬ 
can Express Company for two cases of 
brown eggs. I received from the con¬ 
signee a check for same. He wrote that 
the express company proved to him that 
one of his men signed for the eggs, there¬ 
fore he was liable for same, and he en¬ 
closed a check, stating he was sorry to 
delay the settlement. I believe him to 
be an honest and reliable man to deal 
with, as I have shipped him eggs since 
January, and he has been prompt in send¬ 
ing payment. I do feel that the express 
company is to be criticised; if. their 
tracer had done liis duty in the beginning 
he could just as well have traced eggs 
then as now. Second, the express com¬ 
pany failed to take any notice of my 
personal complaint, nor their agents, but 
waited until you took measures through 
the Publisher’s Desk to press claim. In 
less than a week the agent received no¬ 
tice to furnish them particulars of ship¬ 
ment. Now will you send me bill for 
your collection trouble and I will forward 
same to you.? J. C. R. 
New York. 
There is no bill for our help, but the 
criticism of the express company is jus¬ 
tified. Their neglect of the original 
complaint through the shipper and their 
own agent, cannot be excused. The ship 
per lost the use of his money for five 
months. We still believe farmers should 
urge their legislators to enact a law which 
would necessitate payment of all express 
and transportation claims within sixty 
days. 
Small Boy; “Father, what is an equi¬ 
nox?” Fond Parent: “What in the 
world do you go to school for? Don’t 
you study mythology? An equinox is a 
mythical animal, half horse, half ox. The 
name is derived from the Latin “equine,” 
horse, and “ox.” Dear me. they teach 
you absolutely nothing that is useful now¬ 
adays.”—London Opinion. 
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