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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
November t>, u>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, hence unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
E. G. Lewis of St. Louis fame is again 
a martyr, llis California schemes arc 
working out the usual loss to his vic¬ 
tims. and they have now looked up his 
record in St. Louis and find court records 
of millions of losses to his confiding vic¬ 
tims. Lewis claimed he was persecuted 
by the United States Post Office and The 
Rural New-Yorker because we showed 
up his fake schemes and the Post Office 
issued fraud orders against him and put 
a stop to his schemes to get. possession 
of other people’s money. He found new 
fields in California and now he is again 
a martyr because California papers be¬ 
gan to tell the truth about him and his 
schemes and his records. 
The enclosed clipping is an advertise¬ 
ment of Hart Oil Corporation, New York, 
from the New York Qlohc. As I consider 
24 per cent a good rate of interest, would 
you advise me t<> take a chance? R. s. F. 
New York. 
The Hart < >il Corporation is a compar¬ 
atively new enterprise, being organized 
under Texas laws with an authorized cap¬ 
ital stock of $4,000,000, in shares of a par 
value of $1. consisting of $1,900,000 Class 
“A” stock and $2,100,000 Class “B” 
stock, all of the latter being outstanding, 
and $500,000 of the Class “A" stock. The 
prospectus of the company contains the 
usual camouflage, in that it relates the 
huge profits which were derived by the 
original investors in the now firmly es¬ 
tablished oil companies, but this is no 
basis for the assumption that a heavily 
capitalized company of this kind can do 
equally well, and prospective purchasers 
should not allow themselves to be influ¬ 
enced by these statements. Hart Oil Cor¬ 
poration is reported to own leases on 
9,000 acres of oil land in the Ranger dis¬ 
trict of Texas, but is not operating these 
properties, which are leased to various 
operating companies on a royalty basis. 
Li addition t<» this property the company 
is said to own 11.000 acres of wildcat oil 
land upon which they contemplate drilling 
for their own account. No financial in¬ 
formation is made public, so it is not ap¬ 
parent what the stock represents in the 
way of earnings and assets, and it is 
doubtful whether these newer oil com¬ 
panies will he able to become permanently 
established. The business in itself is of 
hazardous character, and one which 
makes necessary a large working capital 
for the purpose of developing their prop¬ 
erty in order to maintain and increase 
production, and the disbursement of lib¬ 
eral dividends in the early stages of its 
career does not appear indicative of a 
conservative financial policy. It appears 
to be an oil speculation of doubtful value, 
aud country people should not allow the 
prospects of big dividends to lure them 
to put their money into risky ventures. 
Can you tell me anything about the 
I'areuti Motors Corporation. 1750-1700 
Main Street. Buffalo. N. Y.? They are 
selling a large amount <>f stock through 
the country, and I would like to know 
Something about them. B. E. 8. 
Pennsylvania. 
We eo'nfess we know nothing about the 
above named concern. We are pretty 
familiar with the manufacturers of auto¬ 
mobiles, but we never heard of a car 
made by this company. The conditions 
in the trade at the present time are not 
favorable to any new concern bidding for 
public favor. There is plenty of oppor¬ 
tunity for speculation in the stock of 
well-established dividend-paying automo¬ 
bile stocks which can be bought at bar¬ 
gain prices as compared with six months 
ago. Investments in any new company at 
this time would he an unusual hazard. 
1 am enclosing, together with the 
original orders, a bill against Arthur 
Lee, Riverhead. N. Y., and wonder if you 
can do anything towards collection. He 
refuses to answer letters and also refused 
bank draft. L. c. H. 
Vermont. 
We have, had complaints against Ar¬ 
thur Lee, ltiverhead, Long Island, as far 
back as 1909. We were able to make 
collection in the beginning, but later were 
only able to get the payment through an 
attorney. Now collection cannot be made 
even iu this way. and the report is that 
there are numerous judgments against 
lice, which cannot he collected, and suit 
is not. advisable. It will be wise to make 
a note of his name and send no goods to 
him unless you want to make him a 
present of them. The experience of 
shippers amounts to just this. 
Inclosed find a dollar for a subscrip¬ 
tion. I have been somewhat remiss 
about sending my renewal, and have 
missed several copies. The other farm 
paper for which an agent secured a dol¬ 
lar after assuring us that it was a more 
desirable farm paper than The Rubai, 
New-Yorker doesn’t get by with this 
family. - w. R. it. 
New York. 
With its equipment, and capital and 
organization it is simply impossible un¬ 
der present economic conditions for pa¬ 
llors not so situated to make a paper to 
compete with The R. N.-Y. at a dollar 
a year. This paper has no financial 
schemes to promote. It is not ambitious 
to roll up big profits. The one main 
purpose is to make a paper to well repre¬ 
sent the great agricultural interests of 
the country. To this end we appreciate 
the co-operation of friends who make the 
work possible by their annual renewals. 
Going home from my hank work one 
evening years ago in Portland. Oregon, 
on the local interurban. I was poring 
over a farm paper when a man sitting 
alongside of me apologized for interrupt¬ 
ing by telling me if I was interested in 
farm life and wanted a good paper to 
read and introduce into the family circle 
to “go and get a copy of THE Rural 
New-Yorker, published in New York 
City. Send 2.“ cents to them and ask for 
a three months’ trial subscription.” I 
thanked him and said I would do so. and 
I did, aud have felt always indebted to 
him for calling to my attention some¬ 
thing 1 had not before known. I asked 
this man : “I suppose you come from New 
York?" “Oh. no! I come from Mis¬ 
souri !’’ lie said. There you arc. How 
much good we can do for, each other if 
we only know how to go at it at little 
cost. O. E. C. 
Oregon. 
Another man who recently sent si ques¬ 
tion to farmers in the States of Wash¬ 
ington and Oregon received replies from 
a considerable percentage of them that 
The Rural New-Yorker was their fav¬ 
orite farm paper. He was surprised, 
because he did not expect that it went 
into those States at all. This friend, how¬ 
ever, has struck the real influence iu the 
success of The R. N.-Y. It has come 
from the fact that one reader has brought 
it to the attention of others, and often the 
new friend has been even more enthu¬ 
siastic than the old one. Without this 
influence it would not have been possible 
to maintain the quality of the paper in 
recent years at the price. 
Could you inform me anything about 
the Maple Leaf Oil Company in Canada? 
They a re offering great things to people 
who invest their money. ,t. v. t>. 
New York. 
We can find no record of the Maple 
Leaf Oil Company of Canada. It is easy 
enough to promise great things to in¬ 
vestors, but the actual results of such 
investment are usually the hiss of the 
money so invested. 
What do you think of American Iron 
& Steel Corp., Cleveland. O.. and New 
York City, as a safe investment? 
Pennsylvania. w. k. f. 
We can find no record of the American 
Iron & Steel Corporation, and apparently 
all the inducement this concern has to 
offer investors is the money that other 
people have made investing in other steel 
concerns. This is a very poor basis for 
investing in anything, but it is the stock 
in trade of promoters in every line. If 
you will take our advice you will have 
nothing to do with the proposition. 
I am enclosing letter received from 
Charles Abramson, 8 East 18th street. 
New York, from whom 1 have received 
several communications. lie is solicit¬ 
ing eggs, and represents himself as a 
wholesale dealer, but gives no reference 
Is he reliable? MRS. W. W. W. 
New York. 
There is uo party by this name in the 
local directories, and he is not known 
to any of the authorities consulted. The 
name recalls the record of Charles Abra- 
hanison or Abramson, who operated in 
many States aud was finally arrested and 
sentenced to the Federal prison. We ad¬ 
vise against dealings with unknown 
parties. 
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saw represent only a few of the many 
farm tasks handled successfully by Inter¬ 
national engines. 
Save labor, save time, save money, make a 
profit for yourself during odd days by grind¬ 
ing feed, meal or flour for your neighbors— 
with International kerosene power. 
Your nearby International dealer 
sells International engines — 
3, 6 and 10 h. p. Bear this in 
mind the next time you are in 
town. 
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tUtfOMMKATCOl 
We Will Grant 
Loans toFarmers 
IT IS our job to supply work¬ 
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farmers through short - time 
loans (one year or less). While 
for some months, the demand 
has exceeded the supply of 
available funds, we shall be 
glad to consider applications 
in order received. 
Write todaj^ for particulars ■ 
Farmers Fund, Inc. 
M. W. Cole, President 
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