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February 19, 1921 
<Jhe RURAL NEW-YORKER . 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
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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. 
Ten officials of the Black Diamond Oil 
Company were indicted today on. five 
charges of conspiracy to use the mails in 
u scheme to defraud. Bonds were fixed 
at $5,000 each. Those indicted included 
O C. Marshall, president of the com¬ 
pany. Drumright. Okla.: John D. Cam¬ 
eron. general manager. New York, and I. 
Francis Foley, secretary. New York. 
The indictments charged that an¬ 
nouncements in literature alleged to have 
been sent through the mails that the con 
cern had extensive land holdings in Tvxns 
and other Southern States, that 550,000 
barrels of oil were produced annually 
from 36 wells, and that annual earnings 
were $1,000,000, were false. 
The charges set forth that the com¬ 
pany owned only a few acres in In¬ 
diana. with several wells worth about 
$1.000.—Daily Paper. 
Many thousand dollars have been lost 
by country and city people when they 
took advantage of the “liberal" offers to 
increase their income by investment in 
various oil stocks that have no more 
foundation than the Black Diamond. The 
Government will do good work in shut¬ 
ting up more of these fake oil companies. 
It is stated that of the $500,000,000 
taken from the people during 1920 by 
dealers in worthless and fraudulent se¬ 
curities, Massachusetts contributed more 
than $50,000,000. While we have no 
exact figures New York State probably 
contributed as much if not more. 
The situation is so appalling that bills 
have been submitted to the Massachu¬ 
setts Legislature by the “Blue Sky ’ 
Commission to limit the activities of 
dishonest stock brokers. These bills re¬ 
quire registration of all brokers and 
salesmen, with penalties for sales by un¬ 
registered persons; making oral exag¬ 
geration punishable with heavy penalties, 
and making private bankers subject to 
the banking department. An active cam¬ 
paign is to be waged to check the sale of 
fraudulent securities in Massachusetts, 
and we hope other States will enforce 
stringent laws to the same end. 
Enclosed you will find the communica¬ 
tion I had with L. Ivauder Co.. Newark, 
N. ,T. His agent came to my place and 
offered me $1 a bushel for 300 bushels of 
apples; they would furnish empties and 
take them away, but wanted me to pick 
enough for a truckload right away and 
let them know and they would come and 
get them and bring me other empties and 
return mine or their equivalent. I filled 
82 bushels and seven barrels, making 10o 
bushels, and telephoned them right away. 
Reply came that they could not come that 
day, but would the next. They did not 
come for n mouth. In ‘tho monntimo thou 
agent would come around every few days 
and say he had talked with them over 
the ’phone, and would be for the apples 
such and such a time. We had all kinds 
of weather on' the apples very warm 
days, cool nights, some frost and rains. 
When the son finally came for them 1 
told him that no doubt some of them were 
specked, if not rotten. He said he sup¬ 
posed that was up to them. During this 
time the agent bargained for ^ my pears, 
200 barrels, more or less, at $1 per bar- 
rel. they to pick them and furnish emp¬ 
ties. They paid a deposit of $25 each on 
apples and pears. They had picked 
twenty-odd barrels of pears and took them 
the same day that they took the apples. 
The son said at that time that the chief 
would be down, not the next day. but the 
day after, to pav for them, and send a 
carload of barrels for both apples and 
pears. The chief never came, nor did 
the empties, nor did I hear from, them 
until I wrote about the bill, and his cor¬ 
respondence explains the rest. I have a 
neighbor who was served the same trick. 
ITe had a lawyer, but he told him the 
same as you told me, that they were not 
responsible. lie got only part of his 
amount. After we had a freeze or two 
we picked up 160 bushels of pears, sort¬ 
ing out those that were not so badly 
frozen, and shipped them. The rest are 
there vet. When I went to see them 
about 'the bill almost the first thing he 
wanted me to do was to take it to court. 
I told him that it had never been neces¬ 
sary for me to do that before for an 
honest, debt, and I did not propose to do 
it in his case, so I took $26.50 for a bill, 
according to his agreement, of $94 40. 
New Jersey. J - p - B - 
Many farmers have suffered in this 
way by accepting a deposit from irre¬ 
sponsible dealers. Then when the fruit 
or produce becomes damaged because of 
the failure of the deal< r to live up to his 
agreement the farmer has to stand the 
loss, either because lie cannot afford to 
bring a lawsuit or in this case because 
L. Kauder Company has no established 
financial responsibility which would in¬ 
sure the plaintiff that judgment could be 
collected when secured. 
I have several claims against the ex¬ 
press company and I have just received 
notice that they cannot entertain claim 
on account of the eggs not being packed 
in new fillers. I claim that where there 
is a damage of $8.03 for smashed eggs 
it would make no difference whether the 
eggs were in new or old fillers. Is this 
the end of the claim? Are they going to 
be exact in all details about shipping? 
If so it will put unite a Hardship upon 
some of the egg shippers who buy second¬ 
hand egg cases. S. E. D. 
The express company are starting a 
campaign for better packing 'no one of 
the new regulations is that: 
“Cases or carriers, whether new or 
second hand, containing second-hand 
fillers, will not be accepted, except that 
pulpboard moulded fillers may be used 
as often ns same are in proper condi¬ 
tion.” 
Where it is proved that fillers had 
been used previously a claim for damage 
will not be allowed. Cases can be used 
as long as they are in good condition and 
prepared in accordance with the require¬ 
ments; that is. strapped with iron, wire 
or wooden straps. 
If not more than five per cent of a 30- 
dozen egg crate are damaged no claim 
will be allowed, nor will a claim be al¬ 
lowed if the damage is more than five 
per cent and the consignee fails to note 
it on the delivery receipt. If a ship¬ 
ment is signed for as in good order on 
delivery, no claim will be allowed. 
These are the rules and shipments will 
have to be made in accordance with same. 
It will be wise to ask consignee to ex¬ 
amine shipments and sigh for the exact 
damage. The express company claim 
their losses for 1919 were over a million 
dollars, and insist that their campaign 
for better packing lias shown practical 
results. Shippers have probably lost as 
much if not more through no fault of 
their own. but shippers can do their part 
in preparing shipments and see if there 
is any improvement in payment of 
claims. A just claim should be paid in 
60 days, and if the express company does 
not do so we must have legislation to en¬ 
force it. 
Do you know anything of the Glen 
Rock Nuivsery and Stock Farm. Ridge¬ 
wood. N. .T.. H. W. Cobb, manager? Are 
they reliable? 11 • 
New Jersey 
Mr. Cobb made a bad record as man¬ 
ager of a nursery and poultry farm in 
Maryland a few years ago. We had many 
complaints' at the time, and we made good 
to one of his customers under our “square 
deal” guarantee of advertisers. We there¬ 
fore could not recommend dealing with 
Mr. Cobb. 
I am inclosing you a letter I had. the 
honor to receive in my last nights mail. 
I never knew I was of so much impoi- 
tance till now. Three months ago I pur¬ 
chased a brand-new automobile, and as 
vet it hasn’t, a scratch or break on it; 
but uiv “friend” ('!) Fox is anxious to aul 
me. What think you? d. xr. l. 
Maryland. 
Franklin Tire & Rubber Company 
claims ■ to make a specialty of manufac¬ 
turing “racing tires.” and this above sub¬ 
scriber is singled out of his community 
and given the privilege # of buying a set 
of these racing tires, which A. 8. Fox, 
the president of the company, states will 
run 15.000 miles at the price of 5.000- 
mile tires. Perhaps the word “bunk" or 
“gyp” is suffiiceut answer to the inquiry. 
The company has no standing which 
would warrant anyone in buying the tires 
or placing. any confidence in the prepos¬ 
terous claims. 
The Spring of 1919 I sent the Allegan 
Nursery $5.25 for 1.000 asparagus plants. 
They failed to send them. T wrote them 
and they said they would send the plants 
in 1920. The next Spring they did not 
send them and I wrote them some time 
ago: no answer. I wish you would see 
what you can do. E. K. F. 
Illinois. 
Many reports of the kind regarding 
Allegan Nursery make it necessary to 
publish this letter for the guidance of 
our readers during the coming season. 
Clarence : “Promise to marry me. or 
I’ll hang myself before your door.” Sylvia : 
“No! No! Clarence! Hang yourself any¬ 
where but here: Pa doesn’t like to see 
you hanging around here, anyway.”— 
Credit Lost. 
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This plow does away with dead fur¬ 
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And remember, it is equipped with 
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