870 
Jane 25, 1921 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
PUBLISHER'S DESK 
I am enclosing copy of correspondence 
I have had with the Pascos Poultry Farm, 
Turners Falls, Mass., this season. I 
wish to have you aid me in collecting my 
All letters to Publisher’s Desk depart- f ep ° sit °j $ 660 > as I feel I am entitled 
to it, and am not having very good suc¬ 
cess getting it myself. b. d. j. 
Massachusetts. 
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. 
Can you give me any information re¬ 
garding the Penn-Burk-Burnett Oil Com¬ 
pany of Fort Worth, Tex.? Do you con¬ 
sider it advisable for soldiers stationed 
there to exchange their Liberty bonds for 
stock in the company? c. L. 
Connecticut. 
We advised against investment in this 
stock in 1918, and the following news 
item proves that our information was 
correct and advice sound. Many fraud¬ 
ulent concerns base their claims on 
the prosperity of legitimate companies 
through the use of similar names or loca¬ 
tion. Investigation will save money every 
time : 
Philadelphia, June 6. — Indictments 
charging 10 men with obtaining between 
,$600,000 and $750,000 fraudulently by 
selling stock in the Penn-Burk-Burnett 
Oil Company of Fort Worth. Tex., on 
promises of dividends yielding 24 per cent 
a year, were returned by the Federal 
Grand Jury here today. 
The 10 men are alleged to have oper¬ 
ated the company under a name similar 
to another concern, the Burk-Burnett Oil 
Company, with a view to deceiving the 
investing public. The 10 men are Phila¬ 
delphians; none have been arrested. 
Dividends at the rate of 2 per cent a 
month, it is charged, were paid from the 
capital account, and not the earnings of 
the new company, thus impairing its sol¬ 
vency. 
A little over a year ago I took a horse- 
hide to the Crosby Frisian Fur Company 
at Rochester, N. Y. This hide was a 
very large one. skinned very nicely, and 
without a cut of any kind in it. in due 
time I received word from them that the 
hide was ready and waiting my reply for 
shipment. I sent them a check and had 
it sent me by parcel post. On opening it 
I was perfectly satisfied it was not the 
hide I took there, as it had been cut in 
several places and sewed up, but I had to 
keep it and look pleasant. Last Winter I 
had occasion to send them another horse- 
hide. This hide was prime and skinned 
very nicely without a cut of any kind, 
for I did the work myself and was very 
particular. Before sending it I marked 
it in four different places by cutting small 
holes where it would not injure the hide 
and where they could not cut them out 
without being noticed. This was a small 
hide, but a very nice one. A few weeks 
ago I got a postal saying that my hide 
was ready, and as I live only 12 miles 
from Rochester I went down after it. 
The hide was brought out to me. and on 
examining it I knew it was not the one I 
took there, and I told them so, and would 
not accept the hide. This hide was a 
much larger one than I took there, and it 
was cut and sewed in several places. My 
marks that I had made were not there. 
The only redress I could get was, “If you 
don’t like it you needn't take it.” I no¬ 
tice that you used to carry their adver¬ 
tisement, and I wish you would take this 
matter up with them and see what you 
can do for me. F. E. c. 
New York. 
The above story speaks for itself. We 
have many such on file from farmers who 
have had dealings with the Crosby-Frisian 
Fur Company, Rochester, N. Y. We re¬ 
fused this advertising some years back 
and the company now ignores complaints. 
In December last a goat was advertised 
for sale by T. F. Lay bourn of Geneseo. 
N. Y. I wrote him for particulars, and 
in his reply the record of the animal 
seemed all right, and he stated that she 
had been bred on November 1, and would, 
therefore, be due to freshen early in April, 
and priced her at $30. I wrote declining 
the offer. He again wrote December 28. 
proposing to bring her here for $30. and 
agreed to return $10 for a doe kid, if 
such an one came at the time expected, 
but before I had 1 time to consider the mat¬ 
ter he brought the goat to my place and 
got $25, leaving $5 to apply toward' pay¬ 
ment for the expected kid. The time came, 
but no kid coming, and it is my belief that 
he knew this when he took my money. 
Is there anv redress for me? J. w. c. 
New York. 
Our letters in behalf of the subscriber 
have been ignored by the Pascos Poultry 
Farm. The only conclusion to be drawn 
from the circumstances is that this is 
good poultry farm to avoid when placing 
orders for chicks or other stock. 
What is your opinion and advice re¬ 
garding the enclosed 1 letter, which refers 
to stock in the Army and Navy Company? 
As they are advertisers in your magazine. 
I know you must have looked into their 
affairs pretty well. Would you advise 
for or against my taking stoca in this 
concern? I have a little cash I wish to 
invest in safe securities. h. b. 
New Jersey. 
This is a comparatively new mail-order 
house. The goods advertised by the firm 
seem to offer fair value to the buying 
public, but we cannot recommend invest¬ 
ment in the stock of the company, and as 
soon as we learned of the stock-selling 
plans we promptly notified the Civilian 
Army and Navy Stores that the further 
advertising of the firm would not be ac¬ 
cepted by The Rural New-Yorker. 
We have a milk bill against William 
Abramson, 26 Market Street. New York, 
amounting to $82.33. Can you collect it 
for us? j. a. B. 
Pennsylvania. 
We have tried to collect this bill from 
Mr. Abramson, but have made no prog¬ 
ress. The reports do not indicate respon¬ 
sibility that would justify a suit. Judg¬ 
ments are no good if creditors are execu¬ 
tion-proof. If Mr. Abramson is buying 
milk elsewhere now. we would suggest 
cash in advance before deliveries are 
made. 
Since Mr. Laybourn seems to show no 
feeling of responsibility in the transac¬ 
tion. the only possibility of redress for 
this subscriber will 'be legal action against 
him for damages. It is well established 
in breeding circles that the selling of an 
animal as “bred” when it proves other¬ 
wise renders the seller responsible to the 
purchaser for the damage sustained. Per¬ 
haps the amount involved in this case 
does not warrant the trouble and expense 
of legal action, but this does not relieve 
Mi’. Laybourn from the moral responsi¬ 
bility. 
I enclose receipt for carload of hay 
shipped to F. Williams, Inc., on March 
1. Their address is 048 West 34th 
Street, New York. They acknowledged 
the receipt of the bill of lading, but have 
never sent payment for the shipment. I 
wrote them about April 1 asking for a 
check. I received no acknowledgment of 
my letter, and I wrote again April 8 
asking them to remit by the 13th, and 
stating that I would put the matter in 
your hands if I did not hear from them. 
As I have had no word from them, I am 
asking you to collect the bill for me. This 
is the first time I have shipped hay to 
New York, and it was through you that 
I shipped to this company. j. F. 
Pennsylvania. 
F. Williams, Inc., is a financially i’e- 
sponsible house, but we have been trying 
to get settlement for this shipper for six 
weeks without result. Letters are un¬ 
answered, and when we call the office on 
the ’phone we can get no one who directly 
represents the house. Regardless of the 
financial standing or good intentions of 
the company we could not recommend 
shipments by farmers to any house the 
business of which is conducted in this 
way. 
Can you aid me in collecting a claim 
against Frank H. Cross of St. Louis, Mo.? 
A year or more ago I purchased for my lit¬ 
tle daughter a pair of rabbits from Mr. 
Cross on his buy-back plan. In January 
I made a shipment amounting to $34.50 
(less express charges). The only letter 
I have received from Mr. Cross is his 
memorandum on the bottom of my letter 
of February 7, herewith enclosed, and his 
circular letter attached. lie admits ho 
owes $19.41, and while this is not accord¬ 
ing to his agreement, I have agreed to 
accept it in settlement, and wrote to that 
effect a month or more ago, but no re¬ 
sponse. I wish you would see if you can¬ 
not secure settlement. n. b. m. 
Amenia, N. Y. 
There is nothing you can do to get 
settlement from these “buy-back” rabbit 
dealers. Mr. Cross claims he is hard up 
and cannot settle for cash, but wants to 
send II. B. M. more stock in settlement. 
We have advised against dealings with 
this class of rabbit dealers a number of 
times, but it would seem that such warn¬ 
ings are overlooked by some unless oft 
repeated. 
“Madam, your house is on fire,” said 
the man. “What did ■>’OU say?” asked the 
woman. “Madam, your house is on fire,” 
he returned. “What’s that?” with her 
hand behind her ear. “House on fire.” 
the man yelled. “Oh. is that all?” said 
the woman, still failing to understand. 
“Well.” said the man. “it’s all I can 
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