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July 9, 1921 
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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. 
I am enclosing a circular of Jones, real 
estate agent, of Olney, Ill. You can see 
from his circulars his method of selling 
farms. Do you know anything about him? 
Is he reliable and straight? Is there any 
chance for his coming back on one for 
more than the $30? Would it be safe to 
list a farm with him? There are so many 
fakes in the world one feels afraid to trust 
anyone. Is there any catch in his cir¬ 
cular? G. E. F. 
New York. 
We have referred to the activities of 
this “easy money” advance fee scheme of 
Jones a number of times. Jones asks 
$7.50, in consideration of which he prom¬ 
ises to send out 800 circulars containing 
description of the farm-—a pretty good 
price even though carried out in good 
faith. It is just a variation of the old 
Ostrander scheme, and we repeat the ad¬ 
vice once more : Under no circumstances 
or pretext is it advisable to pay money in 
advance of sale to a real estate agent. 
It is our experience that such agents 
make no serious effort to sell the property. 
I wish to thank you for your services 
in collecting bill. It seemed to me the 
only way I would get payment without 
going to some expense, which I could ill 
afford just. now. Publisher’s Desk is cer¬ 
tainly a great friend of the farmer, and I 
appreciate the favor it has done me. 
New York. B. it. 
Doctors sometimes say they get their 
best reputation from cases that would 
have righted themselves without their ser¬ 
vices, and receive their worst criticism 
from cases in which they lavish their 
greatest skill and patience. The generous 
word is always pleasant to hear, but in 
this particular case nothing was required 
except to call attention to a neglect. 
Sometimes, like the doctor, we get most 
liberal praise when the task is easiest, 
but our friends are generous even when 
good intentions are the only results. 
You fellows must figure pretty fine to 
put out such a paper as Tiie R. N.-Y. for 
$1 per year. If such business manage¬ 
ment could be applied to the government 
at Washington we would be out of debt in 
about five years. M. w. c. 
New York. 
We have a conviction that public offi¬ 
cers at Washington will reflect pretty 
fully what the people as a whole demand 
and merit. In private business the pub¬ 
lic demand efficiency and economy as a 
condition of success. In public life we 
have become accustomed to waste and ex¬ 
travagance, and we accept it as a matter 
of course, and generally patronize it. 
When we demand economy in Washing¬ 
ton as we do in private affairs the nation 
will soon find itself out of debt. 
I am wondering if you are familiar with 
the business methods of B. Kalmanson, 
310 Greenwich St., New York City. Mr. 
Kalmanson sent out a request for a trial 
shipment of eggs. I made a trial ship¬ 
ment of one case of strictly nearby fancy 
hennery white eggs; I took it at random 
from several other cases which were ship¬ 
ped to my regular customers and for 
which I received 33c per dozen, the mar¬ 
ket quotation on that date, May 2, for 
the same grade being 32c. I received from 
this firm a letter under date of May 2, 
which I am enclosing herewith, with copy 
of my reply under date of May 0. From 
the correspondence you will note that 
the eggs were reported sold for 27c, or 6c 
less than they would have brought if I 
had sent them to my regular receiver. 
Subsequent correspondence has failed to 
bring a satisfactory explanation for this 
treatment. It has occurred to me that 
the firm may be using this means of mak¬ 
ing an unjustifiable profit on innocent 
customers. I would appreciate the favor 
if you would take the matter up with this 
firm and endeavor to secure for me the 
$1.80 which I lost on the transaction. 
New York. j. e. b. 
On May 9 I shipped B. Kalmanson, 310 
Greenwich St., New York. 30 dozen eggs. 
He said in his letter that he would remit 
on receipt of eggs. I wrote him, but he 
fails to answer, so I hope you can do 
something. w. D. H. 
Maryland. 
The above reports speak for themselves 
and scarcely call for comment. B. Kal¬ 
manson represents himself as a wholesale 
dealer, by which plan he escapes the re¬ 
quirements of the commission merchants’ 
law. He is credited with a small financial 
rating. The experience may serve as a 
guide to others who are appealed to for 
“trial shipments” in this way. 
I enclose a circular that I received in 
the mail this morning that I think “beats 
the record.” Last week I received a let¬ 
ter signed II. A. Sherwood, who repre¬ 
sented himself as an “investment broker,” 
Suite 402, 1416 Broadway, New York, 
calling my attention to a legitimate busi¬ 
ness proposition that he had investigated 
for five months, and that he would like to 
send me some facts on. The enclosed 
came in response to my request. As you 
will note, he says “positively only 100 
shares will be sold”; 25 per cent per 
month dividends is more than I can stand. 
I have been a subscriber and reader of 
The R. N.-Y. for the last 10 years and 
enjoy “Publisher’s Desk,” but when it 
comes to paying $50 for the privilege to 
“bet on a horse race” I throw up both 
hands. What do you think of it? Show 
him up. e. E. B. 
New Jersey. 
Our opinion of this form of gambling is 
too well known to require repeating. Bet¬ 
ting on the other fellow’s game is danger¬ 
ous enough in all cases, and in this in 
stance we should fear that the dice might 
be loaded to start with. We do not think 
any real member of the Rural family 
could be tempted to go into this open 
gamble; the schemes that are not so 
frankly a gamble are the more dangerous. 
I would like to find out about the Ord- 
way Art Gallery of Newark, N. J. A 
man comes around and asks if you have 
children in school. He tells you there is 
a contest on hand and leads you to sup¬ 
pose that your .school is interested in this 
contest. Then he want your child’s pho¬ 
tograph to be enlarged and hand painted 
by recuperating soldiers. The “enlarged 
hand painted photograph will cost you 
only the bare price of the paint, as it is 
just to give these soldiers something to 
take up their time, and we sell no frame.” 
In about a week another man comes along 
to find out if you understood the first one 
correctly; then you receive a few post¬ 
cards “to keep you posted on how the 
work goes along.” Then another man 
(each time a different one) comes along 
with an outline of the picture so you can 
offer any suggestions you desire. He tells 
you the price of paint for your picture 
will be $3.98. After he gets that he be¬ 
gins showing a catalog of “gold filled” 
frames from $15 up. If you don’t buy 
one, that valuable picture is ruined, etc., 
and says all the insulting things he dares 
to you. I paid $3.98 for mine, but sev¬ 
eral of my neighbors gave from $19 up to 
$30 and more for theirs with frame. 
New York. e. l. b. 
The above is a fair illustration of the 
methods and ways of the so-called art 
concerns sending agents about the coun¬ 
try taking orders for pictures—always 
some pretense or deception to secure the 
order. And the game of all of them is to 
eventually sell a cheap frame to go with 
the picture at an exorbitant price. In 
some instances it is represented that the 
picture must be framed airtight to pre¬ 
serve it. This, of course, is not explained 
when the order for the picture is taken. 
In October, 1917. I sold to Jacob Hin¬ 
der of Albany, N. Y., a quantity of hay 
which was to be paid for before moving it 
from barn. At the beginning of drawing 
they gave me one check for $150 and 
moved all the hay, which leaves a balance 
due me of $134.35. I have called at this 
office several times and received nothing 
but promises. The office is on State St., 
Albany, N. Y. My lawyer called at the 
Hinder office different times, but was put 
off with promises. Mr. Ginder’s sister 
was employed in the office and acknowl¬ 
edged to my lawyer that the hay had been 
sold to the government and they had then- 
pay, so she asked my lawyer not to begin 
action as it would make them more ex¬ 
pense, but he would not pay the bill. 
Soon after my lawyer was taken sick and 
died before anything else was done. I 
wish you would look into this matter and 
collect it if possible. j. j. w. 
New York. 
Jacob Ginder is another party who is 
willing to impair his credit standing by 
failing to pay for goods ordered. Put 
him on the list of parties to avoid when 
making hay shipments. Promises are all 
we were able to get, and they will not feed 
and clothe a farmer. Attorneys report 
the aacount worthless. 
Nothing touches his heart more than 
tears, especially those shed by young peo¬ 
ple, and so he hurried across the road to 
the little girl who stood wailing on the 
corner, and asked the cause of sorrow in 
one so young. “A—a naughty man broke 
my hoop with his nasty bicycle,” she 
wailed. “Did he?” grunted the kind- 
hearted man. “Where is he?” “Oh, 
you’ll easily catch him.” the little dear 
assured him. “Two men have just car¬ 
ried him into that drug store on a board.” 
—Galveston News. 
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Watch the No. 40 at work in the 
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