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“P>t RURAL NEW-YORKER 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
All letters to Publisher’s Desk depart¬ 
ment must be signed with writer’s full 
name and address given. Many inquiries then wrote to'the agent telling him of the 
feet satisfaction or money for same re¬ 
funded in .‘JO days. That was their way 
of doing business.” The burner was in¬ 
stalled by the agent himself, and I fol¬ 
lowed every instruction in using it. but 
it was not satisfactory to me, as it con¬ 
sumed a very large amount of oil. I 
August 29 , 1921 
are answered by mail instead of printing 
inquiry and answer, hence unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
In answer to an inquiry from a sub¬ 
scriber regarding Mayer’s Hatchery, Min¬ 
neapolis, Minn., and the picture puzzle 
advertisement we said that a condition of 
entering the contest was that a quantity 
of the “Laymore” must be purchased. 
There is, however, a list of smaller prizes 
ranging from $2 to $20 for those sending 
the largest number of articles shown in 
the picture beginning with the letter “C.” 
The prizes for those purchasing a quantity 
of the product are for larger amounts. 
•We wish to make this correction to the 
former statement lest any injustice be 
done the advertiser in question. 
Can you give me any information re¬ 
garding the reliability and standing in 
the business world of the .National Sales¬ 
men’s Training Association of 53 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111.V They 
advertise extensively in some of the mag¬ 
azines, like Popular Mechanics . Popular 
Science Mon thin , etc., and claim to teach 
the art and science of salesmanship, and 
also furnish free employment service to 
their students to enable them to secure 
employment as either city or traveling 
salesmen all over the United States. The 
price asked for their course and service is 
from $70 to $90, according to cash or 
installment contract. I answered their 
advertisement about six weeks ago, and 
have since received six letters from them 
urging me to take their course, but have 
become rather suspicious of their glowing 
prospectuses and letters. I enclose a copy 
of their contract and agreement for your 
inspection and judgment of same. To my 
knowledge they have been advertising for 
several years. F. F.. c. 
Connecticut. 
fault I found with the burner and that I 
expected ray money to be refunded, but 
could get no satisfaction whatever. The 
burner, pipe and oil drum cost me $65 
cash, and I still have them. The offer of 
the agent to take back the burner, pipe 
and drum, and sell them to some one 
else, giving me what he could get for 
them, proved quite' conclusively to me 
that this firm does not intend to live up 
to their guarantee when selling their 
burners. e. m. tt. s. 
New Jersey. 
The complaint about these “oil burners” 
is quite general, and the Oliver Company 
of St. Bonis shows no disposition to live 
up to the guarantee under which the 
burners are sold. Wc wrote the firm 
four times about this case, but received 
no reply to our letters. Further 
ment is unnecessary. 
com- 
This association stands well as a cor¬ 
respondence school institution. Some in¬ 
dividuals may receive sufficient benefit 
from courses of this sort to make the in¬ 
vestment Worth while, but our experience 
is that in a majority of cases it is a waste 
of money. Some are salesmen by in¬ 
stinct, and for the rest only in the hard 
school of experience can the individual 
hope to become one. One of our criti¬ 
cisms of correspondence schools is that in 
their literature and through agents the 
prospect is led to believe that anyone can 
become efficient in any line by the cor¬ 
respondence course route. 
< >n March .“,1 last 1 shipped four cases 
of eggs (30 dozen each), on April 8 
three cases, to the Enterprise Poultry 
Company, Erie, Pa., for* which I have 
been unable to get my pay. They should 
have brought 27 cents a dozen, which 
should have netted me $56.70. less $2 for 
egg crates. 1 have used all reasonable 
means to get this, and there are others in 
our town making the same complaint. I 
am turning this over to you to see if you 
could get it. F. H. E. 
New York. 
December 15. 1020, in response to the 
beautiful advertisements of the National 
Chick Company, Kansas City, Mo., I sent 
my order for 400 It. I. baby chicks, to be 
delivered fore part of March, enclosing 
money order for $50. which was their 
price then. Along in March they wrote 
me that, due to unforeseen circumstances 
they could not fill my order with the stock 
wanted, but could duplicate my order with 
exhibition stock if 1 would pay 12% cents 
more per chick upon arrival. I told them 
I could not do that. They finally shipped 
me in April a mixed lot of all breeds from 
Kansas City, OS in all, dead and alive. 
Soon after they sent me notice that they 
were financially embarrassed and asked 
for 30 to 60 days’ time ; then they’d set¬ 
tle up, and now this enclosed circular. 
For fear that they could juggle it. so as to 
make me indebted to them I would be 
thankful for your advice if it is all right 
for me to sign it. n. s. w. 
New York. 
The enclosures are a long circular let¬ 
ter from National Chick Company, Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo., explaining the inability of 
the company to make payment of the 
amount due the customer, also a state¬ 
ment for the customer to sign, agreeing 
to accept a note due April 30, 1022, in 
settlement. The proprietor of National 
Chick Company is IT. II. Mason, who 
operated from Des Moines, la., in 1920, 
and was indicted for fraudulent use of 
the mails at that point. Now he has de¬ 
frauded customers in the same way from 
Kansas City, and if he can get those send¬ 
ing him money to accept notes he escapes 
criminal responsibility in the transac- 
tiou. lie cannot be prosecuted because of 
1 - failure to pay the notes, but he can 
f o soliciting orders through the mails, 
accepting money without an honest at¬ 
tempt to fill the orders. Wc want those 
who got caught on National Chick Com¬ 
pany to understand the situation. Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk warned its readers against 
sending money to the company early in 
the baby chick season. 
We have been unable to collect this 
claim. The Enterprise Poultry Company 
claims to have met with losses and prom¬ 
ises to pay as soon as possible. This is 
poor satisfaction for the shipper, who 
has now waited nearly six months for his 
money. The record is not encouraging 
for others to ship to the house. 
Regarding the literature which T have 
sent you from Reefer A Co.. I think it 
would lie something good for tin* Pub¬ 
lisher’s Desk. I think many people when 
they see the check think they get some¬ 
thing for nothing. F. G. 
New York. 
As usual, when people are led to ex¬ 
pect something for nothing, they get the 
“nothing” in exchange for their cash. 
The above refers to E. .1. Reefer, Phila¬ 
delphia. formerly of Kansas City, and his 
$5 check good for a certain amount of 
his hen “dope,” provided that $5 in real 
money is sent for an equal quantity. This 
is very much like the scheme of the real 
estate pirates offering one lot “free” on 
condition that you buy another! Reefer 
is also employing the “picture contest” 
sole ie to sell the hen “dope.” 
1 read in Tin: R. N.-Y. a letter in Pub¬ 
lisher's Desk in reference to an oil-gas 
burner purchased from a firm in St. Louis, 
Mo., the Oliver Oil, Gas & Machine Co. I 
have also had a like experience with one 
of the burners from this firm, a burner 
for my furnace, which was sold to me by 
their agent under the guarantee of “per¬ 
is the stock of the Iloudini Picture 
Corporation of Boston, Mass., a profit¬ 
able investment? II. V. Greene Co., Inc., 
are the financial underwriters. Their 
agents have been through here and have 
offered great inducements in the sale of 
common stock at $10 per share, and 
claim tin- stock will bring 40 to 100 per 
cent a year. This alone makes me doubt¬ 
ful. D. F. T. 
Pennsylvania. 
The subscriber does well to be suspi¬ 
cious of stock propositions promising 40 
to 100 per cent annually. II. V. Greene 
Co. sold through agents millions of dollars’ 
worth of stock in financial enterprises of 
Boston, all of which are of doubtful value. 
Stock sold by salesmen in this way rarely 
has any substantial value, but the stock 
salesman is never without glowing pos¬ 
sibilities of ea>y money flowing from 
the investment in tin: future. It is “easy 
money” for the salesman and the pro¬ 
moters back of him when the investor 
parts with his cash. 
\\ ould it be advisable to invest in the 
Buffalo. Roswell nil & Gas Company, 
Inc.. 501 Ellicott Square. Buffalo. N. Y.? 
Their agent, has called on nit' and has got 
me somewhat interested. F. j. s. 
New York. 
M e can find no record of this oil com¬ 
pany in our reference books, but from the 
status of the legitimate oil companies at 
this time we consider it doubly inadvis¬ 
able to take chances on stock that is not 
listed on the regular market. This is no 
time to speculate in unknown securities. 
Let the Cow Decide 
Put grain green corn, mill feed, and silage side by side 
and turn old Boss loose on them. She’ll choose the sweet, 
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you money. 
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Send for free booklet on silage and silos 
HARDER MFG. CORP. 
Box 11 Coble.kill, N Y 
Good available territory open for 
live agents. 
Harder Silo oil Farm oi 
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The 
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338 West St. 01111.1114, Vermont 
U 
From contented cows” 
says a big milk company. They know that 
contented, healthy cows lead to greater pro¬ 
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And it costs less. Use it also for horses 
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84 Foster Street 
COMPANY 
Worcester, Mass. 
KER.S 
BALED SHAVINGS 
24 
95 Jhn&dcan, 
Upward 
PURIFINE” FEEDING 
Barrel or Train Load 
Sumo Quality as Used in Our 
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Colebratod Molasses Feeds 
Write for Our Booklet and Prices 
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Skitna warm or cold milk. Different 
from picture, which shows larger ca¬ 
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MONTHLY PAYMENTS 
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••x 7076 B.lnbrldgs, N. Y. 
Free Catalog ,n coIors explains 
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any running 
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4s Elm Si.,Quincy, III, 
Dr I 
Beet 
'the 
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Detroit, M/tA 
Pulp 
Dried Beet Pulp makes 
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