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September 10, 1021 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
PUBLISHER’S DESKf 
All letters to Publisher’s Desk dej/ari¬ 
me nt must be signed with Avriter’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. 
Experience has proved to me that 
the Auto-Knitter’s advertisements in 
the magazines, as I read them, were 
nothing less than deception. They 
advertise that one can knit a pair of 
socks in 10 minutes, leading the reader 
to believe that one could make from one 
to two dozen pairs of socks in a day. 
That would be making good money, but it 
is absolutely impossible to do that, as a 
sock isn’t half finished when knit. They 
say a few hand stitches will close the toe 
in a very few minutes. This is not so. 
The toe has to be first pressed, then cut, 
then unraveled, then the thread (with 
which you sew) pressed, and each stitch 
caught up in a certain way. When this 
is done the wrist must be finished up and 
the whole sock pressed. None of these de¬ 
tails are mentioned in the advertisements 
or information received before purchas¬ 
ing the machine. They refuse to send the 
instruction book until the machine is 
bought and paid for. They simply give 
you a nice, smooth-running story, with 
testimonials of the same manner, leading 
one to believe that from .$1.50 to $3 per 
day could be easily earned in spare time. 
T had good reason for believing what they 
said, for I read their advertisements in 
the best magazines. I would let the mat¬ 
ter drop entirely if it were not for the 
fact that I not only put my last cent into 
the machine, 'but I borrowed a large part 
of it. and haven’t been able to pay back 
any of it yet. Could I have accomplished 
with the machine what they said I could. 
I would have paid for the machine easily 
in two months’ time. I wrote and told 
them how they had misrepresented them¬ 
selves in the papers, and asked for a more 
reasonable compensation, but they refused 
it. 1 bought the machine in January, 
1021, and used it until June. .Since then 
I have done nothing with it, as 1 am. fully 
convinced from actual experience that, it 
is a waste of time. I gave it a fair trial, 
as did another member of my family. It 
is impossible to pay for the machine, to 
say nothing about making a. few extra 
dollars. Why did they discontinue their 
installment plan? 'Not to meet urgent 
cash orders, as they say, but because they 
could not get their money, for a person 
cannot earn $5 per month with this ma¬ 
chine to meet the payments. F. B. 
New York. 
We have so many inquiries regarding 
the possibilities of earning money at home 
with this knitting machine that we give 
space to the above letter, which gives the 
experience of a farm woman. The plan 
of the Auto-Ivnitter Hosiery Company 
has never appealed favorably to us, and 
the advertising of the concern has been 
refused by The It. N.-Y., while full-page 
advertisements have appeared in the large 
women’s publications with millions of cir¬ 
culation. Tf the machine has merit, it 
should be sold on its merits instead of 
on the strength of the “work at home” 
bait on which basis it is being sold. 
very poor, a shy breeder, never had more 
than four pigs, and she never developed 
more than half size, under the best con¬ 
ditions of care and feed. s. n. k. 
Ohio. 
We have written Mr. Crandall two 
courteous letters putting before him the 
Ohio subscriber’s complaint. Any swine 
breeder who is jealous of his reputation 
and standing would have responded at 
once, and either refuted the customer’s 
contentions or made proper adjustment of 
the transaction. Mr. Crandall does neither. 
Our records show that The It. N.-Y. re¬ 
fused the advertisement of this breeder 
several years ago because of his reputa¬ 
tion and our lack of confidence in him. 
The above transaction confirms our judg¬ 
ment. 
_ T. Carobine, 1985 First Avenue, New 
York City, sent his agent here to see my 
potatoes before I shipped him any, and 
offered me $1 per bushel for firsts and 
75 cents for seconds. I have proof of 
this, for others heard him make the offer. 
There is nothing in writing, only word 
of mouth. They were not shipped on 
consignment, and they know it very well. 
These potatoes were also graded, put up 
in sacks and bags, which he promised to 
return, but has not. I doubt very much 
if you can get anything from this firm, 
as I learn that this is an old trick of 
theirs. j. b. 
Long Island. 
We have had other complaints where 
the farmer claimed the agents of Caro¬ 
bine purchased their produce at a definite 
price and settlement could be secured 
only on a consignment basis. When 
farmers sell their produce to agents of 
commission houses it is well for them to 
have an agreement in writing, and signed 
by the agent. Not having such a signed 
agreement means a loss of nearly $200 
to this farmer on this potato deal. Mr. 
Carobine also does business as T. Caro¬ 
bine & Co., 120 Warren Street, New 
York. 
About four years ago I purchased 100 
shares of common stock in the M-V All- 
weather Train Controller Company, New¬ 
ark, N. J., for $100. I have never re¬ 
ceived a penny in dividends up to the 
present time. Last Winter I was ap¬ 
proached by a representative of the com¬ 
pany and was asked to purchase more 
stock. I was shown what appeared to be 
a bona fide contract between the com¬ 
pany and«the Maritan River Railroad 
Company of New Jersey to install the 
company’s system on the railroad for 
testing and demonstration purposes. Since 
then l luiA’c written to a number of peo¬ 
ple, including officials of the railroad, but 
as yet have received no reply. I wonder 
if you can give me some information re¬ 
garding this. a. M. M. 
New York. 
There is no market so far as we know 
for this stock, according to experts, and 
with that situation it would not be ’wise 
to invest in more of it. It will be as well 
to hold the present certificate for any 
possible dividends, but the suggestion is 
to “keep away from promotion stocks 
On Marsh 15, 1021, I ordered an 0.1. C. 
boar pig from Harry T. Crandall, Cass 
City, Mich. The. pig was listed at $40, 
less 10 per cent for cash with order. So 
my check was sent with order for $50. 1 
did not hear anything from Mr. Crandall 
as expected, so in 10 days I Avrote him 
asking if he received my order. No reply. 
A few days later I wrote again ; still no 
reply. On April 19 the express office 
called and notified me that there was a 
pig there; shipping bill was dated April 
12, from Cass City. On inspection of pig 
I did not like his appearance; while in 
crate seemed very gaunt and thin. Of 
course, this condition Avas partly due to 
transportation, but I did not like his 
make-up; long, slender nose, long, slim 
legs, not a square-built frame, and gen¬ 
eral appearance showed lack of vitality 
and constitution for a boar pig; in fact, 
a A’ery poor specimen of O. I. C. fat hog 
type. I wrote at once to Mr. Crandall, 
stating I did not like the pig; however, 
would feed him up and give him the best 
of care for a few days, or, at. least, until 
I received his pedigree showing age, breed¬ 
ing, and so on. >1 had several hog breed¬ 
ers examine him. They all pronounced 
him poor type, not vigorous. We could 
not decide on size and weight, as Ave did 
not know age. One good judge of O. I. C. 
hogs said he is a Crandall cull, and looked 
more like a Tamworth. Breeding season 
Avas at hand, so I used him on my own 
sows in due time, and a few for my neigh¬ 
bors. Some sows returned three times, 
some went elsewhere after first and second 
time. I still did not have word from Mr. 
Crandall, lie has ignored all my letters, 
and I do not have papers for pig. Mr. 
Crandall advertises the “Greatest O. T. C. 
Breeder in the World.” “Crandall’s Prize 
Hogs.” I do not dispute this, as 1 do 
not know. However, I do know that J 
have a boar pig of his that is of no A’alue 
to me. I also have a sow I bought from 
him three years ago that proved to be 
which have no market.” 
I noticed in Publisher’s Desk an item 
about'Charles Abromson. Enclosed letter 
will give you his address a week ago. I 
wrote him that if he wanted eggs he 
would have to send bank draft or money 
order in advance, with order, or get a 
recommendation from The R. N.-Y. 
New York. av. b. c. 
Charles Abromson is now soliciting 
shipments from 005 Snedecor Avenue, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., and we are again Avarn- 
ing our people against making shipments 
to him. ITis record is not good, and we 
are having continuous complaints that he 
solicited shipments from several other ad¬ 
dresses and has not paid for any of them. 
M ill you take up our claim against the 
Ohio Butter Company, 27N Summit 
Avenue, West Hoboken, N. J.. for six 
cases of hennery white eggs? Have en¬ 
closed express receipts. I hope you will 
have good luck. a. j. s. 
New York. 
The Ohio Butter Company would not 
respond to our letters, and we. were un¬ 
able to make collection of the account. 
M e are now informed that the company 
have filed a petition in bankruptcy, and 
a receiver has been appointed. This 
again shows the necessity of looking up 
the ratings of houses before sending any 
goods to them. 
“I BELIEA'E,” said the impatient man as 
he put aside the telephone, “that I’ll go 
fishing.” “Didn’t know you cared for 
fishing.” “I don’t, ordinarily. But it’s 
the only chance T have of finding myself 
at the end of a line that isn’t busy.”— 
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