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February 9, 1924 
<Ihe 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. 
What do you know of “General Dis¬ 
count Corporation.” Gotham National 
Bank Building. New York City? They 
have a branch office here in Dayton, anl 
are a stock-selling corporation ; seem to 
have a training school in Dayton; at 
least they teach their men the business 
before sending them out to sell stock. As 
for myself, am not interested, but have 
a brother-in-law who is taking their les¬ 
sons at present j ' ,T - B - 
Ohio. 
This “training school” for the stock 
salesmen suggests James W. Elliott s 
Business Builders, which organization 
promoted the “Piggly-Wiggly” and other 
spurious promotions until the house of 
cards fell about Elliott’s ears about a 
year ago. Elliott, it is said, treated the 
salesmen to jazz music to buoy up their 
enthusiasm before turning the salesmen 
loose on their unsuspecting victims. Such 
methods are not necessary to sell sound 
securities of known value. There is no 
information available that would war¬ 
rant investment in the concern in ques¬ 
tion. 
The Rose Tire Company, the United 
Financing Syndicate, the Dealers’ Tire 
Company, the Low Price Tire Company 
and the Mail Order Tire Company, all 
of 1526 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 
Ill., were the subject of a fraud order 
issued bv the Post Office Department on 
January'5, 1924.-- This action is the out¬ 
come of the National Vigilance Commit¬ 
tee's campaign against tire companies 
whose activities tend to destroy the pub¬ 
lic’s confidence in the tire industry. The 
representatives of these companies have 
been advertising extensively in farm 
papers offering used tires at fabulously 
low prices which, when delivered, were 
found to be in such a state of decay as 
to be absolutelv unfit for further use. 
When complaint was made the purchaser 
was advised that he could avail himself 
of the privilege accruing from the com¬ 
panies’ guarantee to sell a second tire 
at half the price if the first tire was 
■unsatisfactory. 
■where the sharp practice comes in. The 
10 cents will be allowed on each piece 
of music sold, which is quite different 
from what one would understand from a 
casual reading of the circular. If the 
individual who so cunningly devised the 
circular were to employ his talents along 
legitimate lines he would be more highly 
rewarded financially, to say nothing of 
the esteem of his fellow men, than to try 
to extract a few dollars by a deception 
from helpless women. Those answering 
the advertisements of this concern are 
asked to send $2 for “working outfit.” 1 
Perhaps the meanest sort of petty 
swindlers are the work-at-liome schemes 
of this kind that take money in small 
amounts from well-meaning country peo¬ 
ple seeking some honorable, profitable j 
employment. We can find no record of 
the American Music Publishing Com¬ 
pany, and it is probably just a name 
assumed by some sharper to promote an 
easy money scheme. 
On January 2 we shipped by express to 
I. R. Hough Fur Corp.. Meriden, Conn., 
five skunk furs, consisting of one black, 
two narrow, two full and one white. 
There were all prime December-caught 
furs. The black was extra large, heavy 
fur, one of the best ever caught in this 
section. We received from I. R. Hough 
Corp., their check for $1.70 for these furs. 
We could have got over $6 for them here. 
The firm did not even list them as to 
color, as you will see by their grading 
sheet, enclosed, which to my mind clearly 
shows their intention to beat us.. The 
furs were carefully packed for shipment 
the same as former shipments made to 
New York, which brought good returns, 
but as Hough’s prices were higher we 
thought we would try them. Will you 
see if you can help us to get anything 
more out of I. R. Hough and if not. ad¬ 
vertise them so some other poor “sucker” 
will not get badly stung as we did? 
New York. l. h. s. 
The offer of higher prices than legiti¬ 
mate dealers is the bait always used by 
“gyps” in the raw fur and produce trade. 
We have many complaints similar to the 
above from those shipping furs to P. R. 
Hough Fur Corp., Meriden, Conn. Hough 
probably learned the tricks of the St. 
Louis fur sharks. His kind seems to have 
no trouble to find publications to help their 
game along by publishing their adver¬ 
tising. Our records would indicate 
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Tbe above corresponds with our in¬ 
variable experience with bargain tires 
advertised by “gyp” tire concerns. It is 
well that the Post Office Departurtmt has 
put the pirates out of the fraudulent busi¬ 
ness. The publications carrying this 
class of advertising are farm papers in 
name only. 
About two weeks ago, I received from 
the National Disabled Soldiers’ League, 
1133 Broadway, Room 410. New York, 
N Y . a dozen lead pencils with a request 
that I send them $2 for same. I have not 
sent the money, as $2 does not grow on 
bushes at my house. I returned same 
to postmaster and he told me the office 
was flooded with them. I am perfectly 
willing to help a down-and-outer, but I 
supposed the United State Government 
was taking care of that class, in first- 
class shape. j. b. w. 
This scheme to sell lead pencils on the 
plea of helping disabled soldiers, we be¬ 
lieve, is a fraud as far as helping the 
soldiers is concerned. The soldiers have 
not benefited by many projects supposed 
to be conducted for their benefit. Some of 
the prominent men who lent their names 
to this so-called league on the start with¬ 
drew their names when they learned the 
methods and purposes of those in control. 
A friend answered an advertisement in 
the Boston Herald in regard to address¬ 
ing envelopes for the American Music 
Publishing Company of New York City. 
The enclosed is her answer. As my hus¬ 
band makes his living publishing music, 
and knows the profits, etc., I thought the 
promise of 10 cents per copy some 
promise. What do you know about, the 
American Publishing Company ? Is it on 
the level? Our friend is an elderly lady, 
and we do not wish her buncoed. M e 
have taken Tiif. R. N.-Y. for years. 
Massachusetts. a. d. b. 
The American Music Publishing Com¬ 
pany’s offer is: “For every copy of 
music that you address and mail we 
allow you 10 cents per copy.” This of¬ 
fer is a fake on the face of it, as no 
house in any line could afford to pay 10 
cents for mailing circulars. In reading 
the offer carefully it will be noted the 
offer specifies “mailing circulars and 
music.” which implies that the “music” 
must be sold before mailed. This is 
Hough as the worst actor who has in¬ 
jected himself into the fur trade since the 
notorious Corey Hide and Fur Company. 
Hough’s lawyer has threatened to sue 
The R. N.-Y t . for libel, but we continue 
to publish the record he is making for 
himself just the same. 
I have taken The R. N.-Y. for years. 
It is worth more to real farmers than all 
the other farm papers published, and I 
have seen a lot of them, possibly not all. 
St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. w. d. 
We are frank to admit that our one 
principal purpose is to serve the real 
farmer. Thirty-odd years ago we pledged 
ourselves to that task. If we have made 
good the work has been worth while. 
There are spokesmen aplenty for persons 
in places of position and power. To 
speak for those who have no others to 
speak consistently for their best interest 
is for us a cherished privilege. 
Being an old subscriber to your paper, 
and much interested in Publisher’s Desk. 
I would like to ask your advice in regard 
to the Nacozari Consolidated Copper Co., 
of Douglas, Arizona. These people are 
selling shares in this company’s mines, 
purported to be in Mexico. I said to the 
agent that it seemed peculiar to me that 
stock with such bright prospects would 
go begging among poor people. He ad¬ 
vanced the information that it was an 
agreement that no rich people.should get 
hold of any of the stocks. Being a little 
shaky, I ask your advice. L. E. M. 
New York. 
It’s marvelous how interested stock 
salesmen are to favor the poor when sell¬ 
ing their wares. The rich are some¬ 
times as gullible- as those in poor cir¬ 
cumstances, but no one with any invest¬ 
ment experience would consider putting 
any money into this unknown project. 
Anyone inclined to speculate or gamble 
can find plenty of opportunity to indulge 
these inclinations with stocks of well- 
known and producing copper companies. 
And they can be bought at bargain prices 
as compared with the price of these 
stocks a few years ago. 
Garage Man : “How much d’you 
want?” Driver: “A gallon.” Garage 
Man:. “Wot’s the idea—weaning it?” 
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