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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 24, 1924 
G OVERNOR Jonathan M. Davis of Kansas, a practical 
farmer himself, realized that the increased use of electricity 
will lower farming costs, reduce the time required for handling 
crops, and lighten work in the dairy, barn and home. 
He called a meeting on February 5, at Manhattan, Kansas. A 
group of farmers and engineers was organized to co-operate with 
the National Committee now studying farm electrification. 
The organized groups of farmers in Kansas and other states 
are demonstrating the new uses to which electricity can be 
applied and establishing the principles on which a sound 
electrification policy must be based. 
Governor Davis thus indorses the plan: — 
“I have made an investigation of this movement and have 
every reason to believe that those who are backing it are sincere 
in their efforts to do something of a constructive nature looking 
to the betterment of the economic condition of the farmers of 
the country. I would like the Kansas group to work in harmony 
with the other state organizations to the end that we may get the 
benefit of all possible information on farm electrification.” 
When the facts are gathered and interpreted farmers who 
are still dependent on animal and human labor will know how 
to utilize electricity profitably. And farmers who already receive 
electric service will learn how to make greater use of it. 
PUDLISHER’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. 
Can you give me advice on the follow¬ 
ing? A firm in Boston, “Betty Phillips,’ 
has twice sent me boxes of seasonal 
greeting cards which, when opened dis¬ 
closed a note saying that if I wished to 
keep the cards I could send them a dollar 
bill in payment; if desiring not to keep 
them I could mail them back, and the re¬ 
turn postage was inside. Of course after 
the package is opened many people 
would rather send the money than go. to 
the trouble of packing up the cards, tying 
them, up and addressing and mailing. 
This was what I did at Christmas but 
wrote the firm and told them I disap¬ 
proved of such business methods, and 
wanted them never to send me anything 
I had not requested. At Easter came 
another package which I have not opened 
(in order to get the return postage you 
have to tear the package, apart). Now 
I'm pestered with all sorts of letters 
from them wanting the money or the 
package. I have written them to come 
after the package. I will gladly give it 
to them or I will turn it over to the 
sheriff if they so desire and they can ob¬ 
tain it from him. Have written the Bos¬ 
ton post office and the authorities there 
say there is no way to abate such a 
nuisance. It’s a very small matter, but 
the principle involved is wrong. If they 
had sent advertising material and then 
I requested seeing the cards, I wouldn t 
think anything of it, but it’s certainly an¬ 
other one of the pests that we farmers 
have to worry over. H. B. d. 
New Jersey. 
The only mistake this subscriber made 
as we see it, was in paying for the first 
shipment of cards received. The more 
country people allow themselves to be 
imposed upon in this way the more they 
will be. If everyone receiving a package 
of cards would refuse either to pay for 
them or return them the annoyance 
would soon cease. Make a fake scheme 
unprofitable and it will soon disappear. 
Two days ago I received the two hogs 
from Harry T. Crandall, Cass City, 
Mich., which I ordered in April, 1923. 
I thank you as well as Dr. Bishop for 
working the matter up for me. For you 
started the ball rolling, which -wound up 
the yarn. I shall always be 100 per cent 
for The R. N.-Y. as the most profitable 
paper for the farmer. j. m. t. 
Maryland. 
We desire to give Mr. Crandall credit 
that I will pay $3.98 to cover the cost of 
the paint (he told me that in his talk), 
but it states I am to pay that upon re¬ 
ceiving the proof of the picture, and the 
finished one will be mailed. A neighbor 
tells me now that she had a picture done 
of her little boy and it is not at all good, 
very unlike the picture given to them. 
Do you know anything about these peo¬ 
ple? I don’t want to pay $3.98 for some¬ 
thing to throw away, and ask your ad¬ 
vice. Could I refuse to pay the money 
until I receive the finished picture? Or 
should I write them, stating I will not 
pay until that time? If this is just a 
company painting pictures to make 
money, and not an art school, as stated, 
I shall surely refuse to do business with 
them. I did not sign anything whatever. 
New York. mbs. p. r. m. 
This is the old “lucky envelope scheme’’ 
which was employed by Chicago Portrait 
Company until the Federal Trade Com¬ 
mission drove the concern out of it. Any 
concern employing such a scheme is, of 
course, a fake and a fraud. Our advice 
to this woman is to refuse to have any¬ 
thing to do with the agents or representa¬ 
tives of the company who may call on 
you. When they come to your house, 
just order them off the grounds. The 
only embarrassment is that you will not 
be able to recover the photograph which 
you gave the agent from which to make 
the picture. They will threaten to sue 
you, and all that sort of thing, of course, 
but you need have no fear that any con¬ 
cern employing this fake “lucky envel¬ 
ope” scheme will ever dare to go into 
court. 
Could I get my dividends from the 
Louisiana Mutual Oil Corporation, con¬ 
nected with the Osage Gulf and Refining 
Company? I received a letter from W. 
O. Craig, first time in about two years. 
He is the one who got me to buy the 
shares from Louisiana Mutual Oil Cor¬ 
poration. Now he wants me to buy more 
shares in the United Metals Company of 
Dallas, Tex. But he never gives me any 
dividends on the shares I did buy before. 
Now he wants me to buy more. Let me 
know what you think about it. I am 
sending you the letter I received from W. 
O. Craig. P. M. 
New Jersey. 
This subscriber purchased 280 shares 
of stock of the Louisiana Mutual Oil 
Corporation, and as usual has never re¬ 
ceived any dividends, and naturally no 
refund of his money, once it has disap¬ 
peared into the coffers of these promoters. 
An investigation discloses the fact that 
the promoters were arrested and indicted 
by the postal inspectors on the charge of 
conducting a stock selling scheme in con¬ 
nection with the sale of stock of the Mc- 
The National Committee referred 
to by Governor Davis is composed 
of economists and engineers repre¬ 
senting the American Farm Bureau 
Federation,the Department of Agri¬ 
culture, the Department of the In¬ 
terior, the Department of Com¬ 
merce, the Power Farming Associ¬ 
ation of America, the American So¬ 
ciety of Agricultural Engineers, the 
National Electric Light Association. 
A booklet has been published by 
the National Committee. Read it 
and pass it along to your neighbor. 
It will be sent on request free of 
charge. Write for it either to Dr. 
E. A. White, American Farm Bureau 
Federation, 58 E. Washington St., 
Chicago, Ill., or to the National 
Electric Light Association, at 29 
West 39th Street, New York City. 
for filling this order after 13 months and 
much prodding from The R. N.-Y. and 
other sources. Pressure from the Post 
Office Department may have been respon¬ 
sible for the final result. 
Do you know the Bristol Photo Play 
Studios? I write photo plays. I paid 
them $25. I am old and we are poor, 
and have to work for all we have. They 
tvped my play plot and agreed to sell it 
for the $25. It is nearly four months 
since they got the money, and have not 
sold it yet. If they have they have kept 
the money, I have their contract and 
agreements and think they have sold it 
by now. If they have and are keeping 
my money, what can I do? I. C. 
Ohio. 
Keesport Gas and Oil Company, which 
was another name for the Mutual. This 
indictment naturally put the companies 
out of business. Now, along comes the 
miracle man, W. O. Craig, the former 
president of the Mutual company, invit¬ 
ing all the former stockholders to share 
with him the enormous profits which 
would be automatically thrust upon them 
by donating $100 for preferred stock in 
this new mining company, to pay 12 per 
cent. This subscriber is not satisfied with 
the fact that he financed the old Mutual 
company, but is attracted by the glowing 
promises to counteract his losses in the 
alluring mining game. Experience has 
I 
Hj 4, Power Cultivator 
Cpi Does work of 4 men or I horse- 
heavy cultivating or light — fast 
or slow. Easily operated and steered; 
simple, sturdy. Automatic lubrication, 
dust-proof working parts and our own 
4-H.P.,4-cycle air-cooled engine. 
Uses hand or light horse tools. 
M.B.M. Manufacturing 
182 Reed St., Milwaukee,' 
SALESMEN WANTED 
Unusual money making opportunity for salesmen, ex¬ 
perienced in selling implements or dairy supplies direct 
to farmers, to take over 5 or 6 counties. 
All our good men are making unusual big commissions 
as our records will show you. 
Salesmen must own auto. Commission deal, includ¬ 
ing a commission on repeat orders from local agents 
the salesman appoints. 
Address, giving details about yourself. 
THE BURTON PACE COMPANY (Est. 1014) 
Dept. SSSS ri201-ll Cortland St. Chicago. III. 
Manufacturers of the Page Milker. The new portable model*. 
Sell readily because lowerpilce.no installation and superior patents 
The originators of this scheme have 
been charged with using the United 
States mails to defraud, and the scheuie 
is called a “scenario bucketshop.” It is 
said that more than 2,000 parties sub¬ 
mitted scenarios to the concern for ap¬ 
praisal and disposition, but not one man¬ 
uscript was ever corrected, revised or 
sold. Two directors’ names have been 
withheld thus far, but one director and 
the manager have been arrested and held 
under bail. There will no doubt be many 
similar complaints to the above from our 
Ohio reader, but the money is hopelessly 
lost, and was from the start. We have 
referred to the proposition before, and 
hope none of our other readers suc¬ 
cumbed to the allurements. 
A young man representing himself to 
be a student of the Eastern Art C’om- 
panv, 26 Custom House St., Providence, 
R. I., was opening up a school in Patch- 
ogue. He had me draw an envelope, and 
upon drawing one, said I was lucky, and 
that for advertising purposes they would 
have their professor paint a picture for 
me from a photograph. He said the pro¬ 
fessor would paint it himself while giving 
a lesson to his class. I gave him a pic¬ 
ture of my baby, and they stated they 
would show me proof. He also gave me 
a receipt for my picture, which states 
shown that it takes lots of will power to 
leave these “come-back-get-rich” schemes 
severely alone. 
Can you tell me anything about the 
inclosed circular, Textile Mills Co., Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo.? It does not look just 
right to me. I have been getting circu¬ 
lars from them for a year; but this is 
the first time I have got one like this. 
Ohio. mbs. s. w. b. 
Textile Mills Co. is engaged in selling 
remnants, and to lead the recipient of 
the circular letter to believe she is getting 
something for nothing a check for $5 is 
enclosed to apply on an order. This is 
a worn-out trick employed by many ques¬ 
tionable concerns. No house having re¬ 
gard for its standing would resort to 
such a shallow subterfuge. 
Buffalo Better Business Bureau issues 
a note of warning concerning “Sinclair 
Motors,” which exists only on paper, but 
the proposed location of which is Indian¬ 
apolis. Automobile promotions are so 
common that there is no good reason why 
anyone should take the bait at this lare 
date. There are already too many manu¬ 
facturers in this line, from the view that 
the capacity of the established manufac¬ 
turers exceeds the consumption of cars. 
It’s a Big Satisfaction to Own a 
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UNADILLA SILO COMPANY 
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