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7ht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 9, 1924 
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. 
The Plattsburg (N. Y.) papers of 
July 17 contain reports of the reorgani¬ 
zation of the Farmers’ Standard Carbide 
Company. In the reorganization plan old 
stockholders are to receive one share of 
stock for every three of their present 
holdings, and a bond issue covering the 
property of the company is to be floated. 
The amount of the present indebtedness is 
not stated in the newspaper report. The 
new organization proposes opening the 
plant, which has been shut down since the 
first of the year, by Sept. 1. Samuel Null, 
who has conducted the business since the 
founder, Geo. A. Stromblad, retired, is 
retained in the new organization as presi¬ 
dent. Stromblad started the enterprise 
as a get-rich-quick stock selling scheme, 
but his stock selling methods were white 
as driven enow when compared with the 
“reloading” game and other deceptions on 
country people employed during the 
regime of Samuel Null. If conducted 
along legitimate lines we wish the new 
organization success, but we cannot say 
that it starts off under favorable auspices 
in view of the record made by President 
Null since he has been guiding the des¬ 
tiny of the enterprise. 
Will you kindly tell me what you know 
of the people who sent out the Editor 
Council, Highland Falls, N. Y., circular? 
I think I see a loophole for them ; they 
get my $120 and buy back my writings 
when they see fit to do so. Why pay $120 
if they intend to give me back $100? 
Why don’t they accept just $20 and let 
me sell where I found a market? 
Pennsylvania. H. w. G. 
The proposition of the so-called “Edi¬ 
tor Council” is such a palpable fake that 
it is not so dangerous to amateur fiction 
writers as many of the more alluring 
schemes in this line. The aspiring au¬ 
thor is asked to sign an agreement to pay 
$120 for the supposed service of the Edi¬ 
tor Council under an agreement to con¬ 
tinue the work until $100 worth of the 
manuscripts have been sold by the coun¬ 
cil. This might not, and in all probabil¬ 
ity would not, happen till doomsday. 
The Editor Council is just some individ¬ 
ual living by his wits in concocting easy- 
money schemes. 
I have ordered of Omega Plant Co., 
Omega, Ga., and paid for plants for 
$22.35. The checks show that they got 
the monev. I have written the Omega 
Plant Co*., also the cashier, Mr. T. A. 
Mitehel. Omega State Bank, enclosed 
stamped envelope but up to date have re¬ 
ceived no plants or answer. Please see 
what you can do for me. I cannot use 
the plants now as it is too late. N. J. S. 
Pennsylvania. 
The Omega Plant Co. does not re¬ 
spond to our letter in the subscribers be¬ 
half either. We do not know what is the 
matter with the vegetable plant trade or 
the people conducting it. The above let¬ 
ter is a fair sample of the complaints we 
receive against advertisers in this line 
of trade. Our contention is that if a 
plant grower is unable to fill an order he 
should have consideration enough for the 
customer to return his money so that he 
could secui-e plants elsewhere. 
The enclosed speaks for itself. Looks 
to me like the same old “non-shatterable 
windshield” stuff under a new name. No¬ 
tice my reply on their self-addressed post¬ 
paid card. Please mail it from your of¬ 
fice. Do not think the “corporation” 
will trouble me again, until it has a new 
name. All my near neighbors had the 
same bait sent them, but do not think 
any of them green enough to bite. 
Massachusetts. R- K- s. 
The above letter refers to an invita¬ 
tion from the Indestructo Glass Corp., 
Boston, Mass., to invest in its stock. The 
subscriber’s reply to the invitation on 
the return postal card is very appropriate 
and reads as follows: “Oh, yes, I have 
had chances to invest in about 47 differ¬ 
ent varieties of stock which the promo¬ 
ters promised would yield tremendous 
profits; but just the same all my extra 
dollars have gone into registered U. S. 
bonds and will stay there. Please re¬ 
move my name from your sucker list.” 
We have just received from the Monta- 
Mower people, Milwaukee, Wis.. after 
many days, answer to our caustic letter, 
saying our difficulty with the Monta- 
Mower was owing to the peculiar condi¬ 
tion of our lawn (our lawn, by the way, 
is particularly even and nice, none bet¬ 
ter in the neighborhood). Did the Monta- 
Mower people say: “Money back if not 
satisfied,” as they say in their ads? Oh, 
no! Instead they sent us an 8%xll 
closely printed sheet of “Instructions.” 
You need not write them, we consider 
the matter closed. Have sold the mower 
for $5 (cost us $15) to a fellow who 
thought his children could get that much 
out of it. w. h. p. 
Connecticut. 
We had similar reports to the above 
last season on the Monta-Mower. Fur¬ 
ther comment is unnecessary. 
In issue of .Tune 28 we published a 
warning for our readers to leave the 
Orange Produce Company, 266 Main St., 
Orange, N. J., out of their consideration 
when making egg shipments. Our warn¬ 
ings were again justified since the coun¬ 
ty prosecutor of Newark, N. ,T. is inves¬ 
tigating the nature of- their business, 
while the postal inspectors are following 
them up on their “quotation postal 
cards.” This is just what happens when 
our readers fail to heed our advice in 
shipping to the responsible houses, but 
are curious to taste of the “fictitious 
golden prices” which they never receive. 
Could you give me any information 
concerning this Tea Room Institute of the 
Lewis Hotel Training Schools, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. A correspondence school for 
the study of tea room management pre¬ 
sented by Mary Catherine Lewis. I am 
a faithful reader of The It. N.-Y. 
New York. o. F. G. 
We regard all such ‘correspondence 
school propositions as essentially easy 
money schemes. 
I am sending letters from Chas. 
Cluthe & Sons, Bloomfield, N. J. They 
claim I have not complied with all terms 
for refunding price of truss if not satis¬ 
factory. After trying truss I returned it 
with answer to questions, except those 
that I told them I felt that I could not 
reply to with intelligence. After they 
returned it, claiming they had made al¬ 
terations that should make it satisfactory, 
I found it a much worse fit than before, 
but wore it every day until I could not 
stand another minute of torture. In the 
meantime I followed their directions as 
to bending frame to give it more holding 
power, etc. They have sent the truss 
back and claim that I must give it fur¬ 
ther trial, which I positively refuse to do, 
as I grew much worse while wearing it 
and will not suffer another minute of 
misery caused by it. My physician will 
bear me out in this. Please advise me if 
I should send them the truss, and how to 
collect the money for it. J. F. M. 
Virginia. 
Chas. Cluthe & Sons are running true 
to form in this transaction. The Post 
Office Department brought charges 
against this firm a few years ago, alleg¬ 
ing fraudulent use of the mails in con¬ 
nection with the “guarantee,” and its 
failure to live up to the conditions under 
which the trusses were sold. We have 
not heard much of the concern in the 
meantime, but the above report indicates 
that Cluthe & Sons are not entirely re¬ 
formed. Since the above was put in type 
the subscriber reports the refund of his 
money. The Post Office Department’s 
“big stick” is helpful. 
On .Tune 23 I shipped four cases of 
eggs to the Federal Butter and Egg Co., 
245 Avon Ave., Newark. N. .T. As I re¬ 
ceived no returns I wrote them asking if 
they received shipment but I got no ans¬ 
wer. They have usually been very 
prompt in their returns. I think there 
must be something wrong with them. 
New York. G. G. 
On investigation we discovered that the 
Federal Butter and Egg Company had 
gone into bankruptcy and the business 
affairs had passed into other hands. This 
is only another concrete proof of the 
folly of using these irresponsible dealers 
for egg shipments, and we can only ask 
ourselves, “why” do readers persist in 
shipping their valuable eggs to these 
pirates when the legitimate settlements 
are waiting for them with financially re¬ 
sponsible houses? 
Irate Lapy (to neighbor in subway) : 
“Sir. you glass eye has broken my hat¬ 
pin !”—Harvard Lampoon. 
“Don’t git fault-findin’ on a hot day,” 
said Uncle Eben. “Remember de other 
folks ain’ no more ’sponsible fob de 
weather dan you is.”—Washington Star. 
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It Disinfects and It Paints 
Here’s the recipe for bright, 
clean, healthful, sanitary living 
quarters for your live stock. Get a 
package of Carbola, the Modem 
Disinfecting Whitewash that comes 
in powder form. Mix it with water 
and apply it with a spray pump. It 
disinfects and it paints in one easy, 
simple operation. 
Carbola is better than ordinary 
whitewash in every way. It re¬ 
quires no slaking or straining. It 
will not clog a sprayer. It won’t 
blister, flake or peel off. 
Flows Evenly — Dries White 
Put Carbola on with a brush, if 
you prefer. It flows evenly and 
smoothly from a paint brush. It 
quickly dries a clear, even white. 
And, because Carbola is a powerful 
disinfectant as well as a paint, it 
will help to keep your live stock 
free from lice, mites and contagious 
diseases. 
It’s an Excellent Louse Powder 
Use the dry Carbola powder as a 
louse powder on cattle, horses and 
poultry. Dust it on garden plants 
to help get rid of bugs, worms, flies 
and other destructive parasites. 
Your hardware, feed, seed, poultry sup¬ 
ply or drug dealer has Carbola or can get 
it. If not, order direct. Money back, if 
you’re not satisfied. 
5 lbs. 75c and 10c postage 10 lbs. $1.25 and 15c postage 
20 lbs. $2.50 delivered 50 lbs. $5.00 delivered 
200 lbs. $18.00 delivered 
(A pound of Carbola makes enough disinfecting whitewash 
to cover 100 square feet) 
CARBOLA CHEMICAL CO., Inc. 
323 Ely Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. 
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