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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
February  17, 
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. 
One  of  our  exchanges  reports  that 
Samuel  Rosenfeld,  dealer  in  butter  and 
eggs,  of  197  Duane  St.,  New  York,  has 
failed  for  $200,000.  The  debts  were  con¬ 
tracted  since  December  4,  and  most  of 
them  the  last  15  days.  The  indebtedness 
is  mainly  to  banks  and  merchants  in  the 
trade,  but  a  small  amount  is  due  Western 
shippers.  This  emphasizes  the  necessity 
of  following  up  shipments  and  not  allow¬ 
ing  extended  credits.  The  margin  of 
profit  on  egg  shipments  is  too  small  to 
permit  losses  of  this  kind,  and  prompt 
payment  is  due  the  shippers. 
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.  We 
have  taken  The  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 
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.” 
Perhaps  the  meanest  sort  of  petty 
swindlers  are  the  work-at-home  schemes 
of  this  kind  that  take  money  in  small 
amounts  from  well-meaning  country  peo¬ 
ple  seeking  some  honorable,  profitable 
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. 
I  am  sending  you  a  leaflet  of  Green 
Egg  Company,  St.  Louis.  Mo.,  handed  me 
by  one  of  our  merchants  that  does  not  look 
good  to  me,  not  a  little  bit.  The  outfit 
may  be  all  right,  but  anything  that  comes 
from  St.  Louis  smacks  so  much  of  E.  G. 
Lewis  that  I  wouldn’t  bite  on  a  gold  brick 
right  under  my  nose.  I’m  just  going  to 
take  the  liberty  of  warning  Mr.  Merchant 
that  if  he  doesn’t  want  to  lose  a  lot  of 
his  customers,  he  would  better  just  forget 
that  the  outfit  ever  said  a  word  to  him. 
If  you  can  save  anyone  else  from  falling 
for'  it.  it  may  help  some.  If  they  paid 
cash  for  the  eggs  delivered  to  the  mer¬ 
chant,  it  would  be  different,  but  cash  in 
30  days !  c.  E.  w. 
Iowa. 
According  to  the  circular  the  Green 
Egg  Company  proposes  acting  as  a  broker 
or  dealer  in  eggs  for  hatching  to  be  sold 
to  various  hatcheries.  The  Green  Egg 
Company  has  no  established  rating,  and 
the  farmer  or  poultryman  who  would  ship 
eggs  to  such  a  concern  on  a  promise  of 
30-day  settlements  would  be  “green”  in¬ 
deed.  The  merchants  distributing  to  their 
patrons  deserve  the  rebuke  contained  in 
C.  L.  W.’s  letter.  The  baby  chick  busi¬ 
ness  is  affording  a  basis  for  all  sorts  of 
dangerous  schemes. 
Can  you  tell  me  anything  about  the 
Empire  Automobile  Service  Corporation. 
93-99  Nassau  street.  New  Y'ork  City? 
Their  salesman  called  and  said  they  would 
appoint  me  the  official  service  station  for 
their  company  and  their  members,  and 
would  pay  me  $1  a  mile  for  towing  in  anv 
of  those  who  were  disabled  on  the  road, 
and  would  be  paid  for  other  services  ren¬ 
dered.  I  paid  them  $20.  as  he  said  I  had 
to  become  a  member.  But  they  were  to 
send  me  a  large  sign  to  place  outside  of 
.  1%  y*  v,  *►*•  «*>  *  JVC  >  -  V  -  •  ’*  ^  W*  -<  f 
my  garage,  showing  I  was  the  official 
service  station,  and  they  were  to  have 
signs  made  with  their  name  on  and  tacked 
up  on  the  different  roads  in  this  locality 
mentioning  that  I  was  their  service  man. 
They  have  not  done  this.  Instead  they 
send  me  a  package  by  express,  C.  O.  D. 
for  $19.50,  with  the  official  documents 
showing  I  was  a  member  of  the  associa¬ 
tion,  but  no  large  or  small  signs.  They 
also  write  me  for  this  $19.50.  but  I  am 
not  sending  it  to  them,  for  I  feel  they 
have  misrepresented  the  proposition  to 
me.  I  just  wrote  them  today,  demanding 
the  return  of  the  $20.  w.  i.  e. 
New  Jersey. 
This  is  one  of  the  schemes  to  sell  a  ser¬ 
vice  to  farmers  of  very  doubtful  value. 
Most  farmers  signing  for  the  service  do  so 
because  of  having  been  led  to  believe  that 
they  were  buying  automobile  insurance. 
It  appears  that  the  garage  man  is  also  a 
victim  of  the  scheme.  He  pays  for  mem¬ 
bership  on  the  prospect  of  being  called 
upon  to  do  towing  for  automobile  owners 
who  have  subscribed  for  the  service.  The 
garage  proprietor  is  duped  on  the  scheme 
in  the  same  degree  as  the  farmer  who 
pays  for  such  membership. 
I  have  had  several  letters  from  the 
Guarantee  Food  Company,  Lewisburg, 
Pa.,  but  I  consider  the  same  a  fake,  and 
have  never  answered  any  of  their  letters, 
u  ill  you  give  me  your  opinion  of  said 
firm?  Q.  A.  B. 
New  York. 
the  inducements  offered  to  agents  to 
sell  the  product  of  this 
agents 
company  are 
so 
liberal  that  the  purchaser  can  hardly 
hope  to  receive  a  fair  equivalent  for  his 
money.  The  Federal  Food  Company  is 
under  the  same  management,  and  the 
schemes  of  both  concerns  have  many  times 
been  referred  to  in  Publisher’s  Desk. 
I  have  a  bill  which  I  would  like  to 
collect  from  George  W.  Klinger  4°9 
South  10th  Street.  Reading  Pa.  During 
January  and  February,  1922,  I  sent  him 
sea  food  to  the  amount  of  $124.  and  can¬ 
not  get  the  payment.  Will  you  try  to 
get  it  for  me?  c.  e.'b. 
Maryland. 
It  is  unwise  to  permit  bills  to  run  so 
long,  or  to  any  such  amount.  If  a  party 
neglects  to  pay  for  one  or  two  shipments 
it  is  time  to  dispose  of  future  shipments 
elsewhere.  Geo.  W.  Klinger  has  left 
Reading  and  it  is  impossible  to  locate 
him,  and  our  subscriber  will  have  to 
charge  this  amount  up  to  experience. 
If  any  of  our  readers  hear  of  Mr. 
Klinger,  we  shall  be  glad  to  have  the  ad¬ 
vice,  and  if  he  solicits  shipments  it  will 
be  well  to  pass  him  by. 
Mould  you  advise  me  in  regard  to 
Bradley  Brothers,  fruit  and  plant  grow¬ 
ers,  of  Makanda,  Ill.,  as  to  their  being 
reliable?  i,  p. 
New  York. 
Bradley  Brothers,  Makanda,  Ill.,  are 
notoriously  unreliable.  The  firm  has  as 
undesirable  a  record  as  any  house  we 
know  in  the  seed  and  plant  line.  For 
25  years  The  R.  N.-Y.  has  been  advising 
those  who  would  keep  out  of  trouble  to 
avoid  this  house. 
It  is  with  much  interest  I  read  the 
articles  under  the  title  of  “Publisher’s 
Desk”  each  week.  Enclosed  is  some 
literature  from  a  few  oil  companies.  I 
own  some  stock  in  each  of  these  com¬ 
panies  (Capital  Petroleum  and  Panuco 
Cbmpany).  After  reading  the  enclosures 
you  will  see  what  they  want  me  to  do. 
They  have  tried  in  different  ways  to  get 
money  and  my  stock.  I  have  held  on  to 
the  stock  and  ignored  their  letters.  No 
doubt  some  of  the  many  subscribers  to 
The  R.  N.-Y.  have  been  bothered  by 
these  people.  Would  you  advise  me  what 
you  think  of  the  whole  business? 
Rhode  Island.  t.  e.  h. 
The  inclosures  from  the  Petroleum 
Producers’  Association.  Fort  Worth, 
Texas,  were  previously  referred  to  in 
these  columns.  The  Petroleum  Pro¬ 
ducers’  Association  is  a  merger  of  a  few 
dozen  defunct  wildcat  oil  propositions. 
The  victim  of  the  original  swindle  is 
solicited  to  advance  25  per  cent  of  the 
face  value  of  the  worthless  stocks  which 
he  holds  for  the  privilege  of  converting  his 
worthless  holdings  into  the  worthless  cer¬ 
tificates  of  Petroleum  Producers’  Asso¬ 
ciation.  Frederick  A.  Cook,  whose  first 
fake  the  public  heard  about  was  discov¬ 
ering  the  North  Pole,  is  president  of  the 
Petroleum  Producers’  Association,  and  he 
has  associated  with  him  in  this  project 
the  notorious  S.  E.  J.  Cox.  What  more 
need  be  said? 
The  manager  of  a  factory  asked  the 
foreman  if  the  new  man  he  had  hired  was 
making  progress.  “Progress !”  exclaimed 
the  foreman,  disgustedly.  “Progress!  I’ve 
taught  him  everything  I  know  and  he  is 
still  an  ignorant  fool.” — Credit  Lost. 
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