April  14,  19ii;i 
6 14 
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. 
I  am  one  of  the  60.000  who  got  stung 
on  L.  R.  Steel  enterprises;  did  not  see 
it  criticized  till  I  bought,  and  bought 
heavily.  Now  I  feel  pretty  blue ,  all 
hard-earned  money,  too.  The  last  thou¬ 
sand  I  bought  on  the  installment  plan; 
have  it  all  paid  but  $180.  I  cannot  get 
mv  stock  certificate  till  I  pay  this  $180, 
and  don’t  know  what  to  do.  Mill  you 
keep  me  informed  all  you  can  in  regard 
to  L.  R.  Steel?  W.  E.  F. 
Delaware. 
This  is  the  first  victim  of  the  To  R. 
Steel  chain  store  promotion  we  have 
heard  from.  We  believe  few  of  The  R. 
N.-Y.  readers  were  caught  on  this  stock 
scheme.  Repeated  warnings  were  pub¬ 
lished.  Our  records  show  that  the  dan¬ 
gerous  character  of  the  proposition  was 
pointed  out  in  the  issue  of  November  13, 
Iht  RURAL  NE 
Rundle-Murphy  Co.  cannot  buy  .space  in 
The  Rural  New-Yorker.  The  adver¬ 
tisements  of  the  company  sent  us  by  sub¬ 
scriber  describes  “The  W  onderful  Bur¬ 
bank  Tomato,”  claiming  that  “seeds 
planted  in  the  open  ground  bear  fruit 
earlier  than  plants  set  out  at  the  same 
time.”  Those  who  have  grown  the  Bur¬ 
bank  tomato  plants  pronounce  these 
claims  pure  bunk.  The  Burbank  ap¬ 
pears  to  be  a  good  early  tomato,  but  we 
should  question  whether  a  concern  mak¬ 
ing  such  claims  as  the  above  would  fur¬ 
nish  seeds  of  the  real  Burbank  at  all. 
I  am  enclosing  one  new  subscription 
and  mv  renewal  in  my  father's  name.  Al¬ 
though  “dad”  left  us  several  years  ago*.1 
like  to  have  my  paper  still  come  in  his 
name.  To  me  there  isn’t  any  other  paper 
quite  like  The  R.  N.-Y.  It  comes  into 
the  house  and  sort  of  makes  itself  one  ol 
the  family.  I  like  it.  s-  G-  s* 
Connecticut. 
The  sentiment  in  this  note  makes  a 
strong  appeal  to  us.  It  is  peculiar  of 
the  farm  home.  Rarely  if  ever  do  we 
find  it  elsewhere.  A  man  with  this  senti¬ 
ment  is  a  brother  to  all  mankind. 
1920. 
The  ultimate  result  of  the  stock-selling 
methods  were  apparent  from  the  start  to 
anyone  who  had  watched  the  results  of 
such  projects  in  the  past.  The  investi¬ 
gations  since  the  receiverships  for  the 
various  Steel  enterprises  were  appointed 
reveals  a  record  of  extravagance,  in  big 
salaries  to  everyone,  expensive  and  elab¬ 
orately  furnished  offices,  moving  picture 
screen  to  portray  L.  R.  Steel’s  rise  from 
obscurity  to  fame,  and  all  that  sort  of 
thing.  It  is  reported  that  about  $26,000,- 
000  was  received  from  the  sale  of  stock. 
Such  a  record  of  securing  easy  money 
from  the  public  and  the  reckless  squander¬ 
ing  of  it  can  perhaps  only  be  surpassed 
by  E.  G.  Lewis.  When  country  people 
are  solicited  to  invest  their  savings  in 
stocks  of  such  character,  we  say:  Re¬ 
member  the  L.  R.  Steel  chain  store 
swindle ! 
You  may  remember  some  correspond- 
ence  and  an  article  which  you  published 
last,  year,  after  some  correspondence  with 
me,  regarding  Frederick  M.  Pashall,  New 
Haven,  Conn.  Last  year  we  were  unable 
to  trace  his  outfit  after  they  put  over 
some,  of  their  schemes,  and  the  Postoffice 
Department  reported  them  not  found.  The 
previous  correspondence  was  all  between 
us  from  my  country  address, .  Bethel, 
Conn.  The  enclosed,  you  will  notice,  came 
to  my  New  York  address.  It  occurs  to 
me  that  you  would  like  to  be  informed 
of  the  renewed  activity  of  this  bunch. 
Connecticut.  H-  >T • 
The  Postoffice  Department  did  return 
our  letters  last  year,  but  it  appears  Mr. 
Pashall  is  still  in  the  baby  chick  business 
at  202  Dixwell  avenue,  New  Haven, 
Conn.  It  is  our  information  that  Mr. 
Pashall  has  no  hatchery,  but  is  acting 
as  a  jobber  or  dealer.  There  are  any  num¬ 
ber  of  baby  chick  dealers  posing  as 
hatcheries,  which  we  regard  as  an  un¬ 
healthy  tendency  in  the  business.  The 
business  is  difficult  enough  to  handle 
without  any  middlemen  between  the 
hatchery  and  the  buyer.  We  aim  to  keep 
all  these  jobbers  out  of  the  advertising 
columns  of  The  R.  N.-Y. 
Could  you  find  out  about  a  radio  trans¬ 
mitting  button  that  I  -sent  for  to  a  com¬ 
pany  in  New  York?  The  address  is  the 
K  Electric  Co  .  57  Park  Row,  New  York. 
T  sent  for  it.  about  two  months  ago  and 
three  weeks  after  I  sent  for  it  I  received 
a  card  from  them  saying  that  it  would 
be  sent  in  about  two  weeks  from  that 
date,  but  I  have  not  received  it  yet.  I 
have  written  them  three  or  four  letters 
since  and  have  not.  received  a  reply. 
Pennsylvania.  F.  b.  W. 
The  K  Electric  Co.  moved  from  the  ad¬ 
dress  given  to  West  36th  Street,  but  sub¬ 
sequently  left  that  address,  and  we  are 
unable  to  locate  them.  The  radio  field 
offers  a  good  opportunity  for  promoters 
and  stock  selling  schemes,  and  it  will  be 
well  to  look  into  the  standing  of  any 
company  before  giving  an  order.  It  is 
impossible  to  collect  an  account  from  a 
concern  of  this  kind. 
I  am  sending  you  two  advertisements 
of  Rundle-Murphy  Co.,  Westport,  Conn. 
Is  this  firm  l’eliable?  We  have  seen  it 
in  three  papers,  and  would  like  to  send 
for  some  of  the  seed  if  the  firm  is  all 
right.  I  have  been  a  reader  of  your 
paper  for  a  good  many  years,  and  think 
it  is  just  great.  C.  M.  w. 
New  York. 
This  seed  house  is  notoriously  extrava¬ 
gant  in  its  claims  for  new  varieties  and 
novelties.  Seedsmen  of  the  character  of 
\Ye  have  been  shipping  eggs  to  New 
York  wholesale  houses  for  several  years 
with  fairly  good  results  until  last  Sum¬ 
mer.  Last  Spring  we  shipped  some  eggs 
to  B.  Maurer,  162  Reade  Street,  who 
paid  well  for  a  little  while.  I  shipped 
him  three  cases  April  20.  and  two  cases 
May  1.  which  were  not  paid — value  $40. 
He  claims  to  have  been  sick,  and  will 
no  longer  answer  my  letters.  H.  S. 
Pennsylvania. 
Mr.  Maurer  has  removed  and  left  no 
address.  Put  him  on  the  list  of  unde¬ 
sirable  dealers.  Investigation  before  ship¬ 
ment  will  save  such  losses. 
Two  years  ago  I  was  in  Philadelphia. 
I  wanted  to  go  to  school.  I  started  at  the 
Philadelphia  Mechanical  and  Electrical 
Night  School.  I  paid  $25  of  the  tuition, 
$3.50  -for  tools  and  $3.50  for  a  work  suit. 
At  the  time  they  did  not  have  enough 
lockers.  They  told  me  to  tie  my  tools 
and  suit  up  and  leave  in  the  office.  I 
did  and  they  were  stolen.  They  said 
they  would  stand  good  for  it,  but  did  not. 
I  went  for  six  nights,  was  taken  sick, 
and  I  was  not  -able  to  go  any  more.  The 
doctor  advised  me  to  conic  back  to  Ne¬ 
braska  for  my  health,  as  it  was  too  damp 
there.  I  tried  to  recover  money  paid  but 
have  not  succeeded.  Do  you  think  there 
could  be  anything  done  about  this? 
Nebraska.  w.  v.  S. 
This  is  another  case  where  the  sub¬ 
scriber  will  have  to  charge  the  entire  mat¬ 
ter  up  to  experience.  He  has  paid  out 
$32  for  instructions  in  this  school. 
Whether  it  ever  had  any  merit  or  not  is 
doubtful,  but  in  any  event  the  school  and 
proprietor  have  disappeared,  and  there  is 
no  possible  way  of  locating  them.  If  any 
of  our  readers  hear  of  the  Philadelphia 
Mechanical  &  Electrical  School,  formerly 
at  1435  Chestnut  Street,  with  branches  at 
614  Brown  Street,  and  720  N.  Marshall 
Street,  we  shall  be  glad  to  have  the  in¬ 
formation. 
I  have  a  small  bill  that  I  cannot  col¬ 
lect.  Will  you  look  after  the  matter? 
October,  1921,  I  sold  to  W.  M.  Reilly  of 
Poughkeepsie,  four  bu.  of  i)otatoes  at 
per  bu.  for  which  I  have  had  no  pay¬ 
ment  as  yet.  J*D. 
New  York. 
Wm.  M.  Reilly  is  another  party  who 
is  out  for  the  farmer’s  goods,  and  has  no 
intention  of  paying  for  same.  At  least 
this  is  the  record  of  this  case.  He  has 
moved  from  Poughkeepsie  and  it  is  im¬ 
possible  to  locate  him.  Other  readers 
should  keep  his  name  on  file,  so  they  will 
not  meet  with  a  similar  loss. 
I  send  you  this  circular  of  Hudson 
Tire  &  Rubber  Company,  Yonkers,  N.Y. 
Probably  you  will  some  day  give  your 
opinion,  not  for  my  information,  as  I 
never  invest  in  outside  stock.  The  home 
stocks  are  poor  enough  sometimes,  but 
if  I  had  filled  out  the  little  slip  enclosed 
I  would  have  been  soon  pestered  with 
glib-tongued  stock  salesmen.  I  appreciate 
the  millions  you  are  saving  to  the  public. 
Twice  I  have  cleared  the  neighborhood 
of  these  stock  peddlers  by  referring  to 
The  R.  N.-Y.,  the  auto  chain  store  once 
and  Pettijohn  stock  promoters.  The  testi¬ 
mony  those  stock  gyps  gave  of  The  R. 
N.-Y".  made  you  look  like  a  small  potato. 
New  York.  J.  o.  s. 
We  do  not  expect  the  approval  of 
stock-selling  pirates.  There  would  be 
something  wrong  with  us  if  they  didn’t 
hate  us.  But  we  have  no  concern  about 
this  one  way  or  another.  Our  only  ob¬ 
ject  is  to  save  country  people  from  throw¬ 
ing  away  their  hard-earned  savings  on 
wildcat  stock  schemes. 
W.YORKER 
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Door 
Level 
Patented 
Door  Front 
Ladder 
No  Other  Silo  Like  It 
SILOS  may  look  alike  from  the  rear,  but  a 
Unadilla  Silo  has  its  unusual  character  on 
its  front.  To  judge  a  man,  you  “look  him  in  the 
face”.  Judge  silos  the  same  way. 
Silos  are  made  to  use,  twice  a  day,  for  6  or  7  months.  Climb¬ 
ing  in  and  getting  out  is  a  chore— but  not  with  a  Unadilla. 
An  ever-ready,  safety  ladder  formed  by  the  door-front  ladder 
makes  it  easy  and  safe.  Here,  too,  you  tighten  or  loosen 
toops  when  necessary  and  preserve  the  life  of  the  silo. 
In  a  Unadilla  you  push  silage  out  at  the  door  level,  because 
these  doors  can’t  stick  or  freeze  tight.  Silage  is  removed  on 
a  level  and  not  pitched  overhead.  You  don’t  jump  into  a 
Unadilla,  you  step  into  it. 
There  is  no  other  silo  like  Unadilla  in  convenience,  safety 
and  labor  saving  that  its  front  affords. 
Send  for  the  big,  new  catalog  illustrating  all  Unadilla  features. 
UNADILLA  SILO  CO.,  Box  C,  Unadilla,  N.  Y. 
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dampness,  cold  and  vermin.  The<  tile  is 
comparatively  light  in  weight  and  is  easily 
laid  with  less  time,  labor  and  mortar  than 
other  forms  of  masonry.  With  a  reasonable 
first  cost,  you  get  a  durable  building  that 
requires  no  painting  or  repairs. 
The  new  “Natco  on  the  Farm”  book  treat} 
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Write  for  your  copy  today. 
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exclusive  features.  The  strongest 
and  tightest  construction. 
12x30  AS  LOW  AS  $264.35 
Liberal  discount  for  early  order.  Send 
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CRAINE 
TRIPLE 
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SILOS 
Lasting  Satisfaction 
You  can  easily  tell  a  Craine  3- Wall  Silo  from  any 
other.  It  is  the  only  manufactured  wood  silo  that 
has  neither  hoops  nor  lugs  to  hold  it  together. 
It  gives  its  owner  lasting  satisfaction.  It  is  the 
cheapest  silo  to  own.  It  stays  put  without  tinkering, 
Craine  Silos  are  constructed  to  keep  warmth  and 
juices  in;  to  keep  cold  and  weather  out.  A  strong 
stave  silo  inside  is  covered  with  thick  Silafelt,  and 
the  patented,  Crainelox  Spiral  Covering  outside 
binds  the  entire  structure.  This  forms  a  hand¬ 
some  building  with  every  square  inch  of  surface 
protected  in  every  direction. 
Any  old  stave,  iron -hooped  silo  can  be 
rebuilt  into  a  permanent  Craine  3 -Wall  Silo 
at  about  half  the  cost  of  a  new  one. 
Send  for  handsome  illustrated  catalog 
CRAINE  SILO  CO., 
Box  110,  Norwich,  N.Y. 
When  you  write  advertisers  mention  The  R.  N.-Y.  and  you’ll  get  a 
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