Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-20

In every large city 'ncfc In " cetta e'hrs 4
persona who, unable or unwilling TO make
\ homes. living. lie in wait Tor unsuspect- z
IL Young men whom by cunning mis-cr ii
.sentatiors they contrise to syindic ont of !
hat money they have, and then abandon ,
icn 10 their fate. 4 large number .. t
nose who advertise for "partpcr with n 4
mai canilal," possibly in light manufac- .
lrins business. are of this class. Some OF :
nose who advertise are probably hot Is, and
on rahlc men. IN, II - best for those who
nswer ahycrtis etuents of this character 10
e on their guard.
As specimen of The H4o}hS oJerdndi Al
hese gentlemen, the following are the par
iculars OF q case which came under my i'm
Mediate notice:
A young man, with few hundred dol
airs, was sttracted by an advertisement Of
cring half . share in very profitable man
iiacturing business for the small sum Of
$500. Calling at the ro.m indicated, he
Tound . wcl.-dressed and plausible gentle.
nan, whose quiet manner in setting forth |
the advantages Of the business without be-
traying airy undue anxiety to create Ia
vorsble impression seemed to angur integ- |
rity. The advertisers only object in taking
a partner, as he assured the young man, was
that he found himself unable to carry on
the business slone. II was necessary
he should travel and obtain orders
As TO the desirable nature Of the business,
be had made clear profit Of five hundred
dollars IN n single month, in proof Of which
he exhibited entries If sales which would
Insure such profit. lie only required the
pccuninry deposit as . guarantee of homes
~. ss the rev partner would necessarily be
left In charge Of financial matters. All this
though it sounded very plausible, would
possibly noi have inspired the young man
with sufficient confidence TO embark his
money IN the enterprise, but for the fact
that this conversation was interrupted twice
by callers claiming 10 he agents, and leaving
large orders for the article of manufacture
in one cast angrily demanding why his
order left tho day before WAS not ready p
To this answer was made that unexpectedly
large ordeis had come in, exceeding the
ability TO supply them. Moreover,
that one Of the workmcn was sick,
that % Saturday, at latest, the agent should
b. aVpplicd. These men, Of course, were
contcderates Of tho advertiser. and were
acting under his orders, being paid for so
doing.
| Everything looked so rose .colored that
the young man lost no time in accepting
the partnership offered. paying, however ii
less sum than that originally proposed, as
money was no consideration With the pros
prictor Of the light manufacturing business.
lie pockctcd the sum offered. and the
papers were drawn up. The new partner
vas t. draw twenty five dollars per week
for personal expenses, the remainder Of his
| share oi tn profits Ia go towards extending
business. The day after the partnership
WAS formed. the advertiser was summoned
to ncghboring city, but left note stating
that hc should return the next day. II ~
needless to say that he did not return,
neither did the agents call again.
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The BlUg Crop Ofshs. West-.lsro~.
pecss for Next Packing Aeasom
The following circular relative to the ap-
preaching packing season has just been
published by one Of our leading houses in
the Provision trade:
CHICAGO, October 10.
| l, is futile TO cndeavor to venture any
prediction as 10 the probable future trade -
SO many intervening possibilities may arise
Il
their own opinion from the fullest informs.
ton we have il i'll our power to furnish
| them II may he allowable however, to Of.
fer few opinions as to the present pros-
poets OF the coming season, though after
circumstances may completely neutralze
tnc,n. The season lust clos ny has been
disastrous To lnauy, and profitable TO but
lew. Among the former class were no,
only those packers who were compelled 10
sell their products at an early date bu,
chiefly the operators who were induced, by
favorable prospects to make shipments tc
the English market To these last the yea,
has been ons Of continued disaster, and as
the stock of bacon in England is still heavy,
and as the stock OF honc-fed hogs is said
TO be unusually large, it is fair to infer tha,
unless Mt considerably reduced prices. the
packing for the English market ALL Ice very
Hunted. Last year the product Of about
600, 600 hogs was packed for the English
market, and this with an increase
of about five hundred thousand hcgs over
the supply of last year, will have to depend
TOT consumption in this country, excep,
very reduced rates should encourage cxs
pontstion The accounts from the South
are gloomy IN the extreme, and We cannot
expect from that quarter healthy or con
slant demand undo, present circumstances.
We have entered on n season when "a
few engagements for hogs had been made by
the packers The corn crop viii be all
available for Hog feeding, and as the farm
crs are IN general prosperous il is probable
that they will fccd late rather than suhmi,
to an early decline. But for packers low
prices are indispensable, and unless they
can get hogs at rates to afford them q chance
ofproiit, the business will he hazardous in
thu extreme. We hope to be able mex,
sprung TO congratulate them ON favorable in.
vestmcnts. The low prices ruling for hams
and lard this year, in comparison with last
Will nccessltatc increased caution. I've,
packing hns been progressing for some
time, and thus far about 1900 head have
been packed. The quality however, ha.
been such rs is suitable for the America n
market. But little ticrce will probably liz
packed Till spring.
The Crops.
The report Of The Commissioner of Ayri
culture for September in regard to crops
only gives their status OH the LIST OF Angus,
last. The rains and frosts since that tire
have sadly in,crfcrcd with the bright pros>
poets indicated 1t that timo for the stand.
ing crops, especially corn. For the Statcs
Of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan