The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-04-15
GIFT ENTERPRISES AND OTHER sw1NDLEs

We have heretofore alluded, on more than one
occasion, to the villainous schemes set ahoat from
the great city of New York, to enirap the unwary
and fill TIE pockets of the swindlers who make that
their headquarters 1t has long been fixed rule
of this office to pay no attention whatever to the
numerous circulars and advertisements forwarded
from Northern cities, seeking to secure an inser
ton ofther attractive alluremens, and only sim
gle instance has occurred since the war in which we
were deceived. This deception vas practiced upon
us by the use of responsible name, which we he
icYe to have been unwarranted, and when it was
discovered, the advertisement was promptly taken
out, although the time contracted for had not e1-
pred. 1t is needless to say that We are yet minus
OF the money promised for its insertion and have
been treated in exactly the same manner any Oh
our readers would have been in patronizng the in
famous scheme. The lesson taught us has not been
forgotten, and we shall not hereafter deyiate from
the rule that advertisers must be able to satisfy us
of their ability to perform, as we'll as pay, what
they promise.
But there are scores Of newspapers constantly
aiding these scoundres by allowing them TO ap'
pear in print, tempting the young and inexperl-
enced and aattcrng the crcdulily of older persons
into sending their money on a wild goose chase
And We venture to say, that where one newspaper
gets pay for advertising these thieving schemes
there are twenty that do not receive a cent. Why
will they persist in allowing themselves to be chea
ted, and what is worse, assisting to defraud theii
neghbors The people ought to spurn from theil
households any public journal guilty of this prac
tice.
The advertising agencies of the North, as gen
eral rule, are coparners in these efforts 10 take
money from the pockets of unsuspecing people
There arc few exceptions, however, and these art
we'll known to sbcfraternity. Another safe rule tt
adopt is, to treat these agencies. where they can
not give the most satisfactory references, with 81
lent contempt.
On the subject of gift enterprises and other lik'
swindling operations, we invite attention to the
annexed card from the Hon. A. OAKLEY HALL
Mayor of New York city, whose pporiunilics arr
abundant to find out the extent of this wholesale
plunderng from honest people:
To the Press Of the United States:
beg TO caution strangers against New York cir
culars aud prospectuses OF tickets shares and chan
ces in cooperative unions or gift enterprises o
dollar stores, or in any other possible schem
whereby property of the value promised is create
than the price asked TO be paid. Every such ad
vertisemcnt scheme is necessarily swndle ant
false pretence.
There do not and cannot possibly exist any sucl
schemes. in this city. Country newspapers whic
advertise them simply aid the swindle. If oil tn
newspapers in The Union would now make poin
Of publishing and reiteraiing this information the
would charilably, and think effectively counter
act the swindlng intentions of those who use tn
mails for false prciences, and will also save th
unwary hundreds of thousands of dollars.
a. OAKLEY HALL,
| Mayor of the City Of New York.