The sun., 1873-03-06
A MYsTERIOUS FIRM.

IL this tho Latest swindie "a Bait TO Catch
Honest Men-A Significant sign.
The following specimens Of the latest bait
thrown out by New York fool-nshers were sent
10 THE SUN for investigation by wide awake
rural subscriber. As the documents are plausi-
bic enough W deiude honest men, we print them
orrtcg or WILLIAM T. MASON 4 Co,
,orr, rI TsAs GqrEtEs dIS Sricrs; 90 ,s-,
Representative IL your locality 10 sell our goods
u GS T.s TO act G or Us ei, sase us
We send you our circular end wil ado that A. we pur.
sell most lcb6ers and you VII mot only nhd ready
sac or al ,ne gods on our s Dps fsn se 9n
families who purchase by plckset or 10 large parcels
circular soon as you have samples and price current
Trusting you will your best lesyors for
'''' 'H''''''' We "s 'OD'' wigIIiHS I. MASON Co
CIRCULAR.
oprfcs ov wx T. Mason Co.,)
l3fuLroS STREET, 80
NEw YoBK. --, go, 49,.
pHARslR Your urappllcaton has been duly considered.
WI ese you t'.p pet niontn tne us yos' anu
Ing e1Ten.c. 70 travel and skc orders Tor US in your
n and St Ss Coming
and III account 10 be Kept and rendered OF ali lost
time iosr 'eyspE e1 enses are @ n9s e e eaeeed t
ri Ts R'i S, o1 arc Psi ~ n S1s
The only outlay TO you viii be the cost OF sample
s IHs ,Sr .smps s %p p,SRsr
B nVasss The sample. een Of ts YSDs yson
Od Hyson, ooong, Japan. English breakfast And Inn
bo, io, Ceylon and St. Domingo Conees, and fun as.
% ses: c. ana SSs Ssss Sf ss mo' gqRnAs
suppy ot our goods zee under The gri.s OF sppe.nts
an efrcent seeni you can ded1e, amount paid Tor
ceye correct Price Lists the nrst Of each month,
snd oIens S Pe 12 aISSioP; ~ P,ts e sea S "a no & %
rilnoa' You can travel mostly by public conveyance
line. OF any railroad stage route. must 6irs
private CONVEYANCE on the best terms you can make
s9e d. both hs Pos. oce and Express
We viii snip goods promptly on recep, of your or.
der and will espeet y9u to collect the bills " promptly
You viii send q. a, the end Of each week .ts,cmcn,
money collected and from whom also. correct list oi
'NYS You viii dedue, from the amour, collected
your expenses. your commission o. ave pei
make in the interest OF our tfsde.
S 81 ;%g ,,S SG S
our ,erm sn, you 'SH we sRa eIpee, "a spswer
BY return mall Respectfully {SWST',r N,sov a co
n. B.-The safest way Of sending money s by eH.
To parties preterring IT, We will send the sample case
by express o. n. provided they send us S in Ad
l. o. D. heretofore unpr ncipe pariie, 6iy. taken oui
the greater portion OF the samples thea returned th
case to upon which have had to pay the express
charges besides being at loss OF the goods We can
| make no deviation FROM this rule
AN INVISIBLE FIRM.
A SCN reporter has repeatedly visited &c Fll
| ton street for the purpose OF INVESTIGATING tn,
| commercial standing Of the firm OF William Il
| Mason Co. The only trace Of the lrm that he
has been able to discover, so far Is their sign on
| the door OF an obscure room in the upper Dari
| OF the building. The suspicious announcement
| OF No more agents wanted, Is also attached
to the door. Mr.. william Il. Mason Is a hard
| man to ind Observation-Disclosures members OF tn,
| firm. The door Is always locked. and repeat ed
loud knocks only echo the emptiness Of tn,
| room The other occupants OF the building
know nothing Of the great commercial transac.
| tions Of the reputed firm. Some say that they
| occasionally see a man glide up late In the day
| and resppear with numerous letters. The gene
raj belief Is that the business prosecuted by the
| hrm OF william L. Mason Co, lSa Fulton street
Is q safe one for them-all in and nothing out
| Their name Is not In the directory and the mag
L nates of COnmerce Know them not.