Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-12-12

dOCOCUtC udc co1O cuUcSAAU<tf
in Lincoln county, and they may
be interested in the following ar
ticle from the New York Sam of
t last Thursday, the 9Th
The Complaints against
, the Greenback Organ.
We have received complaints
| against the Nesc York Aduocott
from subscribers of ours in nine.
: teen States OF the Union. They
say that they have sent money
for subscriptions, sewing machines,
microscopes, and other articles,
and got no returns. The Post.
masters bills show that the pro-
prietorsreceived the money. The
Editor seys that the reason be
dropped his large list of country
subscribers alter the recent cleo
tons was because of failure of one
of his presses. From the letters
and explanations we CLEAN the
following information
THAT since the country list
of the AdUocate has been dropped
the subscriptions of hundreds of
new country subscribers have been
received and retained. when the
proprietors acknowledge that they
were unable to furnish the news.
papers. For aught we know the
AdrOcate is still receiving such
subscriptions.
IL That when subscribers
chilled at the office and asked why
their papers were not sent, they
were told that it was owing to
mistake that should be rectified,
and not told that their names had
been dropped from the list.
lii i hat after the list was
dropped, advertisers were led TO
pa dollar line, imagining that
100000 copies Of the newspaper
were circulating weekly.
" That on Oct. 9, when let
tiers received at this office show
that the list was being dropped,
the Adrocate sent letter 10
DAhlgren, ILL.,, placing its circnla
ton at nearly 100000.
V-That orders Tor sewing ma
chimes have been solicited on faith.
tul promises Of immediate atten.
ton, and the money retained
when the company had no ma
chimes to fill such orders.
Vl-That the persons who
sent subscriptions and orders for |
machines and other articles have
repeatedly written TO the Adco-
cate, knowing that their money
had been received, yet could OBJ
tain no answer.
VIl-That as long ago as last
August, when Mr.. Sbupe acknowl
edges that his receipts were near
ly $4,000 a month, money was
taken in on such orders. and no
got dS were forwarded. Nor was
any explanation vouchsafed to
those who had sent their money
and were asking what was the
matter.
VIII That in October a let
ter was sent from the AdrOcdte |
office to j. j. Sherman, asserting
that the delay in forwarding the
machines was the fault Of the
Domestic Sewing Machine Compa.
ny, when inquiries show that that
company did not and never had
supplied the Adrocdte with sew
ing machines.
TX That orders for tea, mi
croscopes, and other articles, for
which the money has been receiv
ed, remained untitled without a
word Of explanation.
x That repeated applications
from poor girls and others to have
their money returned received nc
attention.
XII That, though the Adro-
cate has been published weekly
since that time, not word of ex-
PLANTATION has appeared in its col
umns.
XII That the "Cooperative
Department" of the Adcocate il
still IN existence, and its proprie.
tors offer to forward various arti
cies at given plic,s, when scores
of orders on which they received
money is not filled.
Is there any rule OF honesty by
which such transactions can be
measured
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