The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-01

Domestic Sewing Machine Com pnny in any wnv
The pnpor would have been stopped in july
or August. Just as 1t II now but Tor the cam
paign that VIVA In prOgresa. but we held on un-
vi that WIS over, ut loss to ourselves, and now
We propose taking sufficient capital to make
our enterprise II success. our business n cor
tninty; We expect to raise $50 900 and nearly
hnli OF that sum Va provided. We will have no
d,hculiy with tho rest Aud then we Will 20
ahead without my trouble about n press, and
with considerable consequent saving in other
dlrecti9ns. But our expenses have been very
high. have averaged. through the time mem
ttonrd in that table " my receipts 200 reams Of
paper week. nj $40 rean $500 week
postage: Mt least $500 week for press work
sometimcs 800. aud So on. ! never got ~ dol
lar from any politicians or others 10 help tho
Aorocdte except In payment OF actunl services
r.ndcred-printinE done or papers furnished
mat Is, tn, legitimate business oil newspaper
aid 2'
papers NJ tho regulnr rates. md from time g.
time has loaned me money when needed It. !
owe him Mt the present time $4,000. hut he is In
no way responsible for the Adrocnte nor has
hnd"
Peter Coorer sat I'm his Lexington avenue
residence, ncur n secretnirc. upon which stood
y clock that WIS not going; thermometer TINT
did not mark the temperature; l.ttcr scale
Monday April 26."' Mr. Cooper said: '''''' NV
1T Is true that never gave Mr. Shupe any
money loaned him some. and he puid me.
Since he became involved IN his present hnHn-
cnl eniharrnesments ] have loaned him $1,000
more tlfst- S2tNO ind then ~ 900. He repre-
scented to mo TINT persons ~ Philadelphia were
going 10 advance him $4,000. and he showed
me u lctter that would have mnde him or me
or anybody else believc that IL was coming. But
II did not come. ! only loaned him tho money
when II was absolutely necessary 10 oct his
paper out. No. | never gave him any money.
bur would not mind $4,000 or $4,000 TO pre-
vent the milurc OF paper which j consider has
done So much good md Ia capable OF doing ~
much good ~ tho Adrocdte in helping forward
knowledge OF correct financial principles
Sm am eng the the Amsr,Sa people WeHt mater 4
one thing. the principle Ia another."
some nj Mr.. Shupcs statements were figured
0dO IN the time specified. beyond the amount
held in trust for parties ia the country In the
supply Of goods from bis cooperative depart
ment. But he paid by his own showing 500 4O
Tor paper tl9.OOO for postage. and tlb 200 for
press work. making total Of ti24 $40. to say
nothing OF expenditure for editorial work. COM
position, clerks. mail hands. gas. advertising.
rent and multitude OF other things required
in SO large an establishment ns his
At the store Of Mcssrs. Neil McCaum \ Co. %
Spruce street. WAS found the gentleman who rst
supplied the sewing machines adyerts,d 10y the
inrocaie In It's cooperative proners. He said 4:
When the Domestic Sewing Machine Company
bought out the Grover h Baker. 1t obtained pos
ehnesNo n0 q and d Sso the s" aiser T MAKE AXE
| which have since been set up. ! contracted for
them At price that enabled me TO sell them
| cheaper than sewing machines had ever
| before been sold in this country. MIR. Shupe
bought 325 of them. and paid mo for them.
gotiations with Messrs. Neil McCallum & CO..
| transferred my contract TO them They were
| led to expect large orders from Mr. Shupe. but
! none came. and he has never had any mora Of
those mach ines 40 FAR IA we know after that rst
/ lot. We understand that he claims To have sup
| piled seventy-iive more, but we know he could
! not have got them from anybody else than the
/ firm now holding the contract"
One Of the firm said: Not only has Mr..
Shupe not bought any more machines from
us. hut we have suffered ANNOYANCE and
| injury from his course. We advertise
] ~ RI
/ back 10 us every day. from ali parts ~ tho
country asking. Il this the same fraud that
/ the ddrocdte swindle over again ? and all that
| sort of thing. They complain tO us that they
! have sent their money 10 the AdnOcdfe for mn
/ chimes and have never got them. Generally
] when they write over ana over TO the iirocdte.
They get no answer. and when they 10. receive
! only "xruse- aud promises which there "a %
| sign Of keeping. Hore ia one. written from tbs
idrocdie Office. rs you see by it, heading:
orfios or TINS AD'ocATT, - rtorlr' r,r,,Ia..
; Z 81. wv ~ fl''9ro., m .,,,.,
,h"q be- re' sad To- r1 ,9nr in". nine A. once nl
rsos Mn i6s em,nd or maehine. ,srsasi NJ. ,r
circulation has hecn - Immense. now n,arll million
Ser. lave co ne m .aeS a matt hs go gaii S,oe
2 2sns is' TO- 'r; 70 i r5f ~ eS csT
tain eoinnouent - mae tines. ani sonr order went ~
me dssy We ~, 'Is sTrnRs he T aay. aaS Il may
'"'''' y" ' 'o"1'" '0' u' '''' ' H. Ae's,rr
Now Mr.. Shupe has nothing 10 do with tho
! Domestic sewing Machine Company. ANA they
! do not and never have supplied him with ma
! chimes. Thor name Is only used TO give n
| color OF probability TO the story. Suspect ~
] that the .AdrOCdte WIS receiving money ana moi
! returning machines for IL. We sent up there one
/ OF our young men, innocent looking. as you
see but smart for this sort OF thing. He eau
/ tell you his own story"
The young man said: went no 70 tho Ad.
pOcate Office aud told them WAS from Florida
| and wanted To- buy one OF their cheap sew ng
| machines. They said the manufacturers were
not able to supply them rs iast ~ they Were
| wanted. and they were about two thousand be-
! hind on their orders. hut II | would leave ms
| money they would send the machine rs soon ~
| possible. / was not willing TO do that. Then
! they said II | would leave my money they
would put NIX name ahead OF al others 4nl
! send my machine trst, Just IA soon n another
| lot came in. But / said | wanted Ia ship It bJ
| the next Saturdays steamer, and would they
| let mo have II 10y that time No. they could moi
| do that but they would certainly ship Il on TIL
| next steamer the succeeding Tuesday, II
| anxious for me to leave my money, hnd
| said | would II they would give me written
| agreement 10 ship the ma hne on the neA
| Tuesday. or by any reasonable time. But they
! wouldn't do that. and SO we could not agree.
did not leave them my money"
| II you mention our name" said Mr.. Nc
! Callum. please say that we supply the Grover
| x Baker machines as W. advertise to do IN
/ The WEEKLY SUN anu other papers, ana have
| nothing Whatever in common with what has
been represented to us rs the AdrOcdte system.
A great number Of letters have been sent e
! THE Sun offieo complaining that money has
been forwarded TO the iduOCdfe Onlce iul
! papers sewing machines and other things tina
| have not been supplied. and that the persons
| sending for them have been unable to Get theil
| money returned. or even TO obtain any re-
ply 10 their letters Of inquiry addressed ~ th'
| AdrOCdt.