New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-07


THE COOPER MONUMENT. Some OF the boxes used q
collect pennies the erection OF monument to Pete
Cooper are still found az the ferries and other public
places and st continue TO be neglected. How absurd
the proposition TO erect monument to such man"
said gentleman while observing small contents o.
the box at Fulton Ferry Nobody would particularly
observe such a monument" he added, "whe every
stranger IL the city out Of his way to see the monu>
ment Mr. Cooper built for himself at Elghth-st. aud
Thrd-aye."
CHEAP PArERs AND BAD CCsTOMERs.-"It Is tho gen
ers statement of the sdeaers said one OF them wht
though doing comparatively snail business, is the equA
OF any them IN intelligence, "that their most mreU'
able customers are those who take The Herald To-"
more money by the failure 20 pay OF men who take Ih'
HyqLF than BY all others together The is yeI
simple one a dealer who will study his customers. IL
my ncIghborhood there are many phots-a regular
colony of them. They invariably take The Herald read
the ship news and possibly few items Of general news
and throw the rest OF the payer away There IS 10 THIS
same neighborhood regular nest OF printers. Those
out Of employment buy The Herald, look at the gdNer
tisemcnts or Help wauted--men, and throw tho rest
away. L have trouble IL collecting from these men
The other dealers will tell You the same story IN
Hrad read by the poorer classes who are Ia search
work. and little TO spend In purchasing the goods 81
Lar Zely advertised IN The Herald Young men who buy
from day to day take The san aud World and sometimes
the penny papers for their sensational news. Bat my
largest and most substantial weekly and monthly GUS
toners take The TRIBUNE Times and since The ItHsi
has reduced so to leave margin OF profit. why
naturally push The TRIBUNE aud ind my new customer
for IL are well peased,-particularly with the SUNDAY
paper which we are very glad to sell at cents OccaI5,
THE TRIBUNE behaved SO handsomely to ms frOm tp
first day Of reduction. 1t pays me better to haudl
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE at csnts than The SUndF
Herald at cents, because Of the difference in labor
Yesterday sept 3O mad to old Of The Herald pracu,
cally four papers for each sod while THE TRIBUNE
came to me folded b. machinery"
PAPERS WITH DEMOCRATIC TESpENCIEs. -Gcncrll
George H. Sharpe, formerly Surveyor OF the Port was
asking day or two ago about the later aspects OF thd
newspaper war. Has the reduction IN the price OF The
Times any political meaning I" be asked. In reply IL
was suggested that The Times had probably felt for some
time that the position Of THE TRIBUNE the representa-
tive Republican Journal OF the country was not assa-
uU!o By It as 4 rival That Is likely said General
Sharpe but did think of it in that sense rad
zeal reduction in price would TO my mind indicate
disposition to cater to the Democratic masses Be-
Sides" he added It seems to me adherence "a
ireo-trade theories must eventually lead ihs Eryi1g
Pos, and The Times into the Democratic party. The
tura is TO be ISSUE and paper can be both
free trade and Republican in principle
BOGUS CoRpoRArIOSs INCREAsISG.-" Fraudulent ALL
exclaimed Dennis Burns, Of the County Clerks ohice hs
other day ~ be made memorandum to have ceruned
copies made OF the orssuzt OF three corporal ol',
the same persons being tho ncOrporatOrs In all the ''n-
pan ,s and oh Of them employees Of the man whom tar
ely after elected their agent NJ Burns "a
ni,r u LEGAL history AS tho Member from Sligo and
he Ia, cen for many years political power I'm the sixth
Ward where lie fou gh weed and where ne was elected
TO the Legislature the year the Rug was oyertaroWn
He has been for several years ia the County Ce'6A
office Fraudulent all" bo repeated, "anl yOt VIII
Ind scores oil Judgments against them Lt Is shahonA
how the number OF bogus companies and corporations
has increased in the last Jew years' Do they not
always Increase ia era3 Of prosperity !" Yes, as q
means OF sWiudug There ought 20 be serious and sum
mary punishment Tor some Of these iuoorpOrdtors And
tho law in regard to corporations ought TO be moro
.t,pgeut 1t IA these little fraudulent concerns which
aprca 10 and swnds small investors, AM they bring
updes,rved dscrcdlt g'r aud honOraby organized
companies whose stock Il held by big capitalists
After the copies Of Incorporation Of the companies
alluded TO had been obtained, brief investigation
showed that Of two Of thcm processing have $4,000
capital not dollar had ever been paid In. that Two
out OF the three incorporators the initials
Of whose Christian only given, thus conceal
lug that fact while the other was recent oankrupS
printer; and all OF these saared employees OF the
man they elected ageat, WHO had left the country 20
| AVOID getting into jail.
! A BIO LOAN At AMAZINGLY Low INrEREsr.-saia
member of the Finance Committee OF the Produce hA
! change yesterday: 1--WE have just edeoted loan VI
SI25 900 at the Corn Exchange Bank for oneyer Nv
40 Dor cent This bank which enjoys large patron
age from members of the Exchange considers US seou
ity undoubted 1t was even disposed to make the loan
at a rate eaual 10 loan on Government stock Ourhew
building will bs completed and ready for oeoupauoJ
February l. We have estimated the probable inoono
from rentals 10 DO about S25oo0o, there bsi0g In saa