Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
Bohemian Oats Question.

ED. NoRTHwEsT:-Having noticed an
article in your paper some weeks ago
signed "Plow Boy" making the broad as
sertion OF swindle aud swindlers, have
the right to inquire whether a speculative
industry and enterprise OF our sort is not
as legitimate as any other with no decep-
tion or fraud practiced, and agreements
fulfilled. The price of our article and
agreements with reference thereto, is no
swindle, unless deception, lying or fraud
is practiced in the premises, and until
some OF the component parts constituting
a swindle enters into the transaction, and
it can be shown that somebody has been
swindled by false representations, or nom
iultillment of agreement of the vender Of
thegoods, the charge made by "Plow Boy"
is at least premature, and the facts of swim
die does not come within the bounds of
the term until such facts exist. The ex-
travagant appearance ito "Plow Boy")
has no significance unless corresponding
with the facts in the case.
If"Plow Boy" is stock breeder or
dealer in any fancy article which he vends
to the public at fancy prices, ofa specula-
tive character, practicing no frauds upon
his patronage, fulfilling his agreements,
we think he would be ready to prosecute
his false accusers for defamation of busi-
ness character before the public. The
price of buck lamb or sheep at 500 dol
lars, is purely speculative, the carcass for
mutton possesses no more nutriment for
food than any other sheep OF same weight.
A setting of one uoZen eggs at three or five
dollars, of some fancy chicken, is purely
speculative in the mind of the buyer to add
to the money expended, and is an incent-
i've and strong stimulant to further action
to the vender of something that will re-
munerate him many fold in the DISPOSE
ton of his fancy stock, raised from the
money invested. In this case would he
feel that he deserved public notoriety as
swindler, with the promise to sell for pur-
chaser twice as much for him as purchased
at same price for certain commission for
doing so, and until he refuses or neglects
to fulfill his contract, has any one a moral
or legal right to brand him before the pub
lie as swindler, and does he not occupy
the same ground with regard to the oat
man unless he establishes his assertion
beyond question.
In contradiction of his assertions, read
what several of the farmers of Crawford
county say who raised the oats last year,
and purchased of these men who are so
boldly charged of being swindlers, by
"Plow Boy:"
| BUCYRUs, o., Feb. 2, 1884.
To the Editor of FOram:-Having no.
ticed an an article in your paper of re-
cent date, regarding the Bohemian Oat
Association, we as farmers and growers of
I the oats, having knowledge of the as
sociation and their mode of doing business,
must say that you have wrong impress
sion of the Association. The Association,
through their Superintendent, Jos. R..
Railing, and General Agent, c. E. War
ner, have raised all the bonds given us in
good faith, and have done much more:
they have sold for us the amounts of grain
below stated at $40 per bushel, making,
for the ground upon which said grain was
raised, from 500 to 5000 per acre. We
must say it Is the best Investment we ever
made in farming, and would cheertully
recommended them to any farmer. We
are all farmers of Crawford county, and
never have, nor would we unite ourselves
with swindle, and from experience we
can say, from the Superintendent down,
they have all proved themselves gentle
men and strictly honest in their business.
Consequently we take pleasure in recon-
mending the Association and Bohemian
Oats.
Signed: John Stinely, Andrew Kaple,
John Heyninger. Lawrence Wachter,
John Harmon, Elisha Nigh, Joseph Wach-
ter, John ii. Nigh, John Zohner, Reima
Krebs, Barney Young, John Burger, K.
B. McCammon.
We might 60 on and make many more
comparisons, in speculative Industries,
that are really more exorbitant in price
beyond nominal value than the oat enter
prise 1--WE term it enterprise) until we can
find the swindle has been practiced.
New kinds ofsheep, horses, cattle, hogs,
poultry &c. are bred all over the country
and sold for exorbitant and purely fancy
prices loT SpcCuldIIoI, dS your TeduoTS hll
know, to vend to their neighbor, and thus
it goes on from year to year, and decade
to decade, new purchasers all the time
coming to the front to take their chances
in the speculation with certain agreements
on the part of the seller, and il fulfilled
shall we call them swindlers in advance
No, guess not; then why is any other en-
terprise that "Plow Boy" hasn't happened
to catch on to, any more so? We expec
to see the oat bonds all raised in Henry
county next winter by the same incentive
characterizing the past with both selle
and buyer, which may be continued il
our broad domain almost without limit
the producers living to their part of tn
. contract. No one man having but on
chance in the enterprise, then giving tn
| same chance the next year, and so on ant
, on, all realizing the same.
FAIR PLAY.
Feb. "a, 1884.
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