New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-21
now WAGON BUYEES ARESWISDLBD
Using PLATES OF WELL-KNowN FIRMS.

,,xrv.cr,,ux AND SALE oY "sNIDE" WAGONS
yIrws or j. H. BREWSTER & co.
,o,,l.rnau IN this city q few weeks ago had occs-
ara, 20 nnrcbase n road wagon for his own use, having
brousht his horse from the country In order TO ENJOY
little pleasure driving the Park and Oh the road AS
be had little money to invest he thought he woud '
70 get n secondhand wagon at low prica. ana no
bought q morning newspaper In which norse' anu
agcns were extensively advertised and scanned the
coumns tor such bargain as he desired There were
a number OF them, and cutting them ont he stsfle" W
inyes,igate them Going TO stable Ia East N'nths''
he foand n handsome sde-bar top buggy nearly ns"'
and bearing tie plate Of a welknown manufacturer
But the man In charge did not seem to care to sell inc
WAGON unless he sold the whole turnout, including
horse which had probably been " doctored SO az 70
appear to be five times valuable 10 he was Luckiy
the would be purchaser had horse and so escaped tho
ititudnous snares that are for horse buyers On
tinr 70 buy the wagon Alone he surprised TO find
that the stablekeepcr wanted almost rs much for the
agon "a tor tho whole rig becoming suspicious no
vvp,t away and tried another address In Twclfth-st
Hero he found wagon apparently nsw a.o WIZ
,hs plate OF woll-known maker to DO had for Sloo.
But the wagon appeared fra trying the springs and
wheels and again the wagon buyer departed. He went
% half dozen more stables aud had a somewhat sim
liar exueronce He was led TO believe BY tho smooth
topcned dealers that the stables "privatc
tabes FRAT the owner had Just died, had met with
bad luck in Wall Street. had gone to Europe. or had
become tired of driving in any case there was good
reason TOR the turnout being sacrificed OF an absrdy
low nrics. In all cases strenuous effort made IN
cell him horss Some Of the stables right in tho
midat of the brownstone district, and he atterward
found were hired by unscrupucus dealers for tho ak
nr,as object of giving color of truth to their repre-
sent;.tions that IL private turnout being sold
Beeomne more wary and not little dsglsed at the
nerversity of his fellow men, the gentleman visited
seycra auction marts but found nothing that suited
him Genuine, well-made wagons were either neld
above his gure else nearly worn out, while tho
cheap wagons sbcut on par with those he had
seen In the private stables.
Al last be mot his tate lie had been jumping mp and
down in Wagons ,rT 70 tbsr %ea eoaT .oe f of
leather top and cloth lining to test their quality exam
lining bolts and shafts and reaches and aSles until he
s se IKE that he found an advertisement Of gen
une Brewster side bar topbuggy horse harness. robes
etc." the property OF private Individual ioF safe
oheau NJ stable near Bulls Head Market, Third-avo.
and Twenty -fonrth-st lie found the place, and the
stable bore suspicious and somewhat contradictory
sign of Private Boarding SsatIeD hcrfes. Wagons
soft Of private stable. The stablepan met him with
nm oily tongue and merry eye. and' ~ u lie had betn
an old acquaintance, began at ones rafting away vol
ub,y about the wagon. politics. tie weather bis viio
and 10 short all the relatives and ancestors OF himss
and even Of bis visitor for that matter. 49,,
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course II u, There's the plate the bind OK. Feel
OF that cover Real leather We'll, you know leather
when you sen IT. The finest cloth IN that set and I'M
ing that was ever put In vagEin'. Why, Vanderbilt
hnself amt got no better waggin. Try hem heels
Get in II! Blssk them spring. Jump uP ana donn
waggins why wouldn't let my wife get into ono of
en- Spotes Nv out the nrst time you srivo cm. I've
seen lots O. men 20. stack by sLarpcrs aud then
como To aud ask to get them out OF fheir par
So the oily dealer ratified on. and whiIc bcrating
ha n .auid "
waren hlmsolf. But IL was an unusually good wagon
for snids one. IL not painted IN loud colors.
bat the wheels well Is the body were painted aAd
vanished glossy black aud striped with dark wine
color tn. scat and carpet rich dark green, tho
wheels looked solid the tire we'll set, springs
timber aud s1ss were siiii apparenty; :.
Tho dealer explained that the wagon DO
lonscd 70 q well-kaown gentleman. who was TO
sail for Europe in day OF two. Tho wagon
ters aud had been driven only few tnoa. ~ tho
tire showed. There waS the usual horse 70 go ~ib the
seadiastiy refused to take anything but the wagon
lie actually refused 10 take $50 harness when "
wa, offered TO him sr $50. Ihgn dioksr4ng began
the wagon. The dealer az first said $40, then $780,
and ct last. with sigh, 1928.
why" said be. % Il Ia absurd u sell such wagon
at that price. can get more for 1t ut auction. aud
and 10 being the property Of boarder who sails to-
morrow. and no told mo to sell 1t at some price
other"
dealer looked serious and then grabbed his hat
an lust around and AK tho owner,
though don't believe he II sell for that" In n few
miures he returned smiling. Iie had just caagh. tho
owner leaving his pslatsl mansion Ia Grsmorcy
Pork and he had said In high and lofty way: Sci.
the BANKED wGg GIN tor euny price, long yol sell
il and don't bother mo With such petty financial AT
fairs" The dealer explained that IL lucky that the
| owner was IN such a mood Accordingly tho
get hs horse 10 take tn, coveted prize home Return
Ing an hour later be found that tho smooth tongn,d
chap had fed and Ia his piaee was his partner who
diam ed he had
90 cheaply. Ho took tho 800 with the remark that IL
WIS but fraction Of the worth Of the wagon and sui
| enly watched his customer drive away. Tho gentle
| man subsequently discovered that 10 had boen
stuck with q 'saids wagon but alter all II was
not extremely bad one, and he got IL so cheaply
| that he not 80 badly swindled. most Of tn,
men who get taken In with suoh adVortsements and
who pay several hundred dollars for q rig
| One OF the firm OF Brewster " Co.. was asked u
they aware how their reputation being used
| to swindle people
"Why OF course" WIS the rcply. "we hive people
como here every day with tears la their eyes aud tell
how they have been sold Bat wo cannot help them.
though havo tried 10 punish sncl and warned
the pubic IN adyerssmsnts GU SEQ those dealers
hardly hopo 10 punish them. They put wagons We
never saw plates Inscribed with name II ia true
but generally they add tho word patent in small
ettors aud thus they escape charge OF
ton, tho wagons do have patent cross springs
| The wagons made In this city and Brooklyn and
cost about $50 Mt tho factory. They are made I'm a
week. whereas wagon ought 10 DO four mUnthsu max
ing The axes often Of Iron and the springs also,
and though they viii not break they will spring out OF
shape. Some of those snido wagons arc better than
others aud may for long tine Willie others will
60 TO pieces For instance, II the sxles get little
sprung then the wheels do not true aud thus they
easily wreuchcd and the spokas thro wn Qua TO
guard against this We put IN oil our axes vertical
steel plate which keeps the axle stnf wheel that
truo will stand any amount OF pressure We arc
constantly occupied with prosecuting suits for misuse
OF our name aud patents some OF the suits being for
snido' wagons 1t il hard to punish for the makers
dealers generally esys open way Of escapc for
themselVea Ihrre ara n rcnuf au.,i., s,,,,a