St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-23
Board of Trade Members Combine to
Warn the Country Producers OF
City Swindlers.
One Hundred Prominent Men From Over
the State Want RefOrmatory
State Prison.
Report of the River Commission on
Traffic on Northwestern Water
ways.
A Dozen or More Supreme Cour
Decisions Para
graphs of Local Interest.
WHOLESALE sWENDLING.

The Board Of Trade Takes Steps TO
Warn Producers of Bogus POuI-
Try Dealers.
For some time the members of the st.
Paul Board of Trade have been very much
annoyed by irresponsible men, purporting
to come from ST. Paul who have circulated
through the country, buying up all the but
ter. eggs and poultry possible. on time. and
then shipping it in here and selling it for
whatever they can get, and leaving those
in the country to whistle for their pay.
The men who are engaged in this business
flood the country with printed circulars, Of
fering farmers more for their produce in the
country than it can be sold for here in st.
Paul. Men in the country are continually
sending these circulars i'll to st.
Paul commission men. accompanied by
a letter, eXpla ming how they we're
SWinded b. these SiarperS. Thousands OF
Swindling circulars advertising fictitious
prices are sent into the country. The swim
die must be peTpetrated on large scale to
render it profitable. In a few DAYS they are
followed by agents of the swindlers, who
go through the country buying up ali the
poultry and eggs they can, right and left
and agreeing to pay good price for it,
The produce is bought on time and disposed
OF here as quickly as possible. at whatever
can be got for it. One of these SwindlerS
has made his boast that he realized $1,000
out OF one trip. AS specimen of the scale
upon which they carry on their sWindling
operations, it may be stated that one Of
them a short tune ago paid freight bill of
SIS for
ONE LOT OF STUFF
from an adjoining county. Another
boosted of clearing on one operation lasting
about two months Sc. 600 clean cash. OF
course the people in the country naturally
cOnfound the men engaged in this whole
sale Swindling operation with our commits
sion men. and in this way it is doing the
city some damage. Notwithstanding this
there seems to be no remedy. Commission
men who belong to the board of trade have
had various interviews with the county at
torney, but he says he can see no remeny,
and that the swindlerS have right to offer
such prices tor goods as they see ut, and If
they do not pay the price agreed upon the
farmers may sue for their money. 1t is a
mere matter of debt. The members of the
BOARD of trade of St. Paul. seeing no remedy
;Or this state of affairs. have determined to
10 the next best thing to protect themselves
Is far as possible from the unjust sus-
oicOn of being connected with these
mindlers. They accordingly held a
meeting yesterday morning, where the
whole subject received a very thorough VEN
tilation. Mr.. Harrison. chairman of the
committee to whom the matter had been
referred, reported back in writing a form
for a circular TO be sent out in the country,
containing the names of all the members
of the board of trade of st. Paul engaged
in business, and Oh the strength and re-
spectabiIty of the board as an organized
and responsible body, recommending these
men as perfectly responsible. The board
adopted the circular and ordered five thOus-
and copies of the same printed and circu-
lated in the country, with the names at
tached.