Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-05-14
Green Goods Men and Their Methods

in the daily papers concerning gang
of counterfeiters who have their head
quarters in New York city. Their OPP
erations consist chiefly in preying upon
the credulity and and cupidity of far
mers. In the past six months hundred
of farmers from all over the country
have been swindled in this manner.
Yesterday, Mr.. James Mcleod. who
resides few miles south of this city,
placed in our possession capitalization
the following letter which he received
few days ago from this gang. The
letter is typewriter, even to the sig
nature. We print the letter entire as
warning to our readers and urge them
to pay no attention to such communi-
cations:
Dear Sir:-I am in possession of Il
"good thing" and with your contiden-
tial and friendly cooperation l can
make you independently rich, and at
the same time better my own condition.
The enclosure herewith gives all the in
formation that could be desired and it
explains itself.
There's no reason why you should be
Il slave and toll all your life for nothing
Others have grown rich around you(no
one knows how why not you? The op-
portunity is here for yon to ''switch
off, ard benefit yourself in a substan-
tial way. Don't be foolish enough to
let conscientious scruples interfere
with your aim in life. Few men OBJ
tain riches honestly. A hint to the
vase is sufficient. You will see from
the sketch that my goods are not what
the law can class as real counterfeits,
inasmuch as they were printed from
genuine plates, and can easily be passed
in your section of the country with i'm
punity.
This is serious and highly important
food for thought! Your sober and ear
nest attention should be given to every
word in this letter. A petson without
the'' universal rudder, THE Almighty
Dollars thought but little of, and is
looked upon as Of no Importance to the
world. Isn't this true? know where
OF speak; in former years have
drank from the ''bitter cup myself.
II you have not the money to buy my
goods, would consent to your taking
some confidential friend with you who
has, provided of course, he is trllstwor-
thy and could keep the secret. You
could both then come on and make the
deal. However, you would be very
foolish to take any one in with you if
you could raise enough money yourself;
If my business should suit you it will
be absolutely necessary for you to come
on here and see me in person. / deal
face-tO-face with my customers. EX
perience has taught me that this is the
safest and most satisfactory way for
both. BY your coming on here, you see
what you are buying, and 1 see who l
am dealing with. Consequently every
thing is ION the level" and we both
feel better satisfied.
1 know it is quite journey for you
to make, but we Gods just think Of the
gold mine'in store for youth the way
of profits. Furthermore, always make
liberal allowance in goods to cover
the expenses. Make up your mind to
come OIL know you Will always be
thankful for your visit to me. You will
find me a square md honorable white
man in every particular. When you
arrive here, | will show you my entire
stock and you can make your own Sc
lections. Then, if my goods are not all
that | claim for them. and are not as
fine as the enclosure speaks OF, 1 will
make you present of One Thousand
Dollars in Gold! and also cheerfnlly pay
all expenditures incurred upon your
journey. Fair enough-isn't it? My
prices are as follows: $500 gets Three
Thousand; $500 gets Five Thousands;
$780, gets Ten Thousand; $1,000 gets
Thirty Thousand. The more you i'll
vest the cheaper you get the goods.
The sizes run from ''One' o''Twenty."
$500 worth of goods is positively the
very smallest amount will sell under
any circumstances. IT you will invest
$3.50 or more l will agree to giving you
the exclusive state right. Now should
you wish to do bushes with lae, you
must obey the following instructions,
and do only as l tell you.
rst:-DOn't as long as you live ever
write d lettor to me until | give you
permission. If you do ii. will be refused
See? | mean exactly what I say, and
furthermore, all business relations be-
tween us will end
Second:-If you wish to come or here
and see me, send the following telegram
remember telegram only will be reoei-
ved.) and simply say: ''Send Instruct
tions,' then sign your name as per
pass 1oord and nunl6er'' given you.
Third:-On receipt of your telegram
| will send you full instructions how to
meet me and where to stop, then no
mistake will be made in finding each
other.
In conclusion wish to say if you
can not come on here, or have not $500
to invest, and you think favorably OF
my business, send the following tele-
gram: " What is market prices3'' I will
then make you another proposition.
Now kindly allow me to caution you
again, not to aorite letters! Be patient, and
be guided by my advice. If you dc. you
will be sure of success. No such thing
as fail Act square! Be true and hon
orable. Do me no harm, and you will
newer regret it as long as you live. You
can make money faster and easier by
deaiing in my goods than you ever
dreamed of before in your life. Won't
YOU try it?
CAUTION:-No other person is now
authorized by me to correspond on this
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