The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-24
Another Scheme to Attract IN
wary Fasteners.
oLITTERINc PROMISES HELDouT
New Heads Of the Washington Railroad
improvement Co. Hydra Appear
Religion and Business Combined.

Seattle" the company would give svay tbese
iots 70 the readers of the Young Lutheraa The
only Charges would be 81 for the deed, 81 FOR the
abstract OF title 81 tor tax statement and 81 for
certificate of guarantec-s4 in all InyestIga.
ton proved that the Washington Railroad and
lavestment Company was represented by Arthur
" Cochrane, who has an Office in room 22I of
Ine Pioneer building Cochrane confessed that
tne plat OF the addition to the city OF Seattle
nao not yet been filed, but he declared that the
lana lay somewhere in the space between Lake
warrington and Lake 6amamish. He had, ne
saios q tract OF forty acres, which he had bought
1or w an acre, and each acre was divided into
ven lots. Tho fac. is that on Wednesday last
sne records did not show that the Washington
Railroad and improvement Company owned a
1901 o. land in King county. Even If IL did, an
addition" lying out by Lake Sarnamish would
be about as valuable as an addition" over in
the Olympic wilderness.
In the issue for November 5 OF the New York
Vofce, the prohibiting organ. appears two ad-
y0rtisements. The first, headed "a Lot for
Lots Wife, Is set in solid agate type and has
fancy nonpareil border. The only catch lines
are the head and the address at the bottom 1t
reads az follows:
A LOT FOR LOTS WIFE.
In order to get new subscribers the publishers
Of West Shore Magazine will send it six months on
tTial Tor only 80 cents F. o. stamps The Vest Shore
q the grandest and largest magazine in the
Northwest 1t is IL years old, and its publishers
nave won a name Tor perfect honesty and square
dealing. They are absolutely reliable and refer
TO any bank in their state. TO Introduce their
magazine they give away thousands of dollars
IL casi. prizes to their new subscribers and real
estate TO u much greater value.
anyone who sends soc. stamps for trial sub
scsiption before January /, 1872 may send an
answer to the following seriptural question:
VI here in the Holy Bible does it tell what
Lots wife turned into? give chapter and
{ verse.
To the first one sending the correct answer to
n hgtiff
lot Seattle is the largest city in the most prom
ising state In the Union. Real estate actually
doubles III value every four years, the lot we
offer will constantly increase. The second one
sending correct answer viii receive 500 in
gold. II there should be third 1t will entitle
The sender To $3.50 in gold. The fourth will
celve 800 IN gold, and the fifth will receive $50
In gold II there should be any more correct
answers the next forty-iiye will receive SIS in
gold each, and the next fifty senders OF correct
answers will receive $40 each. Thus we offer
100 valuable presents, which we will give away
simply to Introduce great magazine. The
names of those who send the first correct
answers will appear in the Vest Shore Mdgdzfne
for January ID, 1892 AS this offer is made only
10 new subscribers, be sure to enclose soc f. d.
stamps for trial subscription. or no notice will
be taken of your letter II you fnd the cor
rect answer at once you viii be sure to get
present; even II not the first, you may be the
The West shore Co.,
Pioneer Place,
Seattle, King Co., Wash.
nal evidence of being from the same talented
author. is AZ follows:
$500 IN GOLD GIVEN AWAY
IN order to create an interest in Bible study
and 10 build up large subscription list, the
publishers OF the Northeastern Erdagelst have
decided To give away absolutely free to its new
subscripers $500 IN GOLD COIN to be distributed
follows: To the first person who tells us where
the VOID RIVER frsi appears III the Holy Bible
q Nc will give 500. To the second person who
& 4ells US correctly we will give $40. The third
correct answer will entite the sender TO So. III
We receive Il fourth correct answer we will give
She sender SO, and IL We receive fifteen more
Z correct answers the senders viii receive $40
each. This makes nineteen valuable presents
which we give away simply to introduce our
Great Religious Paper. The Nosthwestern Erda-
oslist ia the leading religionsand family paper of
Z the great Northwest. Ii is backed by ample cap
anal and viii do as il agrees. Articles from the
pet OF such writer's Talmage and Spurgeon
appear in every number. The names of those
who receive presents will be published in the
January Issue, consequently this offer is good
until December 10Th only. When answering
this advertisement be sure 10 enclose % C.,
81 II O. stamps to pay for four months subserip-
tion TO our paper as you cannot compete Tor the
presents unless you subscribe. Do not delay,
S. lou are bound to get present II you write now.
"a you are not the first you are liable To be the
6cond or third. Even ii you are the nineteenth
yeu get $40. BE sure and send 25c for four
months subscription TO our paper or no atten-
s 5n viii be paid to your letter. We are reliable
and refer TO any minister or bank in Seattle.
address,
Seattle Tract House, Seattle, Wash.
An examination of these two advertisements
6veals several facts OF interest In the first
Lace the author of them promises TO give away
nbout 81. 500 in cash in ad iitiou TO the building
lot' WHOSE worth man can estimate In
order to give that amount away he would have
10 receive 1900 or 6,o00 letters enclosing stamps
Or money. and beside that margin for adyer-
Using expenses must be allowed. Another
curious feature of these advertisements is that
hat art
Ure should suspect him OF being swindler. II
Ii q common saying that honest men rot
worried by any such fearful apprehensions. SO
most men will Incline TO the belief that the
sswest shore Company" and the "seattle Tract
House protest over much in regard to their
fame for honesty
AS far as the Hest Shore is concerned there is
little 70 be said. Ii WAS published for a long
time al Portland. and there II suspended. Then
the announcement was made that IL
was to DO moved TO seattle one
is.ue was published here in Sep
s.mbcr. but the October and November numbers
rave not been seen. Its address is given as
aPaul Snyder. p. o. Box l,27G Seattle. Wash,
INT the publishers are the snyder Cochrano
publishing House, Arthur ID. COchrane, presi-
dent. on the door Of the Land once of the
washington Railroad & improvement Com
,n,ara of paper on which is written; al net in
write 10 r. u Box 1,2.&" So there is every
...son 20 believe that the Vest SAore and the
washington Railroad & Improvement Com
nsny have tho same habit, aad are backed by
r. .au,e mani pula,or, Arthur u. COcarsne.
Tno,,irv AZ the postotiiee reveals the tact that
Abe yaall for the Seattle Tract House goes into
nov 27s. So the three great concerns ali have
,hair mail nut into one box Letters have been
sn,,,n, for a month 20 the Washington Railroad
ND Reinforcement Company, out II Is only
-sth;n rho last week or ten DAYS thar letters
~ heguu 10 shower in upon the Seattle Tract
tron<a and the West shore Company. ON sun
ssy so letters came 10 the two addresses, and
xss,ersay about 30 more were received IN all
,,.arix / 90 have already come.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS reporter who looked
q, a. c,rhrane at his Office In the Pioneer build
Inc Yesterday afternoon, ioana nm VITA a
,aw,. stock of letters OF when he was CHIPPING
ne the ends. When asked, a uisis later. whai
~ had IN say In regard TO tie Fihisester-
r,s,nasllst. he inquired, sis TINS ioF pahAeA
uoas
.Then I won't say anything, Tor yen misrep
.'..'s s,s twisted what said before. You
are unreliable" he added, 'sna 70" na's9uu'e0
me-" 1901. ivir- ,h,,, n,
- 80, sesrge that no had been misrepre
.ented. but in spite OF ali ehoF' 20 Se' safe '
r,eut from him he reiessa 20 SIVSA' Aa1 ss4e
mai he would write out soIae'ai"S'
nj lit,le remains to he told, and Voehrans
.rssr. Aid well not to tell a. Tor tss North
- Franoegsss. ''the leadlag Fehs'oas And