Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-06

Ifhuub Whfeh - NV" "eins pttptAtattd
upon the people Of 81. Paul Is the 70.
called "clothlng and suit club" This
scheme had its inception In the old
clubs, which for many years past II has
been customary 10 form In large work.
shops and factories, the employees pay.
ing so cents or 81 per week Into fund
aud drawing lots every week 10 see
which member should receive the ng-
gregate payments for the week. Say
forty employees Join the club, there
would be n lump sum for one Of the
members every week, until af.er
the lapse OF forty weeks all the mem.
bcrs had had their turn. The club
would then lapse or bo reformed.
There were no fees or commlssions,a aud
fraud was guarded against by the
cashier Of the firm who could see that
no member skipped out without paying
up his share, after receiving the sum
total Of the weekly payment. This
mutual plan gave the members Of the
club lump sum Of money and did
away with the necessity Cor any one
not Of = saving disposlllon 10 run into
debt.
This harmless aud advantageous
plan has been skillfully elaborated by
numerous interruptions schcmorS, who
have been operating Ia 81. Paul, Min.
neapolls and other Western cities for
some months past. The operator Of the
scheme induces forty pcfsons 10 join
his 'clothingn club, the fec being 81
PER week. Every week there IL a
drawing OF lottery, aud the first lucky
man who draws the winning number
gets his suit Of clothes for 81. The sec
ond week another man gets n suit Of
clothes which has cost him g., aud W
on until the forticlh man has his turn,
when " the operator of the club Is hon.
ct, lie also secures his suit, but pays
so for II.
A. one member per week Ia supposed
10 drop out the total sum paid Into the
club Ia thc forty weeks l. $50, which
would give 10 each member $40 suit
and $50 over. Tho operator claims not
TO make any commission out OF the
weekly payments made by members,
but makes n commission from the tailor
who makcs each sult 81 clothes. This
4. of course made Indirectly At THE tx.
expense oicach member aud IL amount
depends upon the agreement made be'
tween the operator and Tho tailor. The
club members are Therefore paying the
operator u commission on their suit,
which they could Just ~ easily obtain
the benefit u themselves by going In
the usual way 10 their tailor without
the Intervention u the supcIfiuOus aud
expensive go.bctwecn operator
In addition 10 the commission made
In this way the operator pockets so
surplus over the $500 required, aud Ia
addition conflscalcr all payments made
hy club mombcn who lapse or run be-
hlud IN their payments.
A variation u the scheme l. 10 take
ia new member ~ the old ONES draw
their suits aud drop out, tho unlucky
membcrs who do not draw winning
number within forty weeks being given
n suit without drawing. This il sup
POSING the operator Is honest, which
with the class " men who work such
schemes, II not always tile case.
Whichever way the scheme IL worked,
n l. an oxponnlye AMI risky wny Of
attaining n suit ~ clothes, aud simply
means that the persons who are simple
enough 10 allow themselves 90 be
drawn into such dubious schemes, arr
anpuoftIng a smart rascal who l. too
law 10 earn an honest living. Often,
h.weyer, the operator 10 purely aud
,la,ply a rogue who fohs the club mem
b.rs right and len NJ occasion Oilers
aud Al III. hest the whole schenio Il a
lottery, aud ~ such IT. operation il
unlawful.
qiiE PHOTOGRAPH fAi'n.
Aro,h.r cunning scheme which has
be.n worked successfully tot several
years iasl IL the enlarged photograph
Hfakv,u The scheme eau 10 Illustrated
by the experience OF memhor OF the
lant Minnesota legislature. This mem
ber received onc day during the session
"A letter poslmaTkcd "thicago," nicely
typawriticn aud oouchcd In naitofng
terms. Tho letter purpofted 10 bo from
ma s,aft and p0rtnlp arm, aud went
on Ia say that the frm had hsard OF
M, lesislator In question and wctc dc.
,lro,,. of making handsome enlarged
pho,ograph OF him; N he would DO
good enough 10 send them down q
eood cabinet photograph OF himself
th.y would esteem II great favor, and
niI they would ask In return would 10
That he use his influence 10 secure
them further orders Ia his own locality
m among his friends. Tho letter
elos,d with suggestion that v IN.
gentleman desired they would place =
hanuso,ne frame around his enhanced
niriure al a nominal cost. Th- legislator
who received the letter was greatly
fait.r.d 10 think that his name hal
Travelled 40 far Ia such a short space OF
lime. and he magnnnimously sen1
nhotograph ~ himself 10 the Chicago
hrm and gave them permission 70
frame the picture when completed,
Two OF three weeks later he received
notification from one OF tho expires.
eompanies In ~. Paul stating That
Tiers was a parcel lying at their ONCE
lar him upon which there was 70 70
nav. lie went down 10 tho once,
learned the parcel was irom chicago
"a naturally concluded II was his
l,sc.sl.e picture. He wosdefei AT the
heavy charge, but having drawn his
Der diem tn. day before aud feeling ~
an unusually generous ifhme OF nnihI,
besldes being not \ little curious 70 look
npon a life.sile prcseniment OF ms own
nshle features, he paid the so anu
carried the picture up 10 MS room
Tier, ms opened It up and found a
eh.sn daub Of a crayon'toucheu on
largrd photograph mounted III alfhmo
~ ab, trashIest description, tho whole
affair not being worth 30. - 81,
This has been tue ehpeHohuo y,
hundreds of ~. Paul cililens, many
who are reputed TO DO SHARP shIoWu