New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-03
NOT RECOMMENDED BY Mr.. WEMPLE
THE CONTROLLERS POOR OPINION OF A SCHEME

THE CONTROLLERS POOR OPINION OF A SCHEME
FOR SELLING LOTS IN THE ADIRoNDACKS.
Albany July 2-Coutroler Wemple in the last few
weeks has received many personal communications
asking for Information regarding the advertisement OF
Charles f. Fo 9TH and william w. Browne, OF Buffalo,
who have Office in the Law Exchange, in Niagara
st. In that city, offering lots Piseoo Lake Park 30
Nv l25 feet, FOR IS each. one of these cOmmunica-
tions was from Hiram Clark. OF Brooklyn, who said
he Coud obtain information regarding the lots from
the men signing the advertisement The Controller. In
his answer to Mr. Clark's letter. said Il have not
very high opinion Of the matter referred to by you.
Ny impression is that 1t Is something of scheme and
should be ventilated am not positive, but think the
lots DO not run DOWN 10 the lake shore. ! have been
told by the party who sold these lois to The Buffalo
parties George A. Mccoy that they are located on
the side OF a mountain. almost Inaccessible and on
which a goat could hardly live OF climb High noun
tsins rise directly from the shore OF the lake Pseco
Park is located lrOndequ0t Bay large bay JuJunS
out from Pseco Lake
one Of the circulars which being distributed
by these men was sent to clerk in the
Controllers Office. and Is entitled "A Delight
f Summer Home for Five Dollars 1t says that the
two men named the owners OF Pseco Park in
Hamilton County. which they assert is Of the most
enchanting places in the world. They predict that
within two years it will outrank saratoga or Long
Branch, every foot Of the land is desirable and
every lot will have a beautiful, frontage. The cir
cuar which Is long one. then continues In sub
stance:
Many beautiful cottages have been erected in
Pseco Park recently, among Others the appear
ing in the cut on the circular owned by the Hon.
Edward 'Wemple. state Controller OF course the
propretOrS OF the park cannot afford TO send maps
around the country Or to answer great stack Of
letters every day. There have been fTaudu-
lent schemes TO get peoples mOney-promises Of .
large lot way West, South In Florida--that ID
proper for allude 10 the subject here 1t will
he noticed that the Orgluators Of these fraudulent
schemes usually live thousands OF miles away from
those they ask TO make investments The proprietors
of PSeco Park advertise right here in Buffalo where
they have always lived, and they win do Just what
they advertise. II any feels that they may DO
cheated let them by means invest. Each lot Is
actually worth twenty times the price asked.
The owners make The following extraordinary offer
For the nominal sum Of % they viii send YOU the
deed Of large lot3O feet front and averaging from
100 ~ $50 feet in dept-in PNecO Park or, If you Will
to build OH the property $1,000 cottage, they
III give you the lot free Of charge and donate 500
toward the improvement Even This is not all. In
addition 10 this the owners have set apart ten acres
and natural lawns, which they will give each
purchaser d chance 10 draw many chances he
buys lots. The drawing will be conducted by reputable
citizens Of Buffalo. all being notified
Controller Wempe said to-day that the picture Of his
cottage given this circnlr gross mis- pr - MA
ton Of II. lie has only simple log cabin on the
shore " the lake, which j. used " camp and 10
two miles distant from the proposed park. " There
are no accessible roads, rs shown on The maps sent
ont by these two men, said the Controller simply
wood road, which Is most difficult Of passage Mr.
seco Park, containing about 200 acres to the Buffalo
men for 300