The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-24
" FROM GENUINE PLATES"
Green-GOOds Men Fleece Contra
Costa County Farmers.
The Unusually Alluring Circulars That Are
Sent Out By Robert Lester" Of
New York.

Sawdust is so cheap that at some mills
they will pay you for hauling it away, and
yet il is being retailed to some residents of
the rural districts in this State at as high
rate as $500 pound
Robert Lester. SIX Desbrosses street.
New York, is tie newest green-goOds man.
That is not his true name, Of course 1t IS
as likely to be Hayseed Cincber as anything.
Lester" is sending thousands OF circulars
into this State. They 60 TO Wayback
and other thriving centers in the remote
rural districts. Here are some OF the gilt
tering attractions Of the circular as seen
through Farmer Barley boards spectacles:
There's no reason Why you should be
slave and toll all Of your lie for nothing
The opportunity is here Tor you to switch
of from poverty and benefit yourself IN
substantial way. Don't be foolish enough
10 let conscientious scruples interfere with
YOUR aim In life. Few men ever obtain
riches honestly. Others have grown rich
around y0u-nO one knows h0w-Why not
YOU? A hint to the wise IS sufficient. You
VIII see from the sketch that my goods are
not what the law can class as real counter
feifs iuasmuch as they were printed from
genuine plates. and can easily De passed IN
YOUR section Of the country Win lmpunlty.
= If you have not the money 10 buy
my goods I would consent to your taking
sonle Confidential friend IN with you who
has: provided, OF course, he IS trustworthy
and could keep the secret. on could both
then come on together and make tile deal.
However, you would be very foolish to
take any one in with you II you could raise
enough money yourself
"If my business should suit you it Will be
absolutely necessary for you 20 come On
here and see me in person. l only deal
face-to-faee with my customers.
- know it is quite a journey for You to
make. but, ye gods. just think Of the gold
mine in store for youth the way OF profits.
IS NV prices re as follows: $500 gets
three thousand; $500 gets five thousand;
$50 lets ten Thousand; $1,000 gets thirty
thousand. The more you invest the cheaper
Won get the goods. The sizes run from
sonn' TO twenty $500 worth Of my goods
ia positively the very smallest amount
will sell under any circumstances. IL you
will invest $3.50 or more l viii agree to give
Won the exclusive State right.
."Act square. Be true and honorable. DO
ma no harm, and you viii never regret it
as long as you live. You can make money
faster and easier by dealing in my goods
man YOU ever dreamed Of before in your
life" r.
course Farmer Barley beard is not going 10
make il. Instead he sends an order, which
"a s'always permissible" though ii is not
strictly in accordance with the rules.
There it is-the old. old story. The farm
ers' green goods come by express, Z. q. ID.
He pays for them, opens them and hnds an
excellent quality of white-pine sawdust.
After when he kicks himself all over the
alfalfa field and courses until the air is a
beautifu! baby blue" as Francis Wilson
saws m "The Lion Tanner"
or course the farmer says nothing 10 bis
neigbbors about tie transaction, and each
IL free 10 be bitten in turn by the man who
connsels them In his circular to Act square
he true ard honorable"
correspondent writes from Antioch that
many Contra Costa County farmers have
hasn aeeced by the New York ereen-goOds
sGaTpsrs during tie past month.