New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-02-24
IN sTRICTEsT CONFIDENCE.
One Method Of Gulling the People with
Green Goods.
A very Confidential Letter which the Rec
ipient is Requested to Destroy.
Conveying Plain Proposition to Handle
Ingenious Oounterfeits.

Below will be found a letter which
has been received by the Review and
other New Ulm parties within the past
week, which reveals one of the methods
employed by New York counterfe1ters
to get rid Of their goods and atthe same
time keep themselves out of trouble.
It explains itself fully and will be found
decidedly interesting. Headed "Con-
fdential, the letter is as follows:
Dear Sir: l am desirous of obtain
ing shrewd agent in your locality to
handle my goods I enclose here
with a newspaper clipping, which gives
all information that could be desired
and explains itself. Thinking you are
in position to handle my goods safe
ly [ have concluded to write you, and
if you don't care to invest in this enter
prise / hope you will excuse the liberty
l have taken in making the proposition.
| have a very superior article of the
kind, in fact the best ever issued or put
on the market; the sizes from one to
twenty. l warrant each and every
note to be perfect as to paper, coloring
vignette, printing, engraving and sig
natures, and when made to appear as
having been used or handled much,
defy the best bank clerk or expert to
| foil fhor, fr0v,o thn
cost me great deal of time and mon
ey TO perfect there goods and have at
last succeeded where many others
failed, ia producing the genuine fibre
paper. My stock nowis as neat and perfect
as human skill can make it and there is
absolutely no risk in using it. Remem.
Der, this is an article which will 90
anywhere and everywhere, leaving you
net profit of ten to twelve hundred
per cent, according to the amount you
buy. These goods cannot be detected
in the ordinary course of trade, and
only at the Treasury in Washington
through the duplication of the numbers,
and not then if the genuine bill of the
same number is still in circulation, so
that they are really as good as gold.
Now, my friend las [ will take the lib
erty of calling you), we are strangers
to one another, but if you are desirous of
handling these goods, and will come
to Sno will f-l
square white man in all my dealings, as
my manner of doing business will show.
1t is as follows: when you come here 1
will show you my entire stock, COM
pare them with the genuine and in fact
submit them to any test you see fit, be-
fore you pay me single dollar; then
after you are thoroughly satisfied on
every point, you can collect whatever
sizes you want and pay cash for your
purchase, and carry the goods home
with you. Now, my friend, to do busi-
ness safely, it must be done ''Face to
Face" Experience has Taught me that
this in the only absolutely safe way to
transact this business, and most salts
factory for us both. When you come here
you can see me and what you are buy
ing; and l can see and judge the man
I am to place confidence in for future
business. Besides it is absolutely neces-
sarY that should see you on our first
deal, as there are some few secrets per-
tanning to the business and necessary
to success, which don't care to put in
writing, and is only impaired to a Gus
toner ''by word OF mouth" at per-
sonal interview, as customer only has
the same interest [ have, IN keeping
these private matters to himself. Re
member, | do not ask or expect to be
paid one cent till you have the goods in
your own possession. Do not ask me
to send goods by mail or express as it
is not a safe way for either of us; it is
better to be sure and safe than to trans
act business of this nature in care
less manner. Now, my friend, if you
wish to make deal with me, do not
hesitate too long over the matter. 1t
is always better to be among the first
than one of last to take hold of a thing
of this kind. If you will come on at
once | can guarantee you clear field
to work in, and if / am satisfied at q
personal interview that you would make
me good agent, | may offer you
more liberal inducements to take the
State Agency and make you special
rate for any deal over $4,000. If you
have not the money to buy my goods,
| would consent to you taking some
confidential friend in with you, who
has, provided, of course, he is trust
worthy and could keep the secret. You
could both then come on together and
make the deal. sHowever you would. be
very foolish to take any one in with