New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
SAND LOTS FOR PRIZES.
DRAWING THE PUBLIC INTO A FLORIDA
LAND SCHEME.
OPERATIONS OF A CLAY COUNTY COMPANY
CASH VOUCHERS THAT DO NOT
MATHEMATICS INTO CASH.


fdenco man. after n chcciered career In the lars'
cities of America eventually found himself wearing
the cOnvict's stripes in Sing sing along wlth HIS o'
friend and fellow believer In the gu!biiIty OF MAI
Kind Peer Lake. alias "Grand Central ie'e. ms
lfvcs Of these two worthless and the rule OF acton
which governed their lives still find imitators AMI VIII
continue TO do so probably long as the supply OF
suckers holds out. One day recently the following
letter came to this Office from Philadelphia:
Sir Having answered advertisement by the Bellevue
Medicine Company No. i3e Church-st, New-fork City.
a-d having received the following condition paid for
b dood for tho lot sent them the money required last
Monday and have heard from them since have had
nv doubts all along. Not knowing which way to proceed
ask you as a favor II not too much trouble to make In
l. H. sHUTTLEwoRTH
Accompanying the above were these printed com
The Bellevue Medicine Co..
132 Church.st., New-York. Nov. 2. 1897
Jas II. Shuttloworth Phila.. Penn.
Dear Sir Your answer b. our iobu' (uicuonery) eu'
vcrs rent being among FIST correct answers received
we take pleasure in informing you that you haNo DC"
awarded Of the prizes. as odverused " De gwen "
those sending US correct a'swers In addition you ha'o
also been awarded q house lot we have Instructed tne
Clev County Lard Co., with whom we have special
arrangement decd you ono OF their $40 io'- oe S''
being guaranteed DO equal In value TO tho'e tey u
selling at $40 each This lot IS gwen you sDsouFy
free 50 far as any of lard Is concerned but as no
state low requires that CONFEDERATION OF at 'ea'' -
enter into every legal transfer OF land VIC wouu SAY NAV
wbo the attorneys generally charged Tor he '"S
OF any dced 4, 49, they by special aSrcemgn' s Wv,
docd pcopprly drawn and acKnovcdset for inc sum Oh
81 o. thu, giving you legal title 70 the properly nee
q, a,v incurnbrance whatever. Please I'LL out the ~
closed oscor and tho Clay County LAM Co., WHO
viii mail you o warranty deed. Yours truly
THE BELLEVUE MED. CO.
n c Tho prenium. cash voucher. which has been
awarded YOU win be maol with the deed for your io''
by the Clay County Land Co 49,
Tho following evidently followed the above uoe"'
mcnt through the mails
The Clay County Land Company. No % PARK Ro"
Agents for Florida town lots and acreage properly.
Ncw.Yorlx Nov 49, 1892.
Mr. J. H. shuttloworth Phiiac lphia, Penn
Dear SIR We have IN possession a2' eash VoucnIr
ovord.d Won by Tn, BELLEVUE Medicine Company when
We have been instructed 10 mil you with deed Tor lou
IN Renorc clay County. Florida To thls daN we nave
failed 70 receive your order fo- lot consequently we arc
holding your cash voucher. Kind'y NIL OUT cic i"00u
order and return a. once. Yonr' truly -
THE CLAY COUNTY LAND CO.
The Incoscd ordcr,' when flied ont and returned
ros intended 10 carry along With II 81 - "io cover
the cost Of cx4cutirs Legal warranty deed ior o''
house lot in Bclmorc City, Clay County, tia''
Tribune reporter climbed tho rici"y stairway nj
VI 1872 Cllirrh-st 20 the se,ond floor large room
rei with di.,tyle printing presses, whore accoFune
- the sign az tho foot OF the steps. WAS the once {"
~. re,l.,r,n Mcdlclne Co. youth folding circulars
,rd an elderly man. with spectacl's and gray laiT
and chin WHISPERS were the only persons present Inc
room was the printing Office OF Charles 'oS' d va
md the elderly man was Mr.. Vogt
We'll. I am Il sort Of frontslece for the Bellevue
r. 90 said no in answer to questions Of the visitor
o,.u, rc Eclleviic Medicine Company. You VIII
have 10 20 10 No 90 Park Row. the Office OF the Clay
County Land Company and see W. V. r. Po"s' lie
+, The head Of both conc"rns'
D.. WHY does the Medicine Company have Its sign
down, talrs," o,.
"wcn. II gets is mail here. you see Inc Gay
Comfy Land Company does tho main business aga
ala mot want 70 have the smell OF drugs. so 10 speak,
obou, them. - they ct their mall here
ur yoct was asked q hc lad ever heard OF any
cornlan.s OF tho Medicine Company.
- Won there was policeman here about month
oro, said he "some Philadelphia party bad MADE
cnmrloln,. The trouble with those PAnadeiphia
people Is that tAoy expect TOO mueh' 'ne' WIZ ''o
much for too little. They want sovereign ior
quarter
.Wlat did the policeman do''
.Irc wont nway satisfied. know he smiled about
.,oso Philadelphia parties. who wanted tue earth LOT
Eve ccnts.' .-,.,,-,
The reporter went away. plcidnc up from printing
-. - hc p,ss..l out the fl'oWing printed Circular
,llrh throw some -ht on the system Of lana 9'i'"S
,,.,d by tie Clay County Company:
INSTRUCTIONS.
u,,v % ct $500 IN cash.
~ 800 ,. ii, not rood ~ Twenty-Five Dollars in cash
indians - Of as A paymoa property offered by the Clay
county Land CO. . . -. ev. ron
/, VIII BE- received one-hot payment Tor mse ',l,
dollar lot.--or a Twenty-Five Dollar payment u u nv
t~,et Al ono hundicd do.llr'.
Tlmc Payucnts.
II YOU wish to ray foT hve-aero ''ae, ., Nv
Indictments remit - 90 In Gosh with THIS Nou,"o''
,.,vp ,vry roNp DEUp Will then DC mailed you ior
o,ca ant nc balaocc Of the purchase price
has D., roulttad IN monthly payments q ~ 1'''1
W.T. ont Interest
I'M. voucher may b. Transferred 9 any one ~ rovt
81 No - Park Row, on the secohu "o''' .'n,,.
10 the Office OF The Christian NJ WORN Wv Wand
t T,i There was u mddlcasd man WIZ, d.s;,
,.d mr,iachc and hadi,h n"au 4 ,I ere making
onculn, mail while two pretty G,rIS " ~ p"lmorc
o typcwTitcrs clatcr large map oil Drcs IN
trida with housc-lois approp"3h.sey, ,,ast of the
SSnlos 5 Vas large space on the map, tSeF IN
-Snnnysiac Park Pictures Of oiamSi ,o EnrS de-
int GraF' ~ orda thc LAM OF Sunshine oranges
and Health were scattered about ne orlw 70 his
,.ar n'' o ne. Yes nm the president OF the
Clay County Land Ce,mPfn :; The Bellevue Medicine
Ee interested to some S SftSn' I. IN it i, You
The reporter explained the do%6S 'hi int p %Snar
i If thc deed Tor his house lot IN Florida, inr
Two yourg women were called up by thsr einpIoi,
and after some some p rd,d over 0' p''
. ind that the reason Mr. ShutucWo,roh t ,m' him
ro,ciycd his decd is that we are waiting ~, mIr
,n return our vcricaon blnn"' We "re ptl'' i"
In, Citing names SPILLED correct! before 'ha, ,
ng deed and send each buyer G Mann 10 h u" vo o
,nris,.,np details as TO nnn' cue. Nh'' tn' W
NcruiN s,,anL Is returned We forward tho deed.
Mr. Fowls talked yoluby about his business , nS
,i ioan an Advertising solicitor, bit hhdinS tia,,
10" ,,o,,n, m ,re to,omc than rrmunerauVe he ma
tokcn TO selling house lots In Florida lie u'et
"',,nr NJ photographs OF sccnrS in ard around Hei-
mmr ycr, hown 10 the reporter There were one
mo" , s.,nn Il rses which had been photographed
:" -" Nv" " different directions. \ swcrtpoato
ios was in the foreground AMI .onc weird pins tres
Stool around among punches OF wlry grass III 'he
lackgr0Ind. -, ,,. A., ,.,.., =,
Whnt Is that exranse OF whit before tlr house
osled the reporter. looinS at ore OF inc
Tool, 80 white The general impression is that Florida
Is nil swanip. and that picture diSproveS IT,.
T. certainly did. ,, .,