The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-31
A WARNING TO HAYSEEOS.
The Green-GOOds Men Are Flooding
the COIntry with Their Sucker
Bats.
How the Man Who Wants Counter
felt Money Always Comes
to Grief.

circulars, which are the bats of certain
gangs of cut-throats who have their
headquarters in New York. The cir
cular is printed in imitation of type
writer copy, and is in part as follows:
DEAR SIR: l am DESTROYS of obtain
ing "a shrewd Agent in your local. y to
handle my Goods" | enclose herewith
a newspaper clipping, which gives all the
information that could be desired and
explains itself. Thinking you are in IA
position to handle my goods safely. |
concluded to write you, and if you don't
care to invest in this enterprise / hope
you will excuse the liberty | have taken
in making this proposition. ] have a
very superior article of the kind, III fact
the best ever issued or put on the mar.
ket. The sizes run from one to twenty.
| warrant every note to be perfect as to
paper, colorlng, printing, aud signatures,
aud when made to appear as having been
handled or used much ! defy the best
expers to detect them from the genuine.
Now, Sir, we are strangers to each other,
but if you are DESTROYS of hand
ling thee goods, and will come
here to see me, y'u will find me IA square
man in all my dealings, as my man
ltI VI uolDS uSlhCo5 VIII SDOWs IL Is DIS
follows: When you come here | will
show you my entire stock, compare them
with the genuine and put them to any
test you choose, before you pay me a
Jingle dollar; then, after you are thor
oughly satisfied on every point. pay cash
for your purchase and carry the goods
home with you. For us to do business
safely it must be done face TO face"
EynarIpnnn has tulrht mn tluf fhic &c
the only safe W y 10 transact this bust.
ness and most satisfactory for both of us.
~ hen o come here you see ME and
what you are buying. and ! see the man
| AN to place confidence in for future
business. Besides. it is absolutely nee
essary that | should see you on our first
deal, as there are some few secrets per
tanning to the business, and necessary to
success, which | do pot care To put in
writing, md only tell at a personal inter
view. do not ask me to send goods by
mail or express. as it is not a safe way
for either Of Us. II you will come [ will
guarantee you a clear field to work in,
dnd if ] anu satisfied at IA personal inter
view that you would make 4 good agent,
| may offer You liberia inducements to
take the state agency, and make you IA
special rate for any deal over $4,000 in
the goods. | am sure you can make
money easier and faster at this business
than at any other, and | advise you to
think h matter over carefully before
you reject 1t on account of any cOnscien-
tlOus scrupies you ma have. | know
that you have some distance to come;
but considering the large profits and no
risk, it is well worth the slight incon.
venience of a journey here. AS far as
expense is concerned, | will make a lib
eral allowance to cover that, and promise
that if e erything is not exactly as | rep
resent, | Will pay your expenses both
ways; also for your time and trouble.
Now, sir, because ! am in this line of
business, don't doubt my word or con
slider me otherwise than meaning you
well.
"My terms are: Five hundred dollars
buy seven thousand in the goods. Six
hundred and fifty dollars buy tel thous.
and, and one thousand buys twenty
thousand. Seven thousand for five
hundred is the smallest amount ! will
sell. | will give yon the solo privilege
of handling the goods in your state if
you invest six hundred and fifty dollars
and upwards. sell iIy goods cheaply on
our first deaf In u;,i"f - give my customer
a fair start and hmii M 4 trade. ON all
after deals ] charge at ine rate Of DC on
the dollar. | will not do Il retail trade
rs it lets too many into the secrets Of the
business. Now, sir. when YOU have fullv
mate up yO1r mind and are prepared TO
come and SEQ me. please obey the follow
ing Instructions and be guided by my
advice and eXpe fence and you will he
successful
Then follows full directions. which
are shillfully arranged to protect the
resident swinuler and to shoulder all the
risk and expense II the scheme On the
dupe, the Innocent fish VIII bites at
this unning bait. The New York police
follow up many Of the clews gwen hy
people no receive these circulars. anl
in some cases they catch the ~rascals in
spite of their wonderful DISCUSSES and
subterfugce. The men engaged in this
vile awindljrG are the worst Of criminals.
men who will stop at nothing TO accOm-
pllsh their ends, murder being one Of
thor ~fav1rije methods of covering up
their tracks or quoting troublesome
tongues. They are classcd by the police
authorities as confidence men," and
usually have no Counterf il money.
Luey work iIeIF game by lrlcNery, CAV
ing the FOOLS vino c1uie to them with
good money a package Of sawdust or Of
brown paper cut thu size of b%anhuotCs,
III exchange.
Few cople VINO are caught by them
are wiling to let the police or ANY body
else know Of their discontinue, and the
result It's the raecaIs 90 on from year 80
year making fresh victims.
Men in these days are willing to take
great risks when they imagine there is
an opportunity to make a great deal Of
money quickly, bat there is nothing a
man can do that involves such danger as
an expedition after these green goods
The methods Of the sharpnrs. rs FIRE.
quently exposed in the New York papers,
are br ely these: The intended victim
is enticsd by tc above circular, aud
when he ia once in the clutches Of tho
thieves he can never escape without be
ing robbed of all TIE money on his per
son, and III case he offers resistance he is
be murdered, and afterwards picked w
as the victim Of IA mysterious crime
which nobody can explain. Most fire.
qnently he is sunk in the river, 20 that
not oven his body can appear RS IA testi-