Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-12
A WORD N SEASON.

A NultD IN NIASON'
Some few weeks ago tho NEW.
called attention n the isc. that rafiiel
were peddliug ranges from wagons ovcl
large sections Of Utah, and that many
were purchasing; although % was
shown that one nrm at lcust could aud
does soil better range Tor from fifteen
10 twenty dollars less, the difiorcnc.
being that the prdilcr soils Oh a years
time ON what Il called an ifoncsd
note. Considering that the people hud
not yet overcome the effect 0f hafd
tlmos and past indebtedness, this was
deemed very unwiso thing, anu the
press, being tho friend Of tho people,
timply pointed out tho faota and tho
possible rcsulL Attention was also
called TO tho fact that thee ruidlofs
Rre tnnsionis, most likely have no
license, and certainly pay no taxes out
Of their exofbitnt profits, while Icgu.
lar dealers do both; and one local
house was noted ~ contributing 10
this way not lees than tWeuty i've
thousand dollars annually Tor public
use aud improvements Ia this Tern.
tory.
Advertisements In local outside
pafen have given the quas'-sndorst-
rnont OF Bishops aud prominent men;
which also serve TO mlsload aud really
Increase these foolish buyers, anu
feather the nest Of the sellers. Few
there are who pay cash ON these trans.
aolions, aud IN some Instances which
have come TO our notice, tho stove Of
the buyer has been bought and taken
away, but the notu given wAa signed
for fall amount, aud IL no doubt aI.
ready bypothecatod, and the whole
amount may possibly be claimed.
Our reason for anticipating such a
thing Ia suggested by what has just
come hAnu In the Cincinnati Tribune.
Representatives Of the same stove have
teen operating quite extensively In
iiffcrenl parts OF the state II Ohio; as
10 these charges Of forgery aud swind.
ling arc freely made, aud not less
than $4,000 10 SAID TO DO In
volvsd, which the courts will have to
AdJudicaie for those who have
the moral courage To resist collection.
one method was to put range In
house on dix months trial, then to take
note (or proicsa to Dol on ton yeau'
time, payable by ins,allmonts; but In
signing tue note a slN months agree.
munt was deity substituted Tor the
long time one, AMI when due, suit was
commenced Tot tue amount specified.
In ether instances where the buyer
was told that no could pay ut hia lei.
tufs, he was required 10 sign what was
said 10 DO a simple rec sipt Tor the
sloyei but these receipts have now de-
veloped int ironolai mortgages for
seventy dollars and Interest, aud lhoro
Is much indignation over the efforts
which arc being made TO iorscloso ON
the deal.
Now there may 10 nothing Of the
this In lhe Utah method, but wo have
heard Ii said that sales were only mad C
to the owners OF land, and It may be-
that some have signed tOr more than
they intended, amt u 80, there IS
trouble ahead, tJr time rolls around
quickly where there Is auy monetary
obligation, and Il would be no surprise
u quite few should wish that they
had never bought u range.
The 81. Louis StJpC and HardgarG
Reporter also warns the public ugaiust
THIS alleged swindlr, and claims that
farmers are being humbuggod into
purchasing al lJrly aud ffly per cent
beyond the regular price asked by any
legitimate dealer That paper allows,
~ We DO, that u farmer or any one else
has "the right to tuy whatever he
chooses, aud 70 pay ior Il just A. much
% ho can nil0rd or wish.p but no
leading man in any settlement In UtaA
10 Justified insigniug Tor trade or pres,
use the number sold IN HE ward, OF
ia giving public recommend, which
rmaoka altogether too much II the
quack medicine order with which
mary Of our papers aro uuuseauugly
fllIoI.
II Is also striking thing that
the peddlors hore aud tho peddlers
IA Ohio represent and push the same
article. Tho Idea appuara 10 be to ale
most simultaneously cover great
ttrel.h OF country, getting In their ne.
iatious work before the knowledge Of
beir operations could become 10 Ia.
miliar NJ 10 create suspicion. 10 is a
ply at least that tina Mormon section
OF our population arc not better posted,
and that storeketpers o. public men
have nothing to say allow unlicensed
men to do this Kind Of business without
protest and the stirring up OF l.cll
authorities who should suppress 30 glur.
lug an injustice.
Probably too much has been said al.