New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21
FAKE RUG SALES.
HOW SOME AUCTIONEERs DISPOSE OF
THEIR WARES

NExT-AN ASSOCIATION FORMED
TO SUPPRESS THIS FRAUD
ULENT BUSINESS.
=. mould be difficult 10 find anything in the way
n, household decoration that Is more hiehi! p'~
by the average housekeeper than rean' ouas-
ar,,s,,c.,,v figured rug. An enthusiast on tie eu'
a. roarxed. Nothing has come up III
AZ. .orrss n. nv married life that mas aiioi''
mo more pleasure than purchasing the i"es -
house | think they are FAR hahusoi" -. .,,h
nets and like pictures. they should De pous"'
an eye single to the varied quaiis "a o,o,hine
IKE picture which offers the eye 7o'',e ,
rau, for studv every day. SO with rug '
IN live with it, And 1t must be OF suei " co.
"a not 10 weary the eye AFTER n"'e "
weeks or months. or even years .oy
rha sneaker was wealthy man VINO mas ua'
el,ed much abroad and whose nome Is .'.,oh
With a varied quality Of rugs, the most Vi VIM,
49, h,rnso,f purchased In foreign centres OF
.r,do 7, is not every head OF a househoiu' NJ"
ever who has such masteriuI oppo 49,.
p,ease the aesthetic side OF MS NATURE -,
proport!on OF people are stay ,orss
seek their floor coverings among "oo 80.
IKE the women or the lover of old DOCKS Vi on.
.,o,. wares tho rug buyer loves a bargain-cou"'e
~ an auction house, which is only ano'her "''"'
for the same thing. ordinarily speaking
THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE AUCIloN-"0o"'
7, &c sometimes the case. though tha' inc "u
t,on.room is the dearest place for the puye'' ~
c,a,lv II the crowd is good. money-ieeh"s 80 49,.
competition sharp. The auction-room Is 'eU
With q varied assortment Of wares ana no ma
TOR how heterogeneous the mixture may 'e' ~
" . ,,oro n studv of effects have way OF
,ora,ng an artistic verisimilitude to arucieS '""
gives them an enticing look Then as ia a,I,oa
class of aucton-rooms each arucie 10 =,
under a strong artificial light II the artio'e
Genuine 4, will stand the test OF exposure anu -
al IN oh
~ u.aa,,nos which the truthful daylight makes
"a n,atn that even the running man can ieau
"fraud' smeared all over the article, DC ~ sa
or carpet or rug. reputed TO DE from i'' va -,
han Right there and then the questioh eN'e,S ."'
mind of the buyer whether he has not aIo"eu "i'
.s,f 70 be unduy Influenced by some asSei . -
,h. yo,uh,e auct,oneer to the effect that bia"A
r. Rlank" mentioning a heavy Importing Hii''
"cbarge for a rug like that oniy - "
Soo" Or again. Il sold Bank Blank rug
like that one for $780, and they turned rouiu anu
cold 4, for 5000 making a clear profit or SoVU
~, = h,,vor has Maid $40 for his bargain fliied
with doubt and some other feelings, he rolls 'na'
rug I'D and takes II to an unpre1udiced eNp''' W.
tells him that il is worth just w. anu '"a' -
nothing COR TIE decision. which Is just NJ "' me-,
,vhosbas not made a study OF the matter s"o'
trust himself to buy rug II he Is gong u pay
~ ,rnor,ed article This broad general propo-
teton will he found true in every particular anu IL
&c essential TO follow pretty close TO us inanue' -
view of the recently published statement H1-n
authoritative source the effect that prize"'''s
rugs are still being sold all over 'ne co",r.' a.
coming fresh from single exhibit at the "oi'u
Fair ,,poN PETER FUNK
This work is being done through the medium
NJ what are called fraudulent auctions wn'e"
"a again asserted are the legitimate uesce"ua".' 20
,hs old peter Funk auctions of thirty anu i''oie
aors ago New-York City had her experience
dearly bought with the crowd OF Peter u''Ns Vi
that period In fact 1t is matter OF his'oi. '""'
ofacers were finally stationed at the doors Vi e.,
paces to warn the unwary and 30 slime the SWIM
:, "a asserted with emphasis that the new rake
.,,n" business has taken hold Of the rug indus
NV and 80 far has it been carried that business
mon Of known repute and prominence all over tne
country have organized themselves into an
Of soP rr snS%n a' Auctions tns ,u.r,xson
New-YoSk City . me%1eT cOn O 1a Co. A. A.
s vsu,,ne ce LORD TsySr JSsePh WE Wesn c.
GassDsck ana Arms d Sts1aSH uns
Detroit and Of IKE character IN and
tSev declare to be their intention to STAND
" for the principle that goods sha De so sro S mis-
and Of the peculiar INDUCED in by
an irresponsible class of actioneers'
WHAT MR.. ANDREWS HAS TO SAY
"we wish to be clearly understood" remarked the
manager Of the association, Leroy '" A'u'' "
IN The Tribune reporter 1--WE are not hgh''hs III
d,,,auals hut for the supremacy OF prihcipie
wherever that principle is jeopardzed by misrep-
rasentation We are not against auctions hones.,y
conducted but we are % ry and stamp the fraud
ulent auctions out wherever we ma mem nnctons OF
cSntnsSs character ns we're IN this
Week and each had sales s tSe same ir
method Rsrd nesT' a a1f
narh Which the aucioneer holds in his hand iG
eo only N w S9s higher che 3D. #
plan likely and the T bsWen two or ever
he place II he evades the bait the article Is so
s hs s reuInsd to tn p
THIS e n sae a sale as genuine Kazsk Gue1de O
under any Onss nsnasr n and his AIDS
In fact long ago certain bs reRlsr busines
yHa names for rugs and carpets to be used
auction catalogues In e one s Psrsans
one day had nd fa aneh .1 lot labelled andhur
appeared before The admirng crowd OF auction Wis
CREDITED TO A PROMINENT MERCHANT.
rather good story is going the rounds of a prom
inent New-York merchant He CHANGED INTO GOWN
town sale of rugs to what was being DONE an
seeing something that he thought was in'eres''n
hid II in He purchased all Of so worth before n
tf he wy auctioneer kept on KNOCKING down sales
his name until he was on me Soos a se auction 70
~ ha uptown store. The prominence OF the mer
chant was sufficient to stimulate action on the par
Sa,es were lively In consequence The merchan
Sho had thus unwittingy laid himself open has bee
rs,sv ever sncs explaining his position In the mat
ter.
HOW THE LAW STANDS IN THE NATTER.
Tho root of the whole matter OF fraudulent au'
lions f. found to lie In the one item OF msreprt
.en,at,on of the character and value OF goods o
this the New-York State law Is clear ana conVncni
49,. ., ornaars 10 be impossible for the purchaser
oet redress primarily he often cannot amor
the expense Of a suit at law and generally does M
care TO have 1t known that he has been vctimize
II the auctioneer makes or causes 10 De maue an