The National tribune., 1898-12-08
MORE /" GREEN GOODS"
Fresh Circular by the &" Come-on" Swind
lers Sent All Over the Country.

I
lers sent All Over the Country.
| After few years rest the green goods"
swindlers evidently think fresh crop of
fools has grown up, and they are sending
the apparently typewriter letter to every
address in the country that they can
secure. The subscribers to The National
Tribunes are receiving many OF them.
Probably the rascals note every address
they can find in any paper and send a
letter to it. The letter is as follows:
Confidential.
My Dear Sir: Your name was sent me
by my son (who is my travelling repre-
sentatiye) as a Shrewd. reliable. and
trustworthy man for me to cooperate with
in your vicinity, and | therefore take the
liberty of proposing a scheme to you that
80 out OF 100 up-to-date men would gladly
grasp II they could personally examine
my work, thereby convincing themselves
Of the absolute safety of my offer.
The writer is an expert engrayer hav-
ing for % years been employed in the Blu
reau Of Engraving, Washington, ID. c..
and for II years was Superintendent OF
one of the largest Bank Note Companies
in the country. During my leisure 1 took
up as side issue the duplication OF
Ones, Twos, and Fives, and as these
were the original denominations | had
worked upon, you car believe me when |
say they are perfect.
Now, my dear sir, | am fully aware of
the suspicion and prejudice that you
naturally will entertain for my PROPOSE
ton, and you will ON first thought prob
ably think the matter not worth bothering
with; but If you will lay aside that preju-
dice and look at my proposition from a
business standpoint, you will certainly
give me credit for not being fool enough
to waste my time addressing a man of
your intelligence and standing in the
community on subject such as this,
unless could, beyond the possibility of
doubt, suhstantiate every word write.
There are people representing they can
furnish Just such goods as | am offering
you. Their various methods and schemes
have been exposed from time to time in
the newspapers throughout the entire
country These people are source of
great annoyance and expense to me, as
in several States | find it utterly impOS-
sibe 10 get trustworthy men to act as
agents.
What | want to know is whether you will
be wiling to cooperate with me in the
disposal of my goods. providing | prove
30 you beyond all doubt that my work is
all | claim for it; that it cannot be told |
from the genuine, even by experts, I'm |
derStand, do not want you to invest one |
dollar until you have examined my entire |
stock, from one to one hundred thousand |
dollars, compare them with the genuine |
and, in fact, submit them to any test you |
see fit; then, after you are thoroughly |
satisfied on every point, you can decide |
whether you accept my proposition or |
not. The fact is, an investment of 400 |
dollars will give you an immediate return
that a lifetime of toll in your present |
business would not do; this without in
iuring friends, neighbors, or your fellow
man. To convince you of the safety Of |
the business l will, upon receipt of tele- |
gram-as per inclosed note-send you a |
sample Of my work, and will also appoint |
a place to meet you, so that you can per
sonally examine my entire stock.
You can afford to raise money at anv |
sacrifice, and can pay any rate of interest |
as you can turn my stock into cash inn
r,ediately on your return home, and settle |
up any and all Indebtedness.
If for any reason you decide not to CO.
operate with me, trust, as an honorable |
man, you will honor the protection that |