The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
TEN PER CENT. A WEEK.
NEW SURE THING. G1ME IN SPECU-
LlIIOS DINCOVERJ ITSELF.

from tho Fountain Head or Wisdom.
Another sure-thing. guarantee you-against-
loss Investment concern has discovered itself,
1t 10 called tho FRANKLIN Syndicate" and It's
main office 10 at LA Floyd street. Brook lyn
Floyd street Is ont Ridgewood way. aud that's
about ell even the Brooklyn policemen can tel
about it. Tho manager OF the syndicate 10
William Il. Miller. SO far as any body knows
Mr.. Miler's personality Is about the only man
aging and directing personality that the syndi.
cate has. Just who Mr.. Miller 10, The Sun
doesn't know. and the reporter didn't find
an body who docs know or would toll more Of
him than that his business affairs keep him
away from his office all the time. exec pt for
two hours in the evening from to 10 O'Clock
Judging by the general appearance OF the
main Office OF the syndicate. Mr. William T.
Miller must be doing rushing business. The
Office occupies tho second floor OF two-story
aud basement frame tenement. The four
rooms on the floor that were originally In
tended for bedrooms are fitted up with desks
and tables and typewrters and waste bask cts
and a ton or less OF stationery A dozen or
more young woman, and young men are am-
M ieT is not At the Office his young S r".h.r !:
In charge. II was from this brother that re-
porter sought to fin, ind ont som9thng about the
Mr. Miller may be very conn NEGATIVE on some
subjects but he was u bit shy about giving in
Who sent you hero?" the brother ask
when the reporter asked for some information
s sSer and adF VIZ Sfas said reporter male an
We |. I'll give you some ~ our circulars We
have three different Kinds and you'Il find in
them all you want 20 know"
type at he top q them VAS Wiliism i r. D Mi.
Underneath this was the following: Core
snonlepce bnrean and mail address. LA Floyd
street. brooklyn In the csntre and near tie
VlElette OF n
Franklin and underneath The vignG,te thissay-
wsah as F ns r6as to rhs to
The rest of the healing OF the circu ar con-
tain tsn"1 ths,e saar.n-
New York G% and cSfs SE"S Bnt ihs
FRANKLIN Syndicate" was found in the body OF
ths rtrcu ar. which began as follows:
Would you Ike to reesive very yT week ,nHp rot
Of Sl.oO aud upwards: making a profit % $50
ant upwards y . year. proat OF over 500 per
interest i, you wish o reap the benefit OF
this, invsst IL III. Franklin Syndicate, BY in
PKofIT' or 81 90 or MORE Each StG '' wEEK.
nc@a sh"ud o ESpfn yH" frs to tax, take
more shares you can do so. up to certain
After assuring possible patrons that. should
they Ike the returns from their first invest
ment, they may raise their bets to the estab-
Your $40 or more, according Ia the number
Of hares YOU take. is Invested for you each
inside In%rm alton we may have: hi. viii met nsf
yHERY rNWq nEki GEErff1 Y "H N WIf8pRRAAwR
giving one weeks notice Ten dollars is a very
smnIl sum. cor si,dsring that you can get from
"he : "5 f? S" % ss s'sssf lore.
sssrs on Is lis p Sf sHF
ifo nos. III EfIrE&s1 eG mich :t
tlpte our husines, i HONEST. SAFE. LEtii-
sPd Ri e' to al
,L-st it should appear to possible inyestors
the circular enters into an argument OF the
ausns,ion:
know. there must DO a way where oae can
double their money In short time, or else
F"w.T no and SsS ohsr sS oI
syndicatcs " no have mac e their fortunes In Wall
street. starting with nlmos nothing. We do
or woman. II you can aid to your income and
With SO made make at least 81 every week. or
think you will do so Now you have he oppor-
tunity or doing So; should you not, seiz" tho
%%pn"stlnity you WI only 40 yourself injustice
money work tor you"
Then 10 given 4 list Of names Of pers,ns who
have invested with tho company. " tn their al
urgently inv'ed to r"fsr Am ng Inc parsons
WY Y. Gisv.ianI. New Y York and BrdoR H!S'
some OF thesr last are legged to live only a Few
Other circ,ar assures he resder that our
inside tips are from the fountain head OF
spseulat We iHtere.,s ant never ta rs" Fur
hare, but over the Washington W re as well"
OF course. It wouldn't do to mention names.
""y.n c"nidsntialIy. TO our Subscribers; it is
RHrlC ent to say that the source Of information
Is uprGme, and thus far it has enabled us to
rNya without discount or delay. tho weekly
That is, 81 per week for every $40 invested.
SnG .d fs s Of
long standing in nearly every city in tho conn
Try the tigh stan Ing Of The transIin synd.
contract made: sufllres TO testify to its stab-
ity. as wei IA its purpose TO continue the per
formnnce nj every litigation entersd into"
Still, another circular. in VIII Oh Mr.. Muller.
using the first nsr,nn. .ingnInr enters into a
c IN n%s coDPans tie to 5HS viii
rsadlly understand ne adyantNg, | have.
operators and in aide $"
Mr. Miller gives no list Of tho insiiersswith
bic souls fondest hope in these words. in
italics:
Gates operating in Wal Street. which will en-
q" "9 vs. t" W
profits five times more than thev are nov: as
to 'hs, hay. no do.st for i beIst. il. m
bios their money in q very short time"
This literature OF the Franklin Syndicate"
surely indicated that Mr.. Mllar's enterprise
WIS profitable, and the appearance of the ONCE
certainly suggested that business was rush
ing. When tie reporter had read ali the cir
cu'ars he returned to what seemed to he the
Trvats ohC,e and rnt on an lnGuirinR express
on Mr.. Mi!cr's little brother noticed 1t, He
WAS engaged in earnest conversation with \
rrosperous-nok man. who wore n white
Alpine hat and n light moustscha. The subject
OF the conversation WAS evidently angrossng
for Mr.. Miller called youth Of twenty or there
hbOnts and said:
Talk to that gentleman"
Tho youth led the reporter into another
room,
Something you wish" he asked.
Yes said tho rcTorter what has this
its CUSTOMERS"
Huw'S thar" asked the youth.
The question was repeated
II gueSs | don't know notkin' about that"
WIS the reply. Walt till | ask Mr.. Mler's
brother"
The young man sought Mr. Miller who said
something and the young man returned
WHY, II a this wav, he began: you see he a
got this prnl"r'y here and other property aud
then there's our surplus WHY. that surplus is
: 900. SEQ?