Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-17

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+ There is a crusade against the green
goods fraternity in these United States.
an& have no hesitancy in admitting it.
We ,Iee bound to crush this corporate
rascality il It takes the combined efforts
Of the best men in our service for q peri
cd of ten years. We are thoroughly in
earnest, and the green goods men must
60. For twenty years these scoundrels
have grown prosperous on the gullibility
of the credulous, and, although the news
papers almost daily expose some OF their
methods. statistics show no abatement in
the army of "come ons." .r &.Ssn
To show what education and wit are
required to become successful green
goods manipulation it is only necessary to
glance over specimens Of the green goods
literature, said Postofice Inspector King
to the New York Herald. The first We
shall call No. l. 1t is the initial lure.
CONFIDENTIAL. ~ 1r
my DEAR SIR-Your name was sent
me by my son. who Is my travelling rep.
resentative. as a shrewd. reliable and
trustworthy man for me to cooperate
with in your vicinity, and therefore
take the liberty Of making you q PROPOSE
ton. The writer 10 IN expert engraver,
having for % years been employed in the
bureau of engraving. Washington. and
for II years superintendent Of one Of the
largest bank note engraving companies in
the country. During my leisure took
up rs side issue the duplication Of ones.
dves and tens, and as these were the
original denominations had worked up
on you can believe me when ! say they
are perfect duplicates. = =. -
''Now, my dear sir, am fully aware Of
the suspicion and prejudice that you nat
urally will entertain for my proposition,
as you win on first thought class it as
coming from green goods or sawdust
swindler, but If you will lay aside that
prejudice, apply common sense and look
at my proposition from a business stand
point, compare it with the methods of
these petty swindlers, and you will credit
me with not being fool enough to waste
my time addressing man Of your intelli-
gence and standing in the community"
He then goes on to "expose" these pet
ty swindlers. only to lead his man into
another and surer method Of swindling.
He continues:
II do not want you to send me
cent. What I want to know is whether
you will be willing to cooperate with
me in the disposal Of my goods, provid-
ing that can prove to you beyond all
doubt that my work is all claim for it
and that it cannot be told from the gen.
uine. Understand, do not want you to
invest a dollar until you have examined
my whole stock, from 81 to 100000.
Compare them with the genuine and, in
fact, submit them to any test you may
see fit. Then. after you are thoroughly
satisfied on every point, you can decide
whether you accept my proposition or
not.
1.-THE fact is an investment Of $500
will give you an immediate return that
lifetime of toll in your present business
would not do--this without injuring
friends, neighbors or your fellow men.
To convince you Of the safety of the
business 1 will, upon receipt Of the tele-
gram as per inclosed note, send you a
sample Of my work, and l will also ap-
point place to meet you so that you