Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-27

even hope, for the continued preserva-
ton of law and order in South Caro-
lima?
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Writing-at-Home schemes.
The writing-at- home schemes Of
Smith, the Florida newspaper man,
and the Amos Owens Cherry Tree
company, at Henrietta, N. c., are at
tracing widespread attention, not only
throughout South Carolina; but in ad-
joining states, and the newspapers ev-
erywhere are busying themselves in an
effort to prevent a further spread Of
the contagion.
There are several variations of both
schemes; but the basis Of all Is about
like this: Get me 20 subscribers to my
paper or sell s12 worth Of cherry trees
for me, and will give you steady EN-
ployment for year, your work to con-
sist in making similar propositions to
where from SIS to $25 a month.
The schemes are founded on q
shrewd knowledge Of certain we'll
known conditions that are eminently
favorable for its success. In the first
place, the homes of this county are
pretty we'll filled with bright, intelli-
gent, well educated young ladies, and
with married women. a majority If
whom are ambitious to. have spending;
money Of their own earning; but who
find the matter Of earning money diff
cult because Of the comparatively few
avenues that are open to women.
Again, from the nature Of the case,
these women have but little practical
knowledge Of the fundamental princi-
Piles of sound business, and these facts
60 to make the conditions that are ex-
actly suited for the purposes Of the
Florida and Henrietta people referred
to.
We deeply sympathize with the wo-
men in their desire to have money Of
their own, and we have no criticism
to make of any woman who might be
induced to seek employment along the
line indicated. We are sure that there
is no bad faith on their part, and 80
long as they get the wages promised,
it is all right so far as they are con-
cerned; but little arithmetic applied
to a little philosophy, will show that
because many have been and are re-
ceiving the promised monthly pay reg
ularly, others will not be so fortunate.
Although it may appear differently
to some, as matter Of fact, In their
fundamental principles the cherry tree
scheme and the newspaper scheme are
exactly the same. The operators of
both schemes have the same end In
view; not the giving Of employment to
women or others who are out Of en-
ployment, but to make money for the
home office, and how the home offices
are to make money without swindling
somebody Is difficult to see. The plan
by which they will be able to rake In
fortunes through swindling is easy.
Miss A" sends twelve or twenty dol
lars to the home office for cherry trees
or newspapers. and gets STEADY en-
ployment" at $12 month. She is not
supposed to send in any more money;
but to spend her time inducing others
to do as she has done, telling Of the
fact that she has gotten her pay all
right in order to assure her correspon-
dents Of the certainty Of getting theirs.
She writes some four or five letters a
day. Say in a month she writ es 12O
letters, and say of that number only
IL get new workers. That gives the
central office IL times s12 or IL times
s20-$144 or $240, as the case may be.
By strictly honest management, and
by sending back the initial amounts,
the scheme might be managed so as to
give each Of the workers pay for one
month. This Is provided the monthly
salary is little less than the required
initial amount; but it is clear that by
no possibility could all receive a Sec
ond months pay.
Some say they have been working
for IL months or more and that they
have been receiving their pay regular
ly. The only answer to this Is that
where one has been so lucky, more
than IL have been so unfortunate as to
get nothing at all. But this does not
yet fully account for the manner In
which the home offices are to get their
money. If only one home writer brings
them say $240 in a month, each of the
other writer's she adds to the working
staff would be expected to be the
means Of sending in as much, and 1t
ought not to take a great while to
make the home offices realize several
thousand dollars a day. Possibly that
point has already been reached or
passed.
Now, what next? It has already
been made clear that great as Is the
amount received at the home office, 1t
Is not really sufficient to pay salaries
to even half of the people who have
been sending 1t in, so the whole scheme
will find its climax when the postal
authorities, or some other proper au-
thorities arrest the operators In Hen
rietta and Monticello if, indeed, the
thing shall have such a happy ending.
Otherwise Mr.. Smith and the Amos
Owens people will shortly be able to
retire on very comfortable fortunes.
Post Office RObberfes.
Spartanburg special of Saturday to
the Atlanta Journal. There appears
to be an organized gang of postoffice