The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-30

March q. last, the local papers con-
tained advertisements reading as fol-
lows:
WANTED--Collcctor for banking house. Salary,
$50 per month. Must give reference and
furnish 500 cash security,
WANTED -stcnographcr and typewriter for
banking house.
The advertisements were signed by
the initials "a. T." and "R. T. E." and
the answers were to be sent In care or
the newspaper in which the "ad. ap-
peared. More than one hundred an
swers were received and they came
from all parts of the city, and Carbon
dale, Forest City, Waymart, Pittston,
Wilkes Barre, Nicholson, and one from
Easton.
Last week a man going by the name
of j. G. Patterson opened an office in
Rooms 316 and 81 in the Connell build
ing. He had them furnished quite Law
ishly by the Household Furnishing COM
pany-on credit, put in typewriting
machine and cabinet, had both the old
and new phones put in. and on the
glass panels of the hall doors had
Winans & Son pant-on credit--in
tasteful letters the words:
Scranton Real Estate, Loan and
Improvement company"
lie also bought and paid for $3.50
worth of stationery.
STENOGRAPHER ENGAGED.
A young lady residing on Lafayette
street was one of a large number who
answered the advertisement for a stem
Ographer and typewriter, and she was
engaged at a good salary. She entered
upon her duties last Wednesday. On
that same day the Scranton Real Es-
tate, Loan and Improvement company
proceeded to business, by sending out
the following letter to each of the hun
dred or more who had applied for the
$50 month job as bank collector, with
the understanding that a cash deposit
of $lOO should be made as security for
faithful performance of duty:
SCRANTON REAL ESTATE, LOAN AND IN.
pROVEMENT CO..
GIG and 81 Connell Building.
Telephone Connections.
Scranton, Pa, April 23, 1902.
Dear Sir: Please call at this Office on re-
ceipt of this communication. And oblige,
Yours respectfully,
Scranton Real Estate, Loan and Improvement
Co.
Just how many called at the Office is
not known. 1t has been ascertained,
however, that six men called, We're en-
gagged, and gave Mr.. Patterson 500 in
cash, taking his note in exchange there
for.
AS fast as they were engaged they
were put to work. One of them was set
to the task of preparing for mailing the
following circular:
Scranton Pa. April 81, 1902.
Dear Sir: If you desirous of borrowing
money on your real estate, call at the office
of the Scranton Real Estate, loan and Improve.
ment Go. They arc the people who will ad-
vance you the money while other parties would
be considering your proposition.
Yours very truly,
Scranton Real Estate, Loan and Improvement
Co.
WRITING LETTERS.
Another was furnished list of names
and addresses, and directed to write to
each a communication like the follow
ing:
SCRANTON REAL ESTATE, LOAN AND IN.
PROVEMENT CO.,
SIG and 81 Conrcl Building.
Telephone Connections.
Scranton Pa, April 2s, 1902.
- ---------, Washington ave.
Madame: Our collector has called at your
residence on several occasions for rent, due
April I, 1902 lie has been unable to meet with
any results Please call at this Office on receipt
OF this communication to adjust said claim.
Yours respectfully,
Scranton Real Estate, Loan and Improvement
Co.
One of the parties engaged by Mr.
Patterson was Fred Surine. a member
of the executive board of the street car
strikers. He wanted to quit the trolley
cars, and readily put up the required
800 security for the $50 a month job as
collector for banking house." He
had been idle for six months and 1t was
with hard scraping he succeeded in get
ting together the hundred, but he got it
and it was paid to Mr.. Patterson yes
terday.
Mr.. Patterson was very much taken
with Mr.. Surine, and after only two
days acquaintance concluded he was
just the man to put in charge of the
cOmpanys Wilkes-Barre office. He told
Mr.. Surine he would take him down to
Wilkes-Barre Monday afternoon, to-
gether with another of the men. and
start him out. The offices had already
been engaged and furnished, he stated,
and We're in charge of an Office boy,
pending the engagement of manager.
He further told Mr.. Surine he would re-
turn him his $1OO and require from him
Il bond in the sum of $4,000. If he
proved efficient, his salary would be in
creased.
MONEY FOR EXPENSES.
Monday morning Mr.. Patterson gave