The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-05
Home Gossip
Short Stories OF Mans Natural
hal:, Shown at Home.
Green Goods Proposition.

Green Goods Proposition.
Inc Following letter was received last
week by one of Wichita's prominent bus
mess men 1t is a fair example of the
criminal practices going on under the
very nose of the police The letter was
sent from New York The copy of a
telegram referred 10 is missing. The let
ter follows:
CONFIDENTIAL.
Friend; 1 have reason for believing
you TO be shrewd, reliable and trust
worthy man for me to cooperate with in
your vicinity, and for that reason take
the liberty Of making you a proposition
that many men would gladly grasp #
they could personally examine my work
and convince themselves of the absolute
safety of my offer.
THE writer Of this is an expert en-
gTaver, having for 81 years been employed
in the bureau Of engraving, Washington,
D. c l have spent some years back in
the effort to make perfect duplicates OF
my work while in the employ of the gov
eminent and have succeeded. Ny great
est difficulty has been TO secure the silk
hber paper, the same as that which the
government uses. In this also have sue
ceeded. The goods come in sizes of ones.
hves and tens; are perfect duplicates of
the genuine. and cannot be detected by
the best bank experts, and then only
when they arrive at the treasury in
Washington, which is not likely to occur
N years, and after passing through so
many hands that it is impossible TO trace
them.
OF course you can have no idea of the
quality Of my work until you have seen a
sample Of it; this I propose to give you
chance 70 do on one condition-that is,
that you are willing TO cooperate with
me in the disposal of my goods, provid-
ing l prove to you beyond ali doubt, that
my work is all that l claim for it. IN
derstand, do not want you to invest one
dollar until you have examined my entire
stock, compared 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 $500
will give you an immediate return that
lifetime Of toll in your present business
will not do. This without injuring your
friends, neighbors or your fellow man.
To convince you of the safety of the bus
iness I will, upon receipt of telegram
from you IS per enclosed copy. send you
a sample Of my work and will also ap-
point a place TO meet you, so that you
can personally examine my stock.
Now, as this is a business which re
ouires secrecy, to insure safety have a
few rules for you TO follow, the reasons
for which viii be made clear TO you
later.
"First-Do not write me a letter under
any circumstances, except I instruct you
TO do so.
.'Second-I send you enclosed a copy Of
a telegram which you must send, just as
It reads, and signed with the initials of
your name, and on receipt of il l Will
send you sample of my goods, also
price list and fuller particulars.
.'Third-Use the Western Union tele-
graph lines only. You may send your
telegram from any town or place, but be
sure to sign the initials of your name
and the initials only.
IF, for any reason. you decide not to
engage in this business, 1 trust to your
honor as a man not TO abuse the conf
dence ! have placed in you, TO burn this
letter. and to let the matter drop.
Trusting. however, soon to see you on
the road to prosperity and numbered
among my largest customers, 1 am
Confdentially yours,