Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-18

Gaiies by suggesting that they stop
loheapening themselves by sending
agents all over the state begging no.
tells Ito take our paper and We'll board
lit out" This. he says. is relic of the
| DAYS when the editor OF the country
weekly was only too glad to get some
thing TO eat, and the accommodating
! Landlord boarded him aud took it out
in advertising. stationery and subscrip-
tiou. II says further that some of these
Idailies cheaper themselves" by offer
/ ing him a paper free Che happens to be
postmaster) and he does not consider il
| a great gift when they also give the
railroad agent and the preacher one on
the same terms. This was no drive on
the Capital. for while they almost give
ii away. still the man who gets the
Capital has to put UP the cash or rem
der some equivalent in every instance.
w. T.. Curtis letters in the Record
Herald are exciting much comment, and
the paper Is thus getting much adver-
Using which at space rates would figure
into thousands of dollars. SO we can
expect for While letters that will stir
up the animals" We can also look for
the subscription canvassers of the Rec
ord Herald to promptly appear in these
Iowa towns where Curtis has dealt out
taffy or read the riot act. One thing is
sure. that outside of Des Moines, the
general public is much pleased that he
has shown up the rotten insurance
methods of some of the Des Moines
companies. And there is a frequently
expressed wish that his courage and
that of the Record Herald would go
farther and give the names of promi-
Eent ex-state officials who have lent
their names to help along some of
these get-rich-quick schemes in feec-
ing the public Here is story to the
roint: a few years ago, IN an Iowa
town. Rev. Mr.. Blank. OF the Blank
Church Society. came 20 the hotel to
see the writer. TO ask said writer's
opinion of the advisab;lity of sending
$500 10 the Sand Bank Investment
Company of Des Moinas, Iowa The
Looker-O On knew nothing of the COM
pany, for or against, the company, and
so told the preacher. Then the good |
man pulled letter from his pocket |
saving. II saw that --, n prOmt- |
nent member of our church" Ga state |
official at that time) twas on the board |
Of directors of the Sand Bank Invest
nent Company. and so l wrote him In
regard to my investing $500, and that
others of our church would like TO know |
about 1t. and here is what he says: |
Dear Brother: Yours OF the - inst. |
received and in reply would say that if
your $500 represents, as l presume ii
does. the savings of years l would adj
To-, Nd
mortgage on Iowa land even at low
rate of interest rather than send 1t to
u.s. for while our company Is so far as
know started on sound basis, still IL
IS in the nature of a speculative con-
Germ, and while 1t promises big in
erest. there is more or less of chances
.aken. Whereas If you put it into
mortgage. even at 4 per cent, II Will
rave the advantage of greater security
or your money!" The foregoing is not
given as verbatim ct ,iteratim copy
II the letter received, but the sub
stance is Now this state official GER
ain!y gave the preacher good advice,
,s the Sand Bank" is now out of ex-
stence. much to the sorrow of many
investors. But what shall we say Of an
,ficial of the state of Iowa whose name
It that time lent great strength to the
sand Bank Investment Company. who
dvised preacher and members of Y
our church" not to invest. but for q ]
,eriod of several months allowed the I
PREACHERS and members of other J
hurches a chance TO get rich quick?
What shall we say of All official of the
tate of Iowa who allowed the use of
is name to add strength to the repre- ,
entations made by agents the state {
yer to many school teachers. clerks in c
torres. servant girls and others with
tile or no knowledge Of investment I
ompany schemes or the wording of the
took issued bearing the names Of such
tate officials in large. prominent type: +
u % Mo a~1eN-r :.