The Adair County news., 1905-06-21

ufmly eSCaDllSneQ requiring pre-
payment for stock before ship
ment. This had its inception anC
growth by reason of long distan
ces, heavy express charges anc
unacquaintance of the parties
in most such transactions, and
the would be purchaser has learn.
ed that the purchase price must
go forward to secure the desired
PROPERTY, and in nearly every
case before he has had an oppor-
tunity of seeing the same. On
the other hand many breeders
have been conscientious in such
transactions, rigidly adhering to
honorable dealing, thus establish
ing for themselves a name, which
has made them numerous friends
and their business a satisfactory
one.
AS this industry increases, of
course more buyers and sellers
appear, and in the rush to secure
business and make money the SELL
ers offer greater inducements than
are warranted. He may lack suf-
ficent knowledge of the merits
Of his stock to be able to properly
estimate their value, but with a
grasping desire he informs his pa
irons in glowing terms that his
stock is so and so, and that by
some fortuitious circumstance he
can sell at greatly reduced figures.
This deceives the unwary, and he
finally awakens to the fact that he
has been egregiously cheated.
In many ways do we hear of this
one and that one being gulled, so
much so, that it is materially in
juring the business and if allow
ed to go on and increase will I'LL
timately ruin all. There is no
way of getting rich in this bust
ness suddenly; it should not be
expected. Every one must be
willing to do and get his share by,
careful painstaking efforts.
There are others, we regret to
say, some who have gained a
wide reputation, who fail to keep
that portion of the golden rule"
relating to doing as you would be
done by. They fail to appreciate
the fact that the money of their
patron is worth 100 cents on the
dollar and that they should have
value received therefor. They as
sure their patrons that they can
sell, for example, a specimen
which can score 60 points for SIS,
and by this inducement the SIS is
forwarded, and a specimen which
can score not to exceed IS points
is forwarded, the seller presum-
ing on the ignorance of the pur-
chaser or his own ability to so
land his shipment as TO overcome
all1objections which the purchaser
may raise. This undertaking to
do a specified thing and failing to
do it, thus beating the straight
forward purchaser is very prev
alent, and is wrong from the out
set. We are aware that the num-
Der of poultry publications is leg
ion and that in the great scram-
BILE for existence, every adver-
tisement which is likely to turn
in a few paltry dollars will be re-
ceived and laid before the reader
but we don't care for more bus
mess than we are getting in that
direction.
There is another set Of frauds,
namely; those who wholly fail to
keep their advertising contracts.
Such men will cheat their custo-
mers from principle and should be
rooted out. There are times
when reliable men cannot easily
pay up, to them should be extend
ed all of the courtesies publish
er can possible give in the way Of
credit. But these are easily dis
tinguished from the deadbeats
who never intend and never did
intend to pay ABINITIO. -Fanciers