New-York tribune., 1905-12-31
TWO THOUSAND YEARLY.

Although no numerical record has been kept
of the cases taken up by the Assistant Attorney
Generals Office every year. It is safe to say that
she OUTPUT of fraud orders, will average two
thousand every twelvemonth During the last
four or five years The crusade against swindling
schemes has been carried much more sys-
tematically than formerly, and BY better Co
operation between the different branches OF the
department the dragnet has brought In more
shady operators and the percentage Of effective
orders has been greater than at any time in
postoffiCe history. The issuance Of a fraud
Srder' does not as many people suppose, inn
pose any fine or clap the person against whom
It is directed into the iail or tie penitentiary.
1t simply stops that persons mail. Unless
business house maintains cordial relations with
the Postmaster Generals big department, that
concern might Just as well put up its shutters
and paddock its doors. This is true of almost
any branch Of trade except the grocer and
butcher business. bur the mail is especially
necessary for the life Of any enterprise which
depends upon the good viii and money Of per
SONS far removed from the town in which It is
operated II may be put down truism that
no out-and-out swindling scheme will prosper
long that depends for support upon the contri-
buttons Of its neighbors. It is only when the
smooth individual can draw upon the fools OF the
country at large that his profits are great and
continuous. BY stopping the money which is
mailed to the swindIer the department very soon
converts his paving proposition into a financial
frost and frequently forces him TO turn to
honest paths.
once in a while the manipulator oc facts and
figures attempts to continue his fraudulent
scheme by means. OF the express companies. but
these efforts are almost invariably unsuccessful
for very few persons nave the time or inclina-
ton 20 make pilgrimages 10 an express Office
in order 10 communicate with or send sum Of
money TO an out-of-town correspondent. The
postal system IS thu bread and butter. meat and
potatoes Of the business table and If the staples
be subtracted the fare is slim indeed
Several sample cases which have passed
through the Assistant Attorney Generals hop
per within the last few months will give a fair
idea Of the schemes and lodges. plots and sub
terfuges 10 which the rascsls resort who delib-
erately start out IN the business OF separating
fools from their cash Many OF the games
have been worked from time immemorial under
various guises. Some OF them seem new even TO
the oldtime sleuth who has turned up" IN his
time thousands OF fake enterprises and swind-
ling establishments Take the case OF the
-'Nutrioia Company. Of Chicago. for instance,
against which fraud order was issued on
November 20. "As Niagara is to the rivulet; so
Nutriola is TO all other medical preparations !"
said the cornpany,s convincing booklet entitled
Health; How Gained and How Retained" The
concern was capitalized under the laws OF Maine
for $3.50 900 the capital aferward being increased
20 $500 600 Just what "Nutriola" was or how It
was made the promoters did not state with clear
ness Their pamphlet and circulars SPOKE glow
ingly however. OF the enormous expense 10
which the discoverers had gone to invent the
wonderful cure-aH. Tt cost us $4,000 cash but
we succeeded" they proudly declared. patting
themselves OF ne backs: Mature and Nutrtola
sre the only invincible conQuerors OF disease
ever known" they continue. as they proceed 10
,ell how stock IN their concern is sure 10 be
worth millions IN the not far distant future.
Barrels Of money are being poured out every
day. Are you getting your part Il not why
not? We show you how" And then they pro-
ceed 10 show. Stock in Granite Mountain.
Hecla. the Westinghouse air brake. the tele-
phone and 4 Few other well known properties
mace fortunes for small Investors. Therefore.