The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-04-26
EASY lMCDNt Y MAKER !.
HOW soME STR NGERs ARE
RaKlNaIN THE CASH

By Selling Contracts to Appoint
Agent and Fell Wash.
ing Machine
At least, dozen people have comf
to Us and complained about tbe ws!
some " il dressed, glib talking strang
e1s are rsking IN the money fr' m
some OF their ueiRhbors and frier d 'on
q washing ms Chine propnsitlon'
Among the number thst called on Us
was one man who had given bis notes
for five Hundred dollars payable IN
sixty days for 'ccntrac5" with thsSe
washing machine folks He had his
s.'contract'' with him and 10 our mino
1t is sn extraordinary document.
This "coD5racu" was noh sold to thi.
man by the washing machine people
themselves, but was sold to him by 3
neighbor and friend who had bought
q "contrsct'' to sell contracts" as
we'll as sell washing machines him
self from the washing machine pso
ple, for which we were informed be
paid five hundred dollars.
AS we said above, the man who
called OF Us and showed US his CON
tract" gave two otes.for two hun
dred and fifty dollars each for the
paper. Ole OF these notes was given
to his friend and neighbor who had
induced him to buy the CONTRACT
which was his pay for Inducing q
neighbor and friend to invest IN a
great money making scheme" ano
the other note was given to the wash
ing machine agent, who was present
when the bargain was cosed and the
notes signed. The gentleman says
as an inducements to get him to buy,
the washing machine agent said he
would advance him one hundred and
twenty five dollars In cash II he
would sign the notes, and that as soon
as the notes were signed and the
agent had them in his possession he
declined TO let him have any cash,
but credited him wi III si1ty-two dol
lars and fifty cents on each OF the two
notes which he had given for the
contract" No doubt the nerous
washing machine agent thought the
act q very magnani rops one: but the
giver Of the note did not 30 regard 1t.
We read over rather hurriedly the
contract" this man showed US, and
for which he was to pay five hundred
dollars In sixty days. . It was q1ite a
long document printed in blank with
names and amounts filed in with ink.
It was signed by the newelJ appoint
ed agent and not by the washing ma
chine man himself. 1t as quite a
number of conditions and provlSos as
to the rights Of .he' party buying and
the party selling, which we cannot
recall. Take away the technicalities,
we understand the document to give
the man who had bought 1t the right
to sell contracts" AID sell washing
mscnines. He was to charge five
huncred dollars for each contract"
he sold, OF which amount be was to
receive one talf for selling the con
tract" and the other hslf was to 20
to the washing machine people, II
will be seen that when he sold two
contracts" be would have bis
money back that he paid for ;hts
Contract" The selling OF con
tracts" is the biggest part OF the
I business, while selling Of machines
Z seems to be a secondary matter,
However the washing machine people
get about one third OF the money for
which each machine is sold by the
different agents. This is about our
recollection Of the contract, but as
we do not wish to do any one an un
justic We will be glad to publish the
contract" in full as soon as we car
get one.
It will be seen that it Is mighty
soft snap for the washing machine
people. They scoop up the mons!
going and conipg. They get i've
hundred dollars for every contract
they themselves sll, and twu hun
dred and fifty dollars for every con
tract" that the men Il ey sell con
tracts" to sell, and so 1t goes. A.
we understand the CONTRACT" we
saw, 1t did not limit the buyer OF
contract" to any particular territory.
He can sell ''contr. cts" or machines
anywhere in the United States, pro
vioed he pays the washing machine
people their share of tie money
taken in. There Is 30 mucn mote
money in selling contracts" than ir
selling machines, that no doubt most
of those who buy CONTRACTS" will
sell contracts" and not bother witt
the machine selling feature at all
In fact this seems to u, to be ths
intention Of the whule scheme. 1t Is
q kind OF endless chaic money maklpe
scheme for the washing o. acnine peo
pie, hut how any ore can be iDducea
to pay flYe hundred dollars fer en-
tract tnat has no valua behind IL bu.
the right" to sell an ordinary wash
ing machine Is deep mystery TO US.
Yet we understand that quite a Dum
ber Ct people have! invested in tE1>
"contrect, and should they mees
with SUCCESS in selling "cuutSsc's'
the yhola countv will be flooded viii