The Jasper weekly courier., 1907-08-09
SCHEMES TO DEFRAuo.
Some OF the Plans to secure MoheS
Without Adequate compsnss'i0n-

plans 10 secure money from the
neople without giving adequate TO
turns are numerous Not alone ~re
the residents OF country districts
mada the victims OF schemers, pul
citv neoDle as well are now and then
bp,nbugged by shrewd fakirs- Within
the mast year OF two II was announced
IN ,be columns OF magazines and the
farm uapers OF a seedless apple oeins
| evolved A few months later seediess
annle trees we're widely adveruseo
from different parts OF the country.
one concern which started In TO op-
crate on an extensive plan organized
,a..o,ess annie companies in different
| states OF the western country "'
few months hundreds OF tnousanS
OF dollars were taken from the pocH
ets OF the people for seedless app'o
trees. These trees were Just inc
ordinary kind and poor stock al tna|
so hold were the operations OF the
sasdless annie tree schemers that the
secretary of agriculture found II nee
. essary TO issue bulletin warning tho
: neople OF the fraud. and later the post
|, offi ce department issued fraud orders
against those engaged in the nefarious
: business. There are nurseries iocateu
in nearly every state. II - eoou
!, plan for the residents of farming anu
= fruit growing districts 10 caretuiy IN
vestigate concerns selling fruit trees
and similar lines before they are
= given patronage.
Is A number Of petty gratis have late
" been worked throughout the eonn-
:, try. one of the common ones Is lhs
hiring OF agents TO sell soaps per
=, fumes and other commodities on tne
." premium plan. The concerns Whicn
operate games of this class generahy
~ have their headquarters in some large
city and through advertising secure
the names OF people desiring employ
r,ent as canyassers and agents. 10
=" such they send letters holding out ex'
,raordinary inducements. Those who
agree to act as agents sign cohirac'
which Is an agreement TO pay lot suo'
goods as may be sent 10 them on con
signment The sample outnts "hic'
are forwarded or the small STOCK
goods. are billed in such way as Y
allow the concern an exorbitant prom
'es' ~ tho agent succeeds in selling IN
aiso goods and RENTS promptly there
not likelihood OF being any uouoi
,io but generally the goods are SO poor
quality that they remain dead sloC
IN in the hands OF the canvasser, al
he will find that the agreement ne III
signed will hold him TO pay Tor u
- goods.
mer .A,r. ,h.. a. nerr
= o trated upon the people Of many CO
20 r,ounities is the selling of stock In
P1o oDerative mercantile companies. ID
ing the past three or four years
residents of many small towns and
rfcutural districts have lost nundr'
-. of thousands of dollars. IL not .
lions. through the buying OF STOCK
alleged cooperative establishments
a large cities. One company with ne
quarters in Chicago. doing n
= ~ order business, sold stock In excess
~ 81 900 600. and when the concern "
into the hands OF receiver aDou
wear ago there was not ten per C
80 of assets to return TO stockholm
:. Other alleged cooperative deals
ha'' volye what is termed profit shar
plan. This plan does not require
purchase OF stock, but the coopera'
part is purely a scheme devised
the securing of trade