Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-24
J FRIHNDs AND PATRONs-

TO FRIENDS AND
the past few months trying to bring to
your attention the great opportunities
which are yawning for acceptance in my
tried to treat honestly and fairly and In
answer to correspondence, and l have
many thousands OF correspondents upon
my list. l have spared no palms in trying
to explain fairly and from really an I'M
pretudiced standpoint, the great redeemlng
features of the Northwest corner OF the
greatest state In the Union today, Ne
braska-
Several hundred people have come here
to see me and to see my lands. l have
made many sales, but many who have come
have not bought for various reasons, but
everyone l have tried to send home with
that same, good feeling OF fellowship as
those to whom 1 sold.
Now the advertising which 1 have done
has brought In a good many "curb-stoners."
Most OF my readers know what the curb
stoner" is. He is a man who stands on
the street corner, butts in and tries to get
acquainted by b~uttonholing the newcomer.
He is q man who Is usually pulling for
some irresponsible so-called real estate
man, who has no conception of honor and
only works upon the plan-ge the money.
This kind OF people Will sell you a gumbo
patch or a gravel bed and represent 1t to
be first class soil. They usually mislead
and beguile. They can do this for they
have no future, in many Instances, no past,
and no reputation at stake. II they bite
you good and strong they can jump up and
leave and you don't know where they
are. lnGy EO 10 some OLleI LOWn anu
follow the al of some man who has
risked his money in advertising some good
section and they "curb-stone" there upon
his patrons the same as they have here
upon mine.
1 beg to say that I am financially re-
sponsible, and will back up to the last
point any assertions which l may make to
When you come to Crawford to see me
don't expect to find me on the street corner
nor on the depot platform when the train
nnlNq I'm for am TOO hngV with q, good.
straight, legitimate business to do thds
kind Of thing. l maintain an office and
you can find my place by asking any
reputable citizen, or by applying II you
please, at either bank or to any honest
man. If you happen TO fall into the hands
Of the "curb-Stoners'' they will tell you
that / am out of tow or that l have left
town entirely, or that l am dead, or dead
drunk. In fact, they will tell you anything
bling down your feathers In the right direc-
tion to try to work you over to some office
for whom they are paid to steer,
nave no steerers but depend solely upon
a good, straight, legitimate line OF adver-
Using and / want good straight, legitimate
patrons who are men Of brains ana men
from the depot to my office without falling
into the hands OF these bunco men.
Up until the time l heralded abroad news
of the crop. raising propensities of the soil
in this rich section, there were no curb
stone, nor bunco men n those who are
my competitors today merely depended
upon SWNnHlnB u Oehl OCCdSlOHdlASt aAh "
make a long story short, land was not
moving. Today there is great activity In
this section; large tracts are being cut
up into many small tracts; the good old
eastern farmer Is coming In and land
values are increasing rapidly. Now, l ask,
in all due candor, who is entitled to the
opportunity and pleasure or showing you
this vast section? Is IT j, who have put
In my money In good, straight, Legitimate
advertising, or is 1t the curbstoner and the
pettifogger, who has never done anything
toward leading the vast army OF home
seekers in this directionf
II you think that 1 am entitled to your
consideration, then when you get off the
train at Crawford, ask for my office
please, and don't mix up or become captive
70 the curbatoner and depot loater.
/ shall be very glad to meet you, and ]
assure you, l will do my best 10 entertain
Vou. hut M YOU come to do business with
me or come 10 look at my lands, you must
come TO my office and not expect to find
me hanging around the depots and the
street corners.
With high personal regards to all those
from whom / nave received
lions and an Invitation to those from whom
I have not heard. TO send me their names
and A request for my book OF descriptions
\ and prices, and the hope that when you
come 70 Crawford, you will come direct Ia
me. and come, IL you please, with the ut
most confidence, for l will not mislead
49, Sincerely Yours.
ARAB L. HUNGERFORD.
Crawford. Neb.