The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-07-30
A Letter From Mr.. Dillon
Continued from Page 4.

small sums, and another is that the
victims OF his schemes are widely
scattered ana in nj position to demand
their rights. The Rural New Yorker
reaches about 1l5. 600 families or about
u family In 200 over the entire coun-
try. We have received complaints
from about 80 people who sent Lewis
during the last ten years amounts vary
ing from 81 to 90, 900. all ~aggregating
about SEQ. 900. On this basis he must
have received about o., 900, 900 In sc-
tual cash from country people during
this period. The money was sent him
in response to the most positive prom
ises OF rewards and profits. They have
never seen any interest or profit Of any
Kind for the most part, and they are
not able TO induce him or force him to
return a dollar. He brazenly tells
them that he Is not under legal obliga-
ton to pay them q penny. Now. some
OF these women earned this money as
servants in the Kitchen. and others
earned IL over the wash tubs. Lewis
has had 1t nearly 10 years without re-
turn and without interest. Now, sup
pose for a moment that Lewis nation
al operations were localized. Suppose
he lived In Crystal Falls and confined
his operations to the people Of your
town. Suppose he borrowed the money
of servant girls. wash women. OF chill
dren, OF old soldiers, and of poor mex
perienoed people generally by promis-
ing.theln big returns and profits for ii.
what would DO his standing In your
town, and how many women OF the
town would rush into his new schemes
while he ignored his obligations to the
poor people who took him at his word
and sent him their earnings and saw
ings years ago. IL Lewis were TO carry
on the deception and trickery and fraud
with the poor people Of Crystal Falls,
or any other local town, that he has
with the subscribers of The Rural New
Yorker, scattered as they are from
Maine 10 California, he would DO tar.
red and feathered and ridden out Of
town on a rail If no harder fate await
ed him. II Is only because his opera
tions are so broadly scattered and bis
victims unwilling to tell OF their fool
Ishness in trusting him that he is per
mitted TO continue his schemes. Some
Of his victims even hesitate 70 let the
members Of their " family know OF
the unfortunate investment
If the honest women who are now
contributing 10 his new schemes could
know that Lewis is Just an ordinary
taker using the ordinary fake means OF
-extravagant promises TO get money and
schuffling one form OF security for an
other in tricky schemes 90 keep 10, they
would make short work of his opera.
tions, Like other fakirs before him,
he jumps from one scheme TO another
with such agility and dexterity Great
ing enthusiasm and gathering money
as he goes along that the people forget
the failures Of the old schemes In the
extravaganza OF the promises and en-.
thusiasm for the new wonders.
The Rural New Yorker has nothing
to gain from telling the truth about
Lewis. AT least nothing but the salts
faction of doing its plain duty by its
readers. On the contrary. Lewis and
others like HIM will not give up their
privilge Of plundering the people with
out a struggle, and this means work
and expense to those who oppose MIN.
But who would hesitate 10 reason up
the consequence OF interference II they
saw a sneak thief stealing pennies from
the children and cripples and servants
OF his friendsl
Jas. j. Dillon