Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-25
NebrasAa.

TO FRIENDS AND PATRONS
have spent several thousand dollars In
the past few months trying to bring to
which are yawning for acceptance in my
section Of Northwest Nebraska. have
tried to treat honestly and fairly and in
answer to correspondence, and / have
many thousands OF correspondents upon
my list. have spared no palms in trying
to explain fairly and from really an un-
features Of the Northwest corner OF the
greatest state In the Union today, Ne
Several hundred people have come here
to see me and TO see my lands. have
made many sales, but many who have come
everyone 1 have5tried to send homo with
that Same good feeling of fellowship a.
those to whom bieold.
Now the advertising which 1 have done
has brought in ajEood many "curb-stoners."
Most Of my readers know what the curb
stoner" is He is manitwho stands on
the street corner butts In and tries to get
acquainted by buttonholinRi 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 plaTB-get the money.
This kind OF people will sell you a gumbo
patch or a gravel bed and represent Il 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. They go to some other town and
follow the wake of some man who has
section and they 'curb-Stone" there upon
his patrons the same as they have here
upon mine.
beg to say that I am financially re-
sponsible, and will back up to the last
point any assertions which may make to
you.
When you come to Crawford to see me
don't expect to find me the street corner
nor on the depot platform when the train
straight, legitimate business to do thds
kind of thing. / maintain an office and
you can find my place by asking any
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
town entirely, or that am dead, or dead
drunk. In fact, they will tell you anything
and will commence feeling Of you and rub
bing down your feathers in the right direc-
tlon to try to work you over to some office
for whom they are paid to steer.
have no steerers but depend solely upon
a good, straight, legitimate line of adver-
tlsing and / want good straight, legitimate
patrons who are men Of brains and men
ro13 r tSe depot 70 y Office without fanS
into the hands of these bunco men.
Up until the time 1 heralded abroad news
of the crop raising propensities of the soil
stone, nor bunco men and those who are
my competitors today merely depended
upon swinging dedl OCCASIONALLY ana TO
make 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, I ask
in all due candof who Is entitled to the
opportunity and pleasure Of showing you
this vast section? Is 1t I, who have put
in my money in good, straight, legitimate
advertising, or is II the curbstoner and the
pettifogger, who has never done anything
toward leading the vast army of home
seekers in this dlrection7
II you think that l 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
to the curbstoner and depot loafer.
/ shall be very glad to meet you, and
assure you, / will do my best to entertain
YOU. but II 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 / have received communica-
tions and an invitation TO those from whom
/ 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 to Crawford, you will come direct to
me, and come, n you please, with the ut
most confidence, for ! will not mislead
you, beg 10 be,
Sincerely Yours,
ARAH l.. HUNGERFORD,
| Crawford, Neb.