The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-21

bon & Co. pulled of deal at St
Paul and skinned shippers out of be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. The coun-
try was flooded whereabouts with cir
curlars soliciting eggs, poultry and
butter shipments and offering and
guaranteeing prices much in excess
pf the regular accepted quotations.
They were operating only about two
weeks, but during that time did a
land ONCE business. Very promptly,
however, complaints began to come in
from shippers, the ST. Paul Board Of
Trade placed the matter before the
postal authorities for investigation
Ind very suddenly the concern evap-
prated, leaving long list of shippers
throughout the surrounding territory
10 mourn their connection with john
son a. Co. This deal was aired in
The Packer at the time and shippers
were warned Immediately after the
arm opened for business.
Shortly after the deal was pulled
off at St. Paul another firm opened
at Dallas, Texas, under the name of
j. Jones & Co. There the same
methods were pursued and with about
the same success. Again the postof-
fice department got busy and the Dial
las outfit disappeared.
"In October last a firm opened in
Indianapolis, this time under the
name of J. B. Adams & Co., but this
time the concern was so promptly
exposed in The Packer that the pro-
motors came very nearly getting
caught. The crooks found it to their
interest to quickly lose their identi-
ties but were successful in making
their retreat, only getting away with
4 - ~
try belonging to shippers. 1t was
acknowledged at the time that but
Tor the quick action on the part of
The Packer they would have easily
eleaned up $4,000 to $4,000 in India
hapolis.
About the first of June this New
Orleans concern, ]. Harper E Co
quietly opened for business at Gil
Poydras street, opposite the front end
bf the Poydras market, a location
bomewhat removed from the regular
line of traffic of the produce business
Immediately they began to flood the
lower Mississippi valley as far north
IS Tennessee and Kentucky with cir
rulars soliciting shipments of eggs
poultry and butter and offering prices
end inducements that were entirely
Inconsistent with the ruling quota
lions of the market.
Many of these circulars were for
warded to The Packer by shippers
who intimated that they were SUSPECT
pus and a quiet investigation was
made which revealed the fact thai
the parties operating the concern are
the same men who worked the crook
I'd deals at st. Paul, Dallas and In
Annapolis. The methods of doins
business, the wording of their circu
Jars and instructions to shippers were
practically the same in each case
The descriptions of these men tail,
20 closely with the information in the
hands of the postofflce inspectors al
10 hardly admit of the possibility o
p mistake being made. In fact tn,
Inspector in charge here is confiden
they have made a good capture. Tn
general descriptions of these men ar
ms follows:
81. r. Patten. height about fee
10 inches. age 40 to As, weight IT
TO 1S5 pounds, light hair. blue yes
very florid complexion. When arrest
ed he wore a brown striped suit an,
soft felt hat of brown color.
Harper, height fully feet. weigh
about 165 to LIS, curly auburn hail
blue gray eyes, skin slightly frecke
ed. age between % and 80 years
When arrested he wore a dark brow
suit and felt hat"