Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-03-06


name of the firm seems to be changed
to The farmers General Service
Company; at least some of the same
officials are connected with this firm
and some of the medicines put out in
1911 bear the label of the Universal
Stock Cabinet Company. In looking
over the catalog of the Company one
is surprised to find that no street ad-
dress is given. Now Company do.
ing general business for the benefit
of the farmer would naturally be ex-
pected to state its street address so
that parties would be able to call up.
on them when in the city. This
strikes one as peculiar since they re.
fer generally to the large staff en-
ployed to give assistance to the farm
ers in answering questions pertaining
to veterinary medicines, agriculture,
horticulture, stock growing, and. in
fact every conceivable line that the
farmer may be interested in.
Let as examine the application as
made by the farmer who is led to be-
lieve that he can make trial of the
medicines and utilize the advantages
of the Company for period of sixty
days. providing, he complies with the
simple requirements, or, as the ap-
plication states:
Providing, he has complied with
all the conditions herein contained.
Again, it says:
'If not complied with in detail,
free trial offer expires at the time of
such failure and the party becomes
liable. as per application and note
herein receipted for. -
What are some of these sixty-day
requirements? The party must write
to the company twice each week,
Wednesday and Saturday. during the
trial period and send all such letters
by registered mail he must also study
the books furnished in the premium
cabinet. Again. at least once every
thirty days during the trial period the
party must consign to the Company
some farm produce. some baled hay,
some stock, and use at least four
different kinds of medicines tonics
etc. Now if the party does not com.
ply with these requirements in detail
then he forfeits his rights and the
4 note for $107 so becomes payable.
Who can comply with requirements
of this kind? Who can 60 into town
get in a report and register the same
twice each week on Wednesday and
Saturdays for q period of sixty days
Who would of necessity be likely to
have need for four different types OF
medicines during any sixty days.
Who could send for sale the list OF
products required? 1t is absurd pre-.
posterous and shows that it is intend
ed to make null any attempt at the
free trial. The note when it was
given was negotiable. 1t reads ir
full as follows:
$1OT5 Beach N, D., March 27, 1911.
on or before October 1, 1911. fol
value received promise to pay t.
The Farmers General Service Comp
Iany, Minneapolis MINI. U. S. A. Oh
order the sum of One hundred anC
Seven .......... 5O-10O Dollar;
at the First National Bank at Beach
| State of North Dakota, with interes
J before and after maturity at the rats
!; of 10 percent per annum until paid
4 (Signed) ....................
J (Witness)
i The elaborate certificate signed BY
S. P. Lesselyoung as president of thu
farmers General Service Company
giving to the farmer the benefits o
J the Company for period of fv'
} years, states among other things:
} 1. To receive advice through the
J company's veterinary department
J 2. To receive full benefits of tn,
. company's purchasing department.
i 8. To receive full benefit of th'
company's stock department.
) 4. To receive full benefit of th
! company's commercial department.
5. To receive full benefit of tn
company general information depart
J ment.
7 6. To receive full heneft of tn
company employment service depart
t ment
z. To receive full benefit of tn
| scientific farming and horticulture
3 department.
a If the samples of food product
examined and here reported upon re
: present fairly the class of materis
which this Company is furnishing t
. at least some of their patrons then
. is questionable if the service is {
d benefit to the consumer. Certainly
e the goods are illegal.
i This company also furnishes stoC