Milford chronicle., 1916-05-26
AGAIN CORNELL-LOOKER OUTFIT.

Beware What You sen-5e Sure the
Contract is Fair to You Before you
Commit Yourself by Signing Any Pa
per Whatsoever.
DO YOU know anything about p. B.
Cornell Co. Great harrington, Mass. ?
They are represented in this section by
j. j. LOCKER, who is trying to list farm
property for sale in their company and
charges S25 for listing and advertising
throughout all their agencies. He re-
presents that they want suitable sites Tor
summer homes for city millionaires-
j. W. X, Kent County, Del.
The methods you describe as being
Practised by J. ]. LOCKER are extremely
repeatedly exposed in this department.
We Judge from the above that LOCKER is
charging you people S25, whereas their
listing fee in New England was SIS.
The American Agriculturist will say
May 27th. referring to scheme, that IS
now being worked throughout the Della
The safe way in dealing with any Of
these gentry is to say that when they
sell your farm you Will pay them the
commission previously agreed upon, put
don't pay any advance fee. Don't tie
yourself up with any one or two per cent
withdra wal clause. Don't think that city
milliOnalres are employing agents to get
options on farms at anywhere from 10
10 so per cent more than they are really
worth. Don't believe all that you are
told by any agent or stranger who may
be- trying to get your money or your
Understand Before Signing.
Lookout that you don't sign any paper
that LOCKER wants you to sign, unless
YOU first read it carefully all by your
self with nobody else about, and under |
stand its every meaning. Does II con- |
lain a withdrawal clause? Does that /
CIause mean that if Cornell does not |
make sale of your farm, and you want |
10 take your farm out Of his hands or |
wish TO sell your farm yourself, you will /
have TO pay Cornell l or 2 per cent or |
any other per cent Of the list price?
Does LOCKER tell you that your farm /
is worth more than you asked for Il? Is 4
the larger sum stated in the description |
as listed? II so, and the withdrawal fee
is say per cent, see what that would
mean: Suppose your farm is really
werth about $4,000. If listed at that price
and you wish to withdraw it, under a
Two per cent penalty clause you would
have TO pay Cornell 500 Just Tor the
farm away from him. If you allow It TO
be listed at $500 under such withdraw
al clause, then you would have to pay
him a withdrawal fee of $3.50 II you are
in doubt about any Of the statements
made by LOCKER. or about any OF the
words or phraseology OF the contracts or
agreements and orders he asks you 70
sign, send all the papers to orange Juao
sserI'te e, Bureau, (315 Fourth Avenue,
NeNls.s ork City,) with stamps Tor their
return, and without any charge TO you,
American Agriculturist will advise you
fully with reference to the matter. Don't
BE bulldozed or bluffed or hypnotized Dy
soker into signing any document until,
,fter at least "a hours reflection atter
saving submitted all the papers to US
,r to your attorney, and got ms adVlce;
YOU are absolutely sure that you WIN
ave no cause for dissatisfaction in case
YOU do sign.
The courts have awarded Cornell part
,r an Of his claims against certain farm
RS who have signed contracts with hin'
4 you want to do business with him on
lie terms and you clearly, thoroughly
md perfectly understand those terms as
'et forth in the documents you are asked
n sign that is one thing. But don't
,lied. with Cornell or LOCKER or any
'ther lister or anybody else for that
natter without having an absolutely
lear distinct and perfect understanding
4 exactly what you are contracting 70
10 when you sign. Pay no attenLloh 10
he fiow Of talk put up to you by LOCKER
r. any other agent He and other agents
an speechify enough to stop clock.
lust remember, no matter what the
aenf says to you, the thing that yau
3 an order form or contract II you
ign it without satisfying yourself as
4 its provisions and then should ma
hat il ties you up to something diuerent
-om what you thought or imagined, or
nderstood or were told, you might md
difficult to prove your side OF the case
, court IL is also important that, IN
liking with LOCKER or any such agents,
ON have two other persons present Dy
HON YOU can prove in court LOCKER
presentations to you. Above all re-
,ember that whatever any agent may
~ 10 you, in all probability the order
{ contract you may sign is so worded
: TO be binding upon you. Beware,
,erefore, for ignorance of the alw is no
lcuse.