Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1914 — Says The Democrat Is Knocking Its Canadian Land Scheme. [ARTICLE]

Says The Democrat Is Knocking Its Canadian Land Scheme.

Theodore George, the pseudo local ■agent tor certain Canadian lands, publishes a letter from one J. W. Bishop, husband of Mrs. Bertha Nichols Bishop, formerly of Rensselaer, in which both he and the alleged writer of the letter go out of their way to take a rap at The Democrat for its alleged knocking of Mr. George’s “Canadian land bargains’’ in the arid belt. Now, in the first place, The Democrat has never said one word of its own violition about this “garden spot of Canada,’’ which Mr. George —and it is currently reported the Rensselaer Republican—is interested in unloading on the unwary. The Democrat published an entirely unsolicited letter from C. W. and E. J. Duvall, who accompanied the recent excursion of George and the Republican to this land and spent some three weeks there. A letter which the Duvall’s mailed us from this actual "zone of milk and honey” in which they warned their freinds and the public in general from being taken in by the misleading statements made by the agents for this land.

This letter was published without comment, precisely as it was sent to ■ us. A like letter was sent the Re-' publican but was never published. On the return of the Duvalls, entirely without solicitation on our Part —in fact both called on us—they orally stated what they had already written and added considerable more information regarding their personal investigations of nearly three weeks, and repeated that they thought people should know the actual facts before being induced to go to that section and lose every dollar they possessed, as many others have done. The Democrat printed several of the statements made by C. W. Duvaß—which are fully substantiated by his cousin, E. J. Duvall —not as The Democrat’s views or opinions, but those of Mr. Duvail’S. If any misstatements were made by us in publishing Mr. Duvall’s remarks, we ask HIM to correct us' and not Mr. George, the Republican nor Mr. Bishop—who may be a victim of misplaced confidence looking for another sucker—as the statements were credited as having been made by Mr.

Duvall and not by us—we hadn’t been up there, the Duvalls spent nearly three weeks there. If any reader of The Democrat or of the Republican desires any more information as to the section of Canada that is being boomed by Mr. George and the Republican—for a hoped for consideration, of course—we would advise them to talk with either of the Duvalls before spending any money to make a personal visit or investing in land in that section on the say-so of parties who expect to profit from any investments they may make. Both C. W. and E. J. Duvall are entirely disinterested and can give unbiased information. Now Mr. George's soreness at The Democrat dates back for about a year when we insisted in his paying a bill of some $25 which be owed this office after he had repeatedly put us off with broken promises. As for the Republican, The Democrat has repeatedly said—and the reader has only to look back over its record for proof of the statement —that it endorses every gold-brick scheme that comes along to take money from our people, whom it should protect instead of helping to bleed. If, as currently reported, the Republican is to get a commission on all sales made by Mr. eGorge and through its advertising—in fact is in partnership with George—its interest in this Canadian land scheme is very clear. But it should be noted that “Clarkey” of the Republican, who went up there on the same excursion with the Duvalls, very enthusiastic and openly stated he was going to buy a few quarter sections, didn’t make any purchases at all. Further comment is unnecessary.