New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-29
MIR. REECHERS Publishers EMB4R
RASSED

J. L. FORD s co. CALL A MEETING or THEIR
CRKDITORS.
| DFPnPssi0N FOLLOWING THE PANIC AND FIRE IN
III. BINDFaY CAUSES UF EMBAK ASsMENT-A
| TEMPORARY SUSPENSION ~ PAYMENTS DtClDi
| DISCARD F6UM THE rf.a-iiEN"Y NJ. CLkVE-
LAND To- CONTINUE fHE PUBLICATIONS OF THE
| CHRISTIAN UNION.
The publication house of j. II. Ford & TO-.
! ~ No y P,,k-J4cn. bost known the publishers Of
The Christian Cai0n edited ny Henry Ward Brecher. and
If lc wear the xclsiye publishers or his works have
rnnc financially od 10 such an extent mat
they have compelled to call meeting OF th'ir GREG
ors for this morning. with view TO AK nm extension OF
tune The following card was for"aricd H"eP 20 oaoh
''''-'' PUBLISHING UoUsE or J. 3. FoGD GO.
M" -loGh July 20 40. }
VcsSrs. ---Deur sur We regret To nO;m you
r,t rIu,, anc,s have rendered II 4'ary for us 70
ask the advice aud assistance oI our ctcdtoiS W
NOT IN re con 'onded with those III the t"rift.n h"n
pubi,st, -nay which Is separate organ 1ation. Hul
erfcily good Tor all 1t We therefore invite you ."
N en- III, tins Jf orr creditors AT room no III is
buId 40 = Park place.. T.ursday morning. July
% ~ IL O'Clock Very respectfully d. d. fo"D w.
The fact t!at tis house involved to some extent
ma. been known for several weeks past. bat 1t Wa not
tbou t that the embarrls.ments were or serious Guar
art.r CONTAMINATION of The Christdn mon was 10
r,,ined ,iuon some time agO 10y Henry ". sage. Henry
Ward E,ecler and Henry NJ. Cleveland. the pT'hcpal
stockholders tAe paper AMI 1t had De'h dec'ie" '"'
Mr. cleveland should resume the publcaon % t'' p'Ves
TINS WAS large part OF the business ot fOru Oon d"
nr,,,bTity the most profitable part OF their business
and me determination of the owners or the lOuIui u"
take II ont Of their hands and publish 1t Tor the account
~ ,,, nr,urct,rs doubtless hgstened tie action OF me
,u,,4 inc house Iu cudcayOng 10 make an aIta4seHch
with creditors ,.-.,
A,,oo te nemlers ~ the firm not largely Interested
N Tn, Christian CniOn Stockholders are 7dm "i'A
e,on John b. and Edward L. Ford AMI Johh L. no" aiu
/ Their publications consist mainly OF tho WORKS Oh hr
,s..I,r of which tho mos, expensive was the Lite ~
CHRIST" Tie amount Of capital Gsed by the house ~
never large tnd trade ha been Of spccai chrao-
| ter 4 nd somewhat limited.
The following Uad was prepared oy the nfi last even
! ins: -
, tec ,if,irs oil j. H. FORD * Co. together WITH
private 20 th"r creditors oinS' a. Et'3
tIru, USUALLY are partly true lud partly m H'sl-
fnId Co prefer to give the ac's ratht 'hi 10 '''
'I dcr,.g."n OF tler boo, business in common
o.,tn tnat OF the trade ~ large, lar continued rom
| mem ,ccpnpanied by various Special nsgFa-
! u,n,-aiuouS winch was NE IL IN Inn ,
uonh.' worh and parllyzei their eprug sales IL mas
u.y resulted ~ tMc pits nt CohI"I % -
bv more tnnn SSO.UDD-but AZ II n iinlo'- nf III lu'
present ate of maTAc - realize on 'htse iA't
aBouEn meet obligations ~ tney hiao' I, ~ ~ ~ IT,,
c"ic'' doh r,ill'.S ~ I~ m t1sin. nee of hem
a. Ia : ~ best course Ia pursue l. Is - D. Hg'tt'u l.ht
IN tbo pr..- mt condition O this di. an. QUO q" l'
rIT. -aouid have made pupc tine lhYlItih To PHI
/ yrle and Informal consultation - -
~ Ia .hc ChTtstdn tH'OH, ot when tHe ~ i,"'
" lri her IL editor 70 has wiyS ril' ana I'm -
- 49,, ,,,tv 81 me hristian mon Pubshir Company
f. 4. liicl by ample capital and l1FRc p'iun'-'
n. condition is sound. anu Iis prospects OI7ht' t."
,l,r,ur tput II H.i- ln-t ground Shcc me U" l. hV
nm. N..sr-. For. COS connection "t I'd II '4n"y
| rat b,-hits being stockholders IA u" '"hPll th}
No. r "a trIuyr ed a. publishers ~ tue paper Ia VI
unnfloli o ter Own difficulties m"if IL tA '4Icht ma
fn,y ould r.sgn that charge, ~h'A Ley nav &C. '"''
:" -cr lie I,rE OF August the business OI the pal or
| viii b~t.tn..icted by their -ucct--"fs' a., .
| 'l- ,....e vii enable tDrl 60. 10 d VOt" th'I ~
.r' f,,, and energies their book trade, winch u
i,,.. and vauaDr one especially IN tho publication ana
100 -, wor,- h, subscription. II tJey can mhAe "''A
tr rlilto-, such reasonable arrnGf 1rnt az thel cur
.,t r. rr1ulrr tn.y nave nO out tAAI they "Il
/ 'o''''' LII ''-'' J T. FOgn s. Co.