New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-31
Mr. CIor, Bolcom. wholesale dealer in yellow Rose

Mr. Clark BalcOm wholesale dealer IN feiiow Rose
CREAMERY BUTTER. vice president Williams French
Fattenng Poultry Company member OF the New York
Produce Exchange eXmember OF the New-York Cotton E1
change versus Herbert whitney OF the firm OF Fitch
whitney wholesale commission merchants. 40 and liz
Chambersst New-York.
TO MY MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS, and
when think OF the number OF friends have may as
well say the public, as who has more personal trienos
than Clark Bacoml Through the efforts or Fitch u
Whitney in their attempt to make the tall wsg the cog
Of course the tail broken and thereby hangs tai
which nv many friends will know II they viii read my
tale as will tell It in next Sundays New-fork tribune
or The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" wish now 70 tnaiA
all my friends for their many avors have already re-
ceiyed and now backed by two concerns Win al
least ten times the capital that old friend Halsey
Fitch ESQ., backed with heretofore, shall now De
better able TO serve your interest AS you may have
noticed in Fridays Tribune Of this week reference TO
the fact that Fitch Whitney through the sherin mas
attached good assets belonging Of over $4,000 stu
ated in the city OF WORK Against this claim nave
nothing to say present writing. as in due time my
lawyers will attend that but will state now faithfully
that the way Herbert c. Whitney went about to collect
the same WAS simply outrageous and up to the present
moment resulting great injustice TO myself as the near
future will prove From the fact that they credited mo
with 81 900 upward and at times many more thou
sands OF dollars will show friends ana the puDhc ta1
was merchant of no mean standing aud as believed
was entitled all the confidence that the wholesale
business city OF York have placed In me
AZ different times; and now when turn the tables
on this dastardy attempt to ruin my good name ana IMAM
cla standing as a business man. which laboed Tor SIX
wears TO regain and become man among men, having
had little affair Of this kind In the year 1881, Which was
caused by my greedy appetite for too much Michigan Cen
trail Railroad stock the New-Yotk Stock Exchange at
that time being the Of my operation On November
1888 having honoaby settled with every man and be-
come q member OF the NewYork Produce Exchange
commenced doing business in wholesale way and up %
this time have done larger and more Profitable business
than t was ever possible for to do at my former
location where was for twenty-five years IN business
refer to Fulton Market This whole trouble comes because
OF not too little but much business as among my Dus-
ness believe It IS conceded that when give
my pelsona attention anything that am aDie 10 make
success OF IT, When had financial trouble before ana
at that time was compelled to make an assignment tout
this will prove be another kind OF cat before the SKIN
becomes dried) at that several of friends, after
7 had made an assignment, forward and said they
would have helped had given them an opportunity 20
DO So Now have not appealed 10 anybody, as tnere
ia no reason do For the present ask my Irlehos
and the public generally who believe in cwardng honest
cnrt and rather help the under dog 70 seho telr
ordArs 10 Bacom & Company, care OF Maasef olarK
Bslcom located ut present at Nos. ana HARRISON
ST. New-York and / wish 10 say III the near future
exact Justice will melted those who deserve ~
and think the boot Will nt the other leg best ater me
legal battle is over which has hardly commenced
Very respectfully submitted, remain awaiting an ia'ors
which Will be thankfully received by
CLARK BALLOON,
rs.abIshed In bu sness for past 20 years