New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16
A PRODTCE FIRM MISSING.
TRAGIDIs & co. LEAVE MANY CREDITORS
THEY HAD DONE A VARIED BUSINESS.

George J. Tragdis & Co. wholesale dealers IN
butter, cheese produce and poultry AT NO l'-
Reade-st have disappeared from their place OF
business leaving large number OF creditors uhpaln
and no assets that can be reached They succeeded
the firm of f. NJ Garrison & 60. in April last pur-
chasing the business. it was said, for slV" VINO
the GO" was Is not known. but Mr.. Davis APP
reared TO be most active in the business When
the firm started. Mr. TragIdis claimed 10 have A"o
cash I'm the Clinton and Colonial banks ana me
fowery Savings Bank. and 20 own lots at Garrett
sons Staten Island. and at Corona. Long Island
worth 5000 and a half interest in florist business
at Nos e93 and s95 Coumbus-ave and SS4 Sixth-ave.
He had been in the florist line for four years. and
had no personal knowledge Of the produce business
The firm sent out circulars 10 shippers OF butter,
eggs. ETC. throughout the country, asking lot con-
signments and gave the following references on the
circulars: Clinton Bank. Knowton q CO., brokers'
Consolidated Stock Exchange Building; Dohery
Bros & co. Transportation Company. No Il SOUTH
st; W D. Hennossey. representing the United
States Title Guarantee and Trust Company. No 81
Wan-st and W. l. Hardy OF f. Myers Co, ex-
porters Produce Exchange In their correspond
ence the firm used an attractive engraved letter.
head They did considerable business in butter and
eggs receiving shipments from various parts OF thlS
State Chicago and Michigan Among the shippers
Of butter was Isaac Masoon Of Addison. y w.
who has begun suit agans' the Arm In this city to
recover what they owe him. Many claims have
been placed in the hands OF lawyers ana colecths
agencies by persons in this city and OUT or town.
and so far as known yesterday. there were at least
Twenty-Five How much the firm owes VIII prop
ably never be known, but the trade think the Ia
biIities are probably $1,000 Besides butter and eggs,
the firm bought everything they could get on credit
clothing glassware and crockery, groceries, har-
ness cigars bicycles. etc.
They occupied half store at No. l52 Reade-st.'
with an office in the where they left good
sized safe seven desks and cat. Mr.. Tragidis mas
not been there. is said. for ten days. and the
other partners have also been absent nearly as long
but a porter and clerk have been around untlt
Thursday When a reporter called there yesterday
notice was posted the office door. which read;
George J. Tragidis e Co have gone. The owner
Of the things now in this Office can he seen at 80
l9n Franklin-st.
August II. 1895.
AT No. lsl Franklir-st which is collection
agency the clerk said that Tragidis had SOLD the
safe and desks TO a Greek who in turn nad sofa
them to some else
II vas learned yesterday that one OF the nrm
statesmen who had been soliciting consignmenis IN
the West had become stranded in chicago, the hrm
having failed 70 remit him any money lately ana
Subscription was taken up in the trade mere ana
enough money raised 10 bring him home MI
Traedis Is said 10 sold all his interest IN the
florist business IN Columbus and Sixth ayes some
time ago.