New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
CT. MEEK MAKES AN ASSIGNMENT
THE NUMEROUS COMPANIES IN WHICH
HE Is INTERESTED SAID NOT
TO BE AFFECTED.

cbonn,nr = Neck made an Individual assign
men, Yesterday as an investor OF No. Sr Broadway
10 wilbur c. Brown without preference. MT Meek
IS widely known man OF many enterprises. he
Is nresldcnt OF the American Ball Nozzle Company.
nt Broadway and Thrteenth-st.. and OF the Porter
Air Lighter Company at the some address whose
laboratory Is Mt Syracuse y. Y, but It is asserted
that neither OF these companies is at all affected
bv his individual assignment. Mr.. Meek was for
merly general manager OF the Denver, Texas and
Fort Worth Railroad Company and afterward
Fort Worth Railroad. and afterward became pFesi-
dent OF the Colorado Coal and Iron Development
Company when It reorgan!zed In lS2 He was
also formerly president OF the Essick Printing and
Telegraph Company. tho Union Telegraph and
News Company and was Interested In other cor
porations When the American Ball Nozzle Com
many was organized in October. 1894. no became the
nresident and has since then continued In that
place He was reputed to own one -hals the capital
stock OF 10000 Mr.. Meek also became president
OF the Porter Air Lighter Company when II was
organlzed I'm November. 1894 with capital stock
of Zoo 600 and he was understood to own half the
capital stock. 1t also generally understood
that Mr. Meek furnished the means TO pay the ex-
nsnses of the company. Mr. Meek regarded as
n man Of great resources, but "Bradstreet's' re-
mort in June last said that nothing definite could
be learned regarding his means. when are de-
peudent 10 n large extent on tho results or enter
nr,ses he is promoting Those who know him best
believe that he has the means required successfully
IN launch his enterprises. but what he eventually
gets out OF them Is problematcal In connection
with his various enterprises II is said he has per-
sonally assumed obligations for n considerable
amount that he has been unable to meet his notes,
and has been fighting for time for weeks. Suit was
begun against him nearly month ago on n note
OF 5000. An answer was put IN n few days
ago I'm the form OF o demurrer. A motion 10 strike
out the answer as frivolous and for Judgment on
the note will come up In court tomorrow. and 1t Is
sunposed that the assignment was precpitated by
this
Mr. Meek was not at his Office yesterday when
the reporter called. but friend OF Mr.. Meek said
TINT the assignment was solely. a personal one.
and tho companies in which he Is Interested are
not affected at all by II. Tho trouble was duo 10
slow collections. Ho has largo assets in stocks
and real estate. but was unable to realize upon
them He might have hung on for some time
longer friends advised him TO make an assign
ment and thus get rid Of the great strain upon
him Ue will come out all right; II Is only q
nrestion OF n little time. He Is man OF great
energy and you can't keep him down. He stands
II IKE a major now that the agony Is over which
he has been struggling under for month past"
The speaker was unable to give any idea or MT.
The sheriff yesterday received an attachment
against Ranald +. Mcdonald. OF No. ~ broadway.
for 81 IA in favor OF the Wenstrom Electric Com
many OF Baltimore for rent due December l. 1896.
on the lease Of an electric plant and factory nj
Calverton. Baltimore The attachment was OBJ
diana, and served on banker here who Is
supposed TO hold securities belonging to Mr. Nc
Schedules OF Herman Bendix. doing business as
Herman Bendx & Co. manufacturers OF neck
nominal assets. ss9.S2s actual assets. s27439 The
value OF the actual assets Was determined by de-
niece Goods and manufactured stock, 90 per cent
on trimmings and II per cent on accounts.