After moving the paper to New York City (it opened a branch office at the old New York Times building at 41 Park Row by 1869),[2] financial setbacks caused him to give up the paper in the 1870s.

After moving to New York City, the paper eventually had offices at 34 Park Row, the Scott & Bowne Building at Chambers and Pearl Streets (409 Pearl), and around 1911 it moved to the old Chelsea Methodist Church on West Thirtieth Street, where it remained for many years.

[3] John J. Dillon was editor and publisher of the paper for over 58 years, from about 1892 until his death in 1950.

[citation needed] Starting in 1890 it ran the motto "A Square Deal" to reflect the fact that it guaranteed that subscribers would not be treated unfairly by its advertisers, taking great efforts to make them whole.

[3] It was acquired by American Agriculturist and merged in 1964,[1][9] which is now published by Farm Progress.