Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-07
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.

II ~ l. - MEM hdN % M49G9ZINE.
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
BY FREEMAN HUNT. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
A FEW complete sets Of this Magazine ,Day
n be obtained at the publishers office, l:e
Fulton street, New York, neatly and subStan
TALLY bound, for tive dollars and half per
volume. The following are few of the COM
mandatory letters received by the editor FROM
distinguished statesmen:
Letter from Hon. Htasry Clan.
ASHLAND, Goth July, 1919
DEAR SIR wish to express 20 you the graf
ihcation derived on receiving the July nam
Der of the Merchants Magazine and CONNER.
elai keview, from viewing your portrait in the
beginning. and from reading your address to
your friends at the end of it, When we feel
under obligations to those who have contrib.
u'ed to our information and amusement. We
are naturally DESTROYS to possess a knowledge
OF them OF their appearance of the features
VI tnelr countenance, and Of the character and
haolts OF their mind which we can ACQUIRE
1 GU nave placed your numerous readers (at
lcaSt you nave me, 1t may not speak for theml
under those obligations; and the number oF
your valuable work now before mo in Soroa
degree, satisfies the desire to which baraal,
Iuded. have become quite familiar with III.
Magazine and Review. and have no Hesitation
III expressing my humble opinion that il is ems.
ihentiy entitled to the public regard and sun
port LII collects and arTanges, in good order
large amount Of valuable statistical an,
other information, highly useful. not only {.
the merchant, but TO the statesman. to the euJ
tiVa'or OF the earth, to the manufactures.
the mariner, in short, to all classes of tie br
slness and reading community.
Entertaining this opinion. an, glad tb..;,
l has been, and hope that it may continue TO he
| hberaliy Patronizcd. Offering Won cordial rs
suranceS OF my esteem and regard, I am firmly
your friend ard obedient servant.
Freeman Hunt, esq. Il. CLAY.
EffFocf OF Letter from lZIli0ya iYyy,20rc
" have read 1t (Merchants' Magaz;nel with
good zeal OF attention, and have no hesita-
uoh In saying that | think it one of the most
valuable periodicals that was ever puhIisbed
10 the merchant it seems quite INDISPENSABLE
ana 20 ihe statesman and man Of general in
formation almost equally desirable 1t is q
grand repository of useful facts and info, ,no.
uon, which can be found nowhere so well d.
ges'Gu anu 80 accessible as in these numbers
only regret that | do not own the work ;,
LeftefJFOm the Hon. Thomas II Bcv,oz
WASHINGTON CITY. April %. 1919
CIR owe you many thanks forthe opnor-
1prgI mt
Magazine, and have found il in reali;y toIoa
Magazine. and that well rerenishcd. Of all
the useful mattor which tie title would in,Iv
ana presented with fullness and cIea,pe,s
when delights while it instruc:s. Il il i'm
tact, merchants magazine in the Iaryc No
cepuon OF the term-mcrchants who 60 10
tween nations, whose !or-e operations rirr
many departments OF KNOWLEDGE. ard = yi.,y
o. or me state OF the world into daily requiSi,i,n
but 1t Is not the great merchant oIliy. brt tie
one OF more modest. but nevertheless. of nos
useful operatlons-WhO win fird his macazip
to abound with the information the pnrsuit
OF his business ard the elevation IF the mer-
cah'I,e character requires. Nor is it's utility
at all confined TO merchants. but extends to
ire legislator ard diplomatists. and 70 an wlo
are charged with managing TIE affairs Of the
nation. For myself have fou nd if iaost rsc-
iri 10 ne IN my senatorial IaLors. and have
been IN me habit for many years of carefully
consulting it. Very reSrectfullv. sir. ,oIr
ooediehf servant, THOS. II. DENTON.
FREEMAN l!E'NT. ESQ.