The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-22
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! When buyer has reputation of bein.
"shaky" and rs i'm to the J0bber little far
thcr than is pleasant under the circumstances t.
the latter-Skinner, Sharp " Ce.-undertake.
gently to Choke him OIL" lie is informed
that the firm. has ready given as large Zine
iaS is consistent with their nyaIiaLl. practice
and that with his credit he can unique ,tionable
buy all the aoods he wants over the way or in
the next street The retailer Alr. Eely-
takes the hint at once, proceeds to Sharp, Fox
u to, lays UNDER a lew hundred or thou
sand dollars worth Of traps and refers to the
house aforesaid. Mr.. Sharp sees Mr. Skinner
"Oo you know Eely, wllo does business at
BLlf,,lO Creek Coon co?' 20 yes we sell him
all he wants. and he has always paid up''-
"All right" say Sharp; that tsutficient-thank
you" Perhaps MIR. Eely settles with Skinner
II Co., in full, or at least reduces the account
some :. hat before he bursts up, anl Messrs.
sharp Il Co., have to chase after another lame
duck.
Suppose Albras & Raskell go into business
somewhere in the United States, and their ac
quaIntance and credit is here limited They
happen to know noubledealer tS Co, anl hav-
ing made out pretty handsome bill with them
step around to several other houses, select what
Their memorandum" calls for and refers all
these inquring gentlemen to the above men
toned. Ale'>rs. ID. It Co.-sollloquzing, and
laying their finger by the side of the nasal or
gan-mentally remark that though this new
country firm isn't worth tinkei's commis-
sion, will he safe to sell them for year or so
and then-"stand from under" Presently
these vaaouSly interested parties individuality
make their appearance, anu desire information
"a to the Soyency OF Aibras & Haskell. Mr.
Doubledealer, assuming a dignitied and easy
attitude, with thumbs in his wai5tcoat arm
holes-says, Gentlemen all | know is-new
tirm-sOme capital-enterprising Young men
have considerable cTedlt-we sell them " hat
they want"
MERCANTILE AGENCIES.
There are at present three or four Of these es-
adjustments in the city whose province It is to
furnish data respecting the capital, standing.
credit, &c. OF ali merchants and principal bust
ness men throughout the country. 1t is not
positively known to the publc in what way
such in ormat.on is procured, bat the impress
son Is that lawyers are usually the mediums"
'fhe agencies are designed tor the special Use
OF wholesale dealers every department of
business in New York; and access can be had
to the archives of each b. any firm, for
something like fifty dollars per a: mum.
Tn Sc institutions are regarded by country
merchants with something like the affection
bestowed by slave owners on conductors of
the underground railroad. But whatever
opinions may be held in regard to their utili-
ty, the very flct.of their existence serves at
least to illustrate the imperiections ofthe cred
lit system.
Step into one Of these Offices and you see
before you a row Of heavy folio volumes lying
at regular intervals upon long d .sK, some
thing in the manner OF the newsp pers in
hote elding oJm. A young man enters and
hinds to one 0. the clerks a slip of paptr on
which is written the nlme of firm anl tie
place of business. The latter receives the pa
Eper, gances over it and proceeds to open oae1
of the books. In few moments he takes a
pen, iots down something and passes 1t to the
oung man aforesaid, who perhaps finds writ
ten the following:
"Peter Mullen, - Co., Illinois. Has
done business in the same store for the last
th;rty-hye years-made some meney-oWns a
lot in Chicago heavily mortgaged-.s the eld-
es of two ch;ldren-haS h,ely MARI el his
second wfe-is Professionally a metholist
and enjoys general reputation for homes
|ty"
Sometimes the propreters Of Mercantile
Agencies prosecuted for allegel libel. A
year or two ago a firm in Ohio obtained iudg-