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WILLIAMS
CHIC STATE REGISTER;
AID
BUSINESS MIRROR,
FOR 1857.

As publisher Of the Cincinnati Directory, the sub
scfioer has been very often inquired Of 10 regurd 70 the
names and addresses Of civil and Judicial Omcers. Pub.
NC Institutions Professional and Business Men, &c, &c
2 other parts Of the State. These inquiries, IN c0pnec.
uon with his own ex~pedence-having himself often
neeaed Information Of the sane kind-has convinced
HIN that a very large portion Of the citizens, i~nciaaing
almost the entire Professional, Mercantile and Mana.
iaclunng part Of the Community, together with q rery
eohAaeraole number Of those engaged In Mechahical
and Agricultural pursuits, would be greatly beneGted
Dy me publication of work suitable for general refer.
enee 10 regard 70 Public Officers and Institutions Bheth.
erstate, County City or ToWn, and which should Al
the same time present to Professional and Badneas Men
10 every City, Town and Village throughout the State,
me opportunity ofmaking. themselves generally knOun,
o. IN Other words, a medium through. which tney mag
iorm an acquaintance with each other.
forthe accomplishment Of this object, be proposes,
under the above tile, TO the anAual publiea
non-ot a work presenting, through the medium Of &
Nap The State. With Ia Geographical divisions into
Counties and Towns. With the Railroads IN operation, az
ven as those in %prOcessof construction, and other ir
formation usually given in that var; a Register Of the
Oiyil Ofheers Of the State, inclading the members Of the
senate aud House Of Representatives, the principal OF
hcers OF each County aud City, separately arranged, q
concise reeo'd OF the principal Legislative Aets0i the
last session, the organization Of the State Jadieiafy; 4
list OF names Of Justices Of the Peace throughout the
State; a Post Office Directory, or fall list OF the Post
Oihces within the State; a Church Directory, or lht Of
the Churches, with their locations, Pastors, &c, Militia.
~ Organizations, Incorporated Banks; Insurance Com.
panies, Railroad Officers, Gas Light Companies, News.
papers and Periodicals, Custom Houses and Olieen,
COnsuls aud Consular Agents, Colleges, seminalies. &c:
directories for the 1. o. odd Fellows, as well as the Ma.
sonic, and all other benevolent and beneficial socie.
ties and lnstitutionsi and a large amount Of other sta.
tistical information Of Public import auce; to which viii
be added a Business Mirror, in which every Trade, oc-
~cupation and profession will be separately arranged
and as fully represented as any individual engaged ID
them can constantly desire, as it will include all who
aid, In any way, to sustain the wOFk-Others eannOt
reasonably expect to reap the fun advantages which
may be derived from such a publication,
A work OF this kind, if properly sustained aud faith
uHy executed, aside from its great practical utility a.
far a Book Of Reference in respect to facts as they ex
lst at the time Of publication Of each issue, must iu.
crease in value from year to year, as from being pub.
lished annually, it will evidently become a record OF
the most important events in the order in which they
occur, and will consequently form, Politically, Judi.
cially, Socially and Commercially, the most perfect
history OF the State which could possibly be furnished:
The Subscriber is the proprietor of the Cincinnati
Directory, which work, as an Annual, was first estab-
lshed by him Ithas been successfully continued for
seven years, constantly increasing in its circulation and
utility-it is firmly established, well known and exten.
sively used, not only athome, but in the principal CT.
ties and towns throughout the State, as we'll as in all
the principal cities in the Union. In addition to this,
he has, during the last year, published Directories Of
the Cities Of Dayton, Columbus, Steubenville and Zanes
vile in this State, OF Wheeling, in Virginia, and of Co.
yington and Newport, in Kentucky. He keeps con
stantly' employed a number Of men thoroughly acquaint.
ed with the business of collecting materials for such
works, and will spare no pains in collecting and compil
ing the materials in such a manner as to meet the
wants o. community.
The attention of citizens throughout he State, par.
~ticulaLly of Professional and Business men, is respect,
fully invited to this Circular, and with their cO-Opera
ton the Publisher .0pes to make it meet their wishes.
and TO receive, in return, a fair compensation for the
very great outlay, in labor and money, which such a
work must necessarily require.
The first number Of the series, (for 1851 will be is,
sued as soon as the necessary information can be collec.
ted, probably about the LIST of July. The style of the
work will be simiarto the Cincinnati Directory-it vii
be handsomely printed, well bound 10 cloth, and fur
nished to subscribers at two dollars and fifty cents.
Subscriptions to the work, aud information in regard
to Societies, Institutions &c, are respectfully solicited
from those immed lately interested in them. and all
communication in respect to the work, whether con.
tanning such information or making enquiries, will re.
ceive Immediate attention; Address.
G. S. WILLIAMS,
Directory Office, 1874 Walnut Street,
CINCLNNATL.
P. Communications containing orders OF subserip.
lions for the work will be expected to be accompanied
with the AMOUNT fractional parts ola dollar may be
800 : - CAn,,naA nd ia y-,,Ir ILL H.. r.