Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-03-26
WILLIAMS
clio STATE REGlSTEB:
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BUSINESS MIRROR,
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As plbihhor Of the Cincinnati DIRECTORY, The sub
scdbsr has been very often inquired of IN rcEufd - he
names add addresses Of civil AID Judicial Ohgera, Pub
Ac lnittuti0ns Professional and Business Men, &c, 6c
IN other plIts Of the State. Thee inquiries, in cJpncc
uOn with bis own expeiencs-hayiug himself oitea
needed information Of dc zane kiad-has convinced
him that's very large portion 0i the eitizsua, including
almost the entire Professional, Mercantile and Manu-
iaciuilg part Of tie community, together vitha yey
considerable number u those engaged In Mechanical
and Agii-uliu~l pursuits, would be greatly benefited
by Che pubic-.JH Of work suitable ilr general refer
ence 10 regard % Public Unicels and Institutions sacth-
ersnie, COUNTY, City OF Town, and which should at
the sane time present 10 professional and Business hcn
in every City, Town and Village throughout the STATE,
he opportunity Ofmakiug themselves generally known,
or in other words, a medium through which they may
liorn an acquaintance with each O-her.
foI the accomplishment of this object he propese7,
under the above tile, 20 Omneuc the annual pgbica
ton OF a Eork presenting, through the medium Of d
Map, the State. with rs Geographical divisions into
Counties aud TOans, with the Railroads in operation, IS
well as those In progessof construction, and other In
formation usually given in that way a Register Of the
Civil Othcers OF the State, including the members OF the
Senate and House Of Repre- ~entatiyes, the principal
hcers Of each County aud City, separately arranged, a
concise recO'd Of the principal Legislative Acts Of the
last session, the organization Of the State judiciary; a
list Of names Of Justices 0i the Peace Throughout the
State; a Post 0lGcs Directory, or full list Of the Post
Offices within the State; a Church Directory, or lst Of
the Churches, with their locations, Pastors, &C, Militia
~ Organizations, Incorporated Bank; Insurance Com.
panies, Railroad Officers, Gas Light Companies, News
papers aud Periodicals, Custom Houses and Officers,
COnsus and Consular Agents, Colleges, Seminaies, &c;
Directories for The l. o. odd Fellows, as vel as the Va
sonic, AID all other benevolent aud beneficial S3ce-
ties and Institutions; aud a large amount Of Other sta
tistCal Information Of Public importance; 70 which vii
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 in
them can constantly desire, as il will include all who
aid, in any way, to sustain the wOrk-OtLers cannot
reasonably expect to reap the full advantages which
may be derived from such a publication,
A work Ot this kind, II properly sustained and aith
ully executed, aside from It's great practical utility as
far a Book Of Reference IN respect to facts as tley ex
Et at the time Of publication Of each issue, must iu'
crease in value from yeart 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
chilly, 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-
lished BY him 1t has been successfully continued for
seven years, constantly increasing in its circulation and
utility-it is firmly established, well known aud exen.
sively used, not only athome, but in the principal CT
ties and towns throughout the State, as well as in all
the principal cities in the UuiOn. In addition to this,
he has, during the last year, published Directories OF
the Cities of Dayton, Columbus, Steubenyiilea aud Zanes
vile in this State, OF Wheeling, in Virginia, and of Co
yington and Newport, in Kentucky. lie keeps con
stanty employed a number of men thoroughly acquaint
ed with the business Of collecting materials for sucl
works, and will spare no pains in collecting aud compil
ing the materials in such a manner as TO meet thu
wants o. community.
The attention of citizens throughout he State, par.
t~icullIly of Professional aud Business men, is respect
fully invited to this Circular, and with their co-Opera
ton the Publisher hopes to make it meet their wishes
and TO receive, in return, a fair compensation for the
very great outlay, it, labor and money, which such q
work must necessarily require.
The first number of the series, Qor 1871 viii be Is
sued as soon as the necessary Information can be cOlIcc
ted, probably about the lst of July. The style Of tn,
work will be similar to the Cincinnati Directory-it vii
be handsomely printed, we'll bound in cloth, and fur
nished to subscribers at two collars and fifty cents.
Subscrip tons to the work, and information in regard
to Societies, Institutions &C., are respectfully solicited
from those Immediately interested in them. and al
communications in respect to the work, whether con
tanning such information or making enquiries, will re
ceiye immediate attention; Address.
c. S. WILLIAMS,
Directory OHct l94 Walnut Street,
CI,NCLNNATL.