The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-29
Capt. sstll infantry,
A. D. G. and A. a. A. G,

BRADsTREETs MERCANTILE AaENcY.-As We
stated some timo ago, Mossrs. J. III. BRADsrnEEr
i SoE Of Now York, had determined to establish
in this oityn branch Of thoir improved Mercantile
Agency. All tho arrangements necessary hsyo
now becn completed. Mr. FONDA, competent, and
aboyo all . most courteous gentleman has charge
OF the business here. Ho has made tho tour Of
this State, Georgia, Florida, and portions Of North
Carolina, Alabama, and Missiasippi, and has per
footed as noar as possible, the rating OF the bus-
moss houses in these States. In few days be
will opon his Office in tho old Elmore Insurance
building, Broad street, and will be ready for buai-
moss. From all wo have been able to loarn, and
no have taken some pains in tho matter, Messrs
BRADsrnREr's Agency, is the most perfect and ro-
liable OF any in the United States and as en- act OF
justice to thom We have boon requested to publish
tho following letter. Ar aN",s:' pt'e'.T 4..
| 1t will be remembered that Mossrs Dun & Co.
had branch establishments hore prior to tho war,
and wo belioYo they contemplate re-establishine
it. This lotter, explanatory OF q recent law auit
betwoen them and tho Messrs. BnADsTRsEr, does
not Plaoa thnna in n very favorable light -M
p h' BRADsFREET nkEEr 4 soM, saS,ISV IMPROVED MER
Dear Sir I'm March, 1885, the firm OF Dun,
Miman Co., tho Canada branch Of II. @. Dun 4
Eo', or thls city, commohced an action against us
in Canada. alleging that wo had copied certain
portions OF thoir Canada Volume Of Commercial
Reports. H. = IN
As neither Of our firm had ever seen the book We
we're accused OF copying, nor ever employed any
one else, either directly or indirectly TO copy It.
and as the person We cnpoyed 70 tho
onth having mado any copies from other books ne
deemed 1t unnecessary to take any notice OF the
our opponents, and quietly awaited the legal In
Yestigations, confidently believing they would be
far more damaging to thom than to Us.
!, But the evidence ct tho lnto trial forces on us
made the revision Of Canada Wost for Volume is
OF our book, either had acccss to- and copied cor.
tain errors IN Dun, Wiman Co.'S book, or was
mado tho dupo OF o conspiracy on the part OF Ger.
tain parties who furnishod reports for both
Agencies. l..
We can only sny .ho reports wo are accused o.,
copying wore furnished to us in manuscript as
original, and paid for as such; and whatever our
legal liabilities may be for the acts Of othors done
without our knowledge or authority, wo ASSURE
knowingly adopted, and: never shall be willing to
Youch for, tho ratings Of any other mercantile
agency than our own.
Neports haro been thoroughly revised, and We
tako this occasion TO invite those who dosiro tho
best book Of commercial reports, to carefully COM
ing their subscription to either. Tho different
J. II. BRHDsrRREr & SON
The STEAMER FANNIE. merchant marine Of
Charleston haYo always bcen tho pride and boast
OF tho city, and hayo established o name that not
oven tho vioissitudos Of the times oould kill Tho
oghting results Of tho war wero felt in evory cir.
clio, but tho Bhpowners wore the soonest TO
aud it is owng in groat measure, to thoir oxer-
tions that tho Charleston Of tho present day has
acquired hor prosperity. A glanco at the whnryes
and shipping would convince tho greatest doubter
that there was no inactivity In that department,
but that evory effort was turned toward tho ad-
vnucemont Of our old city. The shipoRncrs and
merchants Of Charleston have been prominent In
their o1ortions to roestablish the old lines that
formerly connected the different ports, and It Is to
thoir labors that wo arc indebted for the con.mu-
nlcation that now a1iHts. The Charleston marine
can boast Of no moro assiduous member than Capt
Jao FERausoN; his record Is vol known, and long
boforo Tho war ho uaa The most popular Captain
lint oyor Walked deck. Ills oIortions havo boen
crowpod with sueooss, aud Ilo Is now tho owner Of
sayerh steAms IRA that ply betNber thIa and Tniofr