The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-09-05
MISSISSIPPI, SEPTEMBER s, 1868.

hSoo MN Will bO bu0SN NpOh OhS
written statements Of the parties
themselves-so far as attainable-to |
be furnished at least twice each year,
the agents of the Union examining and
revising such statements when deemed |
erroneous; and, where same can not
be obtained from the parties them
selves, by reason Of their declining
or refusing to furnish it, such infor.
nation will be supplied by the re-
liable and responsible correspondents
of the institution, whose names will
also be published in the Mercantile
Reference Reports, to be Issued every
six months. The character of its
correspondents, and the publicity
thus given to their connection with
the organization, will prove a sufi>
cieut guarantee Of the correctness of
the information thus obtained, and
| the justice Of the reports furnished by
them. There will be nothing "secret"
or "strietly confidential" in its reports
of the ratings and markings of the
credit and capital of business mem
there will be no futile prohibition tp
| the effect that such information
"shall never, in any way, be com
municated to the persons reported" +
there will be nothing that may not be
exposed to the light of day.
Second The reports and informar
tion furnished by the Merchants
Protective Union will be confined to
those who are considered worthy Of
credit of some gradeA and the names
of none who can not be recommended
for some line Of degree of credit will
be mentioned or in any way referred
to.
1t is believed the above plan
adopted after consultatlOn with some
of the ablest counsel in nearly every
State, will avoid the evils of those
, heretofore in operation will be pro-
ductive of no harm will work sub
: stantial justice to all and will, a
the same time, furnish reports NOR,
, truthful and complete, and therefOrt
, of much greater value than any pre-
viously issued.
4 1t will be seen, from their an
= nouncament in another column, tina
8 in September the Merchants ProteC
d tive Union will publish in one larg
8 quarto volume the Mercantile Refer
n ence Register, containing, anon
= other things, the Names, Nature Q
n Business. Amount of Capital, Finar
c cial Standing, and Ratingas to Credi
Is of over 400, 900 of the principal mel
Is chants, traders, bankers, manulactul
ers, and public companies, in MOI
lie than 10000 of the cities, towns, VI
n, lagos, and settlements, throughout Il
u United States, their territories, al
ne the British Provinces Of Nor
IN America and embracing the mo
= important information attainable al
Is, necessary to enable the merchant
'lS ascertain at a glance the Capt.
J Character, and Degree Of Credit
IN such customers as are deemed wort
g of any graduation of credit with
IS Newspaper Directory, containing t
at title, character, price, and place
ne publication, with full particulars
le' lative to each journal, being a Co
Is, plete guide to the press of eve
county iu the United States.
~ ~. By aid Of the Mercantile Referer
ns Register, business men will be enab
'uS to ascertain at a glance the capi
and gradation of credit, as compal
Iy with financial worth, of nearly evt
~ merchant, mapufaeturer, trader, a
Sli banker within the above nan
y, geographical limits. The price
loi - the work is $50.
Those wishing for more informal
Of on the subject of mercantile agenC
ins will find the question fully and a
re- discussed in the July issue of
ial Monthly Chronicle of the Merchai
Iir, Protective Union. The pampl
,;ct contains in addition, very interest
-aI. details as to the operations Of
The former and existing agencies, an
I'm, list of legal correspondents throu
hat out the United States. 1t may
de-, had gratis, by writing to the y
,or chants Protective Union, l28 Brt
the way, (Bo1 2566) New York,