Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-30
The Merchants Protectiye Union. !.
MERCANTILE RIFlRIIEI pIeIslIl

ME MERcHANTs' Protective GNiox; otgan-
Il lied to promote and protect trade, by enabl-
ing its subscribers to attain facility and safety
in the granting of credits, and the recoverysO OF
claims at all points, have to announce that
they will, in September, 1868, publish In one
large quarto volume: s3sssSI saSE
The MERCHANTS PRorEcrIvE. Ux1oS MERcAx-
other things, the Names; Nature Of Business,
Amount of Capital, Financial Standing and
Rating as to Credit, of over 400, 600 Of the
principal merchants, traders, bankers, manu-
facturers, and public companies, in more than
0,000 of the cities, towns, villages, and set
Elements throughout the United States, their
territories, and the British Provinces of North
America and embracing the most important
information attainable and necessary to enable
the merchant to ascertain at glance the Cap
ital, Character and Degree Of Credit Of such Of
his customers as are deemed worthy Of any
graduation of credit, comprising, also, . Ness-
paper Directory, containing the title, charac-
ter, price, and place of publication, with full
particulars relative to each journal, being =
complete guide to the press Of eSefy,eonnty in
the United States. -
The reports and information will be confined
to those deemed worthy of some line of credit !;
and as the same will, be based. so far Is prac-
icable, upon the written statements Of the
parties themselves, revised aud correcfed h1
well known and reliable legal correspondents,
whose character will prove guarntee Of the
correctness of the information furnished by
them, it is believed that the reports viii prove
more truthful and complete, and, therefore,
superior to, and of much greater value, than
previously issued. s' '4'.'ii f'''2't 's;:.s
By aid of the MERCANTILE RrvzRrxcr Rae.
IsrER, business men will be abled to ascertain,
ats glance, the capital and gradation Of credit,
as compared with financial worth 'of neatly
every merchant, manufacturer, trader and
banker, within the above named territorial
limits. -: 5s---. -, .H-lt3 III! ID
On or about the first Of each month, sub
scribers will also receive the Nonkkly CAyoai,
Gle, containing, among other things, record
of such important, change in the name and cone
dition of firms, throughout the country, as may
occur subsequent to the publication Of each
half-yearly volume Of the MERcASrIlT REYKn-
ENCE REGISTER: "a -.
Price of the Merchants Union Mercantile
Reference Register, Fifty Dollars, f$60l for
which it will be forwarded to any address in
the United States, transportation paid. e1a,s
Holders of FIVE $40 shares of the Capital
Stock, in addition to participating in the pro-
fits, will receive one copy of the MERclHTHs
REFERENCE REGISTER free Of charge; holders Of
ten shares will be entitled to TWO copies;
and no more than ten shares! Of til CSpitai
Stock will be allotted to any one Applicant.
All remittances, orders or eommnnicaiions
relative to the book should be addressed to
the Merchants Protective Union, in the Amer
lean Exchange Bank Building, No. i28 Broad
way. 1box 2b66) New York. esi
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