The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-05
TIE M!I!ER CHANT I! As..Ny S
Protective Union
MERCANTILE i
..l. (" REFERENCE ,.<.,
REGIS Ct {. e R. /.

T. Hs4MHnonASTs'sP sPnors6TNB iUkr6a. ofganized
to! promote and protect trndo cby; enabling its
subscribers to attain facility and safety itS tho
granting Of credits and, thorecovery of claims ut
oil points, have to announce that they will (, on
or about September 30, 1868, pubell in one large
quartO volume: -M ~
TIM MEnoTAsrs' PnorEoTivB Ux1os, organized
TO promote and protect trndc, by enablinp!its sub
scrbefs to attain fncly and safely in the granting
OF credits and the recovery OF claims at oil points
have to announce that they will, in September,
l"Gs, publish in ono largo quartb voldnie SAS "
l. TUE NlERCHANTs' Pn0TReTlvE UNION MBncxNr1IE
REErRnENtE IsEGIsrEh Containing, among other
things, the NAMEs, NATURE or BUSINESS, AMOUNT
or CAPITAL, FINANCIAL STANDING AND RATyfG AS TO
CREDIT over 4O0, ,00a-of,tho principal merchants,
traders bankers, manufacturers, and public
companies, In more than 8O 600 OF tho oities towns
villages, and settlements throughout the United
states thcir territories and the British Provinces
OF North America; and embracing the most impor-
tnnt information atannblc and necessary to ennblc
the merchant to ascertain nj glance the CApIrAL
CHARACTER, and DEGREE OF CREDIT Of such of his
customers ns are deemed worthy Of any grndaion
OF credit, comprising, also, q Newspaper Dhectory
containing .he title, character prlce, and place of
publication with full particulars relative to each
journal being complete guide to the press Of every
county i'll the United States.
The reports ard information will be confined to
those deemed worthy Of some line of credit and
as the same will be based so far as practicable
upon the written statements OF the parties them
selves, revised and corrected by well-known and
iSS"i whose character VIII
prove u guarantee Of the correctness of the infor-
nation furnished by them, it, is believed that the
reports will prove more truthful and complete and
therefore, superior TO- and Of much greater value
than any previously issued
by nld OF tile MERcANTiLE REFERENCE RRaIsTEa
business men will been enabled to ascertain at a
glance, the capital and graduation of credit, rs
compared with financial worth of nearly every
merchant, manufacturer, trader, and banker within
the above named territorial limits
On or about the first each month, subscribers
Will also receive the Monihy Chronclc, cont aiming
among other things, record of such important
changes in the name and condition of firms.
throughout tho country, may occur subsequent
to the publication of each halfycarly volume OF the
MERcANTtLE REFERENCE REGIsTEn
Irico Of TIE Merchants Union Mercantile Reference
R'gtstr mr. dolars $3.50 )for ,chicA il ,cilbe for
wdroato any address in tie United States, fransporfo-
tion paid
Holders Of yfve SO shares ofMe Capital Stock, in
nddh"n TO participating IN Meprojits soH receive one
copy Of the MERCANTILE REFERENCE RKaIsTRR free
Of charges holders Of ten shares N be entitled 10 Two
copies and no more than ten shares Of the Capital
Sfock 10iil DC allotted to any one applicant.
lH TcmHfdHcs, orders, communications reldtre TO
the hooi should 6e ddresrdt 10 the Merchants Irotec-
trc Union. IN the lmcrienn EIchanyc Bank Bu;id;no
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