The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-11-04
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MA Mercantile Reference Reg.

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The Merchants Protective Union. organized to
promote and protect trade, by enabling its sub
scribers to attain facility and safety in the grant
ing of credits, the recovery Of claims at all
points, have to announce that they, will, on or
about September lst,r 1868, publish, in one large
quarto volume - & 9o& ~ s3ssJosia 5 4-3vllss
u The Merchants Pyotechue Union Mercantile Refer
| encc Register containing among other things, the
Names, Natute of Business, Amount of Capital, FL
nancial Standing and Rating as to Credit, of over
400 900 of the principal merchants, traders, bank
cas- Manufacturers, andpublic companies, in more
than 80 900 of the Cities towns, villages and set
Elements, throughout the United States their ter
lrtories and the British Provinces of North Amer-
ca and embracing the most important informa-
ton attainable and necessary to enable the mer-
chant to ascertain at glance the Capital Charac-
ter and Degree of Credit of such of his customers
| as are deemed worthy of any gradation of credit
T The reports and informationt to be given in the
| Reqisfer will be confined to those deemed worthy
I Of some line of credit and as the same will be
based, SO far as practicable, upon the written
statementsof the parties themselves, revised and
corrected by yell-known and reliable legal CORE
spondents, whose character will prove guarantee
the correctness Of the information furnished by
them. it is believed that the reports will prove
more truthful and complete, and therefore .supe-
rior TO- and Of much greater value, than any pre-
viously issued. 7'sNf'asa ss-f -
By aid of the Merchants Protective Union Mer-
ecantie Reference Register, business men will be
enabled TO- ascertain, at glance, the capital and
graduation Of credit, as compared witg financial
bworth, of nearly every merchant, manufacturer,
trader and banker, within the above named terri
torial limit ss9ia lo9sad ssb.r5ssag cd Is ss7 %
On or about the first of each month, subscribers
viii also receive tho Neass}l Chronicle, containing
among other things, record Of such important
changes in the name and condition of firms,
throug houtathe country, as May occur subsequent
to the publication Of each half yearly volume Of
the Mercantile Reference Register: ~ 3a a4as
f. Price of The Merchants Union Mercantile Ref.
erence Register fifty dollars, $3.50 j for which it
will be forwardedsto any address in the United
States, transportation paid ha5satsb lss@a bs'
Holders of five $40 shares of the Capital Stock,
III addition to participating in the profits, willlre-
ceiye one copy of the Mercantile Reference Reg
lister free of charge holders Of ten shares will be
entitled to 2 copies and no more than ten shares
of Capital Stock will be allotted toany one ap-5
plicant. si 49, ..,.ys, ;,.,s y tl,55 tsdi sts5ra
All remitances, orders, or communications rel
alive to the book, should be addressed to the Mer
chants Protective Union, in the American Ex-i
change Bank Building, No. 1913 Broadway, BOX
1861 New York. t.safs.5isz5..s8 aug ,2G7tf
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cream, to suit thetase of the consumer. 1t is valu
able for Houses, Barns, Fences, Carriage and Car,
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above, Send for circular which gives full par
ticulars. None genuine unless branded in q trade
mark Grafton Mineral Paint. Persons can order
the Paint and remit tie money on receipt of the
goods p.iS5a 9=s Address ref s-5sA Ts . 81 fi-is
DANIEL BIDWELL, 22i5 Pearl Street. 3r}
sept 2-6m s,i5.sf "a New York. -