The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-10-17
TIE MER RCH.A ANTS
Protective Union. 81
MERCANTILE
REFERENCE
R EG TE R .

TIE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION. organized
TO promote and protect trade, by enabling it,
| subscribers to attain facility and safety in the
granting Of credits, and the recovery of claims nj
oil points, have to announce that they will on
or about September 3O, 1868, publish in one large
quarto volume:
TIE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION, organized
TO promote and protect trade, by enabling its sub
scrbers to attain facility and safety in the granting
OF credits, and the recovery of claims at ail points
have to announce that they WILL in September,
lo0s' publish In one lnrge qunrto volume;
The MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION MERCANTILE
NEEFEnENcE REGISTER, containing, among other
things the NAMES, NATURE OF BUSINESS, AMOUNT
OF CAPITAL, FINANCIAL STANDING, AND RATING As TO
CREDIT of over 4OO 900 Of the principal merchants
traders, bankers, manufacturers and nnb;c
companies, in than 10000 of the cities towns.
villages, and settlements throughout the United
states their territories, and the British Provinces
OF North America; and embracing the most impor-
tant information attainabe and necessary 10 cnn be
the merchant to ascertain at n glance the CArtrA1
CHAnAcTER, and DECREE OF CREDIT of such of his
customers rs are deemed worthy of nny graduation
OF credit, comprising, Also Newspaper Directory,
containing the title, character price, and place of
publication, with full particulars relative 10 eack
journal, being complete guide to the press of eyery
county in the United States.
me reports and information will be confined TO
those deemed worthy Of some line Of credit and
ns the same will be based, so far as practicable
upon the written statements of the parties them
serves, revised and corrected by we'll l-known and
e'""'S 'cSii correspondents, whose character will
prove guarantee Of the correctness of the infor-
nation furnished by them, it is believed that tie
reports will prove more truthful and complete and.
therefore, superior to, and Of much greater yauc
than any previously issued
Ity aid Of the MERCANTILE REFERENCE REorsrEp
business men will been enabled to ascertain. at n
glance, the capital and gradation of credit, as
compared with financial worth Of nearly every
merchant, manufactures, trader, and banker within
the nbovc-nnmed territorial limits
On or about the first each month subscribers
Will also receive the Monthly Chronicle containing
among other things record of such important
changes in the name and condition of firms.
throughout the country, may occur subsequent
10 ne publication Of each hni-ycar volume Of the
MERCANTILE REFEREScE REGISTER:
Price cf The Merchants Union Mercnnti1. R.f,yruee
Register, 6hy dollars, ($5O for hch ii riV be for
rdrded to any address in the United States trnn.poro
lion paid.
Holders Of fire $40 share, Of the Capita, Stock. in
addition to participating Me1refts tr receirc one
copy Of the MERCANTILE REFERENCE REGISTER fire.,
IF charge; holders Of ten shares ~W be entitled to Two
co''es /; and than ten shares of the Cayitui
Stock rW b" allotted To any one applicant
Az rcmtnnces orders, communications r,yof;re IL,
me book Shond he 0ddrrssed to tie Nerchnts Irier-
me Union. IN the american EIchnnge Bank Buiid;ng
No. l2s Br"ad~"y. (Bo< 2566,) .New-lork.
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