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Merchants Protective Union
MERCA~TILER REFERENCE REGISTER
1IlnE MERCIANTs, pRorEcrlyE nN.

TTNHE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UN.
l. ION, organized to promote and protect
trade, by enabling its subscribers to attain ia
cii'y and safety in the granting Of credits, and
the recovery OF claims at all points have to
announce TINT they will, in September 1868.
publish in ono large quarto volume:
The MERCHANTS PRoTEcTIyE UNION MrR.
CAMILLE REFERENCE REGISTER, containing among
other things. the Names, Nature of Business'
Amount Of Capital. Financial Standing, and
aud Rating as to Credit. of over 400 900 of tho
principal merchants, traders, bankers, manu-.
tacturcrs. and public companies, in moro than
3o,O0O OF the citios, towns, villages and SETTLE
mcnts throughout the United States, their ter
ritorics, and the British Provinces of North
Amorica; and embracing the most important
, Information attainable and necessary to enable
tho merchant to ascertain at glance the cupi.
tai. chnractcr, and degree Of credit Cf such of
his customers as are deemed worthy of any era-
dntion of credit, comprising, also Il Newspaper
Directory, containing tho title. character, price,
and place of publication, with full particulars
relative to each journal, being II complete guido
to tho press Of every county 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 as practi-
cable, upon the written statements Of the parties
themselves, revised and corrected by wclI known
and reliable legal correspondents, whose char.
actor will prove guarantee oc the correctness
of the information furnished by them, it is
believed that tho reports will prove moro truth
tul and complete, and. therefore, superior to.
and OF much greater value, than any previously
issued.
BY aid Of the "Mcrcantile Reference Repis.
ter" business men will be enabled to ascertain,
at glance the capital and graduation of credit,
rs compared with financial worth, of nearly
every merchant, manufactures, trader, and
banker, within the above named territorial
limits.
On or about the first of each month aulscri-
bcrs will also receive the "Monthly Chronicle"
containing, among other things I, record of
such important changes in tho namc and condi-
ton of firms, throughout the country, as may
occur subsequent TO the Publication of each
hal1-yeary volume Of the Z" Mercantile Refer
cnce Register"
Price Of "'rho Merchants Union Mercantile
Rotercnce Register" fifty dollars, (S5O,) for
which it will be forwarded to any address in
tho United States, transportation paid
Holders Of fvo $40 shares of the Capital
Stock, in addition to participating in tho profits,
Will receive one copy Of the f" Mercantile Refor-
ence Register" free Of Charge holders Of ton
shares will be entitled to two copies; and M
more than ten shares Of tho Capital Stock will
be allotted to any ono applicant.
All rcmittances, orders. or communications
relative t" the book should lie addressed to the
MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION, in
the american Exchange Bank Building No.
l2S Broadway, (lsox 25G6.) New York
August %, 1868 4S ly