Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-05

THE
Merchants Protective Union
MERCANTILE REFERENCE REGISTER

rITNHE MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UN.
l. ION. orgnnizcd to promote and protect
traie, by enabling its subscribers to attain FL.
cility and safety in the granting of credits. and
tho recovery of clnims ut all pjints, have Ia
announce That they will. In September, 1868,
publish in ono large qnnrto volnme:
Tue MERcHANTs' PRoTEcriyE Us,oy Mo.
cAkTiLs REFERcScE REGISTER. containineaunn
nther things. the Names, Nature IF Business
Aninnnt of Capital. Financial Stnndinp. and
and Rating ~ to Credit. of over 4nO, 400 Of the
principal merchants, traders, bankers. mann.
faetMrers. aud public companies. in more ti,nn
3o.0OO of the cities, towns, villngcs. md sct,o.
ments throughout tho United States. ,hc;r tor.
rit"rics, and the British Provinces of Nnrtb
amer1ca; and embracing the most imnortnnt
Information attainable and necessary to- cnoI le
the merchant to ascertain at u glnnce the cnn;.
ta'. character. and degree Of credit CT such of
ms customers ns are deemed worthy of any pra.
HaI'", 'f credit. comprising. also. Il NEWSPAPER
birech'ry, cnntnining the title. Character. nri,c
ana place ut publications.. will, full particulars
relative to each .%imIrnnl. ,heing II complete pn;de
a. inc press ut overy county in the United
States. N
The reports anl information will be confined
:" muse deemed worthy of sunie line If credit .
an" as the same will be based. NJ far ~ prncti-
cahe, upon the written statements uf the nnrtiea
themselves. revised and corrected bv well knnwn
anu rci'ni'ie legal correspondents. whose cl,nr.
"c'er VIII prove q guarantee Of tho correctness
OF the information furnished by them. il !.
beiieved that the reports will prove MIRO truth.
tu' ana complete. and. therefore, sumo .iur ~
ana "t much greatcr value. than any rreviouslv
issued. f'S'""''S
By aid Of the Mercantile Reference Reo;s.
ter business men will be enabled to ascertain.
a. " glance. the capital aud gradntinn of credit.
as compared with financial worth. OF nearly
every merchant. manufacturer. trader. and
nanker, within the ubuve named torritori,l
limits. '''"'"
On mr. ab"nt the first Of each month, su],scr;.
nefS VIII also receive the Monthly Chronicle. "
containing. among other things. a record If
such important changes in tho name and c,ndi.
ton ut firms. throughout tho country, az NAV
,cGnr subsequent To the publication Of enci
half.yearly volume IF the Mercantile R.Ier.
cncc Register" wy
Prico of The Merchants Uninn Mcrcun,ile
lici"rencc Register" fifty dollars. fS5U) fur
which it will lie forwarded to any nddresa in
thc onltcd States. transportation raid.
Holders "f five $40 shares Of the CunitaI
Stock. " n'iditi"n tn participating in tho nrnf,s.
VIII receive one copy Of the " Mercantile Rcfur.
cncc Register" free Of charge holders nf ton
Shhr"s VIII DO entitled tn two copies: and M
more man ten sh"res Of the Capital Stock will
DO a,i"tteh I" any ono applicant.
AZ rehittances. orders. or communications
tn the hnnk should ln addressed ,n ,he
MEHc!lANTS' PROTECTIVE UNION, -,
ne american E .;t,,,,., IyT1nk BniIl;n~ NJ
: broadway. fB.x 25G6.) New York.
August %. 1868 az "