Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-15
Merchants Protective Union
Mercantile Reference
REGISTER.

TAG NERoH,STs' PROTECTIVE UNION, or
! gabized 10 promote and protect trade by eE-
| aiding its Subscribers 10 attain facility and
| safety in the granting of credits, and the re-
! coverv Of claims at all points, have TO an
nounce that they will. in September, 1868,
| publish in one large quarto volume:
The MERCHANTS PROTECTIVE UNION NJ Ez-
| cANTrLE REFERENCE REGIsTEE, coDiainin-
among other things, the NAMES, NATURE oT
| BUSINESS, AMOUNT OF CArITAL FINANCIAL
! SrAsDIxe. AND RATING as TO CREDIT. OF over
| 400 600 ofthe principal merchants, traders.
bankers, manufactures and public cOinpa-
nies, in more than 80 coo of the cities, towns
| VILLAGES and settlements thrUugLOu the Cnl-
ted States, their territories, ana the British
Provinces of North America; and embracing
the most important information aitaihabIs
and necessary To enable the merchant to ascer
tain at a glcnce the CAPITAL. CHARACTER, snd
DrcRrE OF CREDIT of such of his customsls
as are deemed worthy OF any graduation OF
credit. comprising, also, q Newspaper Utctto"-
ara containing the title. character. price ana
place of publication. with full particulars re-
iative to each jouI nal. being cOlnI Iete gulde
to the press OF every county ia the ChlIsd
States.
The reports and information will be con-
fined to those Seemed worthy Of some line of
credit and as the same Will be based, so lar
as practicable upon the written STATE ments OF
the parties themselves, revised and corrected
by well known and reliable legal correspon-
dents, whose character will prove guarantee
to the correctness of the information furnished
bv them, it is believed that the reports Will
prove more truthful and complete, and there
fore, superior 10, andot much greater value
than amy previously issued.
By aid of the MERCANTILE Reference
REGISTER, business men will he enabled 10
ascertain, at a glance, the capital and grada-
lion of credit, as compared with financial
worth of nearly every merchant, manufactur-
err trader and banker. within the above
named territorial limiis.
On or about the first of each month. sub
scribers will also receive the Monthly Chron-
| icle, containing. among other things, a record
| of such important changes III the name and
| condition Of firms, throughout the country,
| as may occur subsequent to the publication of
| each hnf yearly volume Of the MEECANTILE
| RRFERxoE REG lister:
| Price Of the Merchants Union Mercantile
! Reference Register. fifty dollars, 1850, for
which will be forwarded 10 any address in
/ the United States. transportation paid.
| Holders of five $40 shares OF the Capital
| Stock, in addition 10 participating in the
| profits will receive one copy ofthe Merean-
| tile Reference Register free OF charge; holders
| of ten shares will be entitled TO Two copies
! and 10 more than ten shares OF the Capital
| Stock will be allotted 10 any one applicant.
| All remittance orders. or communications
| relative to the book should be addressed to
| the Merchants Protective Union. in the
| American Exchange Bank Building, No. 1919
| Broadway, (Box 2566.) New York. lS-lB6