The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-01-28
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AE erchnntss Protective Union
N Mercantile Reference Reg

xXA mercantile reference KeS.
lister.
The Merchants Protective Union. organized t,
promote and protect trade by enabling its sub
scribers to attain facility and safety in the grant
ing of credits, and the recovery of claims at al
points, have to announce that they will, on Of
about September LIST, 1868, publish in one larg,
quarto volume;
The Merchants Protective Union Mercantile Refer
ence Register, containing, among other things, thu
Names Natute of Business, Amount of Capital, Fl
nancal Standing, and Rating as to Credit, of ovel
100000 of the principal merchants, traders bunk
cas-, manufacturers, and public companies, in NOR.
than 80, 600 of the cities, towns villages and set
Elements, throughout the United States, their ter
ritores, and the British Provinces of North Amcri
ca and embracing the most important Informal
ton attanable and necessary to enable the mer-
chant to ascertain 1t glance the Capital, Charac
ter and Degree of Credit of such of his customers
as are deemed worthy of any graduation of credit
The reports and information to be given in the
Register will be confined to those deemed worthy
of some line of credit and as the same will be
based so far as practicable, upon the written
statements of the parties themselves revised and
corrected by well-known and reliable legal CORE
spondents, whose character will prove guarantee
of 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-
vously issued.
By aid Of the Merchants Protective Union Mer-
camille Reference Register business men will be
enabled to ascertain, at glance, the capital and
graduation of credit, as compared witg financial
worth, of nearly every merchant, manufacturer,
trader, and banker, within the above named terri
torial limits.
On or about the first of 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, as may occur subsequent
to the publication of each half yearly volume of
the Mercantile Reference Register
Price Of The Merchants Union Mercantile Ref
erence Register fifty dollars, ESQ., for which it
will be forwarded to any address in the United
States, transportation paid.
Holders of five $40 shares of the Capital Stock
in addition to participating in the profits, will re-
ceive one copy Of the Mercantile Reference Reg
lister free of charge; holders of ten shares will be
entitled to copies and no more than ten shares
of Capital Stock will be allotted to any one ap-
plicant.
All remlttances, orders, or communications rel
alive to the book, should be addressed to the Mer-
chants Protective Union, in the American Ex-
change Bank Building No. 1913 Broadway, BOX
2566,) New York. aug 26-tf
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manufacturing the Best Cheapest and most Dura-
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pure Linseed Oil, will last 10 or Is years it is of
light brown or beautiful chocolate COLOR ard can
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cream to suit the taste of the consumer 1t is valu-
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makers, Pals and Wooden ware, Agricultural I'm
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GIL
and Water proof Floor Oil Cloths, Zone manufact-
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above. Send for circular which gives full par
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mark, Grafton Mineral Paint. Persons can order
the Paint and remit TIE money receipt of the
goods. Address
DANIEL BIDWELL, 245 Pearl Street,
sept 2-6m New York.