The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-16

Is probably known to every person engage
IN trade of Wha, sOever nature-that of furnish
ing correct information to its subscribers cor
cernlng the character, capital, aud capaclt
OF every man who may desire credit. Tn
facilities at Its command for the attainms gu
OF this Jet are marveiously com plete. an,
10 this fact 10 less than to their
AGE, ENERGY, EXPERIENCE AND INTEGRITY,
is to be attributed the widespread contidenc
rerosed In their statements, and their con
stantly increasing popularity, especial,
among the larger merchants and commercial
men. Messrs. Dun, Barlow & Co. are pre-
eminently the representatives of the agency
system as now conducted, for their paramount
influence, great wealth, and superiority il
the magnitude of their operations, are a.
palpable here, as compared with other aeen
cies, as is thai of A. T. Stewart or H. B. Olaf
lin compared with other dry goods houses. A.
| an institution of great influence, utility and
ample resources, brief skech of its history
| will possess high degree of interest for those
OF your readers whose welfare is more lntim
| ately associated With its operations.
II has
MORE THAN SEVENTY BRANCH OFFICES
now IN successful operation in this country
and Europe, which are supported by nearly
twenty thousand yearly subscribers, com pris-
ufacturers of the world.
Twenty thousand local correspondents are
in active cooperation with the agency, fur
nishing information, to compile and ar ange
which IN proper shape for use of subscribers,
requires the services of over one thousand
clerks, one hundred aud fifty OF whom are
employed In the New York office alone. and
the remainder are engaged at the various
branches. Nothing is calculated to impart a
better idea OF the scope and comprehensive
ness OF this business than this statement
Many OF these correspondents are among the
leading business men of the country, and the
information which they furnish is daily con-
tirlned aud added to by the experience and
observation of the subscribers who base their
transactions upon it,
THE REFERENCE BOOK,
which is issued in January, March, july, and
September of each year, is a work Of the
greatest Importance not only to the Agency,
out, as well, to the commercial world at large
It contains nearly 100000 names alphabet
cally arranged and classified by States and
towns and opposite each .me is an estimate
Of the capital and credit of each firm or indi- |
vidual in trade. This book, incredible as it |
may seem to the INITIATED, is printed, bound |
md delivered inside of six months, is cor |
ected down to the very date of publication, |
3, Therefore.
MUCH MORE RELIABLE
han it could possibly be without the aid of
UGH marvellous facilities.
THE COMPARATIVE COST.
1t is well established business principle. J.
1hich the best business men uniformly prac-
Ice, that cheapness ana worth are not ldenti-
al. There are, besides that of NJ -ssrs Dun.
,arlow " Co.-several other mere tntile agen-
III nf
ant entitled to consideration. At the same
me it is evident enough that this firm have
.cilities superior to all others, and that they
re doing their work more thoroughly or they
ould not possibly obtain from shrewd naer-
hants such emphatic recognition thereof, as
evidenced by the fact that they OBJ ain prices
luch beyond what Is even asked by others in |
re same line. These larger prices are all the :
ore readily conceded from the conviction on !
he part of merchants that q much larger per-
9ntage OF the money paid to the agency goes
ack into the business, to be returned to the !
disorders in the shape of more perfect in
rmatlon. Undoubtedly much OF the pre- t
ninence of this firm is attributable to the t
r.sighted liberaity which they have thus y
cen enabled to exercise in the perfectipg and c
tension Of their business. t
1t is, in fact, the '
CHARACTER, SCOPE, AND RELIABILITY
Dun, BArlox & Co.'S reports that makes g
cir system OF business more expensive than i
at OF other agencies, and hence, they are T
mpelled as a simple matter of business, to )
arge higher price. One hundred and fifty +
liars IS the usual sum charged by this agen-
against about one hundred charged else t,
,ere. To save that $50, in matter thai may s
her lose or save thous lnds, seems the worst -
tai in ly u,h iob
comprehensive business man would prac-
9. How important then that he should select
ellaole and time-tried agency in whose in
'nty and judgment he may safely repose
pliclt confidence. The agency of =
DUN, BARLOW 4 CO.,
n it's capital, experience, and resources,
) It's fingers upon the financial pulse of
.ry merchant and trader in the Union. The
alier agency, on the other hand. with ii,
aller resources, less perfect organic alton, vi
less reliability, is more liable to error in di
reports, and les, prompt in giving timely 2,
ice OF danger, necessarily placing The sub S.
lber In position OF more or less distrust liz
l anxiety. f.
The real value of the Mercantile Agency is 90
preventing loss to its subscribers, and for of
5 they pay, and to purchase a upaIity of
'aper than the best OF this vital informa- be
4 is, indeed. poor economy. r r3
'tKlng 1t all in all. the Agency system, as era
Quoted by this influential firm, is doing a Ia
at service to commercial interests, and ed
mess men have, in the mercantile Agency. in,
institution which, in IFS own, as well a. i'm
If interests must be tireless, ubiquitous. for
, as nearly as possible, reliable sspe
MAGNOLIA con