Excerpt from Credit: Its Meaning and Moment Here we must drop metaphor, and take up some of the facts and figures which we find covering the history, position and potency of an institution which has now become one of the most important factors in the departments of commerce and finance, and Which, it is fair to presume, in the coming growth and outreach of our coun try, is destined to become still more wide-spread and powerful as a recognized regulator and indicator of business credits throughout the length and breadth of our continent. They who assume to do this take upon themselves a great responsibility, morally as well as in a commercial sense. This is the position at which The Bradstreet Company is aiming, and the army of workers herein mentioned are a part of the chosen instruments through which it is purposed to win success in this great undertaking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.