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Show For Business Betterment The Better Business bureau is an agency semipublic in character that aims to protect the public against merchants who make false or misleading mis-leading statements in their advertising advertis-ing and against the promoters and sellers of fake stocks and other alleged al-leged securities. This organization, which is a unit only in the common purpose and methods of operations, is composed of the National Better Business bureau and local bureaus In some 40-odd cities. Each local bureau bu-reau is a distinct entity supported by and owing allegiance to only its own community, and it is not a member mem-ber of or subsidiary to the National Better Business bureau. The bureaus bu-reaus are financed by merchants, manufacturers and other financial interests. in-terests. Their activities are fur-Ihered fur-Ihered immeasurably by the co-oper- ation of newspapers and monthly publications. The slogan of the magazine of the national organization organiza-tion is "To increase public confidence in business by promoting fair play In advertising and selling." |
