Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . d her possessions. The Conference expressed itself in regardto trade with South Africa and Australia,and a resolution was adopted requestingthe Dominion Government to consider theestablishment of a cargo steam service,subsidized so much per outward voyage,calling at Cape Town and proceeding toports in Australia. A resolution urging the Government toreadjust the tariff on imported lead productswas carried unanimously. The question of Imperial defence provedto be the chief bone of contention of theConference, and it was found necessary tohold another
Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . d her possessions. The Conference expressed itself in regardto trade with South Africa and Australia,and a resolution was adopted requestingthe Dominion Government to consider theestablishment of a cargo steam service,subsidized so much per outward voyage,calling at Cape Town and proceeding toports in Australia. A resolution urging the Government toreadjust the tariff on imported lead productswas carried unanimously. The question of Imperial defence provedto be the chief bone of contention of theConference, and it was found necessary tohold another session on Friday in order tofurther consider it. Up to the hour of goingto press no decision has been arrived at. ADVANCE IN STOVES. An advance of 5 per cent, has been madein the price of box stoves, coal cook stoves,wood cook stoves, cottage stoves, Globe heaters and Oak stoves. In April lastthere was an advance of 5 per cent, in woodcook stoves, making the total appreciation inthis particularjkind 10 per cent. CANADIAN HARDWARE AND METAL. AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR MERCHANTS THE merchants of New York have anorganization which is one of the mostprogressive of its kind, at any rateon this continent. In addition to devisingschemes for attracting trade, the organiza-tion devotes a good deal of attention to thegovernment of the city. The members ofthe organization realize that bad govern-ment affects the business of the city as wellas its moral affairs. Among its latestefforts in regard to the government of thecity is an investigation into the generaladministration of civic affairs, the result ofwhich is shown in an interesting documentthat has recently been issued to the report deals with the police service,fire service, lighting, etc. The cost of thesedifferent departments is not only given forNew York, but for all other cities as well,while the figures supplied are made all themore interesting by diagrams showing theexpenditure per capita, etc., in NewYork as compared with
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