. Hardware merchandising March-June 1919. or theBlind, 36 King Street East, Toronto. TRUSTS CONTROL TRADE LONDON, England.—Business rings,combinations and trusts, perfected dur-ing the war, are controlling Great Bri-tains industries, according to the find-ings of a Government committee ap-pointed by Sir Auckland Geddes, Ministerof Reconstruction. The report, which isto be made public soon, was submittedto Sir Auckland and is now under con-sideration by the Government. The com-mittee does not suggest what the Gov-ernments attitude toward trusts shouldbe, the only proposal made in the reportfor
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1919. or theBlind, 36 King Street East, Toronto. TRUSTS CONTROL TRADE LONDON, England.—Business rings,combinations and trusts, perfected dur-ing the war, are controlling Great Bri-tains industries, according to the find-ings of a Government committee ap-pointed by Sir Auckland Geddes, Ministerof Reconstruction. The report, which isto be made public soon, was submittedto Sir Auckland and is now under con-sideration by the Government. The com-mittee does not suggest what the Gov-ernments attitude toward trusts shouldbe, the only proposal made in the reportfor dealing with the situation being thatthe Board of Trade should set up a tri-bunal to investigate cases of abuse causedby combinations and report to the presi-dent of that body. How to deal with huge trade combina-tions is one of the big problems of thenear future, it is said, in Government cir-cles. Almost every big industry in thecountry, with the exception of shipbuild-ing, is said to be controlled by a com-bination. 60 June 28, 1919. Women Are Big Buyers of Paint Jimmy, the Truck Driver, Keeps His Eyes and Ears Open While Making Deliveries,and Finds Out a Lot of Useful Pointers Which He Later Turns to Advan-tage in the Sale of Paints {f TF the boss ud only lay off his front door mannersI and get wise to some of the back door lingo I get-*-from hit women customers, he sure would get anearful, muttered Jimmy, the truck driver for the Swan-son Hardware Co. This conclusion punctuates only the middle of the storywe are relating on Jimmys behalf regarding his ex-perience in the paint business. To some paint men the story will be worth while; sowe shall begin at the beginning of the soliloquy Jimmyheld with himself in ihe garage while cleaning up hisengine. But first, a warning: Most paint men do not need toread it. Others, again, need it badly. Since it is aboutwomen and paint, those who do not need to read it, andthose who do may get a tip on the feminine viewpointthat will lea
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