. Hardware merchandising 1895 . tates markets,the Belgian glass industry could still bemaintained. But here comes in the question: may notother countries greatly increase their homeproduction just as the United States hasdone ? We see a Belgian manufacturer thefirst to build a tank factory in Russia, andanother is putting up a pot furnace in Persia,near Teheran. And there is talk of estab-lishing a factory on the River Meuse in Hol-lund, where the German coal can be got atlower price than is the Belgian coal in theglass works of theCharleroi district, Belgium,and where there is sand of first q
. Hardware merchandising 1895 . tates markets,the Belgian glass industry could still bemaintained. But here comes in the question: may notother countries greatly increase their homeproduction just as the United States hasdone ? We see a Belgian manufacturer thefirst to build a tank factory in Russia, andanother is putting up a pot furnace in Persia,near Teheran. And there is talk of estab-lishing a factory on the River Meuse in Hol-lund, where the German coal can be got atlower price than is the Belgian coal in theglass works of theCharleroi district, Belgium,and where there is sand of first quality. TheBelgian window glass industry, confined inthis small country, has to struggle not onlyagainst the Custom house duties of othercountries but also against the competition offoreign manufacturers, who are now as wellsupplied with the tank furnaces as the Bel-gian manufacturers. And, moreover, theforeign manufacturers, those of the UnitedStates especially, are more practical andconscientious in business transactions, and. The Sherwin-Williams Paint. Covers Most, Looks Best, Wears Longest, Most Economical, Full Measure. MADE ONLY IN ONEQUALITY and that absolutely the finest that itis possible to make. These goodswill shortly be offered in every townin Canada. Only one man in eachtown will be sold. WE WANT THEBEST MAN if we can get him—if not, the nextbest. We will get someone any-way. It will be money in some-bodys pockets. WALTER H. COTTINGHAM & CO. MONTREAL Manufacturers give more care to the proper delivery ofgoods than do the Belgian most discouraging feature of the situa-tion is seen in the fact that there is no hopeof material improvement in appli-ances, to reduce the cost of views may seem pessimistic, but thefact is being recognized that the window glassindustry, as all other industries, has a surefuture now only in the large countries. At present, Belgian manufacturers arepaying much attention to the processes forthe
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