Canadian wood products industries . Which Dresser WouldYou Rather Make at$ Appearance or Compara-tive Similarity Does NotDetermine Value. Costs Compared ShowingReason for Difference Grade How often, when opening- your mornings mail,have you been startled by a report from one of your| representatives to the effect that so and so is makinga piece of furniture very similar to your No.—andselling it at a price much lower than yours? Suchis not infrequent occurrence if one may judge fromthe remarks of different furniture when an incident of this kind occurs it is


Canadian wood products industries . Which Dresser WouldYou Rather Make at$ Appearance or Compara-tive Similarity Does NotDetermine Value. Costs Compared ShowingReason for Difference Grade How often, when opening- your mornings mail,have you been startled by a report from one of your| representatives to the effect that so and so is makinga piece of furniture very similar to your No.—andselling it at a price much lower than yours? Suchis not infrequent occurrence if one may judge fromthe remarks of different furniture when an incident of this kind occurs it is thesignal for a miniature price war. Practically everyfurniture manufacturer prides himself on his abilityto manufacture and sell as cheaply as his competitor,with the result that he resolves to show the otherfellow even though it is going to cost him some goodmoney to do so and at the same time tend to under-mine the confidence of the retail trade. When an occasion like this arises the furnituremanufacturer is badly handicapped for be has notseen the piece in question, being forced to rely on thereport of the salesman or retailer and Ls, therefore,not in a position to judge as to the va


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