The trade of the world . Photograph lij Bruwo Bros. London Royal Photograph by Brown Bros The Bourse, Berlin. TRADE STEATEGY 5 trade. Governments may initiate policies, treatiesmay secure certain rights, the great money powersmay buy or. build railways, subsidized steamers mayvisit every port, and even great wars may befought and yet count for nothing in furthering thepurpose of all these things, unless the traders ofthe aggressor nation back up these larger eventswith the quiet but effective power of the individualbargain offered by men who know how to underselltheir competitors. S
The trade of the world . Photograph lij Bruwo Bros. London Royal Photograph by Brown Bros The Bourse, Berlin. TRADE STEATEGY 5 trade. Governments may initiate policies, treatiesmay secure certain rights, the great money powersmay buy or. build railways, subsidized steamers mayvisit every port, and even great wars may befought and yet count for nothing in furthering thepurpose of all these things, unless the traders ofthe aggressor nation back up these larger eventswith the quiet but effective power of the individualbargain offered by men who know how to underselltheir competitors. Some years ago, while idling away a day in asmall Central American town, I drifted in for achat with the principal—^in fact, the only—generalmerchant in the place. As I entered the building,a long, low, shed-like structure, common to thatcountry of heavy rains and possible earthquakes,I found myself in the midst of a bevy of duskymaidens, apparently very busy wrapping up par-cels. Such a scene as this was rather a surprise inthis country of manana. As soon as my eyes
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