The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-17
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fancy cakes ana sweets sold in a num-
Der of American stores Candies of fine
grades from the United states are
steadily gaining the patronage of the
rich.
London is the supply center for the
tremendous purchases of American ag-
ricultural machinery. being made by
Russia. Germany aud other states Of
Europe. England has never been much
of a market for the improved imple-
ments of husbandry. as they cost more
than the clumsy domestic articles, and
the lower price is what wins with the
average agriculturist. \ perceptib!e
improvement is showing in English
farming machinery, and many of the
American implements are being copied,
although imperfeCtly. An American
steel planning mill manufacturer found
twenty models of his machines made
in Berlin, but the large concern which
had stolen the design told him that they
would buy direct in the future. because
they could not match either the price
or quality of the originals.
AMERICAN FURNITURE.
There is a good opportunity here for
American house and office furniture. so
soon as western factories will learn that
light-colored furnishings are not suited
to the smut of London, and that the
English, for the present, will have only
the dark finish. They are growing par
tial to the original and graceful trans
Atlantic house fittings, and promptly
buy whatever is offered, if it suits their
requirements.
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bridge and other notables witnessed
the tests Of non-innamable wood from
Americans factories, as made here
lately, and the navy department is fur
ther investigating, with view to us
ing the wood in all the new battle
ships.
Next year We will likely see the
same kind of a slump i'm English BIZ
cycles prices as occurred last year in
America The United States is send
ing thousands of wheels here to sell
for GS and upwards, while the high
grade domestic machines are still Of
fcred at G21. Factories for cheap
wheels are also sprnginC up by the
score and wheels Of service will soon
be as low in price as in the United
states. The greatest present draw
back for American wheels is the difi-
Guilty Of getting repairs made for them
by the incompetent English shopmen,
TYPEWTlTERS AND SHOES.
Something like 10000 American type
writers Of the standard make are being
sold each year in the British Isles
and no line of imported goods has 4
larger demand. The leading writing
MACHINE people keep regular travelling
statesmen On the road, and have agen-
cies i'm all important places. One
of the greatest drawbacks to the type
writer trade is the prejudice against
the female typewriter in public offices,
but increasing numbers Of English
girls are taking M the work.
Recently several large shoe factories
of New England have pooled forces
for English trade, and have established
three stores in London and other in
land points, under the name of the
American Boot company. Heretofore
It has been difficult TO get a good 1T
from the store stocks Of heavy ami Of
ten uncomfortable FL glish boots, but
the buying public is slowly learning
that a ready. made American shoe may
mean the same comfort for which they
have been Obliged to pay three times
the price for made-tO-Order footwear
here
1t is estimated that 1000 Americans
are in business in London, and among