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Trusts Thrive Under Free Trade and Consolidation
The article surveys British and Canadian commentary on free trade and monopoly, noting widespread price agreements and business consolidations. It cites mergers in textiles, iron, paper, and shipbuilding, with large firms like Armstrong, Vickers, Coats, and Glasgow threads shaping markets. Small retailers face pressure from universal providers and rising capitalized trading companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
A W. Macrosty
Review
India
Birmingham
E. J. Smith
Rockingham
Macrosty
Armstrong & Company
Whitworth & Company
Vickers & Company
Naval Construction and Armaments Company
Maxim-Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company
J. & P. Coates
Paisley
Kerr & Company
Chadwick & Company
Bolton
Jones, Brook & Company
Meltham
English Sewing Cotton Company
Mesers. Coats
Glasgow
I. F. & J. Alexander
Manchester
Fine Cotton Spinners’ and Doublere’ Association, Limited
Bradford
W. Cory & Sons, Limited
London
Liptons Limited