Some interesting particulars are contained in a pamphlet published by the Swedish Match Ca., Ld., in connexion wth the commany's exhibit at Gothenburg. It is shown conclusively that no other Swedish industry has exerted so great an influence throughout the worl Over one-third of the world's production of matches is at present controlled by the company. The only dangerous competitor of the Swedish matches has been the Japanese match industry. British and American match factories have usually confined themselves to the home market. Japan on the other hand has at times set up a strong competition in certain Asiatic markets, possibly on account of her low wages, and during the war, when the Swedish factories were unable to obtain shipping facilities, Japan obtained the whole market in those
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