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Show HAT TRUST COES TO SMASH. The Combination of Manufacturers IIb-ruptjd IIb-ruptjd by Internal (jnnrrela. Dan Bl'HY, Coun., March 20. The big wool hat trust w hich was formed with a capital of 1. 500.000 ot a meeting of leading hat manufacturers in New York shout two weeks ago 1ms collapsed. The National hat company, under which name tho trust was organized, has issued a circular, through its president, pres-ident, Charles G. SanfonL one of tho largest manufacturers of w ool hats in the country, saying that it being impossible impos-sible to harmonize the interests existing in tho halting trade, the products of the various wool hat manufactories in the organization will be handled independently indepen-dently as heretofore. |