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Show ARE FREE FROM COMPETITOR. Australian 8hoe Dealers Not Afraid of American Goods. John W. Blythe, head of the Lily-dale Lily-dale Tannery Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Manu-facturing company ot Melbourne, Australia, Aus-tralia, arrived In New York the other day ou his way to visit his brother in Texas, where he owns a 15,000-acre cattle ranch near Waco, says an exchange. ex-change. According to Mr. Blythe, American shoes have not yet succeeded succeed-ed In capturing the Australian market to any appreciable extent. "You can hardly compete with us in the matter of prices," said Mr. Blythe. "You may do so in other countries, but your 'Invasion' boast doesn't hold good in Australia. We havo three popular prices for our shoes $2, $3, and $4.60. Now, your $3,60 shoes, for Instance, costs In Melbourne $3.76. That's tho minimum price at which the distributors there can realize a profit from them. Your flvo-dollar , shoo Is likewise increased by 25 cents, and away out In tho bush In Queensland Queens-land these two qualities of shoes cost four and six dollars, respectively. "You will see, therefore, that you can hardly over expect to make serious seri-ous Inroads Into our shoe market, Tho American shoe Is all right, I'll admit, and If your manufacturers of them could only compete with us In my own country In the matter of price you would undoubtedly hurt our shoo Industry very materially." |