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Show Shortage of American Leather. Thero Is much complaint on the part nf liclglau shoe manufacturers becuusu of tlip recent heavy purchases from nhroiil. At the Mirnivthnq. local manufacturers manu-facturers nru grea'tly h.indlCtippcd be cause of it shortiige of nil mnterlnls, particularly of American leather. With 11 vlojv ot nmellnrntlng Ihu situation tho Sjndleute of Shoo JlnuufncturerH 1 of ISclgtum has taken up with the government gov-ernment tho question of producing n national standard shoe at a standard price. It Is thought that In this way tho home niuimfucturer mny be nble I to produce nn nrtlcle to sell lit not more than fill fumes, llnm fultllllng an urgent public demand nnd at tho junm tlniL- stimulating nnd protecting the ns-tlonnl ns-tlonnl Industry. |