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Show AMERICAN GOODS IN DUTCH . SHOP WINDOWS. A most noticcablo feature of Amsterdam Am-sterdam retail enterprises at present is a marked display of Amorlcan-iuado wares. Merchants who In former years gave Utile attention to tho sale of Ajuerlcnn-made goods, now carry considerable quantities In stock and advertise them extensively In show windows. In some lines practically prac-tically all the up-to-date merchants on the principal streets havo fine displays dis-plays of American-made merchandise. Of these wares, perhaps the most widely advertised aie American shoes. There is hardly a shoo merchant on downtown streets who does not advertise adver-tise an American stbek, either in American or European styles and patterns. pat-terns. It is also quite noticeable that i residents here nre showing more and j more favor for American styles, whlc j will be a great impetus to the American Ameri-can shoe trade. This trade has boon j ! built up largely by conospondence, i i without organized effort, local distrlb-, distrlb-, uting warehouse, or centralized I agency. It suggebts, therefore, what an Immense business could bo done If i enterprising methods were adopted to build up a more extensive foreign j trade lu American shoes. Among other things advertised In ' the Amsterdam shops are Amorlcan styles In icady-mado clothing. Practically Prac-tically nil the largest clothing stores ! In the city advertise advanced Amerl- j can stales In made-up suits and over- ' coats. While these are usually made I here, It Is likely that American ready-made ready-made clothing would sell despite lu ' ( higher price. Ainerlcan-mado carpenter's carpen-ter's tools and nil kinds of lmrdwmc . specialties are very popular here. Consular Report. j |