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Show SHOES ARE NOW COMING TO U8 FROM ENGLAND Now York, Feb. 25. England Is beginning be-ginning to send shoes to this country. Hitherto the trade has been the other way, but tho reduction of the duty from 25 per cent to 10 per cent has changed tho situation. Since Feb-ruary Feb-ruary 1, twelve separate consignments consign-ments from Leicester have come In at this port The Leicester menu-facturers menu-facturers use American machinery and American methods, hut employ cheaper cheap-er labor than Is possible In this country. coun-try. Tho first consignments are in the nature of an experiment. I' successful the Englishmen will make a determined effort to get a foothold la this country. |