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chinery, pipe, railway supplies, windmills, 
corrugated iron, tools, hardware, flour, canned 
goods, shoes, electric supplies, typewriters, 
mineral waters, wines and liquors. 
The bulk of invested capital is English, but 
in this line the Americans are forging to the 
front. Germans, Italians, and French are 
chiefly interested as merchants throughout the 
country. 
There are no taxes or restrictions placed on 
commercial travelers and samples are ad 
mitted duty free. 
If you are handling mining machinery or 
devices for use in mines or petroleum fields, 
it is apparent that the localities where these in 
dustries thrive should be visited personally. 
Many of the mines have company stores lo 
cated in their holdings that are worthy of calls, 
while others maintain purchasing agents in 
Lima for this purpose. Inquiry of local 
authorities will give all the information neces 
sary, otherwise the following cities should be 
visited: