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centage of the business. There is, however, an international group
which handles practically all of the Russian production.
Comptoir Général de Vente pour la France et les Colonies—M anufactures
 de @laces (General Selling Comptoir for France and the
Colonies—Glass Manufacturers) .—This comptoir was formed in 1903
for the purpose of selling the various kinds of glass produced by its
members. Its membership consists of the powerful Société anonyme
des Glaces de Saint Gobain, which has 22 plants in France and
others in foreign countries; la Compagnie des Glaces et Verres de
Jeumont ; la Société des Verreries et Glaces d’Aniche; and la Companic
 des Glaces et Verres spéciaux de Frain &amp; Boussois sur Sambre
Nord).
{ The comptoir sells for the account of each member. Its general
expenses are paid by the members pro rata in proportion to the
quotas allotted to them of sales and production. Torms of sale vary
according to circumstances and no hard and fast conditions are required.
 The comptoir owns extensive warehouses in Paris in which
are carried, in normal times, large stocks of glass for the account of
its members. Each company preserves its individuality. A customer
may choose the establishment from which he wishes to buy his goods,
but the orders must be placed through the comptoir.
The Saint Gobain company is a vast industrial enterprise, with a
capital of 60,000,000 francs ($11,580,000). It is not only the largest
producer of glass in France, but is also engaged in the manufacture
of chemical fertilizers, soda, chlorides, hyperchloride of lime, and hydrochloric,
 nitric, and sulphuric acids. The comptoir regulates the
prices and production of glass in France and constitutes a virtual
monopoly as the only independent concern works in perfect harmony
with the combination and benefits by the profitable prices which are
obtained.
Société Générale des Papeterics du Limousin (General Society of
Limousin Paper Mills).—The manufacturers of straw paper in the
Departments of Haute-Vienne and Charente have formed a society
which is affiliated with the modern plants in the Departments of
Dordogne and Corréze. The society is called the “ Société Générale
des Papeteries du Limousin.” Its capital is 5,074,000 francs
$979,282). Its head offices and central selling agency are at St.
Junien, in the Department of the Haute-Vienne. The corporation
was organized in 1898 for a period of 75 years under the provisions
of the laws of July 24, 1867, and August 1, 1898.
According to article 1 of the statutes, the purposes of this society
are as follows:
1. The purchase, sale, and manufacture of paper and cardboard
of all kinds.
2. The operation of establishments for the sale and manufacture
of paper, cardboard, and of all commercial varieties of these products,
whether unfinished or manufactured.
3. The acquisition by purchase, renting, or leasing or the sale of
all movable property or real estate necessary for the uses of the
society.
% Beore the outbreak of the war about 80 per cent of its products
were sold in France, the balance being exported to Spain, South
American countries, and the Orient. The society produces between