Introductory, 257. — I. The first period, 1904–07, 260. — Efforts to increase control, 260. — The open hearth works, 261. — Syndication of B-products, 262. — Agreements with foreign producers, 266. — II. The second period, 1907–12, 267.— Renewal problems, 268. — Works dealers, 270. — Allotments, 271. — Renewal, 272. — Changes and readjustments, 272. — Upper Silesian Syndicate, 274. — Relations with open hearth works, 274. — Combination in B-products, 275. — III. Third period. Extension of the syndicate, 1912–17, 276. — Chief difficulties, 276. — Removal of restrictions on B-products, 277. — The syndicate since 1912, 280. — Attempts to syndicate B-products, 282. — Influence of the war, 284. — IV. The price policy of the steel syndicate, 284. — Domestic prices, comparison, criticism, 284. — Export prices and export bounties, 286. — Relations of the syndicate with buyers, 287. — V. Influence of the steel syndicate upon the industry, 289. — Upon the profitableness of constituent enterprises, 290. — Allotments and sales, 290. — Growth of integration, 291. — Over-expansion, 291. — Conflict between integrated and non-integrated works, 293. — VI. The steel syndicate and middlemen, 299. — Organization of dealers under syndicate control, 300. — Advantages and disadvantages to dealers, 300. — VII. Conclusion. 303.

Journal Article The Tobacco Industry since the Dissolution of the Trust Get access H. R. Tosdal H. R. Tosdal Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 29, Issue 4, August 1915, Pages 848–851, https://doi.org/10.2307/1883313 Published: 01 August 1915

I. Introduction. Prevalence of organizations in the book trade, 86.— Methods of distributing books, 87. — Fixation of book prices, 89.— II. Price maintenance in the German Book Trade. — Early efforts, 90. — Organization of the Exchange Association of German Book Dealers, 91. — Increase of customers' discounts, 92. — Rise of local and district book trade associations, 93. — Adoption of a price maintenance policy (1887), 94. — Opposition of book buyers, 95. — III. English Experience. Early attempts, 96. — Increase of price cutting, 97. — Organization of booksellers; the Publishers' Association (1896); adoption of the net price plan (1899), 98. — The Times and the Book War (1905–1907), 99. — IV. The American Book Trade, 101. — The American Publishers' Association, 102.—The American Booksellers' Association, 102. — Adoption of the net system, 103. — Opposition; the Macy htigation, 104. — Present status of price maintenance in the book trade, 106. — V. Summary and Conclusion, 106.

Journal Article The German Potash Law of 1910 Get access H. R. Tosdal H. R. Tosdal Harvard University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 28, Issue 3, May 1914, Pages 579–580, https://doi.org/10.2307/1884989 Published: 01 May 1914

I. Introductory. The German monopoly of natural resources, 140. — The different salts, 142. — Output and exports, 143. — II. Early agreements, 145. — The first syndicate (1888), 148. — III. The second and third syndicates (1898–1904), 151. — IV. The syndicate of 1904–09, 153. — 0rganization as a stock company; form of management, 156. — Increase in number of mines and difficult allocation of quotas, 158. — The Sollstedt mine and American purchasers, 160. — Continued increase in facilities, 164. — V. Negotiations for renewal, 1908–10, 168. — Failure in 1909, 174. — Contracts by independents with Americans, 175. — Law of 1910, giving imperial control over production and prices, 177. — Syndicate renewed in 1910, 179. — VI. The Potash Controversy between Germany and the United States, 179. — Terms of settlement, 181. — VII. Working of the Potash law of 1910, 182. — No check to increase of mines, 183. — VIII. Conclusion, 186.