The Tinplate Industry With Special Reference To Its Relations With The Iron And Steel Industries A Study In Economic Organisation Primary Source

Author : J. H. Jones
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330210130
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Tinplate Industry, With Special Reference to Its Relations With the Iron and Steel Industries written by J. H. Jones and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Tinplate Industry, With Special Reference to Its Relations With the Iron and Steel Industries: A Study in Economic Organisation The historical portion of this volume was prepared during the tenure of the Fellowship of the University of Wales, 1904-6, but pressure of other work and the call of deeper interests delayed for some years the examination of modern problems of organisation. The investigation covers a wider field than the title suggests. For, in the days before steel bar was employed as raw material, the iron and tinplate industries were practically one, while to-day many so-called tinplate factories are largely engaged in the manufacture of steel and galvanised sheets; and in many cases steel bar, tinplate, and sheet manufacture is carried on in the same factory. Nothing has been written on profits. The reason is that the information gathered on this point was given in confidence. I am not aware that any of the firms are public companies whose shares are quoted on the market, and whose accounts are published. It is not unlikely that many errors have crept in. Apparently no investigation had previously been made of the economic problems connected with this industry, and to discover sources of information and evaluate the material were matters of considerable difficulty. But all utilised was subjected to the available tests, and documentary evidence was employed wherever possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.