| + + − | Nation. 85: 33. Jl. 11, ’07. 230w. |
“Artifex” and “Opifex,” pseud. Causes of decay in a British industry. *$2.50. Longmans.
7–28991.
A discussion of the English fire-arms industry by two manufacturers who know their subject in all the aspects of its rise and decline. “They see the manufacturer who has brought his craft to the highest pitch of perfection struggling in vain to maintain his position, borne down by the burdens and obstacles which have been placed upon him and are not counterbalanced by any assistance such as his competitors receive.” (Lond. Times.) “The authors claim that the two big causes for the falling off in this trade are: (1) The policy of the English government in not protecting in any way the industry; and (2) the reluctance of the British manufacturer to enter into competition with the so-called ‘modern business methods’ of foreign manufacturers.” (Engin. N.)
“This remarkably well-written book, though without doubt prejudiced and partial in many of its statements, will repay the time and trouble of reading.”
| + − | Engin. N. 57: 555. My. ’16, ’07. 1000w. |
“It may be that in some matters they are not quite at the center of the subject, and incline to make more of their difficulties than of their own defects ... but their analysis of the condition of the trade and the causes which have brought it about cannot be ignored by anyone who has any respect for facts.”
| + − | Lond. Times. 6: 122. Ap. 19, ’07. 1100w. | |
| Nation. 85: 129. Ag. 8, ’07. 1100w. |
“It should be read and read again by the workmen of England.”