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... indigo . The investment he made in cash , equipment , and manpower shocked some of his directors - who found out only after the fact what Dow was doing . They were horrified and raised the following objections . First , the Germans had ...
... indigo . The investment he made in cash , equipment , and manpower shocked some of his directors - who found out only after the fact what Dow was doing . They were horrified and raised the following objections . First , the Germans had ...
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... indigo , he shipped his first batch off to market at $ 1.50 a pound . At last , America was in the dye business to stay . When the Germans came back in the world market , Dow was ready for them . Through his own improvements , the price ...
... indigo , he shipped his first batch off to market at $ 1.50 a pound . At last , America was in the dye business to stay . When the Germans came back in the world market , Dow was ready for them . Through his own improvements , the price ...
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... indigo . In doing so , Dow gave the world a model demonstration in how to defeat predatory price cutting . Before Dow , many people could argue against oligopolies this way : " If a corporation is big enough , it can cut prices below ...
... indigo . In doing so , Dow gave the world a model demonstration in how to defeat predatory price cutting . Before Dow , many people could argue against oligopolies this way : " If a corporation is big enough , it can cut prices below ...
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Will Kellogg and the Cornflake Crusade | 115 |
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