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cleanliness, they do a large trade, and have their full 

 share of the exports of aerated waters from Belfast, which 

 the Harbour Commissioners' report shows to exceed 10,000 

 tons annually. In fact, mineral waters from Belfast have 

 won a first-class reputation in every part of the world — a 

 reputation shared alike by each of the six or eight leading 

 firms in this business. 



Printing. 

 In printing, Belfast has long held a high place, thanks 

 to the standard set by the famous old firm of Marcus 

 Ward & Company, of this city, which recently succumbed to 

 the keen competition of younger establishments. One of 

 these growing concerns was M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr's, 

 who, in 1899, purchased the good-will and stock of the 

 older and now extinct firm. 



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THE LINENHALL WORK 



The business includes almost every branch of artistic 

 and ordinary printing and lithographing, as well as several 

 specialities, such as ''Glacier" window decoration, " Secco- 

 tine," which " sticks everything," and other patent prepara- 

 tions. A large amount of work is done in books, pamphlets, 

 etc. (of which this handbook is an excellent sample), and 

 quantities of show-cards, labels, and other advertising devices 

 are produced. Diaries, scrap-books, birthday books, albums, 

 pocket-books, Christmas, menu, and other cards, and every 

 variety of stationery are a most interesting and important 



