I don't recall how I came across this but it is 21 pages of an 1888 Parliamentary inquiry into the Watch Trust in the USA and how it impacted Canadian dealers.

Scroll down to page 323 (about half way down your screen).

Journals of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada, Volume 22, Issue3, 1888

Here is a little tidbit that I assume to be associated with the "Trust"

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EDIT: Fixed link, good reading.