INDUSTRIAL AUCKLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 199, 24 August 1925, Page 10

INDUSTRIAL AUCKLAND.

EXHIBITS AT THE SHOW.

SOME FINE DISPLAYS

The industrial progress being made throughout the Auckland province is again well demonstrated at the Winter Exhibition. The variety and quality of the exhibits linvc been most favourably commented upon both by experts and tiiu general public. The work displayed carries with it considerable educative value and should help to convince the people of the Dominion that it is not necessary to leave our own phore? to ' procure, the best upon the markets of I to-day.

THE CARTER PATENT CUSHION.

A BOON TO MOTORISTS

Motorists, and connected with thr motor trade will have noticed with Interest the exhibit of the Carter Cushion Company at the Winter Show. This iiishion appears to In- the very thing which motorists, in particular, have been waiting for, becaupe it does away, to a very large extent, indeed, with the cost of expensive repairs. Each spring has an independent attachment to the cushion, and by the undoing of a screw it can be taken out and replaced in a few seconds without any necessity for interference whatever with the upholstery. Tilt. , advantage of this can be readily understood by those who have had to pay heavily for the overhauling of car or bus cushions. Another thing to be remembered is thnt. with a tew moments' woik the whole tension of a cushion enn Ue altered from soft, to rigid, or vice ver.-ui. The method is- so simple that almost a child could perform tin- work, and tl.p cushion can be made adaptable to any vehicle in use. There is no necessity to lay up any car for repairs, because they can bo effected in a period of tin-.e which defies competition. The firm is also in a position to upholster cars, buses, or, in fact, anything on w'.ieelo, in cord, leather, leather-cloth, or any material desired, and t!io economy <>t ti:e task may bo ■•aliped from the fact that a fiveseater l-'ord can be lilted throughout with the new cushions for the small cost of £ti. Appreciation of the new method lias been snown in many places,

and the iirm has even been asked for quotation.- for upholstering .suburban cars by the New .South Wales (ioveinment. IJu c proprietors are loud in their praise.-', one linn saying: "After many years" experimenting with scats for buses

and cars. I find that yours is undoubtedly just the thing I l.ivi- been searching fur, and 1 now recommend your

patoni springs to all my motoring triends. as 1 can sifcly say they ar<? ideal sprinas." Auckland residents will soon have th? benetit of direct touch with tin , linn, as the farter Cushion Co. purpose opening business promises in the city at an early date. In the meantime all inquiries should be addressed to the head orlieo. Box 132, Hamilton. It will be found well worth while, however, to inspect the exhibits at the show, and have a personal chat with the representative.

HEARD T S CONFECTIONERY

WONDERFUL BUSINESS (iKOWTII

Aii exhibit a< tli<* Snow which is disiiictly illustrative of r.ouud business prorrpss is that of Mr. L. Heard, wholesale nanufacturcr of confectionery. His stall, epletr with the daintiest sweets on tlip iiarkcts of (o-day, and turning out with nodPMi maehinpry tlio latest in toothsome a< t ructions, sluuvs how his big •oiinection with tho Undo has boon built q>. Looking nt tlio line four-storoy r'actory in Street, Parnell, to-day nip ejui hardly believe that Mr. Honrd >nly stalled operations in 101-1, in a ■iinall [dace in Henley Street, but euch. nevertheless, is the cane, and he has by living the best quality and service to liis customers, been able to eonaolidate the big business of to-day. The original factory employed two hands —to-day there are no fewer than 00 girls and men at work under the most hygienic and effective conditions, turning out 12 tons nf candy per week. The factory, which is beautifully lighted, has a total floor space of 701)0 square feet and each of the four floors is self-contained for its special work. The ground iioor i* dovoted to the manufacture of chocolate, the second to packing and chocolate dipping, thu third to the handling of dry ivud crystallised goodd, mid the top to caramels and boiled goodsi. Each department is in the charge of an expert, aud not' a ning'e line leaves the factory unless it is well up to standard grade. Mr. Heard will have nothing but the best material he can employ, and as a result his reputation for the production of high-grade goods is in the front rank of New Zealand manufacturers. To place himself thoroughly in touch with the latest methods of the trade, Mr. Hoard, in 1021-22. took a trip around the world and inspected (he most modern factories in America and Kurope. The knowledge he thus gained has stood him in gnod stead, and he. has consequently adopted the latfst practical appliances with distinct advantage. For instance, the boiler house and workshop are quite distinct from the factory, and this means entire absence of dust and smell, while providing, at the same time, a plentiful j supply of hot water for hygienic steam I boiling and cleansing purposes. Ventilation of each floor is as near perfect as i could be hoped for, and the hands are all 1 working in most pleasant surroundings. ■Machinery in the factory is practically all driven by electricity, and from a hygienic point of view this cannot "be too ■ highly appreciated. Every machine in j use is spic and span, and if the consumer jso desired he could trace the product 'of the factory from the moment it ; entered the doors until it appeared on the shop counters of the Dominion with the utmost confidence that the cleanliest methods and the highest-grade materuil were used throughout. All old machinery lias been scrapped, and much capital expended in the installation of the very latest available for scientific production. In fact, taken all round, Mr. Heard's : big, and still growing, business stands ; as°suuatantial proof of his energy, enter- ! prise and commercial pmbily. Thu stan- : dard of the output, may be gauged from the fact that, although he supplies most .of the leading merchants in the Dominion, it was not until last year I that he put on a traveller. The Showexhibit has been entrusted entirely to Mr. J. Watson (manager) and Mr. H. (Ireen (mechanic:, and there can be little doubt but that it will convince the public that from Heard"s factory comes some of the finest and moet wholesome candy in the world.