CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14475, 2 October 1912, Page 6

CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

; 1 ,-0. THE AVON DAIRY COMPAN?. " , , *i Further, evidence of the growth v of )/ tho dairy industry in Canterbury Is ,y contained in tho establishment of a new v-f butter manufacturing company ;n Avon 'Ihiiry Coin- . -J"? pony. The company, which has re- -^_ cently been formed, will commence ope- '^', rations to-day in now and tlp-to-dutu ,& premises erected at the corner of ManChester street and Dundas street. ■ >^~| The building is a handsome structure *r*s| in brick, one storey, and covering • a '^j wide area. The bright red bricks. <,*J*r| which form the face of the building are j;£* jj relieved by strips of stone facings, and '(.'_, S over the main entrance > the words -"j^a "Avon Dairy Company stund out '|:"?'§ prominently. Tim front portion of the ij^^ building has boon divided into office?. '*-b | which are of a commodious description, ~■; f| The greater portion of tho builcii'hig, ' "o**j however, is covered by the mnnufactur- '- L ing. plant, and the amount of space ab- -\*j li sorbed indicates that the company :s 'V| making preparations to receive a Jarg*" J, f ; | volume of business. Tho portion of *MJ-I tho building where the butter will bo - , a * | manufactured is lofty and airy, and -*•>*■ everything has been dono to render the '"J"/! premises clean-and fresh. Tho plant '?* 1 is of a modern type, and in installing tC*"§ the machinery the company has taken v .U| .advantage, of all tho latest iinprmv- , '£% nients in this class of machinery, so is ,_• "| to bring the works thoroughly up-to- i^l date. One of the features of the plant .ji will be that it will be all worked by | electricity, and an up-to-date Westing- ' s vJj house motor of 20-li.p. has boon in- 'fM stalled- The two-ton refrigerator, «*| made by Humble and »Son (of Geolong), V-I is a useful machine, while tho company v ' |j •has also installed one oi the latest pas- .^"H tenfijscrs. An excellent example of '"^H local industry is found in the 14001b *'?'& churns which were manufactured by (M Tbpliss Bros., of Christchurch, who also ■-'S manufactured tho smaller classes of yf-s machinery which aie essentia] to a ''""J butter-manufacturing establishment. ;>| Tho cost of the building was £12,000. "<1 while the plant entailed an e.xncndi- /J tnre of £15,000. * £| At the outset the company intend* 'Sm •to go,in only for the manufactum of '_^g cheese. Separated cream will be pur- fiM chased, and butter will be made for »" r^S local supply and tor exporting pur- '.--a poses. As the company becomes firmly f S established it will extend i"U operations, r^m The manager of the company is "Mr ""j-g X/. Hansen, who has had considerable „-|j experience in the manufacture of butter, -g and who is well qualified to manjige tlie ;*'B concern. "Mr Hansen lias held important -_ t * g positions connected with the butter iv- ""' |j dustry in New Plymouth and Auckland.2 ,v m