A PROGRESSIVE FIRM.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1031, 21 January 1911, Page 20

A PROGRESSIVE FIRM.

■Jl; pleasing feature about the growth of Dannevirke, as tho-capital of Southern Hawke's Bay,' and one which carries considerable weight from a business point of view, .is the number of big firms that have established, branches there. These business- blocks are an evidence of faith in- Dannevirke as an important business centrg—an , indication, as well of the growing'' ■liess .of.-.the- district.. ... An. .important, branch with-a-very wide-business connection is that of Messrs. Barraud and ness in Southern Hawke's Bay. as early as 1895, when Dannevirke was quite in tho bush state, so that they can safely claim to be the pioneer merchants of tho district.. The business was then in a very small way, indeed, having, been .started by Mr. Hartgill (the' .present managing director), and one storeman,in a small old wooden-building previously occupied by Bierre and Co. Owing to the growth of the business it was ,found advisable .to-convert into a Mr ited and-'ithis jxwas done iff 1903. The old buildings were shortly' afterwards found-to ho quite inadequate for'the firm's, wants, arid the present brick buildings were built in, 1905. In connection with, different stores which it was found neccssary to lease m the town, the new premises have' provided accommodation for tho very large stocks now held.' Messrs. Barraud and: Abraham -have almost en- . 'tirply confined themselves to a pastoralist|s business, hence, the' necessity of. obtaining agencies- for' farm requisites suitable for the district's* want's: 1 -'• •'Amofig theso were the following':— ■BOOTH AND M'DONALD'S implements, comprising disc and mould board ploughs, disc and tine harrows, corn crushers, seed strippers, White • and Pit oil engines, horse clippers, lawn mowers,' and sweepers, milking machines, • potato diggers, rollers, , saw benches, eto. Those makers are / particularly.-,noted.'-.fop , : their.; : - disc harrows,. wMcb"'are 'perhaps .the" 'best; implements of their kind manufactured in NeV Zealand. • THE GEAR MEAT COMPANY'S .manures are another agency. Theso manures are manufactured under the supervision of expert chemists, with special ingredients for. growing the-dif-ferent' crops. Among the assortments are those for turnip,'rape, grain, and', ga'rden. Tho guaranteed analysis is supplied: with each sale. Messrs. Barraud and 'Abraha:n also handle superphosphates, kainit, bonedust, and several chemical manures.

are also makers of grass mowers, hay rakes, drills," etc. A recent improvement to the drill is the King feeder, which'eriablos the turnip seed to be deposited one seed at a time with or without manure. ■ This contrivance is now-fitted to all Massey-Harris drills. 1 NIKOLAISEN'S " PLOTJGH.— a long time it has been impossible' to obtain a double-furrow reversiblo "hill-side-plough. ' This has been overcome liy. tho Nikolaisen plough. Messrs. Barraud and Abraham are supplying particulars regarding this implement, and can take orders for a limited quantity immediately. ' There - is no doubt this plough will supply a long-felt want in the bush districts. •. > MINIMAX FIRE'EXTINGUISHER;.. —The Minimax' fire extinguisher;'; is-v.-aj ihpvolty for which.-Messrs. Barrdud.-aiid' Abraham are the sole agents. : chinos, are inexpensive, and'it ed that'they will extinguish tho' fiercest', fire.in its incipient stages. The use.of. the Minimax fire extinguisher-in one the local Hotels recently was responsible""' for saving the entire building.- < , GRASS SEEDS.—For many years past Messrs. Barraud and Abraham •hayp teen handlers, of the famous ryo •grass from-t)io'Elaxmere pastures, inanv thousands of acres of bush laricl jhavo', beeni sown.-with .rye with .most satisfactory result's,, oho,-.station-holder alone having sown over 12,000. acres.. Messrs. Barraud.and.Abraham are also very heavy buyers of Sandon, rye grass, which is a' seed that has come into prominence during tho last few years. Some of the Sandon pastures are 20 years old. Messrs. -Barraud and Abraham, havo complete arrangements for dressing the seed' in a very perfect manner. The firm have also had the pleasure of handling somo yery fine Southland and Canterbury .'rye "grass which, although very fine seed, cannot compare with that from Sandon. Large stocks of cocksfoot from Akaroa and locally-grown .seed are on handj TURNIP AND RAPE.—As usual these are all English-grown seeds, chiefly from. Messrs.. Hurst and Sons, London, so that growers are sure of obtaining reliable .seed. Messrs;-Bar-

;From MESSRS. RANSOME, SIM, AND JEFFRIES, Ipswich, are supplied tract/ion and portables efiginesj threshing machines', lawn rollers and mowers.' A- recent improvement to the Ransomo lawn' mover. is the fact, that they aro chain driven, thereby greatly reducing tho draught. The machine will cut the grass within a quarter inch of tho ground. . . THE MASSEY-HARRIS COMPANY are makers of the celebrated binder bearing their name. Theso. have recently been improved to enable grass to be harvested and tied no matter how short. This does not impair the machine's utility in grain cutting, and with .the above improvement tlio mach-.. ine is'easily the finest of. its kind produced. The Massey-Harris Company

IESSRS,. BAR RAUftAfi RAMAM', : limited. .j. ■" ■■Pioneer Merchants; of Bannevirte,: - V ' STORY OF THE BUSINESS;

raud and'Abraibam', Ltd.,'have extensive tests made of all these seeds, so that'tie germination is assured. PRODUCE.—The handling . of the local produce is-well looked after by this firm, ..and- at one period of last season Messrs. Barraud and Abraham were holding between 30,000 and 40,000 sacks of chaff alone. The company is a cash'.buyer : ...of. all, wheat, chaff, barley, and seed of every description if. of merchantable quality. WOOL.—The wool business has now_ become quite a considerable portion of •Messrs..'Barraud<' arid Abraham's' business,;; and they handle many 'of! the leading clips of the district, chiefly for jsale ,in London, but growers- have also $jbe : bption of selling in Wellington or' •Jfapier. Messrs. Barraud and Abraham' \'have.jin their'ofEco'a'very fine showcase '-'(P-l- . ■ !Bcnt ; ,to them-by Messrs., Thomas; and ■.Cook, of London. This set of-samples'. gives'a range covering the whole of the"' I No#: Zealand-gMwfi AVo'ol. ■ This ■ ie- of distinct value lo wool growers and farmers, who. are invjted to call at; any time and inspect the samei ■ • i MUTTON.—Messrs. Barraud and Abraham aro prepared to handle mutton.on acrount of clients, either for sale" in London or c.i.f., and particulars are Available on application. Advances are made on the shipments in the usual way. . . ' - SHARES.—Being licensed • sharebrokers, .tho flotation of companies can be undertaken. Messrs. Barraud and Abraham,' Ltd., have now on hand the underwriting of the Dreadnought Gas Company.': This is' a'Waipukurau invention, and should be a very good investment.' Prospectuses may be obtained on application.' LAND. —A. very large range of freekrild and leasehold property is offered. Inspection, of the company's register can be made at any time, and no deal is too large for Messrs. Barraud and Abraham to finance.- At the present time ,a particularly fine proposition is offered in 1000 acres of bush land close to Dannevirke.

INDENTS.—Messrs.—Barraud- and- - Abraham undertake - indent s .from all: . part's of the world, atld they arc able to purchase any kind of merchandise or goods in the-best markets. -« - WINES AND SPIRITS.—Messrs. Barraud and Abraham are " the onljr" wholesale licensees in the'Dahnevirke" district, and carry very extensive Stocks of all brands of wine, spirits, ale, and stout, etc. The company's "Cuddledoon" whisky is now a household word. There isho doubt that no finer whiskj" can be obtained. TOBACCONISTS' REQUISITES.-To facilitate the handling of the "tobacco business, an especial department hau been created. This is stocked , with every kind of tobacco, cigarettes/ and cigars, a special feature ofthe,.latter ■ being tho El-Cometa . Manila '.-cigar, ' which is one;..of'the''finest. ;?■ ;. INSURANCE.—Being agents for -tha Commercial Assurance Union Company; (fire, accident, and marine), Messrs. Barraud and Abraham, can undertake insurance of every possible description at lowest rates. The covering ot motorcars is a speciality with these people,the car being covered whether in tha garage or ■in .the road, ' SHEEP, DlPS.—Special attention is given to sheep dips, and stocks'are held of almost every make, a' particularly, ■large stock -being ' held -of 'aiidarid' liquid dip.. Sales sufficient : to dip -three-quarters of tha entire sheep in the worllfare made' of-. Coopers' dip every year. j Other dips instock are. Little's (powder and liquid), Lawns''; (Juibell's, . ctc.., . . _ ■VBHEPHNG JMarrSui x)mi4 Abrah'am'j Ltd., are agents' for'the New? Zealand Shipping Company. Special mail steamers- to London,'. via. Cape, .Horn, Monte Video, .and Teneriffe; and the P< and 0., via Australia and Suez. The P. and oVsteamers0 V steamers are.now making.Auck-.. .land a port.of call, so that passengers can hook tickets from New Zealand. All information regarding these steamers /can be ,had on application,' • CORRESPONDENCE.—Owing to tha many difficulties in the way of farmers making a trip to town to obtain quota--itions..and other., information, .Messrs;.: Barraud and Abraham, Ltd., have always given, careful attention to all,inquiries by letter. ' This has'been'found 'a'.greaii convenience, and the system has been extended. ' Correspondence regarding any matters of business' receive immo-' diate and careful attention, . Following are the principal members of, the,. staff,, the total of .which is twenty.:—Messrs. \\ 7 . H. Hartgill (managing director), H. W. Giesen (accountant), F. A: Hairison (goods depart-' ment), R. S. Danby"(wines and spirits). ' The head office of the firm is at Palmerston North, and there is also g branch at Feilding and. Wellington.