SOME OF THE EXHIBITS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1138, 27 May 1911, Page 3

SOME OF THE EXHIBITS.

[Published by Arrangement.] SUNLICHT ACETYLENE CAS CO. The Sunlight Acetylene Gas Company, which has its very "attractive stall opposito that of the Te Aro Laundry, is a brilliantly-lighted stand. In the stall itself tho illuminations arc equal to 1000 candlo-power, and two or three other thousand power candle illuminants near by really mako the light lighter than daylight. Tho exhibit is well worth tho inspection of all householders, or those who are interested' in town lighting. In the latter instance, for example, it may bo mentioned that Messrs. H. W. Davies and Company, Wellington, who are proprietors of the Sunlight Acetylene Gas Company, have lighted the progressive town of Huuterville at the low price of £1000. The light is of tho very best description, and the Hunterville Town Board is making a good profit out of tho undertaking. The town of Wakefield, in Nelson province, has also been lighted with the same ilhiminant. which has given every satisfaction. In addition, some 445 odd plants have been installed in various portions of New Zealand. These have been going some time, and in every case they have been highly spoken of. The company makes a standing offer of £50 to anyone who can succeed in exploding any one of its generators, which are so strongly constructed that they aro absolutely unexplodable. Tho whole of these plants are manufactured in Wellington. A feiture of the company's oxhibit are the Unique baths, Unique geyser heaters, and lighting apparatus. Handsome patent copper bathlieaters, baths enamelled on stands, heaters for dentistry work or for culinary and domestic purposes, are shown pleasantly working. There, is no smell. The Unique bath, which has been dosigned on hygienic principles, stands clear of everything, and it appeals to the natural love which nearly every person has for cleanliness. Besides beiiig useful, it is ornamental, and it resembles the cast-iron enamelled bath, at much less. than half the cost. The Unique Geyser may be used in any household, town or country. It may be heated by gas in towns where- gas is used, or it may bo heated by means of wood chips in the country, where there is no gas. Hot water may bo obtainable at the rate of two gallons per, minute, and one. of its advantages for culinary and domestic requirements is the fact that the hot water does not in any way come in contact with tho gas fumes. Both the Unique baths and the Unique heaters supply a long felt want in tho way of household and domestic comfort, and visitors to tho Exhibition should certainly mako a point of visiting tho stall. The business address of the firm is Messrs. H. \Y. Davies and Co., 139 Adelaide Road, Wellington.

ECONOMY IN GAS-LIGHTING. The first and one of tho most interesting little exhibits that meets the eye on entering the Coronation Exhibition is the display of gas-meters and street gas-lamps that is being made by Messrs. Alder and Maekay, of the New Grange Works. Edinburgh. Particular importance attaches to the display, inasmuch as this 'firm lias quite recently commenced manufacturing gas-meters in Wellington; and theirs is the only manufactory in the wholo of tho Dominion. Ordinarily there is nothing much to attract in a gas-meter, but Alder and Mackay very forcibly show in the array of their goods that there are even degrees in such prosaic things as gasmeters. Wet or dry, the workmanship is good, and there is a finish in their appearance that is not associated with the meters in use in AVclliugton. Among the regiment is a "classy pemiy-in-the-slot meter (in use in many cities of the United Kingdom), which may be seen in operation. The striking featuro about tho exhibit, however, is not so much the meters, as the "A. and 51." automatic lighter, which is fitted to tho pair of street lamps that illumine tho exhibit. This is a patent lighter for street gas-lamps, which everyone interested in municipal economy should examine as a duty. All of our towns of any pretension, which are lighted by gas, have to employ lamplighters, who laboriously commence, while it is yet light, to light tho lamps on their rounds. This out-of-date system means that in some parts of the town tho lamps are burning while there is no need for it, and others.are plunged in darkness. The "A. and M." automatic lighter alters all that. It is an attachment fitted below the burner, consisting of a chamber, through which the gas must pass. The aperture by which the gas gains entrance to the chamber is controlled by a close-fitting disc with a ratchat edge, against whicn rests a catch pendant from the roof or top of tho chamber. This dome or top,' being moveable, is susceptible to the slightest extra pressure, and as it rises when such pressure is applied from the works, the catch pulls the disc round, and the action either opens or closes the hole through which the gas comes. With this attachment and a pilot light, street lamps are made entirely independent of lamp-lighters. If it is'desircd to light up a town, at, say, 6 p.m., the pressure is applied, and in tho same instant every lamp is alight. Ordinarily, the lamps that receive the pressure" first would light, but even this is adjusted to ensure a uniform time of lighting by weighting the dome of the little chamber (which is ; in reality, a miniature gasometer). The "cutoff" acts in precisely the same way— the pressure is applied, and the ratchet disc revolves and shuts off the gas. The principle) is extended to two and three burner lamps, in which case the mechanism can 'bo adjusted to cut off one burner-at, say, If) p.m.. another at midnight, and the third at 5 a.m. The advantage of "A. and M." is economyeconomy in wages, economy in mantles, and economy in" the consumption of gas. Dunedin gave an order of 100, and after a, nine months' trial ordered 500 more. Invereargill has 120, and is, like Oliver Twist, asking for more. Hawera wa.s the first town to adopt the "automatic," and has every faith in it. Seventy have been installed in Blenheim, and a like number in Elthani, and there are other towns awaiting the arrival of consignments. Messrs. Alder and Mackay have established their workshops and offices in Lower Taranaki Street, where tho New Zealand representative, Mr. T. W. Butcher may bo consulted.

THE SINCER SEWINC MACHINE COMPANY. Just at the entrance to the Music Hall is the Singer stand. If one may judge by tho crowd that are always around this exhibit, it must be one of the most interesting in the Exhibition. On the walls arp some beautiful examples of sill; tapestry mado on their improved family sewing machine. In the production of such tapestries, drawn-thread work, and all kinds of lace and fancy neodleirork, Singer has no superior.' To every lady who has a hobby for fancy needlework, the Singer is therefore a delightful companion, Singer is also the best of mothers helps.

Demonstrations are daily given in the darning of stockings, in the darning and repairing of all kinds of household linen. Indeed, there is nothing that the hand-needle can do that cannot be bettor and quicker done on Singer. On the stand there is a section of :i factorybench, illustrating how these machines are adapted to factories. Manufacturers will have nothing but the best. These machines conic from the big' factory in Glasgow, so that this exhibit is not ono of our local industries. All the same, the setting up of these machines here, and their distribution employees a staff equal to the. biggest of many a local industry. Singer" Sewing .Machine Company employs in New Zealand over ISO men and women. They use over eighty wagons and 13U horses, and spent in this colony last year over £51,000 in salaries, rents, taxes, freights, etc., etc. Wherever you go all over the world you will find similar organisations as in New Zealand. If you have a Singer, you need never fear (wherever you may wander) to find a Singer agent, who is glad to adviso you in any machine trouble you may meet, and who, in case of breakages, can supply any broken part at factory cost. "Good wine needs no bush." No need to dilate on the wonderful array of trophies and gold medals which have, been awarded to Singer, for the best guarantee of the high-grade quality of Singer is their world-wide popularity. the honourable record which they hold is the world's reward for long and honest service. E. H, GREASE AND SON. The very old-established firm of E. H. Grease and Son, Wellington, are represented at the Exhibition by two stalls (one on each corner), one referring, amongst other things, to Al coffee,

Golden Bee jams, and condiments; the other to Windsor confectionery. A photographic reproduction of one of the stalls appears in'this issue. Both stalls aro of special interest to Now Zealanders, owing to the fact that everything is locally made, and "made in Wellington." Hero are gathered together a splendid collection of jams, coffees, confectionery, and condiments, all made from the' pure article. Tho Windsor Company's confectionery stall first comes under review. Taken as a whole, this exhibit is very attractive, and it should afford visitors a good idea of the high-class quality and.finish of tho goods of theso particular makers. It should also impress visitors with the unquestionable fact that tho Windsor Company of Wellington can manufacture confections, as well as their other numerous lines, which are also included in another portion of the exhibit, equal in quality and variety to the same class of goods imported into the Dominion. Why, therefore, is local industry not more encouraged ? The makers of Windsor confectionery hay 3 had jears of training in Great Britain before entering their employ, and can demonstrate their abilities, by mailing the lollies in tho stall equal to anything on'the market while you wait. To-day they are making their famous Canadian candy and pralines, ai;d visitors aro requested to ask for free samples. The sherbet pralines are the latest lines brought out. In tho other stall, there, is also a fine display. Crease's Al coffee and Golden Bee jams are very well known indeed. The coffee- has been before the public for. something like thirty or forty years, and the name remains a household word, with Golden Bee jam, even in tho face of the most strenuous competition. It is interesting to note that.

the jams in the glass jars are. all nude from absolutely pure fruit, and not an atom of apple pulp or any other ingredient is used in their manufacture, but puro sugar. Although manufacturers are permitted to use up to ten per cent, of foreign ingredients under The Pure Fond and Drug Act, without mentioning the fact on the labels, Crease and Company prefer to make a specialty of iV:o pure article. 11l proof of this statement, the firm declares that it will forfeit £100 to

any charitable institution if any apple pulp can be (omul in the jam manufactured in Uioir glass jars. It might also hr? further added that the firm has its own pulping factory in the heart of the fruit-growing district of Motuoka. This is a guarantee that the fruit is handled under the best conditions and judging from the appearance of these goods there is no better shown. J'ickles are a pleasure to look at, well packed and very tempting. The firm cannot pack pickles fast enough to meet with the demand. The vegetables usi'd aro grown in tho Wellington and HawiVs Hay districts. Sauce, cordials, and many other bottled lines find a place among this firm's exhibit. Wo also notice among their dry goods a new brand of self-rising flour and this is specially packed in double airtight chambers. By this method its contents do not get affected by any climatic difference. One also notices the variety and stylo of packages that aro so well known that they must commend themselves to the householder. Another important branch apart from elementary products handled by the firm, is eanistcr-making, for they show tins in all sizes, styles, and shapes, and as such enter now so yer.y largely into tho requirements of our industries that packers, etc., requiring tins and canisters should have little difficulty in getting suited. The workmanship and finish are beyond question. A large staff is busily kept going constantly, and good tradesmen aro always taken on, the latest up-to-date dies and machinery aro installed, and further, new machinery is under order. Canisters for the firm's own requirements aro made as well as those for outside orders. The exhibit is altogether a very fair illustration of Wellington's industrial enterprise.

KAIAPOI WOOLLEN COMPANY. An excellent illustration of tho. mag-, nitude of the Kaiapoi Woollen Company's manufacturing business is provided by the firm's splendid show at the Coronation Exhibition. The exhibit which runs well down tho length of the new building, is well set off by the artistic arrangement of goods and the great show case. Here is seen everything which can be mado in the woollen trade. First and foremost conies the handsome Kaiapoi rugs, which are piled in various varieties of patterns and weights in different portions of the stall. Tho Kaiapoi rug is known all tho world over. In New Zealand its use is general, and it was famous in Great Britain even before tho present King of England, then the Prince of Wales, added further fame to the articlo by adopting it for his own use. The rug is largely bought by. tourists, and is also in great demand in tho high-class London establishments, where quality is all that is asked for. Following on Kaiapoi rugs aro tho Kaiapoi blankets, which aro known from one end of the Dominion to the other as "the best that money ran buy," and which, in the case under review, present a very inviting appearance. The clothing material for both ladies and gentlemen, the products of the Kaiapoi looms, as shown at the Exhibition, include flannels, blousings, shirting, in a great assortment of colour and pattern ; there is also a striking display of tailoring tweeds "and worsteds, including tho Kaiapoi "Harris", tweeds, which ' aro most difficult to distinguish, from the real Isle of Harris article. . There has been, and still is, a great demand for these tweeds. The clothing exhibited includes some

typically well-cut, fashionable, Kaiapoi ladies' "costumes in serges, tweeds, and other materials, all made, from the latest models and all ready to wear. As the men's and hoys' suits are now inado by tho Kaiapci Company, they arc now made to lit every figure, odd sizes now being made as well as tliqso for men of averago height and weight. The boys' wear is wc'l represented in tho "Stockman," '"Varsity," "Couwa.y," "Norfolk," and "Cambridge" suits, which have a great vogue all through

Now Zealand. In woollen Roods attention should bo paid to the display of fingerings, flannels, and particularly to the hosiery of all kinds, from fmosfc knitted underwear to the rougher goods required for bush wear. Close attention to the fanciful course of fashion in hats and caps is paid by tlio Kaiapoi designers of hcadwear. Tlio latest shapes in tweed hats and caps, suitable lor sporting and everyday wear by both sexes, are shown in the exhibit, incidentally furnishing one more proof of the versatile character of the Kaiapoi Company's enterprise. Further evidence of this striking fact is provided also in the display of white, and coloured shirts suitablo for all occasion, collars, and cuffs. In viewing this exhibit and knowing the wide business connection of tlio Kaiapoi Company, one is not surprised to learn that tho wages sheet of the firm alone amount to just on £'2000 per week all the year round, and that this money is distributed amongst one thousand hands. Here is further proof, if any were needed, of supporting a local industry and feeding tho mouths of our own kith and kin. For it is to bo remembered that in the manufacture, of clothing, the Kaiapoi Company utilises the same up-to-date appliances which are in use in England, and admitting tho fact that tho wool grows just as well in New Zealand as in the Old Country, it is obvious that one cannot go wrong "in buying' Kaiapoi manufactured goods. The exhibit, which is photograpliicalb reproduced in this issue is lit with 3000 candle power electric light.

WELUNCTON MEAT EXPORT CO., LTD. Although, owing to the fact that tho consumers of its goods are confined principally to the United Kingdom, tho Wellington Meat Export Company is not showing at tho Coronation Exhibition, it can readily bo understood that this old-established iirm occupies a prominent position in the history of local industries, not only in Wellington, but also in New Zealand. From the commencement of the frozen meat industry dates tho general prosperity which has blessed the sheepfarmers of the Dominion. The Wellington Meat Export Company was started in a very small way indeed, by a meeting of farmers held in Carterton, Wairarapa, and at the time its future, was not considered to be particularly bright. However, it triumphed, mainly through the pluck and enthusiasm of its promoters, and .to-day it is one of the most important, and most successful, branches of the industry in New Zealand. It is interesting to record the fact that when tho company first started in the small way referred to. at the old works on Waterloo Quay, its freezing capacity or output was sonic 21)0 carcases of sheep per day, the machine being one of the old Haslam typo. To-day the freezing capacity at tho Ngahauranga works is 6000 per day. a wonderful increase in a period of a little over a quarter of a century. Tho magnitude, of the business accomplished by the company is of a striking nature. Every year* it exports something like 500,000 sheep to Great Britain, in addition to beef, wool, welts, tallow, hoofs, horns, meat extract, preserved meats, the latter possessing an 1 excellent market in Scotland for practically its whole output. The by-products from such a largo number of carcasses, form a no inconsiderable item in the list of exports. In tlio busy season, tho company employs 400 hands at its Ngahauranga works, in addition to the country staff of buyers and drovers, who operate over a large district, extending from Wellington up to Wangamii, Taihape, and Waipukurau. The company makes a business plank of the fact that it is .prepared to buy freezing stock right out, or ship on owners' account, and in the latter instance every precaution is taken to protect the interest of clients in placing their stuff upon the market. A portion of the exports aro sent Homo wider this category, and for a considerable period they havo been farmers who have consistently shipped their produce, or a portion of it, at their own risk. The shipping of stock on owners account has been fostered by the company, since its inception, some thirty years ago. Sometimes shippers havo made good profits, sometimes not—it largely depends upon the stato of the market, but those who have adopted the procedure in _ a i seini-gencral way havo been quite satisfied with tho system. The company's works were shifted to Ngahauranga, about twenty years ago. and from time to time have been further extended, and are now of a thoroughly up-to-date pattern, the huge engine-power required being obtained from a gas-producmg plant.

P. AHRADSEN AND SON. Messrs. P. Aliradsen and Son, the well-known furniture manufacturers, of 84 and 86 Tory Street, Wellington, are. not showing at the Exhibition for the simple reason that they aro now manufacting against time to supply demands. The firm, however, is quite in sympathy with the doctrine of local industry, and in fact has practically built up its present very .flourishing business on 1 that system! "Tried and proved after 27 years of service before the Wellington public, ,, is a legend which, might with truth bo written, over tho doors of Ahradscn and Son. Tho reason is not far to seek. Mr. Aliradsen is a practical furniture maker. His maxim has been to supply a good article in every particular, even if ho lost money on it, and tlieit to put his trust in tho safe, and in his case, tho sacred repository of his customers' recommendations. K mining a business on business lines has proved successful, and it is being continued by the firm in which Mr. A. C. Aliradsen is an able aiixiiiary to his father. Tho firm lias a fine big show-room on their Tory Street premises, and at tho present time, they arc showing somo very handsome pieces of locally-manufactured furniture, in oak, ritnu, and kauri. Ono piece aloile, a massive drawingroom cabinet, of the time of Louis XIV, Chippendale colour, is n fine, ornament. "No great expense cither," said Mr. A. C. Aliradsen, "there aro no middleman's profits." There aro also to bo seen oak and stained kauri sideboards of various attractivo designs, and mounted on castors. In upholstering Chesterfields in Utrecht velvet, spring and back edges 'and of the best quality of material, and in different colours, make a good show. Prices aro various. Wardrobes were almost sold out, but tho firm has somo rather interesting and new designs which they will ho pleased to submit to intending purchasers. The stock of washstands, mar-ble-topped, and other kinds, shows somo well-finished workmanship, and aro well < worth' an inspection by those who may desire to further ornament their homes with furniture of this description. Morris cbairsj with adjustable hacks, some, choice divan chairs, palm stands, and other articles about comploto tho furniture of local manufacture. Tho firm desires it to bo known that they always carry a big stock of bedding, carpets,' linoleums, etc., and full particulars as to prices may bo obtained or; application.

TE ARO STEAM LAUNDRY. Everybody, men, women, and childrerl wear a certain amount of starched clothes, but very few possess more than a hazy idea ns to how tho work is done. One usually associates it with a perspiring worn-out woman and a flat iron. This idea, howovcr, is wrong as a visit to the To Aro steam laundry stall at .the Exhibition will amply prove. The wholo of tho work is done practically by machinory, and machinery of tho most advanced kind. Every Wednesday and Saturday from 7 to 9.30 p.m. tho firm will give demonstrations of finery ironing, and tlieso should certainly not be missed by aoiy visitors to the Exhibition. For instance, it is interesting to see a neatly-attired and

prepossessing young woman ironing' shirts, dresses, aprons, etc., by machinery, far superior to hand ironing, with ■ comparal ivcly no vexatious labour, and four times quicker than the most expert hand-ironers under tlio old method. Tho iron under this new system is a cylinder, gas-heated, worked by machinery, and with a forward and a reversible motion susceptible to a lever worked by tho foot. Specimens 'if this laundry work show a beautiful finish. Another labour-saving appliaiico is a shirt and collar machine, •.vhich comprises a gas-heated cylinder operating on a nioveablo bed, and which runs off shirt fronts only, exclusive of cuffs, etc., at the rate of from 47 to 60 per 'hour. Collars make rapid progress at from 000 to 1000 an hour, honing alone. After the collar is ironed it is run through a seam damper process which at tho. present time is the only machine of its kind in Now Zealand; and which has been designed to do away with the cracking of shirt collars, which takes place through constant folding while in its starched state. The seam damper has a cylinder holding water which drops down on the seam of tho starched collar and thus enables the article to he folded witli tlio greatest case, and with profit to the collar owner. The next machine through which the collar passes is the fold-collar and shaping machine, the second in New Zealand, the only one in Wellington. This machine turns the collar down nicely, and lits it the shape of one's neck. Finally there is a , goffering machine, comprising two corrugated' brass gas-heated cylinders winch are for the purposo of putting tucks in ladies'- lingerie and making further attractive the frills and furbelows which comprise ladies' dainty apparel. Another wonderful invention, not shown at the Exhibition, but in use at the company's business premises, 20 Hopper Street, is a drying room, where the clothes, after being hung up, : get dry and automatically fall into the baskets waiting to receive them. The proprietors of the To Aro steam laundry are Messrs. W. Naismith and Company, _ The business was started by Mr. Naismith, sen., some 26 years ago, and it is now controlled by one of his sons, Mr. W. Naismith. In. 1885, the 'machinery used by the firm was valued at £300, to-day it is worth fully £6000. Notwithstanding this fact the pay roll is equal to 50 per cent of the turnover; . but the business is now on a .very largo scale, (depots being-placed-in different , portions of tho city) and requires a' largo amount of attention from a very ' numerous staff.

CEDERHOLM AND TOLLEY. 5 Country-houso lighting by electricity, its advantages, are exemplified -and) illustrated at the Exhibition stall of) Messrs. Ccdcrholm and Tolley, electrical engineers, (5 and 8 Manners-Street,,! Wellington. "Make your own electric-'! ity," say tho linn, and they then pro-, cm! to explain the subject, and explanation, by the way, well worth the. study of all country-house, residents. It is acknowledged that for country-house light-! ing nothing can excel the electric light, j Eminently desirable from a iiygicuio j point of view, it also lends itself to ar-1 tistic arrangement, and is a safe ilium- j inant in .every- respect, especially as i regards firo risks. Previously , tho] initial outlay for generating plant and i accessories has been considerable, but' since the introduction of the Osram' (metal filament incandescent) electrio lamps, tho electric energy required for a given candle-power has been reduced by 70 per cent., in consequence- of which tiie sizo of the engine, dynamo, and accumulators is proportionately reduced, and tho space occupied is also, considerably less. By using an engine consuming common paraffin jis[ fuel, the cost of running and'maintenance is reduced to a minimum; thus, taking into consideration safety and convenience, electric light becomes one, of the cheapest of all methods of illumination. Further, theso sets can bo used to supply power to motor-driven pumps, wood-saws, chaff-cutters, ventilating fans, punkalis,' etc. Tho engine listed can work with either petrol or 'paraffin, but for economical reasons, paraffin is strongly recommended as a fuel. Gas, instead of oil-engines, may be supplied if required. Coming to cost, the running-cost of ally of the plants is as low as is nossiblp; stoves being confined to oil lor fuel 'f and lubricating oil aro at a mini- j mum. Electrical energy can be generated at a lower standard than is usually charged. Water-tanks; holding j about* 100 to 200 gallons, according to' the size of tho plant, are usually erect- | cd in tho engine-room. The water, is I for circulating round the cylinder or! cylinders of tho engine for cooling, purposes, and its provision does not! usually present difficulties. Owing to the simplicity of the installation , , very; little attention is necessary, and any, man of average intelligence should' grasp the few essentials necessary for the. handling-of plant nnd charging of zccumulators in two days. For the horizontal engines, the oil consumptionmay bo taken at J to 1 pint of oil per grade liorsc-powcr per hour. For theso' engines tho oil should he of a specific i of .8 to -.825, and should have a flashpoint 'of about 80 degrees- ,to 100 do- | grees Fahrenheit (closo test) ; . The. average' market price is about 7Jd. per ' gallon. Either Russian or American > oil may'be used, provided it is -hot so highly refined as to tako out the majority of the volatile parts. Only the very best material and workmanship are.pni-1 ployed in tho construction of the engines. The vertical engines run at a, higher speed than the horizontal on-' gines, but both types run equally well. However, Messrs. Ccdcrholm and Tolley , recommend the horizontal type. They aro designed for continuous running, and to drive the dynamo attached at its rated output. When once started , up, the set may he left running for' hours at a tinio without any attention whatever. Tho dynamos aro of tho well-known Witton make; hearings aro of ample length and surfaces ancl aro continuously lubricated. The .cmnmuttitors arc liberally designed, brushes are worked at a low current density. All mnchiiips are of tho highest English efficiency. Each dynamo has two bearings,. nnd the armatureshaft is joined up by a solid coupling to'tiio engine, the whole set being mounted on a combined cast-iron bednlate. The firm 'is also showing a direct-coupled electric hoist, no belting, and suitablo fo' - warehouses or builninn: contractors. Tho plant is simplo and efficient, and takes up i>. very small space. It will lift from 5 cwt. to 25 cwt. Tho pear is mado locally. A big, show of electric lights, fittinss, and ra- i diators forms a striking background of a very effective display.