INDUSTRIES WEEK.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1909, Page 8

INDUSTRIES WEEK.

WINDOW-DRESSERS BUSY TO-DAY. Yesterday the corporation's doubledecked palace-cars proudly proclaimed, in large- letters of blue and red, that they were made in New Zealand, and all whose eyes rested on the conspicu,ous legend were also urged, with forceful brevity, to patronise "Dominion goods." These cars were the best advertisers abroad yesterday. They excellently played the role of electrical "sandwich-men." They flashed their ■message busily, and earnestly tried to remind the people that Industries Week, to be ushered in to-morrow, must be taken steriously. To-day men were busy in a good number of window fronts, clearing a space for New Zealand manufacturers, but many shops have not yet made any noticeable stii\ The methods of the preparations vary with the temperaments of the shopkeepers and the nature of their business. Some, per conspicuous placard, are loudly calling on the people to favour their own country's products. The notes of "made in New Zealand" reverberate in clarion tones from the shop front. The passer-by is arrested, he is caught by the ear, he is pulled against the glass, and is forced to read and learn. Other premises, though displaying the New Zealand label, do it modestly, with soli, voice, almost a whisper ; they are leaving the goods to speak for themselves, mostly. * "The little things count," says the homely philosopher. Boot polish is a little thing, a simple thing. It is made in New Zealand, but the importations last year were valued at £22,000. Citizens and visitors will have plenty places of industrial interest to inspect during the ensuing week. They may look ' through the municipal powerstation, the electric light works, the car sheds, the Wellington Woollen .Mills, the (National Hat .Mills, Crease and Sons' condiment factory, "Newton's Caledonia soap works, the New Zealand Candle Company's factory, the furniture factories of the Scoullar Company, Williams, and Fielder, The Evening Post and Dominion (Printing Offices, the Gear Meat works, the pipe and brick works of I iHutson and Company, the plumbing esI'taWishment of T. Ballinger, and other It is suggested that the promoters should announce a complete ' list of the places, with addresses, bo I that strangers may be easily able to find their way to them.