POPULARITY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18304, 14 January 1920, Page 8

POPULARITY.

FAVOUR BESTOWED WHERE IT IS ■..DUE..' ,'•' A few short months ago. when, according to the prophets, the bottom was dropping out of the stock market," jt live and progressive Christchurch Business man stepped boldly into the butchers arena. He bought up line after line of sheep and lambs, and presently blossomed out as a seller of govd meat at. a fraction of the ordinary i\ tail price. Bold advertising brought the crowds, and hundreds of customers came to be served in a single day. Ihe venture enabled folkß to buy meat in decent quantity at a price they could afford to pay. The benefactor was Mr T. W> Stephenson, already popular because of tne high standard of quality ever maintained at his pork butchery on the corner of Armagh and Mane no*, ter Streets, and his bacon-curing factory at Richmond. His lamb and mutton business was transacted on the Manchester Street frontage. It grew, arid grew, and, grew. And now, yielding to the solicitations of his satisfied clients, he has decided to make general butchery a permanency. The whole premises have just emerge,d from an overhaul., and are bright and freak in their new coat of white paint, "hilling chamber and fans make the shop well-nigh perfection-r-no dust, no odours, no heat, no flies. The front shop.will ibe the butcher's shop now, and the rest of ,the premises has been converted into a model bacon factory, so that Mr Stephenson is able to give the whole his personal care and supervision.

The 4i-ton Hercules refrigerator enables him to keep any quantity of moat fresh and sweet in the cool stores under his own roof—and it benefits f-om the hanging. Only a comparatively uVal] quantity will be on view—the «ulk of the beef, veal, mutton, lamb and pork will be kept handy in the coolei. All small goods and cooked meats will he available as usual..

' '„'! Asfor quality," said Mr Stephensovi to a reporter, " I paid top price for lamb at the first Addington sale this year. That's the sort I intend to sell. The prices will always be lower. let nis are cash. Please emphasise chat with my change of business I bring My L-fi. ness hours into line! with the other butchers': 7.80 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily ; 6 p.m.j Saturday; haif-hofiday Thurs-