Manawatu Herald. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1889. NEATNESS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 20 September 1889, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1889. NEATNESS.

A. brief residence in a colony deems to ho sufficient to eradicate f from the minds of those who have I iuunigrated the startling difference that exists in. the method of conducting -business in England and the colony. We are led to make tlieae ; remarks by . the expression made use of by a hemp-miller, that the packing and size of a bale of hemp, was of little consequence, as long as the sample was good, and that ii the fibre was wanted the buyer would t te 1 fine care that he got'wKttti.tewaiited. Wo feel quite sure that it was only his forgetfulness of the English market that allowed him to say this, and as unfortunately others may have a similar opinion, we have thought it as well to state why we have arrived at a contrary opinion. ose London market-is acknowledg^cl to ; be one of the. most, consdi^ative! • ;iii the woilMjiiin© dealings' Jiiwe extondod over such a length of time, over the produce, of such a: number of countries, that it: is well known to be a most difficult to, either introduce a new aricle; or. a new method t.f packing such article. This cunnot be contended, as -we would only have to 1 -instance a few lines to prove bur statement. - With regard to our fibre wjb admit, that we ai*e sending it to a market, to which fibre from other parte are coming. It 'becomes our duty to moke, our .'export rosenllp in si7vi?;pf bale and weight as nearly as vo.cain. to that which the- market is accustomed . to so that attention may be paid to it, even if it: is only given, by mistaking it for tho fibre of another description, which is being sought for. Manilla and fc>i sal are the two opponents to JPhoriniuin tenax , They are made, as wo are told by the experts, into certain sized bales, and they recommend that our fibro is made up the same. If for no, other reason than that this advice is given, the bales shoul i be reduced but there are many others. Storage is expensive not only on snips, but in the warehouse of London,, aud. as the warehousemen who took Manilla, are most likely those who store. N. Z. flax, the storage alone would justify our miller* Tv makitg their bales uniform with the ' old established fibre. The reduction in the,^ of the&ales. subjects them to less knocking about, from their -bein'jp handier to move, and thusjpesduces the cost of labour ? and also preserees the appearance of tho get up. It is hot all Very' well tb r

iP&Y t&ak goo | ■ %is.;irf^kward Tbale^vrill sell' as woll as though mad^intp the size of the market requirements, as in fibre, rts dn •otheir trade, tfie niari who ttwris ' otit a workmanlike article, is the one who secures u he quickest attention, If this was not so, why do store.Wpei>s spend sonraefr-tinw in tlier '.tatef ul disp ay of their goods ? why <do;iho nieat preserving works put wel designed and coloured 'abels . 3 ™H&# l #rtms ...<rf. meai < ,?^E3iy.,jla. ihnTveezing companies pact their mutton and beef in calico? The. first appearance is most catching, and. when it is remenibeied /that scales of -fibre ai«e held- frequently in London, and enormous quantities are sold at each sale, and that previous .to the sale the bales are inspected by buyers, as they are stored in the warehouses, it may be sure that the buyer running his fye over the tiers, will make' at onco for;: the tidiest bales he sees, working bit' the. presumption that he who shows v a workmanlike appreciation of his busi* ness, has probable a descent sample for sale. We do not by this mean to| say that a good outward show will sell a badly prepared article, but . it is boundto sell a first class article. Wo presume that it is the desire of every producer ta bring his products quickly before, the eye of his buyer, and that he is not prepared to simply chuck his production on the home market with a sort of exclamation " there it is, I know you must have it, take it therefore as I choose to send it to you." To those who are not of this opinion we would urge, use every (tarn find attention not only in the actual production, but to neatness and appear* ance, as from ityeingaifiiibl© to advertise in any othoi' way, this, tney will surely find, their best advertisement and introduction to tho London market. . (