Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1884 LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 143, 27 November 1884, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1884 LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

In our isisue^yefetWd^ wi'gsivea; descriptidn of the .I'almerston, /lVm-, raw and rellmongeiry e^tabiis^nigfiic," inaitfthjat of to-day reference is ,made to another important industry, wv».»tth£ )oc^l v Soap\H^ctpry.\ J^th, industries should yet v prove 'of subI siantiaT service, to the district. We ina^ here ranjarkC.that tfeve^aw?' two' or three salient points about local industries whicb'sarfc iiQC al^a^ ■ sufficiently recognised. First, by .fnanufeatluring. raw .material ! m the locality,labour is turned to account for which, otherwiseiiiempbyinient might' j not be readily tfdundi' (! Theti- ! by producing^ locally'^ << manufactured a higher ! pnc'e' is l6b--'tained th^n would be realised" from the sale • the- • r*w <. material ; and lasily what 'profits are made 1 Are re± ceived bjr ■ residents * : of the 'placed fms^ead o: ' beitfg'sent aw"ay 'to enrich those at j , distance. There is'atfo-' ther advantege^toty * tffiich 'nVust be remembered^ which 1 is'tfraf the fact goods to k. complete 6f manufacture' enables^ tftfem' tfr find a sale m foreign/ markets* which meatts ;< th^t ?oreign !i< da'|)Hal is' in^fjodueeid hi to the colony. This is 1 elpfecially aprjlfcable^in the 0 case of tanned teath'er and scoured wool 'wliich th^ local tannery and fellmbi gery-'turas out. But even the 'manufacture of such , an humble i article as Jfioip f.jkeieps 'a > large quantity of %pney jrj the place which" would 'bj&^rwis^ be sent away to other pahs.ofthe colony. In all places' 'tfrere^ia quantity .of, .tallow 7 and surplus,, fat to spare," and there is no reasi m whjjr Itjie^i w^oje) #f M 4 sfioujd not be locally manufactured. In; a; fa»ming..dislncL]ike_ this, there, bare, sayeijai special sorts of raw produce that seek a market, mtfre than any others. For instance there are ■milk, tatyow, wool and skins. JThe 'Baity; \f su^ssfui, ,wjll Jan' almost VinKmrted sale. « ! first, the Soap Factory ffor the second, and the'^nnety Mad fFeijmonjgery for the two_Jast menvitio^efil'j } Ife .iff JioW)vonly..! necessary; that jailers , i should : .accord the >uth ■naojst, support, m, their ipoweis to the several Jenterprijsgs that .have tbeeh started j m,! Falmerstotf. that, the,Y;can , hatdly: rber expecteS) to be ■> „ Whel; common-. ,fef\s,e] w4yof:looking!at, it is thisi:-^ Js is not: to-thie direct personal advantage of the farmer, apart altogether s^rom the •) question : -of benefiting the * district, I t6*dealu 'with-Jocal (foctories; for the j)urchsae ' of his /produce ifo'rJ manufacturing ' purposes?! .. '>'l?hfe : questioT , i»n careful ■ examinations can onl] r he truthfully' vanswered>in the affi roiativ.e. •;> ForJ > instance; ithe; farmer vill find that he can utilise the product of his cows ixrthe best ■advtth^^-^by^ supirifyija^'t^e dairy^ factory iwith (milki 1^ A'fcftmpaiiyf'ag' a rule, pan carrion 'bperatiotts mote' economically •? and ' td^''better'adv'arif jtage t|ian •> a - private" iiidividu'alf ; Comb'niation of ideas and -capital gives m creased- powerV skill 1 arid resources, and therefore -it ! follows that me re satisfactory pecuniary results must be 'SchieVedi J With 5 \ne coisumer. If he" can. get. as good and cheaij)'a ? locally mia'nufiictured afticle,:^>iiiMpoxted ;; sur^ly;iit mustib s apparent that it is more to Ins'ady anta§e\ :td lallojw , jhis ■ naoney ; to circulate': in \ the, ;, place, and cn j hance ithe general plroapwity,! than '.sent T '' \i away (I .neyer retu^n.^ Jf producers and consumers alil£e were tq take this "view of things, we" feel si|rei:Hat ; t 'tlie be'neritis' .derived would jbe '^mutual/ Ttioriey would be. Tkepjt 'in'; the district that' is; now ; sent away ? 'ancl ! if ■'..those industries' that are 'airealdv starfced turn' oub.: QtKers.'woiild be 1 soph set on jfoot'. We have always Vegarded local'.in^.usirie's^' as the main 1 sfey ' of a ptace, m ' crrcuTatii^g mbney, providing : employment' 'for laboiiiij and keeping" kperrtianent ['resident population t in J the praceC .We 'trust that in| 'this respect tjje |>reserit' is only ripe tfay of small ( thitigsiii'so far as J?alin ( ers.ton! is Concerned, and that as the place increases" m sjze and population other local'industries will'sprlng" into existence' and be successfully established, each ah 6! Tall contributing t<> thy material prd^-' | peri ty I and ( adytfirtcemerit of' :ihe • tt&rjn • j ahd' surrounding country 'disliHcts^' '"'"■' '' "■'"■ : ' ' ; ■"'-'• „'' [ .