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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23263, 4 February 1939, Page 23

THE SUPER "A" MARBLE LINOLEUM AND OAK OFFICE FURNITURE WAS SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED FOR MESSRS, NEWTON, KING LTD. YENDELLS' HAMILTON FURNISHING SPECIALIST All the Ornamental Fibrous Plaster of this Modern Building was THE WAIIKATO FIBROUS PLASTER WORKS (TAYLOR BROS.) COLLINGWOOD STREET, HAMILTON. Phone 1478 The Painting and Decorating was Expertly Performed by the well-known firm of MESSRS. E. L. & E. J. WATKINS Painters and Paperhangers HAMILTON Phone 1807 All Plumbing Work was entrusted to— ALFRED W. SKINNER Plumber and Sheet Metal Worker ALEXANDER STREET - - - - TE AWAMUTU THE ELECTRIG&L INSTALLATION of this modernistic structure was entrusted to E. OLDHAM - ELECTRICIAN 87 OHAUPO ROAD, HAMILTON Phone 3164 FOUNDER OF NEWTON KING, LIMITED ENERGY, INITIATIVE AND VISION FACTOR IN PROVINCE'S DEVELOPMENT New Zealand lias produced many outstanding men. Their activities have covered a wide field and their lives have provided an inspiration to those who have followed after. The life of Mr. Newton King and the growth of the business of which he was the founder made him an outstanding figure in the business and pastoral history of the Dominion. From a small auctioneering business, Mr. King developed what was probably the largest one-man business in the Southern Hemisphere. Mr. King was born in New Plymouth, and lived there throughout his life. In 1879, at the age of 23, after a brief period of service with a firm of general merchants, Mr. King commenced on his own account as an auctioneer and commission' agent. He was assisted from the commencement by Mr.. Stanley Shaw, who was to remain his trusted adviser throughout his life. Progress at the outset was alow. Taranaki was just recovering from the aftermath of the Maori Wars, and the outlook was very uncertain. Possessed of great energy, backed by initiative and clear vision, Mr. King gradually established himself. Taranaki was peopled by hardy settlers who had the will to work but lacked the capital to develop the land. Here was the opportunity for service which the young fitm was quick to seize. It provided a market for fungus and grass seed, particularly cocksfoot, which in those days figured among the principal exports from the settlements. Later saleyards were built, and, as the land was cleared and dairying started, a further service of providing a market for the settlers' butter was inaugurated. A packing factory was opened, and the butter collected, salted, and packed in tins and exported to other parts of the colony and to Sydney, The tins, with their bright label depicting Mount Egmont and a cow, played a large part in advertising the possibilities of the province. As the butter business grew to greater proportions it became necessary to provide better facilities, and, with two colleagues, Mr. King-formed a dairy company to handle the increased output and find a market for the product. Taranaki butter in those days was not what it is to-day, and, in addition, enormous difficulties had to be overcome. Bad roads made ' collection difficult. Shipping services were slow and refrigeration was looked upon as an experiment. Nothing, however, could daunt the enthusiasm of Mr. King, and no obstacle was too great for him to overcome. He was Taranaki's man of the hour. He was financing practically every settler over this development period, and if he went down the settlers would go down. Gradually the settlers got the upper hand, pastures and herds increased, roads were formed and prosperity slowly came to the province. As settlement extended, so Mr. King expanded his business until eventually it covered the whole of the province. His judgment of men was sound, and few, if any, intending settlers who could measure up to his standard werte refused assistance. His energy and resource enabled him to keep pace with the development of the province. He realised the value of the strength, courage and doggedness of the settlers, and provided the financial and distribution service that meant success for all. Times there were when the outlook was black and resources were strained to their limit, but, having started on the policy of financing farmers, he could not go back. Apart from his business interest, Mr. King took a lively interest in the growth of the town of New Plymouth. His own home/ known as " Brooklands," has perhaps the best known private garden in New Plymouth, and was the source of pride and pleasure to him. Ever willing to share his pleasures with others, he at all times welcomed visitors to his property, who were invariably loud in their praises of the beautiful surroundings. He was one of the stalwarts who battled hard and eventually successfully arranged for the establishment of a deep-sea port at New Plymouth. He was chairman for the Harbour Board when the first ocean-going vessel, the " Waiwera," berthed at Moturoa in 1917. This was a redletter day for the whole of the T? ■ -*;naki Province, and incalculable benefit has accrued to the district by the establishment of facilities for handling direct cargoes from and to oversea ports. Mr. King was a keen sportsman and in his young days he was a Taranaki football representative. He was interested in racing both as an owner and an official, and was president of the Taranaki Jockey Club at the time of his death. As an he had many notable successes and was a keen supporter of racing throughout the province and further afield. Mr. King died in New Plymouth at the age of 71, after a life of unexcelled service to the community in which he was born and lived. Few passing through Taranaki can realise the difficulties and hardships through which the early settlers passed. Thousands of smiling farms replace the bush and swamp of a generation ago. Splendid roads have replaced the mud tracks of the past, and rich pastures, high-grade stock and modern facilities help to make Taranaki one of the wealthiest provinces of the Dominion. There can be no doubt whatever that much of the prosperity of the province to-day can be credited to the foresight, energy and resourcefulness of the founder of the business known to-day as " Newton King Limited." These Modern Premises were faithfully built and constructed by th MESSRS WELL & RAWLINSON Builders and Contractors HAMILTON and TE AWAMUTU. J ! Phones: HAMILTON and TE AWAMUTU All the Joinery and Shop Fittings of this Modern Building were ably executed by the reliable firm of SlilH & CLARKE Joiners and Shop Fitters HAMILTON Phone 294<> GLASS plays a very important part in modern design OVER 4300 SQR. FEET USED in the Glazing of these up-to-date premises hy BOOTH & CHAPMAN LTD. VICTORIA STREET HAMILTON Waikato's Leading Glass, Paint and Wallpaper Merchants. Hardie's "Fibrolite" Asbestos-Cement 1! Corrugated Wunderlich To Verandah 213 DILWORTH BUILDINGS, AUCKLAND Phone 40-197 m WT@N KING LID. BiSSSiilil Established 1879 •fS 1 Cordially Invite— Hamilton and Waikato residents Victoria Street, Hamilton. [THE LATE MR. NEWTON KING. : FOUNDER. AUSTIN "*YARNDLEY, Director and WaikatO Manager. ■ \ . ' .' V .• \ I ■Mi - i < - - < ' ' fr*~rn gifea jgjjSii 1 ; f 5 1 Jf \^:rm OUR MODERN PREMISES. SHOWROOM AND OFFICES, Service and The following departments are fully stocked and at the service of the public— HARDWARE MACHINERY RADIO PRODUCE STOCK LAND CARS NIWTON KING LTD. HAMILTON Our Aim"To deserve your support'