SMITHFIELD FREEZING WORKS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14283, 25 August 1910, Page 6

SMITHFIELD FREEZING WORKS.

EXTENSIVK ADDITIONS. j The Ohnslelm:*<• 11 Meat Company, in pjir.siisi M«-:f oi tin.' ji'i;.-: 1 ive policy'they i have :t< 11 jj>t. <; i J ever since their forma Lion, i intend In make further extensive and ' costly additions to their Slilithfield , V\ orks this year, mi us to enable them to cope belter with the business they 1!111ierl;iki 1 . The new buddiiics will he ' of :i very mi l» tun t.i;i I cha ravel r, brick j concrete :ijnl iron the three nmill j ingredients <>i them, ami they will be' practically everlast injr as well as fire- I prool. Wood has been discarded sis of too temporary a nature, and I too easily ignited. When the new buildings were decided upon, the | Company at, onee placed tin; matter in the hands oi their capable and experienced architect—-.Mr Walter I'anton—wlio lias had a deal oi architectural work Vido in connection with. i'recziuwork.s in different, parts of .N'eu- /en. Jaiul (at the present t.une he has a, job on liand lor the IJurnsido Works). The, new t)iiildiuj.'s at Sim th/ield consist ol a manure, and tallow department, ;i .salt and general store, and additions and alterations t„ tin', present iellnmnKery. Taking the last-named first it is interesting lo note that in the old buildings which are heinr pulled down IS a. part of the .sla ~ehterin- room which was erected uhen the Jir.st buildings were put upon that, .site; that is to Buy when a number of South C'-t 11 torhnry farmers and others first Irind od themselves together and started' the iret'Ziui.' mduxtry here. 'J'hc M , )W to >)<; done includes the re-buildini/ of a portion of the present I'ellmoncerv The addition will lie made in brick"aiid concrete, and will be of two sto'rev.s the ground floor space being <i<jft.

j 'Mm. Tt will m every detail lie I equipped :i 11(1 liuili in i li<.r<ni.L':hly j modern .si vie. A leal lire nl' if H ill lie ;m overhead I r:i mw a\. -J-JIM,. lone.. i 11. ■ - lie'.n:;' tor ; h. e;,n veya nee >.l i i,. ie. '• ; 'veil' i ho kiiln.ie 11,,.ir ie ihrnpiV' lallow h. j 11 d 111 o ' j" h 1 ~ I rn hvj :i v will ho L'Vt ircm the ground, and v. ili have ;i double lino i.ri if!• -. li>|. . ' wide. I( i- to 1,.-. n; d • • ot i.r--t t i diiraMo niiitoriitl - i", :p' . V.-1 o- ill i lie supported hy ir ,„, . i 111 r, i i -. « Inln i lie i r;i iiim ay liner will lie , overe, I .w il li Trinidad :is|>|i:i 11 _ I n I |ii s htitld:ili.e there u ill lie no tewer ilian -eventyoue <■:lst iron columns. and nil will lie tii:ido locally. '! lie telimoiiLcerv w ill lie ' well light ed. I woniy-lour ' p;it ■ ■ nt ; metal skylights heimj; provided. The vunt ilal ieii will also lie- eood. all th.e j root irusso- hie]i are of iron) hav- 1 ! i iiu; loiivreil vein i I a 1 ors runnini; ahum; j the t h roe rallies. In addition 'in the ; lieln which Will rome through llie skylights. <.iher lip.lit i] 1 he adnmied ; thvoiiuh windows ill the side of the 1 huildinu:. i he frames oi' ihese heine „r I easl il l l n. ami circular headed. The j doors are all on lite principle : there are ole\ en til them, and they are' to he made of Haltie. In addition to] llio new rootn POit hy Pllit.. jhere is to! he an exlensain ot another I'Joli alnivj; [ the eronn<l floor, it hoine the intention J <U the Company to add a second siory : to ill;s portion next season: and when tins is done it is said that it will make the most spacious and up-to-date fellmonkery in the Dominion. 'I he new salt and general storo is to he hnili. next t-o t!K k oonpo ra<. r e. between 1 wo sots railway l.nes. in din:en.sio/is ir will bo -lutt by -1:.)i"t. ami with its gabled roof and s:de> '•broken up" in Uu» hays by rrccr-'sed window open- ! inns, it will 1-mjlc b..tb m-afc and strong. lit will be built-, oi' brick. with an iron roM. There will bo vorpodo vents in 1 ho root', and a. circular louvre in each the iVfjj' <oih]es. Liiihi will b t -> admitted ihroii.uh i'our skylights in the ronf. C\>Tiii n u: lU'xi to the in :i »t u r» • and laliow d -pa rt me;: t. a pari <>\ lh:s building will pre-vni rai her an iirappearance. niimiim up as il does litisr sturios }iih. This height :> required so as ui make it possible to ileal wii!i the products on the i:i>ti pr-neiplt-'. The inaU'i'iai will lietarried i'rom to hy iis <>wu time and labour. To arraiiL':-' llie arehin-et has had some intricate work to do. and some oi' llie he has adopted a?v invent!«»ns of his own. (bt tlie plans the whole scheme looks very complete ami serviceable. The train-

way almve r,Ter:vd to connects with I lie lop storey of the manure department, and it •riavili'le. I'rnin 11-■ t-e 1,, |he Initio!!!. ;mi",H'; ihron^lv van,, ii- |, i -en ro,;i,- Tl,e il ,f lie- de),:iv> 111,-ill 1, h-> "1 I er, . i;.ll--r * -1, ■. Soil" 11.- nf llt« man'i! i i-i ,;i.. mi r.ii'l.,- i-aincd I|,n • i i- .....l-l ih.'t Me ,h -j ■■■ .er Ih.or i-, liy I'll! . a,i' I the :ic\, - c I'eedniL'. r,-,M',i. iii''l ,'lv\,M- r*"iin. I'Ml. 1 1 v '.Mil'. The i . 111,, i ■ -,, i u is .'oi I Ie- I'Jil. This al.-,, has a lloor. 'and i . well li-lti e. I hy I, nir meial .-kyliylit, ill tin.ill .and ciretilar headed windows in Ihe walls. The rool' prinei|;als lliroimhout arc to he <■!' iron. There are circular vent .la i or- m the -ahles. ~,,<1 there arc lonvred vent da Inm ill lite rool'. A lcatnve ol' llie lallow di'pari.ment i.s the way the purii;ers ami coolers havo been placed. -,, as to ;;iec ijtiielc desjiatcii in working;, and a; the same time occupy the init:tinunt amount cf space. In all. I here are no fewer than til windows, in the tallow, tua nitre. , and depa t I iiien Is. ,\|| ihe hru-k work is •,,, he rake.l cut and poinl<>d in cement , anil i lie w alls ■ w ill receive two eoais of raw- oil. Hullnosed hricks (which ;rivo a near- appearance) are io he used at all [lie cornci s and reveal-, a- well as in iho archc.-. The work has all to he completed in time lor ne\t k:l!ine; season.