THE Thames Star MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1929. WORK FOR THE FOUNDRY.

Thames Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 17679, 2 September 1929, Page 4

THE Thames Star

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1929. WORK FOR THE FOUNDRY.

"With malic* towards non»; with charity for all; with firmnoM in the right, aa God givei us to sss ths riflht."—Lincsln.

We have to congratulate Messrs. A., and G. Price, Ltd., upon securing the first of a series of bridge construction works for the New Zealand Railways Department. Coming close upon the Minister's statement that an extensive programme of reconstruction of old timber bridges in iron and_ steel is about to be carried out, it is a distinctly favourable omen that the- first two sub-con-tracts should come to this town. Knowing that Messrs) Price can turn out a job as well, if not better, than any firm in the Dominion, there is no reason why further contracts spread over a term of years cannot be obtained by them. It is all a matter of organisation and cost. With such excellent facilities that exist in the local works, the Thames, firm could handle many of these contracts at the same time with a corresponding reduction in cost, notwithstanding a considerable increase in hands. It is quite evident that the day for the private construction of locomotives has gone —that was evident when the Government entered into the field by the erection of its own shops—4>ut there are other lines that can easily be developed, notably the one under review. The town will hail with pleasure an influx of skilled workers, and it is hoped that-many who recently left will return to jobs that had apparently gone for ever- Many of these workers had a stake in the town in the shape of sections and houses. With these once more helping to- pay the rates, and with the greatly increased trade that the Hauraki Bridge has brought to Thames, we can look with confidence to the future. r