NOTABLE HAWERA INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1168, 1 July 1911, Page 15

NOTABLE HAWERA INDUSTRY.

HE. J. BLAKE'S BUSINESS. Amongst the many striking evidences of Uio prosperity and wealth attached to Hawera. and its district, not tlio least is the business of Mr. J. Blake, practical farmer, engineer, motor-car agent, and general business man, Regent Street, Hawera. Mr. Blako was first a farmer and an engineer. Ho invented tho Simplex Milking Machine, put it on tho market, pushed it, and pushed it, till today, with its new automatic releaser, (lie Simplex in New Zealand is a household word wherever a cow enters a bail. Mr. litako thru went into various dairy machinery agencies, and manufacturer?, and, ascertaining that tho Taranaki dairy armor, in his spare timo, was turning Ins attention to motor-cars, Mr. Blako went into the business. Tho result is seen in tho firm's manufactory "and garago., photographically reproduced in today s issue. Tho building has an imposing irontage, /75 feet, with a depth of CI) feet, and, although additions havo been made to it recently, the stress of business necessitates still further additions. Tho interior of the workshop and garage, when visited by a Dominion representative, disclosed a repository fitted with every modern labour-saving device required for the trade, and a galaxy of motor-cars of mu °I°* a PP rovod fakes and designs, ine staff were working at high pressure m preparation for next week's show, but a member of the firm found timo to point out a few features of tho business. One of these was Lambio's Dome Hydraulic Vacuum Pump, a patent which is claimed to be ."over and above" any other vacuum pump on tho market. The Lambie Dome Pump is worked simply with a pendulum, it is selfstarting (one has just to turn the water on). It is on sale for £65. Tho Lambie will be on exhibition, at the \\ inter Show, Hawera. The visitor was then shown tho array of motor-cars—Ford, Overland, Daimler, Hupmobile, Vauxhall, and Regal. Motor-cars threaten to become a craze just now in Taranaki, and it ig only natural to suppose that, with a wido selection of makes, Mr. J. Blake has secured a good deal of the business. During tho past three weeks ho has sold five Overlands. The Overland is a fino strong car, very suitable for Taranaki roads. It is well sprung, runs very smoothly, and is moderately cheap. A five-water runs into ,£4BO. The Ford car is much lighter, but it is a perfectly ideal run-about car, gets long mileage out of the tyres, and has a low petrol consumption. There is just now a big run on Ford.3 in various portions of New Zealand. Sixty, which arc to land shortly, have all been sold Prices run from £250 to ,C 275. Amongst the other makes shown the Daimler is described as "world-re-nowned," "the essence of perfection," with its patent slide valves, while tho Vauxhall has a great reputation as a hilicliuiber. The Hupniobilo is light sort of contraption, admirably suited for the use of a doctor. In addition to the machinery shown, Mr. Blake is shortly landing a big milling machine, at :i cost of £351}. This machine will be used for gear cutting, milling, etc. Another importation is a welding plant for repairing cracked cylinders, worked on tho oxo-acc-tylene system, capable of infusing a heat of 4000 degrees, and delivering a blow which will out throngh 9 inches of solid plate. In connection with his motor-car business, Mr. Blako has tho Royal Exchange agency for tho insurance of cars, a third person, or one's self. Finally, there was on view the Simplex Milking Machine, a machine of proved efficiency. The Simplex has long been before the attention of the farming public, and the fact that year' by year its sales have increased, is a sufficient indication of tho esteem in which it is held by all practical dairy men. Briefly, the Simplex is here to stay, and 6inco last srason the machine has been improved by a clever mechanical device, which, it is claimed, absolutely revolutionises the labour of milking. The device is known as an automatic releaser, and by its simple working, the milk is conveyed direct from cows to the milk cans. This method will havo a farreaching effect on tho milking industry. Farmers are advised to inspect a Simplex at the Winter Show. Mr. Blako'possesses a thoroughly efficient staff, and travellers and representatives to all portions of the district.