AN INSTRUCTIVE EXHIBIT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1370, 22 February 1912, Page 8

AN INSTRUCTIVE EXHIBIT.

An interesting and instructive display was made at the Palmerston North Showby the Wellington .Meat Export Co., Ltd. A splendid marquee was erected for the exhibit, which comprised a unique collection of wool, pelts, and the innumerable by-products manufactured at the company's works. Sheepskins were shown Jii Various conditions from the freshly cured pelt to imitations of chamois, morocco, and various other fancy leathers, so like the genuine article as'to deceive anybody but an export. . The collection oi wool was one of the most strikin",featuves, and it was displayed to advantage m a- largo revolving showcase of clever design. Practically every grade of wool grown in New Zealand was shown in all stages of preparation, from tho unscoured article to the finished product ready for the weaver's loom. Samples of wooffrom all parts pf the world were also included in the collection. The display <>f byproducts was of such a comprehensive nature as to strikingly demonstrate that every particle of either sheep or ox which passes through the modern freoziuz works becomes a marketable product. The exhibit as a whole provided an ocular demonstration of what the freezing industry lias done lo enhance the prosperity of the farmers of New Zealand. It appears the more remarkable when it is renieni-' uered that but a few years ago, comparatively speaking, the only asset which farmers obtained from the surplus stock which they slaughtered each year was the skin and tallow. The exhibit was under the charge of Mr. Gaudar, and the marquee was thronged with interested spectators, to whom the display was quite a revelation.