ADVANCE, OTAGO.

Evening Star, Issue 19788, 11 February 1928, Page 5

ADVANCE, OTAGO.

TO THE EDITOR, Sit,—l have carefully read the letter by “Forward, Otago.” He advocates buying Otago’s goods irrespective of price or quality. Let iiim place an order lor timber in Dunedin. He will bo very lucky if he receives 50 per cent, first-class timber; the rest will be firewood. If the merchants and shopkeepers were more fair in their dealings more money would be spent locally, and there would he no necessity for mail order companies to spring into existence.—l am, etc., E.J.C. February 10. [A leading timber merchant, to whom a proof of this letter was shown, comments: “Has 1 E.J.C.’ placed an order with a bona fide timber merchant? The benefits to be derived by placing his order with a Dunedin timber merchant are as follows:—(a) Reclassification of timber, e.g., timber that has been consigned from bush mill as 0.8. classified as inferior on account of effect of weather conditions, (b) All dressed lines dry run This advantage is of paramount importance. When dressed lines are received they do not require to bo racked; they are placed right under cover or in position straight away, (c) ‘ E.J.C.’ may rest assured the timber merchant will stand by him. He will receive 100 per cent, quality, 100 per cent, satisfaction.]