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Evening Star, Issue 20132, 23 March 1929, Page 22

CONCRETE and Otago’s Prosperity MINISTER OF COMMERCE OPENS New Works at Burnside. i lu- Mon. .1. B. CV.I,ho Minister n[ 1 mliistrii and Conimorcc, m m ss tM m mm* LL f ■ ".'K, ill Wof* mm SI * ' ' S \ 1 1 V ;■ ? >f d|f / „u-~. Ulii ii SK iSSI fill SliPI d >3*mt « mm M 4 'tm.ifriurifl-ii**I—ft 1 —ft .-I rinr of (],* Mithurn Liw and Cr/-« «t />////«/« >/V *ph‘ndid ii.nr vorl-o at UurnmU. Throe omhodp //,,, moot mod or a nuthodo <>j wiiiiii fad n n toj a wont of the h'l’jln-d ipudil; /. •!«(/ the plant n lllill-'i. “The uses of Concrete,” said the Hon. J. B. Cobbe, Minister of Industries and Commerce, at the opening of the Milburn Lime and Cement Company s new works at Burnside, ‘‘are becoming wider every year, and its adoption for all classes of structural work, combined with its proved utility for road construction, must widen the demand in a country such as this, wnere we are rapidly passing from the age of timber to the realm of stone and cement. ;;; To Dunedin itself this industry will prove a great benefit; The proximity of the works will help building and highway construction : ; ; : it will go far towards assisting in the progress and prosperity or the city. Concrete for Roads The Concrete Home “ There U nolbing like a Concrete road —ii is unheal- • 1 1 1 1. ’ savs .Henry .ford, tlie greatest Jiving atilboriiy (ia Transport, Tile ('onerete road is Ihe only type winch fill irei v meets the, heavy demands of modem traffic, the onlv t\ pe wiili (lit* strength to resist erusiiing load--', lee strength h> resist the sm-king action of rul)her tyres, end strength to remain even; the only type lhai does not work into waves or develop pot-holes. 'Whether used for the “ little jewel of a house, ” so dear t,, (he heart of Mrs New!weed or for the stately mansion bud! j 1 1 r (he Caplam ol Indiislrv, eoiieivie is infinitely handsomer, safer, and less expensive to maintain. In fuel, all the sewn advantages that are desired, more oiless. in a. home hv everv one of us arc found in Iho Reduces Rates and Taxes. The monev. for " reading New Zealand i- ohtained b\ Loan, and the general puhlic who provide the iiioihs lor Ihe roads should assure themselves 1 tint the lilt' ol the roods will lasl (he life of (he Loans, Tile Concrete rood is 1 he onlv road that outlasts life Mill fears eiirreiicv of the Loan for Higliwav Construction. 11 is laid not only lor to-dav. but for posterity. 1. has t he lowest maintenance cost, of am' known road, end its cost ol eons!rnction m lower than, or as low as. oilier l\pe- ; . b the experience of all the great cities ol the world td ia I t oiicreie roads rednee rales and (axes . . . Cap. saw tile ralepawr s poeiml. Concrete for Business Budding: ('oiiereie is a sound business proposal ion. I h roiled ion e the world, v. h.erever a building itself is a business ami must sliow a profit' (lot; instance, an OI lice Building i, concrete is invariable chosen for const met ion. And yon cannot; do heller than follow ibe judgment ol business men whose buildings are their sole source ol wealth. 1)1 Cl lllCl’el e It is worthy of note that MILBURN Portlancl CEMiiN F lias always far exceeded the British standard of specification; but the “MILBURN” being turned out by the New Works at Burnside to-day is even higher m quality. It is equal to the world s best; i m m m 1 ulsw S¥tk ■3B' i NS whr ablished in the interests of the Milburn Lime and Cement Co., Ltd. Head Office, corner Crawford & Jetty Streets, Dunedin,