Good News for Feilding
The following important telegram was forwarded yesterday to the Wanganui Herald by the Wellington correspondent of that journal : — v A few days ago the Minister of Public Works in the course of his interview with a deputation from the Wairarapa settlers, incidentally remarked that in future white pine would probably be extensively, if not exclusively, used for railway sleepers. This indicates the success of Messrs Campbell's creosotmg works at Woodend, near Invercargill. It will be remembered that some couple of years ago this firm entered into a contract with the Government to erect creosoting works, and supply a large quantity of creosoted soft wood sleepers. One of the firm went Home to obtain the machinery, and has now been at work for j some time with most satisfactory results. The works are now turning out 10,000 sleepers per month. These have been used on the Middle Island lines, and found to answer admirably. Their use will probably soon be extended to all the Government lines." This will be tfood news for the sawmillers on the Manchester Block where there are splendid forests of white pine yet standing.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 66, 4 December 1886, Page 2
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