WOOLLEN GOODS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1928, Page 4

WOOLLEN GOODS

MARKET NOT BEING LOST. DUNEDIN, .March 0. Air J. Sutherland Boss, managing director of the firm of Ross and Glendining, Ltd., and president of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation. was amused with the declarations of a Christchurch retailer that Now Zealand millowners were steadily losing tiic local market by their neglect to produce tiie class of goods required by the public.

“ Billie.” lie exclaimed, “because the .statements made are so ridiculous. It. is hard to answer this man as to lii.s

comments that manufacturers will not alter their goods. Is it likely that they would lose an opportunity of

pleasing their customers and creating a more extensive market? We are making our goods on plant quite as good as that installed by English and Australian manufacturers. Onr machinery comes from England and the operatives are imported from South Scotland. We are only too pleased at any time to welcome any suggestions of a- constructive character. If anything is possible we are right out to do it.”

“This is a ridiculous statement,” declared an officer of the Mosgiel jWoollen Company. “We do everything possible to satisfy the requirements of the Dominion trade; in fact, the demand for underwear is so great that we are unable to meet it. That is our answer to the Christchurch retailers’ comments. Our output of underwear and so< !;s is hooked up for six months ahead, which shows how much the New Zealand product is appreciated. New Zealand manufacturers are laying

themselves out in every way to captun- tin- market.” lie staled. “There is not an avenue of trade which we are not vrorkine to the limit. There are certain lines we do not make, but there is no doubt about it that if a hit; order were placed wo would make them. Instead of New Zealand millowners sending their men to Australia to pick up points, as suggested by the Christchurch retailer. Australians would he profiting hv dispatching their experts to New Zealand. New Zealand mills did not require to learn their business from Australia when the latter country was a very big buyer from the Dominion.” ..