INDUSTRIES FAIR

Hokitika Guardian, 18 April 1931, Page 3

INDUSTRIES FAIR

Oil DEBS FOB LANCASHIRE. 1200 MILLS OF ( . )TTON KALB I OS. LONDON, .March 2. More heartening roporus have reached Lancashire lioni the Cotton Section of the British Industries Fair in London. Some magnificent orders were hooked, there were many promising inquiries. and it is said that not one linn that has taken a stand at the White City lias failed to cover handsomely the initial outlay ol taking part in the exhibition. .Messrs Sparrow, Hardwick and Co., Ltd., of Manchester, hooked an order for .approximately 2,000,000 yards —or 1000 miles - of a fabric called NSparva,” w..ioh was admired by the Queen when she visited the Cotton Section. The order, the biggest ever placed at an exhibition, is worth £IOO.OOO, am] it has been -placed partly by colonial and partly by home buyers. HIGHEST FOREIGN ORDER. The largest foreign order was also received ycstcrda.i. the successful firm being the Bleachers’'Association, Ltd.. I thick Ilia rs House, Manchester. They booked a contract for the supply of 2-1)0 miles of fine wly,te mull to a firm in the Near East.

.Messrs Hylands and Sons. Ltd. were the first exhibitors to secure an overseas order. This was for t.h•• ir new fabric li ßyselhi.” which has proved a

very popular'exhibit. Many inquiries have been, followed hv a number: of definite and substantial orders. ■ Messrs Paiildons. Ltd.. of Manchester. were >o impressed . with the whole of Messrs Bvlan-ds’s exhibit that they have purchased it in its entirety, and a number ol prominent, retailers in the provinces have already ordered renlieas of certain sections of the exhibit at tin' White City.

A prominent Hebden Bridge mantiIheturer said that the British IndustHes Fair had already given a fillip to the fustian trade - Tu addition to the order for twentv-four miles of cloth hooked by a local firm of merchants; his own firm has sold over seven miles of doth to one customer, and other inquiries were coming in.