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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 51, 14 April 1877, Page 2

In accordance with statement made to us upon various occasions, we onae time since alluded to what appeared tcus a fact, viz., that, the Palmerston market t»s glutted with country produce of a perishale nature. This allusion elicited an advertisenent from a resident of this township to the following effect : — " Wanted to ptwhase for

cash, a supply of country produce m small quantities,: 1 ■■ nsonable prices. Enquire at the office of i ..is paper." No enquiries | having liv:> n;:tde m answer to this ad-vertisem-ji:!. ilu- advertiser has written us to the following effect : — " In a recent leader you stated lhat the market was glutted | with country produce. This statement has since been confuted by an unanswered advertisement for country produce m small quantities. Prosperous farmers are quite justified m turning up their noses at the idea of retailing their produce, but they are not justified m making you a medium for circulating slanders against your home to the discouragement of suburban agricultural enterprise. Land is cheap, and country produce is dear. The only articles with which the market is glutted are laziness and credit." We leave those most interested to | answer the3e charges. The Auct ion Sale announced by Mr Q-. M. Snelson for to-day is the first of its kind m Palmerston, both as to magnitude and variety of commodities to be offered. The disposal of the household furniture and effects of H. S. Palmerson, Esq., who has received instructions from the Government to remove to Canterbury, affords an opportunity to the public of acquiring some really good and useful articles ; and. to his friends, of securing souvenirs of one whom they much regret to lose from their midst. The residence, offices, and outbuildings offer a capital investment, but perhaps the most important feature of the sale is the very large number of freehold and leasehold town and suburban sections which are for disposal on the occasion. The Sale presents an opportunity of acquiring properties which our townsfolk and settlers should not fail to avail themselves of. There will be a luncheon at 12 noon, and the Sale will commence at 1 o'clock. All undertakings of a lawful nature calculated to employ labor and bring money into a community are considered to add to the material well being of that community, and the promoters of such undertakings are frequently acknowledged to be public benefactors. The steam sash and door Factory, and saw, planing, and moulding mills of Messrs. Storey and Venn may certainly be looked upon as an undertaking of this class. By the establishment of this factory a certain amount of skilled labor is employed which perhaps but for its existence might have to go further afield to find a profitable market. A considerable amount of money too which heretofore had to be sent out of the township may now be retained ; and not only so, but owing to the extremely low prices asked by Messrs. Storey & Venn for the very superior sashes and doors manufactured by them, we may reasonably expect that these gentlemen will do a large export trade m those articles, and by this means divert to Palmerston no inconsiderable amount of money. Some time since we noticed with pleasure the advent of this industry to our midst ; and having now paid a visit to the establishment, we • feel desirous of complimenting the proprietoi's on what they have already achieved, and we sincerely trust that m assisting to promote the prosperity of the district they will themselves reap a substantial benefit. The first machine we noticed was one for working tongued and grooved flooring, architraves, mouldings, skirtings, &c. ; next was a sash and door moulding machine for making small mouldings for doors and Working sash stuff ; then there was a boring machine by which the mortising process is materially assisted ; but the machine which attracted our attention most was one for making tenons. It is really almost incredible to imagine * the ease and rapidity with which the skilled workman can by the aid of this machine make tenons of any required guage, finishing them off with a groove m one shoulder of the tenon at one i.operation of the machine. These machines are all driven by a neat portable engine of 5-horse power nominal, the chief feature m which is that it will keep steam up on the shavings and waste scraps of timber made on the establishment. We understand that the proprietors are about adding a mortising machine to the list we have already enumerated. On the occasion of our visit the manufacture of sashes had only been about a fortnight m operation, and we were surprised to see stuff already prepared for something like 250 pnirs. We direct attention to an advertisement m another column inviting fresh tenders at the E. and C. Aid Corporation Office, for metalling and bridge work on the Kimbolton road, Feilding. Our enterprising townsman, Mr W. Dear-is, appears to have a keen eye to business, and seems also desirous of supplying every want, imaginary or real, which that great and influential body — the public — may require. He informs us that he has now erected a cattle sale yard at the rear of his new hotel. This yard embraces an area of a chain square, and there is a fenced lane running through it from end to end, on either side of which the space is subdivided into commodious pens, including a »smaller lane for branding purposes. We doubt not thnt Mr Deards' speculation will prove a remunerative one, aud the yards <will certainly be an immense convenience to stockowners visiting or passing through the township. We are informed that Mr GL M. Snelson will conduct horse and cattle sales regularly at Mr Deards' yardß.

The next meeting of the Manawatu County Council will be held at the Public Hall, Foxton, on Wednesday next, the 18th | instant. • The Bank of Australasia m this township will be closed on Monday next, for the halfyearly balance of accounts. We learn that the disappointment occasioned last Sabbath evening by the nonarrival of a minister to conduct the Wesleyan Church service was owing to the fact that the new minister for Palmerston had not reached the district. The Eev J. H. Simmonds will preach m the Wesleyan Church to-morrow (Sunday) evening, at the usual hour. We have been requested to notify that the Rev H. McWilliams will bold a morning and evening service m the Anglican Church, here, on Sunday, 22nd iustant. Owing to the alteration m the appointment of a Minister for Palmerston, it has ' been found necessary to postpone the tea meeting and concert advertised m our columns until the arrival of the Key Mr Pureheon from Christchurch. Due notice oil date will be given m a future issue. We are pleased to be m a position to state that the last pile of the Manawatu Bridge was driven yesterday (Friday). We clip the following from the "Wanganui Herald " :— All the sections m the Kiwitea block, situated m the back country between Feilding and Halcombe Town, have been taken up, and nearly every section m it is now being cleared. The men clearing there, however, suffer under the great disadvantage of having no roads leading to their places, and considerable hardship is endured m carrying the necessaries of life m there through a sort of a track on a sidling, which is exceedingly dangerous to life and limb. There are two places which afford a means of entrance. One is the Kimbolton road leading from Feilding," of which only about two miles have been as yet constructed, while there remains about niue or ten miles of it almost impassable. The other is a track which rises off the road between Feilding and Halcombe, and is very fair, with the exception of about three miles of a sidling, which affords but an extremely dangerous passage to those who travel there. Now that there are so many people engaged m clearing this land, which is sure to become very soon thickly settled, as it is all, with very few exceptions, cut up m small farms varying from 200 to 300 and 400 acres, we think that immediate steps should be taken for the construction of the Kimbolton road, the line which is contemplated -£o communicate with it from Feilding. If this cannot be carried out at once we would suggest some inijjrovement being made m the track off the Feilding and Halcombe road. Making these three miles passable would require but very little outlay, and a road would be had at once. Some of these roads should be opened at once as there is nothing else so much calculated to retard the progress of settlement and discourage the industriously-in-clined as the want of some sort of a track by which they can take everything necessary for carrying on their work, and we. hope the matter will meet with immediate attention at the hands of the proper authorities. ' The Nightmare is a Horrible Tormenter. To wake m the dead of the night, bathed m cold perspiration, from some terrible dream, gives the nerves a shock from which it takes longer to recover than most people imagine. Many y never sleep without disagreeable dreams. These nocturnal hallucinations are the result of indigestion and nervous disorders to which, as well as to hysteria, hypochondria, and uterine diffi: culties, Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps are a complete antidote. — Advt.