LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 38, 26 April 1879, Page 2

LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

MR. IjEARD'S CRATED WATEIfr ■ ' MANUFACTORY. ' i

Nothing "ryhich can be said or written about th^r growth pr .deypippment pf a clistrict, can possibly have so mtich weight with the general public, when compared with the tangible and substantial evidence which the . establishment and growth of local industries afford ,tp the eye and the sense ef every perspn wbp caise. to trouble him' 9 ctf abeut such matters. • In order to show the rapid strides which this' district has made, and cS-mtinues to tnake^ unabated eveipy diffPyre have had it m "mind *to give a "brief "sketch of the various 'industries m and 'around Pjilmerstbn, m .prder that the outside wo.'jd, and intending investors m the district, might be able., so far as such evidence could be of any assistance, N tO judge for Tb 'catry'd'iifc this object— aB -«*/e have stated some, weeks previoty-ly-^-pur reporter paid a visit to the mills own,ad by Messrs. Richter, 'Nannestad, and Co., as we considered the importance of their undertakings would certainly demand a first place at our hands'. yThe m-fortunate/fiTOfvfbich , too.k place' immediately after his visit ! presented tbaycaryyir\g .; qUt:of'pvu*.;pla;n for the present; but we hope, however, m a very short time, tp shpw the great progress which that fhW has made, m. pne pf the Trqpst im-,. pprtaht industries m the Celpny. In pursuance pf the plan which we hava^ just ske(tonad put, pur.repprtej Jpaidya . yißit tp the ©rated water manufactery, at the Terrace End, .owned by Mr. W. Deard., tlm enterprJßih&p^pr-et<-^ and he. was courtep-dsly shpwn pvegp the, •works by Mr. Deards, and the manager of tbe factpry, Mr. . Strike." Making a start at the place wherein the bottle-washing is car-* rjedpn, and where he could see the bpttreshad •jfeo" undoygpla^ thprpugh oleAning before-they • were used, he v was' nexVsfrpwn Ip where " the, prece-s of bottling .'was carried on. ' On a bench were placed two -or..' .hue,' crates with the newly-cleaUsed. battles resting'; o^' ''ends';' intp which pne pf the wprkman ifas ppurmga small measure ©f the syrups which give the well-knpwn flavpUrs tp ferated drinks. While, this w.a^s beiiig done, j Mr. t -Beards was . turning the, handle .of; a machirie.'clp'se.' to the : gasome.tre, by w^ichmeahs'tha.t vessel heearne charged with the^.ga3. , wliich is' hied, ih the. : manufacture of- thb^e I '"drinks. As sodh as the gaspiqeter-.is m wcrking cnndition, I^he, gases are conveyed, ihtc pne of' Itaywcpd, i Tvler, and Cp.'s machines, by. nieans'pfia small pipe, whilst fremia large tan^ s in the yard the water-tows m slowly, and^e^^y tbi'ough anpther, pipe, intp the same, machine, m a : cylinder attabhed'to which it l&ppmes i_*;termixe.:l with the gas flowing m frpm the gasomefcek*. This ' being accomplished, .#ie bottling, commenced, Mp, D<eards, who per-., "formed, that portion of the : wprkj haying first taken the'precai^tio-i tp cover- his- face with a wire netteng made specially fojfc the purpose, and which pur repprtep fancied he had 4 seen mitaked iitf his yputhfiil, days m the; stage' repsentatipns. of -a "Venetian masked bafi hy' aome - 7 itinerant travellmg theatres- v^At\ieyol6k^i^^...X:.Sp^ K ieiy : necessary this precaution ;isj ■a a gentleman 'connected with the manufacture of sombtning 1 stronger than, seerated drinks, and who was standing -by a.' -the, time, ciin, te3-tify,-fcn\one of -the bptlde3 burst, knd piece.;: went flying, m all direction., ;so_n,e of% them coming Hn.P: rather^'yimpleaaant bontacfe, with his cranium." In; 7'ah increp^bly-. shprt space pf thuja, the^ battle, were, 'filled; ccrked,and wirect, Mi?.-.a3|ards still adhering to the old-fashioned method of corking, althonghLhe,hw a machine, suitable, for corking with the patent glass 'stopper,;' but it has not quite^come tip tp his expectation, and- he prefer? : adhering, to the. old style unttt- he ge|ts. the, latest i_qproved imachmery,* which he has. already ordered, instead*©. 'thai which, had been sent. :.E6r about ten minutes the bottling went -on, -at the rateof one ; dozen per minute. arid e^ery-. ' thing was" finished* except the.; pu,t fc H*g: oh- of the.lables, wbieh is <an easy matjter; and ia dori&by bpys.* Before the I .bpttle3.a-w.packedH away m cases, however, e'^ch/ bottle^ is care-; fully examined', to-sec, that' the corking; and wire twisting is properly done, and also to ascertain whether. the, bottle? are properly filled. Lemonade; seda- water; seltzer- v«*ater, and every kind off aerated drinks, undergp the same" process of manufacture; but. the gmger-bepi* has te pass therpugh quite & different mejhed altogether. In an adjoining r^om thefe.is built' in, -ffl-ith brick- work a large copper, bpiler, which is capable 6f :helsng about 40 gallons, and m thi.;caul : 'dron.. the, first portion pf the process rii&ee.-. sary for the making of ginger-beer is carried < ; on, after- whichthe " brew," as it is technically called, is passed into, two large vats, from which itis cpnyeyed inte sn^Ue-f-.casks, ready for '" fmitig, down " fpr"" use. It is placed m small casks and bpttled m the measure.*!; ready, for use, and is stored away -''hn.ii [ required! The syrup, or.oprdial, 'departjiient was the ( next. m prder, and here, small casks pf ginger-, wine, rispberry, peppermint, cloves, qui** nine, bitters pf every aescriptipn, gingerbrandy, cherry-brandy, and sarsaparilla. were ready at hand fnr bpttling. There is a large trade, done nT-hese drinks, a quantity . being spld fpr househpld purposes, and .Mr,^ Deards .was very positive m asserting, that very little chemicals were* used* m their,, manufacture — only what was 'barely neces- . • sary^arid-., in eeme- instances , were npt required at all. Indeed^ 'npt. alone, are th'e^essences used, but the rppt.:6f herbs, .especially tliat of- saraaparilla, are Jargeiy availed ..ofjiin.preference eye\i tp.the. essences. Mr^ Deards was equally confi -lent m affirming, . thafchis ginger-wine.and pther drinks of alike • description,' was entirely free, from alcohol, Avhich.musfe.be a consolation to people, who 11 are, m doubt on -that, head, Our sv representafeiye epnsid'ers himself :spmewhat of- a: cbn--npisseur.i'n the Jnatjter pf the^e drinks, s as he very rarely tndeecLtakes anything else; and-, he is ef opinion that, sp far as wholesomeness and flavor are concerned,, they cannot be..'excelled at Mr. Dixon's or, any Jother., eitabl.|shJnent pf^a similar.kind im the; Empire City, arid .the same remarks will, apply tp'Ghrißtchu;r' , h^ Bunediri, Melbeitrne pr Svd^ev, m wlifch, cities he had.ppportuhitie,s "ofitPStihg themer^attd\den^eritsdf airated , drinks.. . Pure^' wsti?r,' as is pretty gerie'Vally known"; plavfi a- very impprtant'partiirj. their manufacture, and'-., -'Mr,. Tyear-l-s has; been fortunate,' in thj-s respect.^ Abeut a| chain f rern y the . factpry, on' a nice 'ri-'e of greund,^hiVh-seeures it. against all kinds* pf 'araina^efahd.jii^b^rUie.i*, a^Vell. has! been sunk tp^ alde'ptV of ■ 30 ,pr. .40 feet, pn . t6 t -a firie gravel bottom, wbieh far superior .to .Gait's patent filter, or any oilier, kind' of '■»(■-••' Vi'.. \'.i.'.V..'.vV, -•.- ''Ji», «\-.-.'v>' *--.vH i i

patent filter, sp far as could be judged from., the clear, cool, beautiful colour of the water. * A fair estimate of the amount manfactui'ed may be gathered from the fact that between four and five hundred dozen 1 of lemonade and spdajwates alone are manufactured every week ; and when it isconsideuqd that large q^aptitiea of -jfingerrbeer, and all the other kipds of cordials eriumfirated above, are turned Pftt besides, it will be easily peuceivqd that a very considerable business' is being done. There is; not much kept m stock, fos it takes tbe men employed all their time to keep pace with the demand, as Mr. t>eaidß- does a" large, business with Foxton, Feilding, and all tbe district around, as w^ll aa withyp^lmersto^, Fiye men are kept constantlyl "arid" one; pr two ypu^ths who dp. the labelling and ether light kinds, pf wprk ccnnected. with the factory. When ' Mr. Deards first commenced, pnly a yeiy few years back, he did all the wprk hirqself , with the aid pf a bby ; hqt sp much has the demand continued, ,to. increase that he contemplates making buge additions to his factory m a short time; For this r£aso:n, he wishes to disppse .of ..his hotel to a sqitab.le tenant, ip order that he. might'he the hettegt. able to; devote his entire energies to what is sometimes termed the manufacture of "teetotal drinks." He appears confident m the belief that the' in-" dustry is only yet m its infancy, and that, as the district continues to progress, so will it; be necessany for; his manu&otoisy tq grow largertq'keep'pace with the increased requ^'ments,. and m tliis view .we ferrist that lie will not bo disappointed,.;and7that : his business will continue to grow, arid tq prosper. . • ...... ; ..