The Poplar.—Many despise poplar as a timber but it has one golden quality—it will not bum. Some years ago a factory at Nottingham took fire on the second floor, and burnt out to the top furiously, but not downwards ; although the floors lay a yard thick with hot clinkers and melted machinery, yet it did not get downstairs, because the floors were of poplar. We are glad to hear, says the Napier Telegraph that the soapworks at Tareha’s bridge, lately established by Mr. Hannah, from Auckland, promise to be a successful and permanent industry. Mr. Hannah has turned out some of the best samples of soap ever manfactured in the colony, and it is gratifying to know that the prices he secures are remunerative.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 293, 28 July 1875, Page 2
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124Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 293, 28 July 1875, Page 2
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