FEILDING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9441, 11 May 1909, Page 5

FEILDING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The monthly meeting Was held last night, the president, Mr H, Tolley, in the chair. There were twelve members present. From SGoretafy of Chamber of Commerce Conference, relating to Empire Conference of Chambers of Commerce to be held in Sydney in September next.—lt was generally thought by members that unless some one of the members was visiting Australia at the time, it was not advisable to appoint a delegate.— Held over. From Manawatu County Council, consenting to assist in obtaining Gieseu’s bush as a soenio reserve.— The question was asked whether the County Council was prepared to contribute towards the cost of acquiring the land.—The matter was held over pending any result ffrom the efforts of the member for the district. From South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, with samples of grain for use of merchants wishing to purchase.—Secretary to take charge of them.® Mr W. P, Bramwell was elected senior vice-president. In the matter of train arrangements it was suggested that the first morning goods train start from Palmerston on the arrival of the last train from Wellington- at night, with a passenger oar, and go as'far as "Marton. The president will make the suggestion at the Railway Conference to-day. In the matter of advertising the town and district by booklet the committee appointed to prepare matter for inclusion in it wai asked to bring up a report.

It was resolved that the attention of the Borough Council be called to the advisability of the road at the railway crossing being formed to the full width of the street.

Dress and Costume making at the Bon Marohe, Feilding. Here you can depend on getting perfect fitting well-made garments at moderate cost. Messrs Spence and Spence have a good selection of all fashionable fabrics, and quote keen prices for all garments made to order.* William Reddy, a youth of eighteen, employed in the canning department of the Standard Oil Company’s tworks, New York, had an ambition to become one of the big, officials of the “hundred million dollar trust.” He confessed recently, says the New York Daily Telegraph, . that, in the hope of fulfilling that ambition, lie started twenty-nine fires in the Oil Trusts’s great factories within two years, hoping that , hia superiors would notice him when he always appeared at the head of fire extinguishers as soon as he had applied the match. He expected to be promoted as a hero, but was arrested. The young incendiarisms exploitsgare’believed to have cost the Standard Oil Company more than £60,000 in burned buildings and oil, and a dozen firemen and employees have been injured, Reddy played his scheme with success until the canning department was burned, with £2OOO loss. Until then no one suspected him, but alibis immediate employers were loud in praises of his bravery. Even the superintendent of tne factory complimented him ana promised him that he would be rewarded as soon as. there was a vacant place. In every one of the twenty-nine fires Reddy was the first to give the alarm, and the first to render assistance in the extinction of the fire.

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