THE TOWN REVISITED

Southland Times, Issue 18819, 12 May 1920, Page 7

THE TOWN REVISITED

FORMER RESIDENTS IMPRESSIONS. astonished at progress. SOME WATER SUPPLY HISTORY. Mr R. W. Jones, of Hawke's Bay, is a fonr.er resident of Invercargill now on a visit to the town and district after an absence of seventeen years, excepting for two very brief visits. Yesterday he pave to a Times some of his impressions on retumimr to the town where he lived for dO years. IP' becan by stating that he was very crrce.tly impressed hy the solid progress that the town ha<! mad'. Every main street w.-w bordered by solid ftone, brick or cement buildings. On the entskirts lie had been ap-ain impressed by the substantial appearance of she buildings, fn parts where there had been ti.s-oek and Push when he left Invert a ran II were nov. r errvrions that would be a credit. to anv city. He had noticed, ns another indication of prosperity, that th A torso Dunedin firms 5 which starteri httsmc-eii here mine years at;o, had found it to their advantage to stay and prow an,ace. Other firms had also come, building commodious premises, and ail seemed to he prrva'erintr. In fact, instead of the town's bavins suffered hy troimt “dry," it, had apenremiv preatlv advanced. Beinsr interested in the motor business, Mr Jones irform-d the reporter that he amused hittr-c!; on fi-tnn'a.y by eour.tinp (lie number of ears r mired up in the main streets. Tl'.e number vuv .-.•id b. was reasonable to oyo.e m: ■ ;'■ - ~ '.cere half a.s many a pain in <be ~ -aTie minimum average value v.-obe TOD, s' that at least there we~ fGO.T'O wort it of motors in thrown on that day. Th : .. was a very striajnrt o'rtnno'-v pen aerit.y to anyone visitMr Jones exnrvr ■>! hh.Lv'f a.-- verv much im.ercssed bv the enieaa.ev and d.ev-i'ormmt The visitor has nor -o: m.: m him-eh to

rhc r.nwn, :»:>'! !?« lv' * beep. ptlvulv iiupirtvcM by rhe potc'if ; :d;!:ee of the meinvine* 1 'nmi. “"When I we sheep arv.i c-act’u bn>»' <-rrvz;, and lam buildin cs on ihc:-c omen pastures T-.»e: f wen* c^ver- - - ! by nor-.hiar: but weed and srmb \vh rt u t • saw ?he:n I can scarco-y helitrve :i v wt-'.” be >-lul. Mr J.M:es b-J I-<\*n favon^b'v :::iort‘:'--H by t.hcve purt.s o' rhe cout'i- w '' i l 'm' o.c has vwted. a Inn. :;n;. be holds ih' minimi :h,'r Snirdrlan d has more than it" .-hare of dairyiiii': land. MThcr. in InvevcHr'rdl Mr Jt.-rw, c.f-mer-ited with II- ,I:)!TM“-i Sicwarr. and Mr Juhu l\'n; Tn--1 •■rei. •.v;'!' nv«% of ?lev 0 who biUh-d her.! rn ehr'in -Vr th* fuwn ;ui aruednr. water s".nr'iv. •* .-■■hunc ■•'•’ns f U-r f w:'; wMv nwvd in - o.vu’.r ( 'i n ur' l,, i*airnn one ay nro>bers o* r-'cMc. ].>*:?. the n'-Hercrruei'! ;-;u*rv cv^ntv; V" won. To ih? 'wdu»rM lot it ?V : ! !■' ■'”*!. first ‘.m !'-SSi !rn:p. which t-wtt :n rhe supnly is yr.’nned. ,\.‘ r; *^r:na he eyn-r-r.?'-one cm Mr Jones’ PrsT w.'.-s to the- ■‘--■r works. It wos ~ ert .... ~t s.tti-daerion to him, hr r-, -d, * |v'. ''■■■■ *<.',’’T' , ons hcH by the rdvrw ■■•--■ ,v ‘M- o’ hid bm-n -o nn'fdv , r :.. . ‘’’f fo oSro'p, t.-.- i l -,. ■ wr nn inexhaustible yt.’tirly Oi '.vjU'r -i ruMy not, eht.-tinuhlc ; rrro ■ o ; >'n •o'nrf' wr.hn the rr -..1, I!" I' St! tO! >■! 1 that wf dv -rheme from time fo time h-.ive io'M! ctirr’teil our nn the best pos-ihlo bow. ?prtir:vJv the rounder of the old Gnrriror. i'.-m i. Mr Ir-r r drswti to •h 1 ' 'mrt’.cns on S- kiv to boor the of "t!m I••!•■; rxi'irn in t!v ''bit Mocrimfnt. r-orri, T ?f v.-r.s very tileasetl with the rprotrer’/O ''. rod ton 'in-rcnce of rj;t!ir itice.-' well kitrov•'. to but l . t.n ■'i ~y [rist twis partly comp’*n ■ • ,->( 1 tor i.v his iiil’o I nut with niart\ ('M band.-tnen wito r.-u •■•jatotl v.-n.o fF him. M ttrt-'-.'." h.o counr n, -d, "that wo shot.id hn o b,li•.•■•’Jrv in r'dp nT . i. ■•■unr ! wbi-n i'u- oiriddorthat th- row bow' ■• tour.” i.<- j, r,.-..; : ... .i.-ri'llv doli thm ! with Inti l-unnnr: l.iv.wis r, ’f'irn ; rr hrrr. i'ons.d--t., -, r , ■b..w, h- io n-r- ;';tn-rii-rirtrt u it-' rn I,! '' '■ in • 1 -nr - roinp. ■ When invr-wird’! if dm b-'neflr <•; the Pourbi;':’ ! h-'!r''-;!e" - -rle :-'dii-iuo do M mot- . vir.ee ! dm- 1- v.nli t-nui.-.re f-vour ddr v.ntii rr.y r.nvn in dvr enun'ry. "If it tm'y Iml the Hrwko's Buy c'.huHte," he remarked , wistfully, in f'celusion.