Progress in Manufactures is Manifest at the Show

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 706, 4 July 1929, Page 3 (Supplement)

P ro gress in Manufactures is Manifest at the Show

WANDERING ROUND SHOW A WONDERLAND ‘ OF ACHIEVEMENT lure of the stalls The gates of the Auckland Winter Exhibition lead to a wonderland of achievement. Before one's eyes, arrayed in meti- | , IOU 3 detail, is the wealth of the Prince —not only of the soil, but of Lius try and the brain. Numerous enticements lead the visitor from stall to stall—from corridor to corridor. The hours tick jVaT unnoticed. There is so much to >e e this year that a second visit is necessary. . And how willingly the visitor yields to enticement. ■please sample our goods on the epot” seems to be the motto of those industrious firms which have so artistically arranged their exhibits, just enter the exhibition at any —there are several and they each lead to an interesting lane. Become a sampler, if you will, and a visitor at the same time. The experiment is interesting. Here, through the first door, are piles of golden butter. On the counter of the exhibit there are tempting pats of it and plates of tiny rusks. A tasty experiment this—the morsel makes one remember that brand of butter for future shopping days. The nostrils are assailed by the imell of baking. Here is a tried and popular brand of gas stove, and attendants in snow-white aprons are producing date scones and other delicacies 'with, an ease which seems to have removed all drudgery from the kitchen. Next one comes on an exhibit of baby clothing around which the womenfolk loiter with intense interest, fingering the delicate and tiny woollies. A gramophone at the next corner lures the experimentalist to examine the machine and ask that certain records be played. A pleasant diversion, but time is getting on. Look how perfectly that carpet sweeper works as an attendant runs adroitly over a corner of the exhibition room and leaves a clean space behind him. No doubt the young couples who are contemplating the new home jot the name down in their notebook of necessities.

This beautifully tiled bathroom must be admired. Taps sparkle and gleam above the white bath and basins. The floor is perfectly tiled. How attractive the modern home can be with such perfection and simplicity. Here are piles of oranges and lemons and other citrus fruits arranged in a court which must take pride of place for its artistic construction. There is an invitation to drink the juice of the fruit which was srown under Auckland’s sunny skies. It is a charming spot, this exhibit of tie Auckland citrus growers, reminiscent of orange groves in sunny Spain. More music from more gramophones. Linger awhile and listen to the latest recording and the latest tunes. Feet are eagerly tapping, and there is the desire to turn the corridor into a dance-hall for a few minutes. This cannot be done—too many visitors are surging to admire the machines.

Now one learns how superphosphates are made. All the ingredients, u one may call them that, are there m a neatly arranged exhibit. Electric water-heaters are boiling »ater for those who care to watch, * n<l other marvellous inventions of e age are in motion to show how air can be cooled or heated. Here are some pianos—stately inruments—their dignity enhanced by “® tasteful surroundings. . Te o the men folk loiter round a ho/ a ' as she is wax) who sits «ore a mirror with her head in a uair-waving apparatus. With a sad, are w orn only by wax figwill rem ain in that position ..the remainder of the exhibition. anrf° re coo king, more trim attendants mom appetising cakes and in *m*‘ There is no lack of. variety land * Won< i e rland produced by Auck-

i, ® ral lway publicity exhibit must tioii mire< * for its ne display, and leam a walk through a charabanc to Sharp Joys of living on the North re . ' "ere is ingenuity and novelty t„ ‘ e '’ay advertising, with pic--6ta _ a information for those who and read. Inc exhibits of home cookIbpir " ere tristful small boys press Petti nv° SeS to tlle guardian wireupon *• How tempting those rows dl n r °'s °f cakes and scones, pudtho S x and eoofeotions are. No wonder ey?9 D ° y r ' ace* l them with hungry coot!,, “ is excellent proof of the *i Vej n ß done by Auckland housethnmfk 3 motor-cars are dotted ittrinr ° at the s l le ds and each make fiodoi its admirers. The latest etr . s are there, to be priced and to iheiii a env y °f those who desire Ues're liow the experimentalist bca itil Possess any one of those “utomobii appolnte <l' smooth-looking >od'Ui ? Ter y detail correctly set out H miniature flocks of sheep grazing tiio Jj Paddocks one stops to admire *t u, el °f Mr. John Ward’s farm **a a " a '' a ru. Then, not so very far Aueti S j a s P len did model of the new Hallway Station, a tiny re"lodili 0n °f fine building. Other it ***• equally good, are there beside

Puni! re * s cheese in the mass. Its * 6me * l floats down the alleytlti»\v From all parts of the province *ha( has heen sent to show tain ti" 6 factories are doing to raain(jon the Prestige of Dominion producf Honey and jam. bottles and pots of n'i“ raw comment from the homedj...ers - The colour and quality are . ussed by these experts just as arfl political subjects are disea by their particular followers.

A well-known drapery establishment in the city has its models arranged in specially lighted frames. They are set off to perfection in the glowing light. Nearby there are some handsome pieces of furniture, all manufactured in Auckland. .The various processes are shown in partly finished pieces.

A fussy engine is turning over on its stand in another corner and the men from the land discuss its merits. Here is a motor engine, there a tractor, here a separator, there an electric range—everything for the home and the farm, everything for comfort and convenience.

Quietly sitting in their hutches, taking not the slightest notice of anyone, are the Angora rabbits. Even the admiration which is freely given does not stir these pretty, fluffy animals whose long furry coats now go to the manufacture of warm clothing. The breeding of Angora rabbits is becominug quite an industry in the Auckland Province and breeders have not let this chance of advertising go by. The vigorous crowing of roosters in the next shed takes one to the pens. Here are the kings of the poultry yard and their attendant spouses, magnificent birds and the best that the country can produce. Today the birds will all be on view.

Back through the colourful corridors to the school exhibits. where the work of busy fingers and thoughtful heads is nothing short of marvellous. Most of the Auckland schools are repreesnted. There are fine examples of needlework, painting, stencilling, writing and the hundred and one other things the children do. Tiny little frocks, artisically made, hang beside tiny pairs of slippers. Quaint scenes, modelled in plasticine, stand against a background of geometrical drawings. There is proof, in these exhibits, of great intelligence and industry. Afternoon tea in a cosy alcove and then on to view the root crops. Giant pumpkins, which would make a coach for Cinderella, lie beside giant turnips and mangels. There are potatoes of every variety, and huge cobs of maize and amazing cabbages, carrots and pa-»eips. Who could pass the thousand and one stalls where almost anything can be bought? The whole place is alive with devices to attract the ear and the eye, and to lure the hand to the pocket. Mechanical trains run smoothly round their appointed tracks, mechanical darners make holes in socks disappear like magic; music comes from piano-players; machines of every kind are in motion and the whole of the world, it seems, goes with them—to the Winter Exhibition.