THE IRONSAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 12, 15 January 1902, Page 2

THE IRONSAND.

*— — ■ . I By tbe 'Frisco mail, whicn arrived itij New Plymouth yesterday morning, Mr | Berry received letters from the Hon, j ,A. J. Oadman, 0.M.G., and Mr E. M. 0 I Smith, M.H.R. Mr Cadman states a jtbat he has nothing to add to what has t already been sent. As must have b«en 0 anticipated by thrsa who have watched | v the matter carefully, Mr Oadman finds v it necessary to return to jtfew2 alandi g to fix tip matters in cOnnec'ion with the' f 'various leases oto'd options in th'S j ' colony. Mr Cadman inte'rids'j provided I j everything is satisfactorily arranged j t here, returning to England in April j next, but besides the necessity of re- j j turning to New Zealand for the pur- \ j pose mentioned, health considerations I,: caused Mr Oadman to leave as soon as j possible. He and Mr Smith left in the j, Earameaon the 19th December, and j expect to arriye in Wellington early in j February. Mr Berry will mfiet them! ( in Wellington, where they will Inter-1 view the Government regarding mat- u ters of importance to the proposed com- j pany. The Harbour Board lease is , also a matter that is giving Mr Cad-', • man 6ome concern, the short term' re- , i maining and conditions for renewal j being unsatisfactory to investors whrj', i refuse to invest on such a leasehold. - ' Then Mr Cadman refers to the break-1 1 water and harbour improvement ques- | tion, as investors want some assurance '. '. that they can carry on tbe large busi-' 1 ■ ness the erection of the works will'] | create, without hindrance or delay . ' through the want of shipping facilities.' ( ■ Mr Oadman indicates; certain proposals , ; which'he will lay befoie trie Harbour ' Beard, which will, no doubt, prove satisfactory to the Board and to the '. . ratepayers. These and other matters i can undoubtedly be dealt with more ■ t satisfactorily by Mr Oadman in person, I It is gratifying to notice that Mr Oad- ' man is procarding eo carefully and E cautiously, as be is quite sanguine of ' the ultimate success of his scheme. r Mr E M, Smith has received the ' following highly flattering testimonial ! from Mr John L, Stevenson, Consult-1 * ' ing Engineer, 39 Yictoria-street, Lon-1 . don: —" I have very grea f . pleasure in reporting that after careful examina- 1 s tion of the various samples and ex- » hibits you have submitted to hip, viz., " the New Zealand sand ore, iron ore , and iron sand compound, as well as, [■' the crude pig metal, castings made i direct from the bhst furnace, malleable , iron casting, second run castings, and - wrought iron in the form of puddled ' iron bars, as well as sheet iron worked , into buckets, etc., etc., etc., that I coni sider them all of a first class character and quality, highly suitable for all the i best woik in engineering and blackI smithing purposes, ' * By my examination lam able to confirm the previous favourable reports j you have jjrecaivjd, and which I attached to thepapeis you have subI I mitted to me. ■ i The sttel as exhibited amongst your 'I samples, such as filas, steel wire, bars, t cold chisels, wood chisels, hatchets, and t lathe tools, etc., all prove beyond quesb I tion its value for all purposes where T first-class mat«rial is required. Its s I closeness of grain, brilliancy of polish, Jkeoniuss of elge, tan«i'.e strength, a ' elasticity and ducility, prove it to be | equal to the best Sheffield steel made s by the best known methods of the i, trade. r At the tame time it must be aekoow- *- ledged that it is not surprising such results hive been obtained when we know that it is made from magnetic £ titanic iron ore with pure fuel and

uuius, ana iaat me aiaerent samples shown have either been puddled into wrought iron, converted into steel in ( the converter or open hearth furnace, , or made into cast steel by the crucible process. \ All metallurgists and scientific and < practical iron aod steel men know full j < well that no better material is found in any part of the world for the manu- I factvre of first class iron and steel than ; magnetic iron when smelted by pure , futl, such as charcoal and pure fluxes. , | As your material is a titaoic magnetic ■ iron ore, and as you hive the fuel and j fluxes suitable for working it into iron ] and steel, I consider that witb a proper , plant erected to work on modern and , economical mnthods, managed on i honest', scientific atid sound business , principles, you must succeed in pro- ] during a first-class iron and fuel, and ] l at euck price as will leave a wide margin of prefi 1 ; and enable you to compete , in almost any market, i j 1 Your papers and reports show you j have splendid aad valuable properties t , in coal, timber, limestone, manganese, j fireclay, etc., in fact all and every kind ] of material required for carrying on a' ( well established iron and steel works. ! j A* your works would be in New Zea-1 ] land, within comparatively easy reach j of Australia, South America, 'Jhina, ] Japan and the various South Sea la-! | l&nds, you would have a splendid • * market for your products and bye pro- i i duets, the latter in the shape of slag j blocks, slag bricks, slag cement, etc. I could have given you a more i lengthy and elaborate opinion and still!, have kept from expansive exaggera- j, tion, but within the limit of a lettor I

may say the above is my abridged testimonial to your energy and knowledge, and wish to add that all you require now to make your scheme a practical and commercial success, is proper capital, modern plant, experienced control and direction, and honest business management. I Wishing you and your scheme ovcry success. .Believe me, Very faithfully yours, (SigDed) J. L. Stevenson. [Mr. Smith states thut the above expresses the general opinion of all scientific and practical steel and iron ' workers.]

By special permission of the War Office, Mr Smith visited Woolwich Arsenal so as to be instructed in the latest methois of making steel and steel castiDgu, and he obtained plans, models, aud reports of all the works there. So highly did he esteem the privilege and its resultant benefits that ha considers this visit; alone was worth the trip to Eo gland,

AT THE BAB, The greatest compliment ever paid to a medicine was that paid to Impby's " May Apple," when, during the recent Tariff DeM's.H.R. testified openly in the House the efficacy of this great remedy as guaranteed cure for all lver diosrders. At Dottle was subsfiquently presented to every member of the House, and Members now peak in high terms of its goo effects, All themists a*>d stores stock it per bottle Advt. A OONVINOING ANSWER. The following testimonal hows the values of NeedhWs Salve:—Mr. Needharu Your I Salve is first-class for drawing and healing. Its speedy effects on wounds is surprising! Every mother of a family ought to kesp a supply at hand, most especially in country places, where safe and sure remedies such as your Salve, applied quickly, saves much pain and doctors accounts. I consider no home cornpl without it,'—James Florence, Agents for Needham's. Salre, Co-operativa Society, New Plymouth. —Advt. I