THE WINTER SHOW.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1922, Page 7

THE WINTER SHOW.

BIG CROWDS YESTERDAY. CONCLUDING DAY TO-DAY-As it nears its conclusion, th© Taranaki Agricultural Society’s thirteenth annual show, which opened on. Wednesday, is gaining in popularity. Yesterday was children’s day. The children had been granted, a holiday from school, and from town and country they came in full force to th© show. The grown-ups, too, came in large numbers during the day, whilst last night it was difficult to move with ease among the large throng present. So far the show is proving the most successful of its kind yet held by the society, and is a happy augury for its successful continuance next year.

The following competitions were decided yesterday: Silk blouse, No. 12, Miss O. Inch; trio of birds, No. 39, Mr. C. C. Robertson, New Plymouth. To-day is people’s day and the last day of the show. To-night the Battalion Band, which has rendered a musical programme each evening, will march from the Post Office to the Coronation Hall and again add to the general enjoyment of the show. A sale of produce will be held at the hall tonight, when it behoves all those in search of provisions -for Sunday’s dinner to be present. The show will close at 10 p.m.

THE “TEXACO” EXHIBIT. THE STAND OF THE STARS. The Taranaki distributors (Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Co.) of the worldfamed “Texaco” petroleum products, as manufactured by the Texas Company, of Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.A., ar© exhibiting a very fine and comprehensive display of some of this company’s productions. A word or two regarding the Texas Co. would not, we think, be inopportune. The Texas Co. is the outgrowth of the discovery of coastal oil at Spindle Top, near Beaumont, Texas, 21 years ago. Th© original stockholders, numbering 119, with a capital of 3,000,000 dollars, decided that the mere ownership of oil wells was not the last, or even middle word, of a successful venture. The problem was to refine the oil and find a market for it. This they ultimately accomplished, and to-day are operating their own organisations throughput the world. The Texas Co., as a result of its efficient management, its honest trading policy and famous organisaj tions, to-day stands as the foremost ' petroleum company in the world. This ! company is in every respect self-con- ’ tainefl, inasmuch as the crude products are obtained from their own wells, pumped through their own pipe lines, of which there are over 4000 1 miles, to their many refineries, where they are manufactured into their in-; numerable products. The goods are packed in their own warehouses and shipped to all parts of the world in their own steamers, of which they own many. It is to be noted that the demand is so great for “Texaco” fuel oils that it greatly exceeds the present output. Amongst the biggest users of this product is the British Admiralty, the U.S.A. Navy, and other nations. During the great war this company very materially assisted the Allies by keeping them adequately supplied with burning and lubricating oils. New Zealand is to be congratulated on the fact that so large a company has made its entry into this country. The products turned out by this company are the finest it is possible to produce. The number of products are too numerous to mention here, but range from the highest grade of gasoline down to asphalt and road macadams. The company’s slogan is, “There is a ‘Texaco’ lubricant for every purpose.” Consult us on your lubricating requirements, and we would point out that the Teicas Company’s organisation is always at your seyvice.