A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5171, 1 November 1895, Page 2

A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.

One of tlio most busy establish' ' ments in Masterton during the work , ing days of tlio week, is that of Mi . C. Ji JJaniell, general contractor am < timber, ironmongery, and hardwan , merchant, wlioso extcnsivo store yards, and workshops, are situate i at the north oudof Queen-street, tin . timber yard also having' a consider ) able frontage to Chapel-street. I Although Mr Daniel! has been i 1 resident in liustorton for sixfceei | years, it is only six years ago sinci ! ho purchased the lirst portion oi I his present extoiisivo premises : and entered into a more extendei i line of trade, The businoss has ad- , vanced by leaps and bounds, and t( ' meet its requirements, extension o: : promises and the introduction of tbi 1 latest manufacturing appliances liai been absolutely necessary 011 uori , than ouo occasion. Tho last oxteiisiou mado to Mi Danioll's hardwaro store is just completed, and forms a substantial ad | dition to tho store. It is some sixtj feet long and twenty-two feet wide , Mr Dauiell makes n speciality of tin heavier lines of ironmongery ant i hardware, and entering tlio stow from the Queen-street entrance, w( liud stoves and rauges of all sort! and sizes and by a variety of makers including Colonial, American, and English; then saws and saw-mill nppliaacos, followed by tho ordinary stock of a well-furnished up-to-date ironmonger's shop, in whicl: mechanics' tools, household articles, fittings and metal tritles far toe numerous to particulaiiso aro included. In another compartment wo come to a great stock of wall papers arranged methodically round the walls so as to be easily picked out as required. Passing along we come tc the newest section of the shop which our representative had been specially invited to inspect, and aro surprised to find tho business-like appearance of tho whole placo. The space is divided off into bays, marked respectively—' oilß and colours,' 1 nails and staples,' 1 pumps and pipe fittings,' ' wiro netting,' ' cement,' etc. Two large doorways opening into the yard facilitate the handling of heavy goods. Centrally situated in the store (which, with the additions, measures 130 feet in length) is the ofiico presided over by Mr P W. Temple—Mr Daniell's energetic lieutenant—who is kopt busily engaged all day with the firm's clerical work. Leavingtho building we pass through the yard to the back storo, an erection somo 50 x 30 feet, crammed full with doors and windows, galvanised iron, glass, and the many various requirements of tho building trade, ready for delivery. Over this is the joinery shop, while near by are two large sheds full of dry dressed timber and mouldings, tior upon tier reaching some 20ft high, while in tho yard (about one aero in extent) is stacked some 200,000 ft of timber in various stages of seasoning, The importance of Mr Daniell's business as a local industry is plainly ovidonced by the fact that he constantly employs about thirty hands in addition to tho large staff of men engaged at his sawmill, Settlersiu this district—andbuilders and contractors also—are beginning to realise that Mr Daniell is quite able to supply their wants; that his stock is new and of the most suitable description and that his prices compare favourably with any other firm in the Colony. Mr Daniell is a thoroughly energetic business man who has made up his mind to succeed, and lie certainly appears to be on the right road,