Edward Shepherd Dixon

Dixon Bros. (Joseph Dixon and Edward Shepherd Dixon), Aerated Water and Cordial Manufacturers, Chapel Street, Masterton. P.O. Box 62. Bankers, Bank of New South Wales. Branch depôt, Eketahuna. Private residence, Chapel Street, adjoining factory. This thriving business was established in 1881 by Mr. Joseph Dixon, and in 1892 Mr. E. S. Dixon was admitted to a partnership, when the present name of the firm was adopted. Messrs. Dixon Bros, import all their own chemicals and requi[gap — reason: illegible]tes, and do a very large business throughout the whole Wairarapa Valley. The factory stands on a half-acre section. The front portion of the building is occupied by the office and cordial store, behind which is the manufacturing department, and in the rear of this are the engine-house and bottle-washing room, the whole measuring seventy-six feet by twenty-nine. The labour-saving appliances include a network of galvanized iron piping connected with a thousand-gallon tank, and extending to all parts of the building; copper boilers for syrups, with steam coils; two rapid turnover racks, and a number of other machines and trade requisites. Messrs. Dixon Bros, are members of the Dixon family which has for so many years been foremost in the cordial trade. Source: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District] 1897 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d...