Another article was written in 1885 highlighting the further success and development of Patrick's saddle and harness manufactory. It demonstrates his dogged determination to remain at the forefront of the manufacturing industry in the colony of New South Wales.

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MR. P. GUERIN'S ENTERPRISE.

The general public of both New South Wales and Queensland will read with interest that Guerin's Great Saddlery and Harness Manufactory at Sydney still stands in the front rank of kindred industries in the Australian colonies. The history of the great undertaking is widely known, and it is generally admitted that there is no better instance in the whole history of manufacturing enterprise in Australia, where success has been more generally won, and there is perhaps no parallel in colonial industries where a permanent business has been based on such genuine grounds of good hard honest work, watched from start to finish by its founder. Mr. Guerin started business in a small way fifteen years ago, employing but more than three or four men till developing day by day, and winning an enormous trade-connection, he so extended his works as to give steady employment to 200 hands. And it must be remembered what this growth meant Mr. Guerin was a practical workman himself, and he persistently and personally superintended every bench in his vast establishment ensuring faithful work to the most minute detail, and thus by being one of the best judges of material and a shrewd and large cash buyer he could guarantee that in material, work and price, no similar house of manufacture in those colonies could equal, much less surpass him. The growing trade with the two principal colonies, demonstrated that the work from Mr. Guerin's establishment was proving its value, and winning a trade purely on its own merits, as might naturally be supposed. Mr. Guerin's increased work required additional manufacturing accommodation, and this was provided with a most liberal expenditure of capital in the interests of the workmen, with whose assistance, be had rapidly made a fortune. Workshops were built which for size, light, and ventilation, were unequalled in any part of the world much less in these colonies, and at Elizabeth-street south, opposite Belmore Park, the locality of the works, was created a little manufacturing town by itself. Improvements showed up on all hands Mr. Guerin leading the way, in addition to several comfortable houses for citizens by erecting a splendid pile of first-class residences, four storeys high, and commanding a splendid view of Belmore Park. But Mr Guerin prided himself most on the consideration given to his employees while working; for whether the lowest or the highest class of workmen, nothing could surpass the healthy arrangements of the rooms — and as a consequence Mr. Guerin had turned out to his order work of a vastly superior description to that manufactured in crowded, badly lit, and unhealthy rooms in other factories in the city. Mr. Guerin was able from his knowledge of the trade to secure the best lines of imported goods, as well, especially in regard to the ironmongery, brass, and plated work necessary for saddle and harness makers' work ; consequently his stock in this regard has been at all times the latest and most valuable to be found in any one house in Australia. Latterly Mr. Guerin has noted the continued growth of trade all over the colonies and the irresistable result of our improved railway and steamer accommodation; and this go-ahead business man has not been slow to put himself in a position to deal extensively with those developments, enabling all classes of people to enjoy to the fullest extent the advantages offered by a great and well-equipped establishment, this is as it should be. Buyers will find at Mr. Guerin’s works a storage of goods in well made saddles and harness, more than eight times as large as that to be found in any other business in Australia. In the various branches of the great works are stored hundreds of well-made, well seasoned saddles, hundreds of sets of harness, and many hundreds of the best collars yet produced in the country. Particular reference deserves to be made to the improved class of work now executed by Mr. Guerin’s well-trained staff of men, many of whom have been from boyhood up in his employ, and also the best procurable English and American workman. The buggy and carriage harness is of the best description. Sir Guerin completely cuts the imported articles out of the market, and a good judge of material and make would give Sir Guerin's superior harness the palm over all similar imported goods. The proprietor has just erected extensive and handsome show rooms at his Elizabeth-street property, where may be seen by connoisseurs some of the handsomest and richest descriptions of buggy and carriage harness, and the best saddles yet produced in these colonies. And if in style and work Mr. Guerin has gone ahead so in capability of supply does he rank as first. In point of fact if every saddlers shop in New South Wales and Queensland were in one day to be cleaned out by fire or other cause, the whole lot could be refurnished complete in one week at Mr. Guerin's works. It is not necessary to speak much to the trade of Mr. Guerin’s excellence of workmanship. Mr. Guerin was never beaten in Australia or Europe when he competed for prizes for his work. At the Paris exhibition his work won from the Duchess of Magenta one of the first equestriennes of La Belle Franco eulogistic letter far more valuable than the prizes of Paris and Philadelphia put together. On this score it is not surprising to see that the New South Wales Government have for 1886 entrusted him with their extensive contract for saddlery and harness. It is understood that this important contract is the result of official notification of the unsurpassed excellence of Guerin’s harness for railway contractors, mail coach and carrying companies. And it may on this point be noted that Mr. Guerin finding his make being practised by inferior manufactures has now been compelled to register and patent His trade mark (Horseshoe and Shamrock) the copying of which will be made a serious offence. That this great business together with most extensive building enterprises should be built up by one hand, and controlled in all their activity by one head is a tribute to rare ability and perseverance, and marks Mr. Guerin as one of the first manufacturers and business men of this country.

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Earlier in the same year the local press announced his trade mark that was to be placed on every article made in Guerin's factory, to prevent the copying of his designs.

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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 1 May 1885 (No.183), page 2956

Registrar General's Office, Sydney. 29th April. 1885.

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TRADE-MARK.

IT is hereby notified that Patrick Guerin, of Sydney, has, in pursuance of the 4th section of the Trade-marks Act 28 Vic. No. 9, applied to register one Trade-mark of the following description, viz.:—The representation of a horseshoe with a shamrock in the centre,—copies of which may be seen at this Office, and which Trade-mark is intended by the said Patrick Guerin, to be applied to all saddlery purposes.

Notice is hereby given that, unless it be shown to my satisfaction, before the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, that such Trade-mark has been previously registered, or that some other person is entitled to such Trademark, or that such Trade-mark is so like some other Trade-mark that it may be mistaken for the same, a certificate will, in pursuance of the provisions of the said Act, be issued to the said Patrick Guerin, certifying that he is entitled to the use of the same.

E. WARD, Registrar General.