THE FARM INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 523, 2 June 1909, Page 10

THE FARM INDUSTRY.

THE NEW FREEZINQ COMPANY.

WOODVILLE'S INTERESTS,

Tho site, of the proposed farmers', co-opera-tive freezing works, for which Wellington, Foxton, Woodville, Porirua Harbour, and other places have been suggested, has not yet been decided on, but the' "Woodville. Examiner" has endeavoured to. arouse the shareholders in tho existing Woodville works and other Woodvillo residents to push the Woodvillo claims inoro vigorously. Commenting editorially on the question generally, that paper says:—

"Whether the* new freezing company takes over the Woodville works or not, we wish it, success, as we bolievo it would be a good thing for this part of the Island.' Wo are glad to see that it appears to have good prospects, and wo note that ......' Mr. J. C. Cooper, the provisional chairman of, directors, has an offer from the New.Zealand agent of ono of the leading meat freezing companies of the world to> purohaso every carcass the co-opera-tive company handled, at the highest price given in the North Island, if a certain system of grading, ■ in ,uso by another North Island company, were adopted. 'Most certainly we • should adopt this Bystem in any case,: said Mr. Cooper. Mr. Cooper said that he is leaving no stone .unturned to get reliable information of every nature as to the suitability of various places for the situation of the works. The fullest data would be placed , before the directorate at an early meeting. We feel that Mr. Cooper is only doing his duty in making the fullest inquiries as to the best place for the site of the works, and we .are very sorry that there is no organisation in Woodville to lay the advantages to be' obtained by the company from accepting the offer of the Woodville works and ensuring full'con-. sideration of them: Failing the.existence, of a representative body to take action, we would suggest that shareholders in Woodville or its neighbourhood should do their best to impress, on "the directors tho benefits of locating operations at Woodville. We think, too, it would be well for Woodville residents to support tho company by becoming shareholders ,So that they would not be merely outsiders when expressing an opinion." : " • ..MOUMAHAKI STATE >FARM. DOES.WAVERLEr WANT THE PRISONERS? .'...■ Sonie.,time ago (says tho Waverley correspondent of the Wanganui "Herald") Sir' Joseph Ward foreshadowed, in a political speech, the. transformation of the Government Experiment Farm at Monmahaki into a reformatory, establishment for the training of criminals in.agricultural pursuits. . Your; correspondent has waited patiently for the outbursts of protestation and indignation from the people of this district against tho proposal—outbursts which ho felt were suro to come from those who had the. interests of the Waverley . district at heart. But tho people of this place have shown their, placid immutability in connection with tho project. With astonishing indifference they have, allowed tho time to pass without mating the slightest move in the. matter. Is it not time'that we awoke, to!the fact that the changes indicated would be dotrimentalto the best interests of our smiling countryside?. Why should the people have thrust in their' .midst a gaol—for such- it amounts' to—from whence criminals would'be occasionally escaping and terrifying our timid wives and children? Would it not, again, be more sane for our-Government to utilise such prison labour for the construction of roads to the holdings of settlers in the baok country? Do. we people of Waverley' realise that there 'are nurabors .'of substantial reasons why wo should, as a coin-' munity, strenuously oppose the Government's proposed innovation? An'indignation meeting should have been called long ago, and the M.P. for the district asked to attend, so that he might convey to.the Prime'.Minister,, the.-peo-ples feeling on .the'subject, and', let the protestation bo put forward quickly. . ; . . JONES-EVANS BANO.UET. \ '/; '•". ■'■ / '.-..'. ~ -■■■':.:■■'■:> : ' ■'?'•'■■■■■ ' The Wellington .delegate to the Christchurch banquet given by the.subscribers to the Jones ; Evans testimonial (Mr.. W. J. Birch) has supplied: the following report'of'the function:— /' ' "Tho banquet, and presentation given .to Messrs. Jones , and Evans at. Christchurch .was attended by .-about 300' farmers, and/was, in all respects, a, great success.. It was gonorally acknowledged that the self-sacrifice and_ ability of these two men,of the Farmers' Union, together/with Mr. Aclandy succeededj.in;. saving' the agricultural, interest, from the bonds of an award; which would havo been disastrous to itho farming industry ; ,and. to the Dominion; •Many good.speeches were made..and the gene-, 'fal opinion expressed was that the fight was not against Labour, but against a system which would have been detrimental to both employer, and employee.. I am glad to say there was no' desire to. crow over their, success, as "of : a' victory over Labour as Labour. It was said that at least two-thirds of those at the dinner had raised themselves from the ranks of. Labour and good fellowship with-Labour was freely oxpressed and suggestion's made,as to: farmers attending to the comfort of their men, and for the building, when possible, of cottages for the married employees. , Tho message of congratulation which I,carried to the meeting from the Provincial Conference at Eketahuna was received .with enthusiasm." ' ■, '■ NEW ZEALAND BONELESS MEAT CASE. Tho Town Clerk of Glasgow on April 5 applied at tho Burgh Court Hall for authority to destroy 455 cases of New Zealand boneless meat, consigned to i Messrs.' Caldwell Bros. Considerable expert and practical evidence was given. on.each sid£, and finally tho Court found as follows:— - : ' .': '•■;•■■ That the meat contained in.the box labelled A 19 contained a tuberculous gland, and'was at the time of the petition unsound and unfit for human food.. They therefore condemned tho said box arid its contents; and ordered the meat to bo destroyed. As regarded .tho remaining 487, boxes,; in view of tho'great conflict of evidence,, both scientific and practical, as to the condition of tho meat contained in them, and the experience of the Court obtained by. personal inspection of tho samples by boring, etc., and having certain portions of the moat boiled, they found'that it had not, been proved, that,' the 'meat con-, tained in them was at the date of the petition unsound and -unfit.'for' human consumption,', and regarding these.4,B7 boxes and the meat ■ contained in them they .'refused the prayer of tho petition..' Neither,; ..party , received expenses.-' '/':.'/■