FACTORY MANAGERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 17 June 1914, Page 10

FACTORY MANAGERS

' THEIR ANNUAL CONFER®iSC®. The annual nicotiri;; of the New 550 a» land Dairy Factory Managers' Association ; was held last evening, Mc.Win. C. IHteisi : (Thames Valley) presiding over an a! tendance of 37 members. The annual report, which was adopted, ; stated that there was :i33 cash lit jmui. The report went on 'as. followsre», •gret.'to say that some of our .old members ■are in arrears with their siAsCrl.ptioiis. : There are also a number of ma'ttsgerls ivh'o .take no-interest in our work, a-nd,. if it hi ' that the.v sec no usefulness' fot mt bmociatiou, now' rauch b»tt#r woaltf it . foxgard • aod- •

, vieir s an<l .assisted to enlarge up©n ami , batter our ©rganisation. In.- reSiwnse to «i*rcttia«s to, (teiry companies e«nceruing managers* salaries, w-a are pkassd to t-6- : pert that severa.l co.ih'pafliis hart" replied - agreeiujj to Ujo opjnis).i expressed tfeniiii, ■ but it 'is a rantitev of reffret that a seotioa appsai to-tarn a deaf ear to oar request. In- this esMilißctiatt we Jiavc arranged to Iioli! w oonf'ereßce of rcisrcSoutatives of oiir a-j-scrdaiifln with th« Esecative of tlw National Dairy Association (hiring ssiow • ireefc £w tbc purpose of aslrin? tliat a miiuititua-scale o-E-sataiies should te sabuiittei'l, aiui, if possible, agreed upsii for all cheese afiil hutter factories ciitside tjio Seutbiawl Unioa|» district, such eonfcrerc ?. iji its d-ejision, ta i'lave (live regftrfl to the respective coinpanies' outputs, witii other coiulitiMs that tKbreto. In f. gtest wrasnvß the result of this i.onforenco wftt deterfniu-e the form in, wliieh our aisociaMo-n -sball sontinue to represent #ut ■uiiited interests. Wo art hopsi'ui that .w agreewent way he ftrtiTed at cnswißg the rontittijairce cr that confideneei wfcWi has hitherto geni'KiUy prevailfid betnreen the ' dairy conspanies' ditcctors fIM their managers." 1 The jfollott'ing Officers were e'!«ctpd:-» "presMeiit. Mr, Wih.,'C. Dixon (riwlected); ' Tisfl-pre.iidejifs. MfHsis. -J. Siiddleton, B. Kelly,- aiid ,tV. T. West; efrtnfi!.ittoe f Stesws. XV. KiltMitricic, C, Cfktper, A. M. SUr!!n?, A. J, Isd:i!», T. C, Irviivg, W. T, <su|ld, atid . C. CaHttghai); Jtr. ;T. Mnrr-av (Taradale;' auditor, Mr, W. I!, :Bsndaii {Te-!>le;cti3dji. . <. The seCTßt«ry was fofed Bs. Jot h'-s ecrviß?9. during the pirt year. The question of factory wages 1 was considered in eon-.reittee.