The Fielding Star. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1882. LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 37, 25 October 1882, Page 2

The Fielding Star. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1882. LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Tx our inKt is«-uft wn jrave si.me accnunt, <<f our present position ;is reltiuus local industries We now propose to make a few iu^estions to tliose persons who will be culled up >n to inaugurate and manago any company or companies rhat may be formed in lhfl Manchester Block settlement. ; The first sfep necessary to be rakeu will lie to call a lew prominent settlers cog-ether, in order to decide a project to form a public company in the district is feasible, to decide on the nature of the industry to be promoted, and di.-cusii the ability of the settlers to co-operate by supplyingtbe raw material, and to formula! e a ! scheme to be laid before a n:eeuiig of settlers l"r tneir consideration and approval. 'J hesu tirt steps having iiten taken, the wav wiii be couipura•ivtly dear of ditii.-uit.y. ihe appointment of a provisional directory would then follow, who would collect all nee ssary information as to the cost ol buildings, machincrv, and working expenses, and tbo ciLSCHjup.it amouiit of capital r(-i[i!ii p >i for ilnj proper conduct ot the company. Our business men may feel som* what diffident in commencing such an utid-.Ttakiug-, and plead iti-.'Xiierience as an excu.se for abstaining irom meddling 1 with things that are sum what out ot their sphere. We maiu'ain that this excuse is not sufficient. The very quality of diffidence, joined to a knowledge of their inexperience, would be a safeguard in t' c councils :d the directory. No act would be done, or suggestion adopted, without the probab'e con&.'qur>nci>s for good or evil being thoroughly ventilated and, exposed to the light from every point of view. . The business ta t und ability shown by the mdi viduals who ha- c already achieved a comparative position of independence and weahh ia our » id- 1, if cxc ted in one direction, in the promotion of an object would, when successfully carried out, be an additional source of gaii- to themselves individually and tue community at larye. We fully recognise the difficulty of pointing out any particular industry that would be peculiarly adapted to the capabilities of our in mediate neighborhood, und confess to a natural diffideuce in attempting to do s-o, We must put aside a woollen factory, as b< ing beyond "iir powp.r, from the probabdity there exists of a successful company lor the same purpose being formed in Palm erston. We believe 'hat a nutter aad cheese factory could be made to pay. but it would he necessary for a comI>any first to acquire lands, either by purchase or lease, for the purpose of grazing- stock, as it ia not likely the farmers •vrukl begin to rear cows to supply mi i k to tht> company until they saw rhe thing made fair promise of success. The idea of starting such a factory, to be supported by outside means, must be dismissed at once from consideration. Farmers have neither the time, inclination, or money to devote to such a purpose. They would yladly avail themselves ot a ready market for their milk when there was no ri-k, and the returns profitable. We will resume this subject on a future occasion.