The Feilding Star. Published Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1894. A BUTTER TRAIN.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 256, 6 March 1894, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1894. A BUTTER TRAIN.

Now that the export of butter has as suraed sucb large proportions, aud become such an important factor in the augmentation of local industries, it is high time that the Government, as represented by tho Railway C'ommis sionerp, did something towards helping the dairy farmers, and thereby at the same time fostering the trade. It is not expected that the Commissioners 6hould give anything or make any concession " free, gratis acd for nothing," on tho contrary tho contributor.-'Jor shareholders in the dairy factories are only too willing to pay for what they get, but, naturally enough, they do not want to pay for what they do not get. It is notorious that in many instances butter has been damaged in triinsit to port by being heated, or the boxes knocked about by reckless shunting—to the loss of the consignots. To obviate these contingencies all that is needed is a butter train to be run, with suifcablo vans of the same class as the -meat vans now in use on some of the railway lines in the colon}'. Two Trains per month, during the busy season, would bo ample to convey the butter to port, where it could either be deposited in a cool store or shipped forthwith, as might be most convenient. This would suit the requirements of the factories, while the railways would be put to no extra expense, but instead would realise a handsome profit. We are aware that nothiDg will be done by the Commissioners unless managers of factories take the initiative and show the former in plain figures the number of tons the aggregate will reach. Pressure will also have to be brought to bear on the Ministry, because it is obvious the present Railway Commissioners are not unprepared to accept humbly any suggestions which may emanate from " those p'.aced in authority over them." Whatever is intended to be done must be done quickly, especially on this section of railway, because the directors of the Wellington-Mana-watu .Railway have also to be consulted.