Meeting at Campbelltown.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 61, 6 September 1894, Page 2

Meeting at Campbelltown.

o Mr Corpe having asked the dairy farmers of Catnpbelltown to meet bim at the Temperance Hall before commencing another years' operations, a large number of dairy farmers and settlers met on Tuesday evening, Mr Ransom being voted to the chair. Mr Corpe asked them to meet him to discuss several important points and would, before going any further, ask the chairman to read a copy of the Dairy Industries Act now before Parliament, and which would no doubt become law. After a good deal of discus sion, it was moved by Mr Nicholas, and carried, That a committee be appointed consisting of Messrs Eansom, Carl Anderson and Corpe to make any suggestions and forward same to the member for the district, Mr Wilson, Mr Corpe said that at the time he entered into an arrange ment to start a factory, 10^ lbs of milk went to the gallon Since then it had been discovered that lllbs of milk was a fair weight, for a gallon, and the Govern, ment in their new Act bad stipulated lllbs as a legal gallon, and he considered that he was not asking too mucli that he should be allowed lllbs instead ot 101, which was carried unanimously. Mr Corpe thanked the milk suppliers for their liberality. The question of paying for milk by the B&bcock test caused con eiderable discussion, Mr Corpe haying offered to take milk on a basis of 3d per gallon for a 3 6 test. It was arranged that for the ensuing twelve months the milk should be paid for by the Babcock test instead of. as formerly, 3d per gallon. The question re running the factory a couple of hours on Sunday morning was brought forward. Mr Corpe stated he had decided not to work the factor y any more on Saturday nights by candle light, as it was dangerous with three separators running at a speed of 6000 revolutions a minute. It was impossible tor a man to properly 6ee what he was doing, and he could not take any milk from Saturday evening's and Sunday morning's milking, as he found the milk was tainted and the cream immediately soured, and it was impossible to make good butter from it, but lie would purchase the butter at a fair market vajue jnado from £ho Saturday eve and Sunday mornings mijk, Mr Corpe agreed to run the separators from 6 to 8 30 on Sunday mornings, but no milk would be received after that hour The settlers showed a desire to meet Mr Corpe, and Mr Corpe responded by doing all ;a bis power to meet the wishes of the farmers. Wit»> the great improvements umd*e in the factory and thp large 6upply of milk which will be received during tfte coming season CainpjbolUown should bo one of tlip most prosperous districts in Jbe Man.awstor