The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23. MARKETING OF BUTTER.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 October 1913, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23. MARKETING OF BUTTER.

Co-ol'ekatjon in business concerns lias cost I'uriuej's n ,i>-retit deal of money at various times; in fact ihe great majority of such concerns have passed into the hands of private companies or firms, and to-day the farmers' shares are seen only in the form of shares possessing no monetary value. Probably ihe failures have arisen from ihe necessity of delcgalint} , I lie running , of the business to illIra ined men, or from undue interference with the competent employees by outsiders. Whatever Ihe causes may have been, the

fact remains undisputable thai Hit financial wrecks of such business concerns are to be seen in rwvy province. But the farmer is on sounder ground when as a seller of his •""α-ods he forms co-op-erative societies and m nothing is ihis comforting* fact clearer Ilian in the history of co-operative dairying , for (lie manufacture of butler and cheese . It is on these subjects thai I lie farmer is besf litied to judg-o, and lie is justified of his judg-menf.s. But there are aspects of co-operation in the marketing- of bill tor <m the English mnrlcotj-y-hnt are well worthy Ihe attention of all directors of co-op-erative dairy factories. An association in London for jointly dealing, with the shipments of butter and cheese from this dominion is one new activity that has been sug'ested vrry lately for co-opera-live eil'ori". A leading , expert on London marketing - problems has suggested iKat one association, of which all ! lie i; , .;-1 otic- .-,!•< ".V Iγ members, could be formed, which could handle all the dominion's dairy produce, and this produce should be put in the hands of a few oi' the best, commission linns at Home. It is important that these firms should be purely and simply commission firms, and should act only as agents for the association ; they should have no interest whatever in the produce beyond obtaining the highest price on the British market. The heads of these firms could meet once a week, like the Danes, discuss the exact position of the market freely from information received from other centres, and decide upon a course of action, as far as the selling price is concerned, for that week. A minimum price could be arranged in the interests of the New Zealand producer, and under that price no agent should be permitted to sell. But this system would never do unless the agents wore willing , to act entirely as commission agents on behalf of the factories or , association. There would have to be no speculations on their own account, as takes place so much now, or the policy •would end in chaos, or a firm's in (crests in the dual role of speculator and agent would be directly opposed, and it is clear who would have to suffer. A committee of the nature suggested would have t(' pull together for the interests of the Now Zealand farmer, and the latter must do his share by equal combination ou this side.

"Egg , Export," "A '(jold Kriok, , •'.' "Inventor of Cold Storage." ■ are articles appearing on pago 4 ' o-day. Ihroo, weddings of Shannon residents look place yesterday: two in Shunnoii and one at Palinerslon North. Eor l!,c Beach road concert to bo held ncM Wednesday u special engagement of peril Ifnines has bron made. This clover little girl is on.o of 1 Itc; chief ;iinateur cjitcrtainors A\ .'ilinfi-ton possesses, and her appeariii:-,. in Levm should be a great "draw" f or j|, e concert. During (In- sermon a< a certain church., a baby began (o ( . ry) . |U(! Us mot hoi. iiiiinuilhiloly picked 'I up and beg (lJ caiT y j< Awards the door. > op/' the minister e.Nclaimed. Don t go away. The baby i- ;M >l disturbing mo."' The niotliei tonlinued her way to the door, with |1 10 very t uitlil>lt> remark: "Oh, V ain't, aTiTt "cr , .But you're a-'lsinrbing of "im '." A visitor wni. s to a contemporary, complainji:!.-- of., (he nerveracking row Ji ,ni (he ('luislchurch Cathedral bolls. If such ringing is a call (■> j.-riyei-, he says. I, for one, dare nove; enter, for I should arrive in siu-l, ; , rebellious spirit ugjiinsi the fin.' who cmilv possibly create human !>eii'gs cap able of defiling the air <\ i. h ■ i. ' odious discords. ('hristeh ;■'r> '' Star. "Is it really Iruo (hat you an married?" asked Inspector Me Urath of a female defendant in .In Auckland Police Court on Monday. "Well, perhaps not <|iiite," she answered. "You see, T hope to be married on Monday no.xl. ' When pressed further, she explained thai she had hnd two othei ! husbands. "They are both dead." ' she added, "each of them commit- j ling suicide."' Another instance has been given ; of the prevalonce of the habit o- j sweating children in the cow I milking industry. Bui whai poo- i pie cannot be brought to under- ! stand is ihat the evil takes its rise from a rotten economic 5y5i , . ,,, " , The. landlord sweats Ins employ- | cos and Ihe employees sweat theii , little ones. Politicians drivei ; about the cruel and heartless tral'- > H.. foi , advertising purposes, bill ' not one of Iliem is gain?- to la\ the axe to the root.---Christchurch Star. A Held day on Levin Rifle Range ((iladstono road) will be | held next .Mondav (Labour Day. ', by the Levin Rifle Club. An j "all-in" match will be lired, every j member to donate a tro])hy and every member lo win one. The highest scorers make the earlier j selections from (lie tfophios. .\ j ladies" inatcii is to lie tired dm - ! ing the .afternoon, and an open in- I vilation to attend and compote i- \ issued to the ladies or •Levin am! district. The club match will begin , a! II a.m.. Hi'' ladic-' i match between '.:',.;mk[.."i ii.ni.'.., .T 1 :-. i dub match -ivi'll 1)( nivd at 'JOo f "'iff. ;111• I i ;, ')<) yards, seven shots |>er iiian at each disianei-. The ladies' match will be one of five shots at 'JUO yards for each competitor. As a public protest against shrieking motor horns and yelping dogs, a retired Manchester merchant has cancelled a bequest of i':;O,()U<J to the local hospitals. Writing (o the Daily Mail, InI says: "1 have become so disgust- ; ed by the stupidity of the authorities who allow the health of the people to be ruined by fiendish noises from motor cars, .yelping dogs, etc., that .1 have made up my mind, as a pro(est, to cancel a bequest in my will of t"'i(),OO() lo Manchester hospitals. I shall divert the money to other channels, where I hope it will be pu( into boiler use than patching up people who do not appear to have sense enough to protest against these brutal and unnecessary nuisances, which are destroying the health of thousands of people, including myself.

Accord in," . In I lie I'Vilding Star, llic foreman in charge of tin , Kiuitea County teams lias a grievance, which was ventilato'd at Saturday's meeting of the council. It , appears the men employed on the teams or some of tliem were in the habit of leaving without .settling up their tucker bills. Tlic foreman was responsible to ilie tradespeople, who would not give credit to the men, and when the men eleaicd out the foreman was left with no redress. Councillor Johnston suggested that the council should pay the men Ts a day and tucker, and so relieve the foreman. The overseer pointed out that that course might lead lo trouble in the "way of complaints from the men regarding the tucker. He sympathised with the foreman, for he himself still had money owing to him for food which he had paid lor when in charge of teams. Ardent rosogrowers who need a simple and effective spray for destroying the Green Y\y and other pests so prevalent just now will find Cirengol by far the best. Can ho prepared in a minute, and a shilling tube makes 20 gallons. Obtainable from C. S. Keedwcll, Dispensing Chemist.-- Advt.