WEST COAST FARMERS' CO-OP. LIME CO., LTD.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1923, Page 4

WEST COAST FARMERS' CO-OP. LIME CO., LTD.

SECRETARY’S REPORT. During tho month of Novembei the orders for lime came in faster than we could supjily shareholders requiieii.cnts. At the moment we have orders ahead for 217 tons and of course every day someone wires to see when they are going to get their Lime. AVe have only one kiln, which js capable of turning out 00 tons per week and if clients do not book their ( ■tier.-: from one io three months ahead they stand a eh a nee of having io go v. lihout. I liis season lias shown farmers lliat they must, provide storage room for their Lime and order <ailier in the season otherwise they can sing ‘ Kailileen Mavouriiecn.” We are not taking any more orders for Agricultural Lime from Canterbury lor another two or three months.We cannot supply «ur agents in Christchurch (Mossis Briscoe and Co.) fast enough with building Luce. On Monday we railed them a truck tu supply urgent orders and to-day (Wednesday) they wired us again ‘‘Rail another truck of Lime, wanted urgently.” The plasterers of Christchurch, speak very highly of the quality ol Ross building Lime, end 1 fee! assured that it is ( u!v .i mailer of time and capital I ...fare another Kiln will hav- to be I-..i1l to i-upo with tile growing trade through the Tunnel. This Company ii ,ii a money-making concern, its on;cct is to produce cheap l.iiae >o that the farmer may grow two blades of glass v. c to only one grow hitherto. (in the ether hand if we can get lor cii ■ building and plasterers Lime at £.] 10.-, per toll, why not? —when the sane. Lime has to he crushed ami run through the pulveriser for the Farmer and sold at 22 per ton. We have another industry light at our doors. T vender lmw many tons el manures are used in West laud 7 We have the Lime, at Rus.s and surely a better use could l.e made of the waste, or shall we (all ii a. by-product of the Abattoirs at Hokitika and Grey. Recently a writer from Watmou said Lhat il did not pay to cart Lime ad! tbe way to Wataroa. I wonder if lie thinks it dees not riav io cart artificial manures also. I was visiting Tota.ra Mai mi a recent Saturday, ami a Farmer told me that let ploughed a few advs for util- and li,! nips and found tlmi his time and work were all wasted because he thought to save the expeu-'e of buying

Lime. Next season be ploughed again and blued it 2-1 on to the acre with the iVMill that he got turnips by Hie dray;i> |,7g as his head. Many oilier li. id results in the proper "-e ol Lime on our land. One look at Ca-s Square will <-m----(‘nmj'a: e the h sc., id the- Las! smo with the stunted grow 1 h on iho Wot. Boss that, arc a pleasure to leek a I and I illie. We again extend a beany invitation to 'mu ( limits u, vi it Boss, that means tin I’uss I.inic Works during the comtuk. I mid 'of us and i cfore auot her tepnri, is w ritfvn (in c-i----nuis am! Neu d ear v, ill have , . and gene. S'o on behalf i f tile Company and Stab we vi-h you all Pi IK Co.M L’l.'l AIKN'i’S OF THK SK VS( i.N. -Bass