THE SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY FOR WAIKATO.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 210, 22 November 1909, Page 2

THE SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY FOR WAIKATO.

To the lie:'.or. Sir, —I acknowledge the high compliment you have ccjueruc-d upon myself-, in your issue of Nov-;: crest. re the Sugar Beet Inoiumry V.'aikato. Also the generous se: me. I have received from the :• a a 1 -j; aih and their represcntati-m s 1 Parliament in regard to this im: .•t :ay. Sir, you are r.--y. a war.- cf the important position ycu are Ht:-.r.tlir.g t"tc-n in the British Dorr.rnic: c. Now Zealand, and of the future stem f.r the Su- ! gar Beet Industry in Waika.e. The | industry involves a now -ch"cy : Cooperation, rieiprocky. &••/. fair trade, for the administrate tat c: the gold, silver and copper, cr 1. rt-nuo standards of our metallic Imp-trial -r.trre.-cies extant —over which the m. Id standard at present rules. But, sir. a change is coming, and already is casting its shadow before. "I t the s ."eat cd thy brow thou shait eat hre a 1. " was the judgment pronounced a mankind thousands of years ago. a d its shadow now overhangs the newly hear dominion of New Zealand —the ctrr.ir.z centre for the New "Br" mumeg cut of the Pacific Ocean. The Not peris! British standard is "Bold" and its rule is sovereign hj;: ;: o . t d its dependencies: Maritime, Bono torn el ai and Agricultural. In the odd v.-.;:dd the British Dominion of New Zealand with all its rights, privilege? and responsibilities, has been royaliy handed over to the people of New Zealand as a i democracy pure and simple: who have loyally responded to tie:: Iding and country in accepting their Btminion honours, subject to the Severe ism rede of the "British King" : d o omr so good. Now, sir, old Britain roles by "Commerce" the wtrld over. Young Britain k go-in:: t: the the world in the future ay "Agriculture.'' The standard for cemmrete is "Gold"; the standard dor eorrieeiture is "Sugar": Cane sugar from the sugar cane, or cane sugar dr.r.t the sugar beet root? which? that is the question for New Zealand to deride. T'oth arc cane sugar: not to he distinguished by the sight, the taste, or ohomkal test, whether made from sugar cane cr from sugar beet rout. But sugar cane sugar means ultimate slavery for New 1 Zealanders, and beet rooo sugar means ultimate freedom dor British New Zealanders —"Wita' sat ease to be a slave." Neverthei-tthat to attain j ultimate freedom it mean- hard work. ! self-denial, courage, sol d-rol ian.ee ; and Jto do cur best for one another. Life !at most is but a dream., so : a hand i to help a brother pulling itt.ro against the stream. This is net communistic, it is patriotic. It is mm gold we want ! now in Waikato - there is plenty of that in our mountains and val oys It is the sugar our peoples require, and Waikato atmosphere has a:: everlasting supply of it in store dor these who work hard for it. Vbaikaoj has been publicly declared by cur official experts to be suited to the industry, and has on the spot the elements requisite, and if established under the auspices of co-operation, riciprocky and fairtrade, and [sanction of the State and people upon practical business principles, the beet nugar ft' apt multure will become, as gold has become for commerce; the standard uno-.r which will rise and flourish am wult.mel and manufacturing industries throughout the length and breadth of . -Zea.and. Therefore in the interims : our Dominion I advocate the N.wuta: o:str;ct of Waikato to win he mm w.tn the Agricultural and Bastma. Associations of Waikato, in forming a "• atkato Agricultural guild art. estaowsh in Waikato an Agrietdteem Bel.ego: up-to-date, to take in ham t.te auncreds of thousands of s elms and students at present New Zw. Br. . earn, and lead them up to the smaemra ox agriculture, which has em. la. the past, and will he in the ft".ere tee mghest standard in any eimikml country, and Government. No .. .eta a. or the Dominion stands m.m ir. ... cr t.w.s industry being cwaallede. at ante than does the dktmet v. a; a. y our murnal represents. Alone eat ma '.tie, but with the co-op-mat:wt co me district Waikato has a gaeat future before her, and the sugar a-Oet root industry, whersocww starre.. ana established, will prove t: o e "Her prospector's Claim." —I am. etc., WILLI.'.:: B. BB AH AM. "The Lodge," Hamilton.. November 1 1. Nam