King Country Chronicle Saturday, Sept. 20th, 1913 SETTLERS AND CO-OPERATION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 604, 20 September 1913, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday, Sept. 20th, 1913 SETTLERS AND CO-OPERATION.

J A timely nolo was soundej by Mr C. l\. \V:ls.',! a; the opening of the Waifcanguru -iairy i'notory, when he advocated the co-operation of farmers in every conosnvabie branch of indus> . try. For years it was customary to regard the farmer in ihi? country as hopeless as far at* co-o foration was concerned, but, the dairying industry i gave a new asnet ,! f«» matters. ami it 1 has been clearly shown ; hat, the far- i mers can co-operato successfully when i their own interes(s are at stak' . The : dairying industry. in rrfdiiion u> i>ro- i viding an exeoudingiy profitable form i of farming has vindicated the farmers' t character as a logical nm-o.i. I' iu»v- ( ing been demonstrated be\ond .Khili; r that tho I'aran r t-an eo oju-r.-ile. a h- i. i he is certain it is io his inteias! s.> . i do so, it; is to be hoped atop:-- wiil be | e

ir-.kt.:n to point the way in regard to other channels in which the middle man*:- profits may be distributed anion.!: the farmers themselveß. At present the farmer has to accept free trade in respect to all his products.and be content with prices obtained in world competition. It hag been shown this can ba successfully done by cooperation in respect tn butter, and the day should not bo far distant when the farming community will gather into its ooffn hands the management and marketing of all its own products. In thiß district co operation on all lines h essential to both public and private progress. In repect to public natters the chief necessity is roads, and the settlers in several localities hava co-operated loyally with the'object of providing permanent road 3 and sending their respective districts ahead. It is to be devoutly hoped this spirit of co opeiation will spread and that full advantage will be taken of every opportunity to further theinnrasts of the district. In a young; and rapidly developing dutrict such as (he King Country it is obvious that almost unlimited capital is necessary in order to open up the country and bring every available arre to producing point. It should be borne in mind, moreover, that every bit of public finance for the purpose of providing public facilities, particularly in the shape of roads, renders more easy the accomplishment of private financo with which to develop the natural resources of the soil. It is more than ever important, in view of the recent money stringency that our settlors should co-operate loyally in respect to public matters. The necessity for restricted loans meane, in many instances, the curtailing of schemeß of roading which have already been planned, or the undertaking in sections work which it was hoped tn carry out on a comprehensive scale. The hearty co-operation of the settlers to a common end can readily overcome such difficulties, and it is altogether in the interests of the settlers both individually and collec tively that such consideration Bhall be extended on every possible occasion. The settlers of any district can afford to agree to differ on all matters of abstract politics, but in respect to local public requirements harmony of thought and object is the chief essential.