THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1906,

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 247, 16 February 1906, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1906,

Tin public meeting called for to-mor- ' row night to consider the advisability i of forming a company to build a coi operative butter factory is most deI cidedly a step in the right direction i aud must meet the approval of all who j have the welfare of this district at heart. No doubt a number of difficuL ties will crop up when the details of starting a large undertaking like the one shadowed out are under discussion —the want of roads, the unsettled native land, the onpreparedness of many settlers, large holdings in certain localities are some that show at a first glance. But none of these need daunt the promoters, for once a scheme is decided on—a scheme that will commend itself to the expert and experienced men in this industry, and there arc many amongst ns —and the the settlers are fairly unanimous in their desire to carry such a scheme into effect, these difficulties will melt away with ever-increasing rapidity. The next season may be thought too early to make a start, but we are con* vinced that granted the settlers now here make a united effort the following season would see a factory in full swing. Surely it is worth our settlers’ while to make the effort. It means more than merely the monthly distri* but ion of a large amount of ready cash —a moat desirable thing in itself; it means roads, good roads, and quickly ; J it means a closer settled population and enhanced value of property ; it means that thousands of acres of native held land will be at once brought under cultivation ; in fact, it moans the solving of many difficulties more or le?s peculiar to Kawhia that without this industry in our midst may take years to settle. We do hope cur settlers will rise to the-occasion and if possible carry out the business of the meeting to a successful issue,