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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 15, 15 December 1883, Page 3

'[to THE EDITOR OF THE' standard.] Sir- — As a settler I must profcele.«t against the e^Eovts of the Times to run j down Messrs ;; Stevens und Gorton's 'stock, sales, as : -.that; paper ". has beeu ! doing. It ,is mean aud cowardly, to say the least of it. Because a firm for reasons of its own don't advertise m a certain paper then the firm is to be abused. I believe I am. stating facts when.;! say that with the; exception of tw*o pens of sheep, and two pf cattle, every head of stock, at the last Palmerston sale. found buyers if not under the hammer privately afterwards. The editor may think-.-he is„ doing great things, but I can assure Uim, lie; is. cutting his own throat,: . If there: ai;e bogus reports, how .have, they j npji'.been found out; long ago 1 . , How is jifc that the, settlers have mistaken con-r ! fidence m the firm? .And why has not this virtuous and honest editor exposed j these. bogus sale«, why did lieywuit till ' the. advertising was withdrawn from i him | Was that the shoe pinched. | Stevens and Gorton '.need' not bother about sucn contemptible attacks. The nettlers know them too . well,.. ._ and I i think they are beginning to find out Mr Kussbll lob e what he is said to be. — "I am, <fee.,> y i x ' V ■ 7 ' * ■■.■■• ' - g ETTL EB.' Stoney Creek. . ...... „ .