The Manawatu Times. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1878.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 97, 14 September 1878, Page 2

The Manawatu Times. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1878.

As might have been expected, the publication of tho new; time table, has put the Foxton. people upon their mettle, and they havo ; talcen prompt action m the matter. A public meeting was held on Tuesday night, m which the framer of the scheme met with the deserts which he richly deserved, and a deputation was appointed to interview Mr Lawson, the_ Commissioner, upon the matter. Further than that, the Chairman of the County Council, forwarded the following telegram to Mr Lawson :— '" At a public mooting I was requested to ask for equal facilities, both goods and passenger trains .as, are proposed to-be given to Wanganui, m view' of the interests of the port and district of Manawatu." To that the following reply; from Mr W. Wise by, acting for the Commissioner, was- received :—'' -Be your telegram to-day, we have not tlie .requisite engine power to give additional facilities at both ends, but you may rely upon having it at the Foxton end as soon as we are m a position. In the. meantime, the Manager is instructed to afford 'specials' for goods traffic, as far as practicable-"' This is all, very fine, 'but if o.ur/Foxton friends .will put, much faith m the promise that "as soon ns we are. m a "position," &c... .we, are every much afraid they, will wait, for a long time until ! they have tlieir request granted. There is some sort of a rumor abroad that Mr Lawson intends, visiting the Manawatu,^— in fact he : was expected -up- by coach -on Thurs-. day— but the deputation appointed should ascertain for Pertain if such is the .case or riot, and if tho latter prove correct, firpily request that lie sltouW do sp : without delay.; Were he to visit Foxton .more.qould bo done to place the gross injustice clearly "be fore Him m ten minutes-, than m as< many columns of a paper, or. sheets of foolscap. Formal ro-quest-should be made to him to visit the district; and-; judge fm" himself whether, tho* concession asked for is inipractic^ able. We have shown how Foxton could' be-putPvporta- footing/ with Wapganuj, j and we feel convinced that all that is; wanting toklo so«is tlve disppsitiop upon the pnrt of the Manager. • :We ..said from; the veryi outset that until, this-see'-ipri'.pE th ft line has. a manager,; -free -.from the infiuenPes .brouglit , to; .-bear upon l.iini .at ■] Wanganui, Foxton will never get jiistieei: It- may be; said .that ;it; wilt _cjt pay .to have tw6. manage-.r-.Si . and that there.. is not sufficient trade; but* we .ask,- how ; was; ifcTtliut. .bpfoi-e . the. j»\pctiori, and' when thereiwas-no, timber leaving froin -J Pal meratoti . to Wanganui , t he nion t hly and quarterly-, .returns-, .showed ; a large j profit ? It was m the manner m which j this section was. worked.- Then the manager acc-bmriiPdi-red trie line to the necessities -bf'the settler*, 1 and m doing so lie ' ! con^eW(*ri6e3 'tlliem, developed the resouroes of the district, and garnered ma, good, .return to tho railway. Instead of, 'as how, a f\Me * $eUl6mei£t ■ as at Jaekeytbwrii threatening to "jgWo up agricultural 1 ' for pa»tbM"pursuits,every facility > was; gi v£n them to dev«*lopeithe''resouri*es of the land, and add to the prosperity and progress of the community. We warn the people of Foxton not to be blinded by the visioii|"i"y'pTr^^ to th|a=^; "an im-mediafe_n-|£s^£^ of the qj^liori.**aml'l"?t^tlieii> insisj that an oh"fp-^iftf""e t~ppp-m^fcHh|s end, who n^fM ir^hy.e^^'.rpare^qiiently than pjaoelasr^tpi^t^anM be aftswerable a^-^he^opei:'-rt^l."^j^ft|'6l|e section. Ops poi nfc out wj^&bbn'M J_M?.-ih.e to thj*ffip\w**?ont but 3-her-e_. can -j be no doubfct&ha't 'i"*nt-il";lhvro v^ a-respcm sible traffio".;yiari«_;er^ ; .resid^ ; Foxton it will jSjaJsui^'-^'f^'e^ cold. Mr "CfiTT ttte piresept guard of tab train is noS- 5 only the oldest ofßeei«vOn the line, "%ut yis-. acquainted with; every settler's' house and/requirements between Halcombe arid : Feilding, and were /.lie appointed" there could, be no question m. tp, ; his unqualified adaptabilit#for the, post. - ;