Mr W. J. Poison, who succeeded a schoolmate (Mr Marshall) as Provincial President of the Farmers’ Union a.t'the election of ofiicers in Feilding, is that rara avis a farmer who left the farm to become a jOurnzllist, climbed up from the reports-r’s desk to the editor-’s table and, after tasting all the sweets of success in two cities (welliirgton and Christchurch) returned to the home farm (near Wanganui). And still he has many years of life ahead of him. There is nothing stolid or slow about. Big Bill Poison. If he doesn’t make things move forthwith in the Farmers’ Union, then We miss our guess; for he is much too busy and energetic to make a. perfunctory President or on the marktime method. There is no farmer with more interests, for Mr Poison is the dynamic force behind and the largest shareholder in the woollen mills project at Wanganui, where he is also President of the A. and P. Association, a member of the Harbour Board, a director of t.he‘Felding Farmers’ Freezing Co. and these are only some of his activities. He would make an ideal delegate for our farmers to send abroad to arrange new markets for theirgpro-' duce_——Feilding Star.
Be emphatic. Insist" on genuine NAZOL. Nothing like it for preyenting or relieving coughs and colds. 60 doses 1/6. 1
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAIDT19200601.2.25.3
Bibliographic details
Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 1 June 1920, Page 5
Word Count
221Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 1 June 1920, Page 5
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.