Our Letter Box.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7894, 9 August 1905, Page 2

Our Letter Box.

'We are not responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.) THE RAILWAY TO WHANGAMOMONA. (To the Bditor.) Sir—ln your issue of Aug. 1 is a letter signed "The Wh-an-ganiorooiia Railway League." Being a member of the above League, 1 was rathei surprised, and on making inquiries from other members of the League, I find no person had authority from the League to send or sign such a letter, and the opinions expressed therein are not the opinions of _ the right-thinking portion of the W'hangauiomona settlers. In fact, I think it is only the opinions of two or three discontented settlers. I consider this style of writing against the Budget and New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is base ingratitude, considering the Budget has always advocated the opening up of this back country. Only some two years ago the proprietor sent a man round here at considerable expense to write up this country under the nom «< plume 01/"A Mtitllcr," anil the articles did a large amount oi good aim helped in no small manner in getting all the Ohura Country opened up. The writer of the letter in question evidently ,-has not read the Budget very often this last ten years ; ii be had lie would have seen in season, out of season,. the editor always consistently advocated the opening up of this country with good metai roads. All milk suppliers supplying the Whangamomona Factory know the value of the four miles of metal we have here. Without it the factory could not start until very late in the season, and would have to

close down early. Coming now to the New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce, the writer of the letter signed "Whangamomona Railway League" is very ungrateful and ungenerous. He must have known that three of Taranakj's busiest business men, viz., Messrs Newton King, 0. Samuel and J. B. Connctt went to Wellington (at considerable inconvenience to themselves) as a deputation to bring before the Minister the urp;nt need of metalling the roads and to urge the more speedy construction of the railway to Huiakama. These three gentlemen charged nothing for travelling or other expenses. The writer of "Whangamoniona Kailway League," cannot be a Whangamomona settler. If he is, lie must be someone with little or no interest in the district, as his style of abusing everyone does the cause more harm than good.—l am, etc., J. McCLUGGAGE. Whangamomona, Aug. 5, 1905.