Our Letter Box

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7953, 17 October 1905, Page 2

Our Letter Box

("p at-« not respojislWo for th« opinions expressed bv con'espondents). HOKOUGII FAVOURITISM. t l'o the Editor.) Sir.—Wlio'i s t P blame for maUnglish of one and flesh of anoMter ? tuitiw «on.' 'deniandul fnont oil I 108111 ,lnno and men who woru simplo onrush paid up, tolvilo thu ouifr iuhr onos in the know haven't Jet. Ihfn notice was ptibhsbeij id •laniiary la.st that we must aH rigititor our anil the simple onos rlr<) so an.l paid up, while ih,. e*nnniun; rmoji Ktil# run Hioir enr.s; nliofiH .without collars. Who is to bkme—thu Mayor, tho Coiitii'illo.rs, or tie Hor"Ugh ollicials ?—Yours, etc.. TftSCaSTIOD.

M'A'HIA iTc t-ho Kdilor.) f tnt>t.tin* remarks inf Mr ''!• s - Westoit- fih the Town Mall meeting, and wish' to eudorku 'hi* view*; un the advisability of tveralding or .a;lv<*rt the revjuirenient.'J of New Plymouth, Advertising is the like and soul of dn ds t>J times. Mr Wauimniakiu*. the I niled States -'Postmaster, aifd 1'Iw: largest; storeUvpi-r ,ir.» itlui SfciKw, said that the more he spent in advertising the mow he was "aide t* spend. Thr/se remarks apply u» Vlw w«*n«.s of a. town like New Plymouth, an.l unless you', pr</d >our fioverntnent (whichever party is jn power) y».m won't gx'l. half of wjrat yon want-. I recollect old Tommy Jlerchatn, of "worth a guinea a box"- faults tefliiiM }iis son at (he time he made -him partner thai he (the falher) Ibought they had 'done einuiji'lv advert isin^: but \*tmg Tommy chipped in; paying; that he won hi a'lvertise more. f l he ,\«>ung shoulders had an old turd wise head, as 'is proved 1 ly t-beir present fine new fadory in King l>i<-k's birthplace. He unvlerstooiJ the value (»f proclaiming. Hundreds of trades owe their success to their businiss proclamations. Apathy is l|ie impard<mable sin of I'ersons and communities, and it -is wise, 111 -drop so niis\"mpat-hw< ic u state t f being, for its clisailvantages are many, { If the. farmers rovnvil us wouUI but throw oft their state of apathy their . lot w«uld lie bette'", 't'huir roads b'etlex, the position of tht'inselvts ar.,l tJieir fandl-ies (not- omitting H'heir l/ank balance) would be improved, while it would .add ttti years to each of their lives. Their roads are slush and mud because their-apathy keeps- them, in the background -as can partly -be 's»t«i by the few representatives they have in the House. *tir up. men, and don't hi; apathfiic. 1., t ) New Plymouth *ay ditto.— I am. etc.. PUMOCmTLS.