The Daily News. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1905. A PLEA FOR THE WHANGAMOMONA RAILWAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7970, 6 November 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1905. A PLEA FOR THE WHANGAMOMONA RAILWAY.

<i>ir Wellington niDltiintf ront-nipor- ■"> is I" ho con-ratiilated on its ful-lic spir,(,d action in sending- a :-;-cial commissioni-i- into Ik- Taran.ii.i Imckblocks with the praiseworthy moiiv- 01' roprc.sculitig' the depli-i- ---- iinriit ion of lh.' set tiers, • mil arousing- ill,- flow-mm-nt to infold our long- suffering- pioue-rs the =■--■ >•-'" which ih.'.v greatly mid in live .aiieclion of ol,laming nrcvss lo theic I li->:iin;o- ami conveyance n! their pro- ! due- In Uk. ii,-ai- ( st market. Tli,- i-n----j '. ns.-l.v -r-nphic s,-rrs of articles that have ■•liiiinnli-i! from tin-conimissioii-•r on id,- subject, and the forceful 1 .'ay in which l-hccoiuldioiis of Mi.. ■• .unify ami 111,- hardship,, of Mm ■ ■ 111,-is .|mv,- l-,-,n il.-sn-ilii.l in I in- N. '. "I'T.ti- •- demonstrates il„- titmssoi j in- wnl-r for tin- aiihioiis task he ' .mi.-rini-U. Commenting on these ar- : 'iclcs in ,111 editorial iimk-r Ilieheadj -iil' of • \ c„ sl . f,,,- a Railway." Ih. • r.;..,.s says :—il would l„- dilTicul!, '■ .vd.--.-l. to l>rii>- forward si rongcr ar- |. mm-ills .11 fa 1 our of ll„; ojmpl-tion ]■■> .1 fallen an.v where if, Vow Z,-a- ---\ .....I ihan Hi..-.- whirl, were adiliir, d i iv our special commi--d„nrr in sup- ' i-oii of On- Strutl'ol'd-ttharrgainomon.--. i-'ll-me. 'li-e series t-f article I hat j ,:.m app,-.ir.il hi „,i,' columns und.-i I !i.- ' I'.u.-h S-'.IL-1.., ill' have j '••'. •mI.-.I Hi.- almost bicivdil.i,- hard- !:> '.orn- ',,.-. -., n.all.i of ~nr M iinl.v j ; .us ,-f Hi.- i.-„-k-,;,,. ks. V; this ■ ..1. ■Shrou-.hoiii four inn,died square ; 1,.::.-. of ,-,,;,,1r.i lumng access I,> jiv-i.-. of lii- Ul,ul'a Main Ko.oi lo Tnl 1.,.-i.l that a,,- hi for win- I tratlir.' j \,:.i il!- inhabitants „f t'ms prison ! ■• -f pl.-in-l Hi-it under 1.l- (I ovarii'l ••111--, s-Mi.-m-nl polil-.v. Tla- road:.. j,l I,us 1,,-,-n abundant l.\ mad- clear \-y '■"<■ rolY-spm ~l's arti-!,s. ;„-,. ' iv ■!■-..- titan 1,,, roads ,-,( ali. The ; s Ith-rs in this iiislfii:t have a right j ,: in,.-. s-ction of p,-, 1,1- ,1, this j -ilo-ny lias a right —to i,«- gi\-n a j i.-.-jns of acc-ss from their loil-lin-^ i '., Hi- mares' market A Cc.vcru- • 111.-lit wnl, |i„,i1,.,1 moms a! ilsrom- ! 11 -.ili-l should have nothing hulo with ; r.iilwa.vs that do not tap" -rood con 11I try . Inil in i-.is.-s uh-iv good hi,,,! j Ins ulrnuh li.-r-n settled, and when-hamp-iv.l lor -m-aus of acc-ss. a'laiU v-.i.i should I,- piish-d forward 1,1 ill-ir assistance as i.-arl.i as possible, l'hi- soulli.jfli Oliura coui,l rx is pi-, -iniii-iilh such a district. Th-fc ar,liir.,c liiiaiiliii-s of -duck ami |iloducc wail 111- for transpofl. and •hilly ;!,-- iir-ciatii r : and U,-r- is a \,-ry wide hack cniniii couir.:- in Itj us- whosniily in-an- of accss will l„- th,saui- hopeless road. Il is coidideiitlv as.-A-rt,,) In Hi,- settlers of this district that ifth.-y were relieved of ill.- trenieiidnin inculais of transport, 111-I v.ould Ik: aid- with Hi.- same capiial 10 bring p,-r c-nt nmiv I mil in.d-r -l-as... \hp ~,-w blocks e\l-nd 11-stHard lo the water sb. d of ill,- Waitai-a and ,-aslward 1,, ihe Wi.lll--i.iuii Itiv.-r" fiiviny a catehmeiil, area of 1111 l s,|uar,l miles of good c,.antr;. without going; farther north ilt.in Hi- 'raiigarakau calli-Ms. The . tiiiiii,-. i-injr ililllcnnii-s of the railroad, as iilr-.i.h sui\e.\,-,1. art ■-'■■■ ii' - mid Ik- .Minisl-r for I'lihlic U.-.rks in |,,s last State ul has ndIt.itT- d thai ■the esl.-nsion of" lldi on- would be ol ■ i„iit.-.i»l assisl- »»'■<• in d-v-lopiirp n -0,-l class of com,in •■ A, present lb- rnil-ln-ad is' at lliimi. iw-h.. miles from Slrai:ord. ~.,.!■ ih- r-.Ht.ation is pro,-,, ■l- ■■<<:- on a furl let s, ,■(,,„ ,„ 11,,,.,.

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tinclly a case for, fi railway : and <ii.til districts like this arc served! with ruilwajs it must alwavs lie u> reproach to the (loveraincnt to' spend money on such works as thc'i Midland." That the Times and its t'omniissioniT should have arrived at j exactly thj| samel, i-onrlusions as i those which appeared in our ulilorinl j column some months ago was only: what could l.e expected from nn in-1 telligent stmly ol the Kpicstion. At j tie same time it is satisfactory to have our opinions rndorsrd in such a j decided manner. If tlv vf.ilway was 1 taken in hand as il cmylil 10 lie in a vigorous maimer and Hi- work divided into sections simultaiieonsly. it would soon In- finished right through to Whangamoiuoim and bey,ml. We cannot too, strongly urge the prosecution of this imperative work at the i rapid rale possible, and tile Ivhole of Hie members of I lie district should unite forces in a deleriiiiiic-d advocacy of the complel ion of the line, otherwise the 10.-s to the tlis-tik-l will he enormous.