The Wairapa Daily. MONDAY, AUG 1, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 834, 1 August 1881, Page 2

The Wairapa Daily. MONDAY, AUG 1, 1881.

Farmers in the .Middle Island are accomplishing objects which are never dreamt of in this district, At.present it is impracticable for farmers in the Wairarapa to do as they are doing, but it is'iwoi'th while watching the progress they, are making, in the hope of some day following in their footsteps. The principle on which farmers down South are developing their interests is that of co-operation, Associations have been formed, and are forming, which will tend to revolutionise the position of small and large farmers in the Colony. In the South, as well as in the North, farmers have gone in the past through the' Bankruptcy Court, dragging with them shoals of small tradesmen, who had given them credit to an undue extent. This is one of the main drawbacks of farming, which associations are intended to meet. The special object of- the societies is to be a link between the producer and consumer, to obtain for the farmer as the' producer the highest market value in cash -fPF jijs produce, sweeping away the old sy.sfceip of barter and credit. The securing of the J}ig)}est market price for produce fs obtained, by selecting the best markets in all parts of the world, and forwarding it in the best possible manner, and at the cheapest rates. In a similar my the association purchases for its shareholders their necessary stock-in-trade on the best terms. Tlio Timaru association, which started in March last, has been able to supply jts members "with coals at 31s 6d, tiie price they had previously paid haying been 40s. It has a!;jo supplied seeds at from 16s to 20s, instead of from 20s to 28s, the former current rates The directors of the Association have recently sent home for £SOOO worth of seiid, and anticipate that this amount, representing 12yOQlbs of seed, will be inadequate to supply their constituents; During tlje past season the Association shipped and stored vast quantities of grain, making full cash advances to the farmers, and charging them no commission, Next season wool will be dealt with in a similar manner, and agricultural implements will be purchased direct from the English and American markets for the requirement of the members of the Association. It is also proposed that the various associations in the Middle Island shall combine together to reduce shipping charges. The united directories jyill say to. the shipping comYoji piust parry our goods at snch a rate, or we will freight ships ourselves. Farmers in the Middle Island, through the instrumentality of associations, will buy at cheaper prices and sell at dearer rates than their brethren in the. North, and this iyil) make all the difference between successful and unsuccessful farming. While we admit that in carrying out a cooperative project we cannot compete with'the Middle Island, the principle of.union itsplf should not altogether be lost sight of amongst p, Attempts have been made from time, to tipie, in Masterton, Carterton, and Greytovvn, to establish- farmers' clubs, but they have invariably come, to grief, Our' farmers have not as yet recognised the immense importance of .cooperation, and till they do so they are unlikely as .a class to make much headway. Were a farmers'' club merely formed in tjus district for social purposes it yoiijid be# stop iji advance, and bring the district nearer to the oopdjtjon .'of agricultural communities in the Mjddle'i Island. "We hope soon to see in the ] Wairarapa another movement which will be successful % the direction qf establishing a farmers' elnb, ft.formers' exchange, or a farmers' union, It matters little what form an association may take so long as it strikes root, and forms a bond of common interest among those who are engaged in agricultural pursuits, j

. The Graytown Borough Council meet jo-day. Mr Wardell, E.M., site' at the Feathk'stou Ooflrttljbuw'tofjay^. The Greytown Volunteers parade for inspection on Wednesday next, ' Messrs F. H. Wood and Co.'s list of sales for August appears in another column, ! Enquiries are being made as to why ths construction of the'footpaths and Kerbing inClnircj),-street is suspended.

" ' The ,Rev MrHiivyey is 5 about .to leave Wellington,- .lmviilg .been js!Woin|(l principal of .the Wanganui Collegiate Scho'bl; ' 1 , '■'■'* i !\ jfcv. - Ai Mr. Ed wih r 'Arnold ji)»sketroakeff; Ma?;> terton, lias secured a prize at the Dunedih industrial exhibition for his nell - knowV beehives, ..

. Messrs Williams nnd 'B&rkar;' the'Sott'--tractors for the nevr Bchool building at.a, pprt}pn.nfjheiran).e;p('; the Tiew structure'elev'atSdV : An entertainment for raising funds! to 'enlarge the" Temperance Hall is announced for Friday, 6th August, at the Town Hall.- The prolamine will consist of songs, readings,

■ Mr £j. consequence of the great slip on the Rimuitaka preventing the arrival in time of fresh goods for his Bale at Fellingham's. old shop Masterton, he intends t&continue; the sale for another, fourteen diys. jv? Mr W. W. Corpe is leaving'tliis district for .Peilding,' where lie'-'intends' tofiettle as amwmiller. The' Wairarapii will lose in him an industrious enterprising settler, and as.honorable and straightforward »■ man of business' as thera is in the county:Mr Corpe will cany .with him the respect and' good wishes of a host of friends, i

Tliere.was to have been a."bee" 'to reinstate the footbridge over tile Waipoua branch sti*eam on. Saturday," biit ,o wiiig' to no time being appointed, it did not take place, The work is a necessary one, and wo believe it. a time were appointed no difficulty would be experienced in getting, enough settlers together to do itThe Masterton and. Greytown Town Lands Amendment Bill for the exchange of the school acre, will come, on for consideration in the-'House next. In the interim, on the motion; of Mr Beetham, it is referred to the Waste Lands Committee. On the motion of Mr DeLautour, a rider was attached to the' order of reference to the committee ito ascertain whether the conditions .necessary to the introduction of the new clause proposed by Mr Beetham with reference to town acre 42 had been complied with. During a debate on the totalisator machine, Mr Shriniski moved.that the word informal should be inserted before machine. The House rejeoted the amendment, probably because the adjective was more appropriate as a prefix f» their own speeches. | We are glad to.hear that the Education Board hag consented to place the recently opened Taueru school on the list of aided schools, and that. Mr Tovey, through whose agency the school was opened, has been confirmed in his teacherahip, There is already an average attendance of 20, and this will increase wheii the'..weather is finer, showing the great necessity that existed for the school,

For spirited grandpapas commend us to Greytown, • A venerable grand parent there arrived recently at that period of his matrimonial career when a golden wedding might be expected from him, Instead this lie realises on his properly and clears away to Sydney or 'Frisco with a young wido'v. The latest bulletin ia, " Grandmama off in pursuit of the runaways," -All the materials for a colonial novel, in which truth will beat fiction hollow, may be obtained gratis in this township from any gossip.

On Saturday afternoon Mr Wood held a .most successful sale at his rooms in Carterton, consisting chiefly, of. fruit trees, pines, ornamental shrubs, &c.'- The sale started at two o'clock punctually with & very good bidding attendance' froni al) parts of the valley. The. afternoon'! business commenced with the'disposal.of Mr McCardle's exhibits, all of' which found ready buyers at good prices. By way of .a change our energetic knight of the hummer disposed of various lots of furniture, stores, and miscellaneous goods, including a tgrrier, after which he brought under tj)p ijQti.ce of those present the fruit trees fronj Jfr.}f%'s";celebrated Nelson nursery with still bettpp result},' It was pretty well as much as Mr Wood could manage to get through' his sale during (he afternoon, and dusk fell on the scene by the time he had knocked down the last lot. The recent gold discovery has raised the hopes of the good citizens of Masterton, and if these hopes are realised, and people' go in for luxuries, we .would remind' tl|af Muir and Dixon Carriage lamps jire tlje'liest arjd cheapest m the district. And the buggies and cariages they turn out are the handsomest and most faithfully made in' the Province Advt.

Schrod.er Hoppef & Co., announce in anoth.er column (|ia|; sppgiijl bargains in Drapery Mijinpry and Clothing vvill he offered to day as their monster clearing Sale is now drawing to a close, We should advise heads of fan.ili.es, and .others to make an parly call at the Hall of Oontmerco, and secure sop of the many Bargains how being offered, Tlje sale which is a yenning one has been a very great success, and we report that tlje proprietors will not continue it muoh longer,; The address is Schroder Hooper & Co,, Hall of Commerce.—Advt,