The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1885. DAIRY FACTORIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2698, 18 September 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1885. DAIRY FACTORIES.

Dearly bought experience has Rhown that factories for the purpose of work- ; ing yp dairy produce need something more than #. few vats, presses, and an abundant supply of milk to make thorn a success, Nearly #ll jthe existing' companies have now liejd their annual meetings, and we cannot remember a single one, the Directors of which .did ' not report the existence of a heavy Bank overdraft, with no assets except the land, building, and plant, From some cause or another there has always been a great deal more money spent than came in from the salo of the various products. It stands to reason that $ continuation of this state of things would ,b,e the means of closing the factories, If fl, company of the kind can pay its expenses, jt may be said that a result that should be fairly satisfactory to some of the share- i holders has been obtained, because the receipts of the farmers who supply milk have been materially increased, and the suppliers, as a rule,

constitute the majority of tlio share* holders. There are, however, others who have invested money, who would get no return whatever. The causes of failure appear to be exceedingly varied, While in one case large quantities •of cheese are found almost unmarketable because it has been made tinder the supervision of inexperienced managers, in another the supply of raillc has been too small to permit of profitable working; and yet in others too much of the' material has been allowed to go to waste. There are also instances on record in which cheese has been spoilt in transit. • We believe there are- remedies to be found to meet all these cases. It is a matter of the utmost difficulty to find suitable and experienced managers, but a few years' time'will alter that, Of far more importance is the milk supply. This is undoubtedly influenced by the selection of si site. We have heard a great deal from time to time of establishing a factory in, or near, Mssterton, and those who look at the subject superficially would, undoubtedly, conclude that there would be a fair prospect of good returns being obtained from it. We, however, altogether differ from this view, Nearly all the milk produced in the neighborhood of Masterton is used for household purposes, and as the town grows, the supply will scarcely be equal to the demand, This is not because the number ofoows kept is small, but because the population is large, In time there will be no waste material, and then, provided other circumstances are favorable, fair dividends may be expected by the shareholders.