PROPOSED FARMERS' CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4091, 19 April 1892, Page 2

PROPOSED FARMERS' CLUB.

. An Initiatory Stop. At the meeting of the Masterton Blacksmith and Wheelwright Manufacturing Company held on Saturday lask, the question of forming a Farmers' Club in the district was discussed. . ' .'...; Tho Chairman said that some four years ago there was a Farmers' Club in existence. This had fallen through. There was now' greater vitality and prosperity in the district. If they bad a Farmers' Club' now he had little doubt but that it would prosper. A combination of farmers would be able at the present time to discuss such matters as the -Hessian fly and farmers'' cd-operafive' associations, four pf »h'iph had been brought' before the publjp within ! tljo past few months. Every, week something cropped up which' farmers niigbt well discuss'. He merely threw', out the 'sugg'est'i.qpthat aFarnjerJ' Club be formed.' He'liadpodoubf-jihfttjf (t were "formed the Blacksmith Compapy; wpijldi find Apiece,of \and on whicltp'ppe'pta'bujilpg, Mr Blatphford said |ie had no doubt nurnbers gf fajniera would jpin a' Club 60 long 'as th'ejr popkYts were not affected. There was a difficulty in. the matter of subscription's, -(Laughter). ... ... ...... ..; Mr Duncan' M'Gregdr agreed ;witE the Chairman in his, remarks/. Far-* niers at present had no place to goto where fhey coujd djsouss matters Iffe'iHtog:4em "unless 'jfiey wept. to hotels I .' fle'thoug'ht' it qiite right that something should be done'with regard desirable thalHliey.|lipula haye some place in wfeicifi• jEo'^flpeiarid dWss! farming r |Hearj bear)i' : ' He's?pul§njos if) tds't 'jug fjelinj pf th'e meetfng, tbat Direc'lor'sbe ; request?! V> kmH Swejioiclers will) jiifprptiyii on tl)e njattep of forming a farmers'Oloh, •Jlrßlatcbford seconded, ••' The Chairman'.suggested that although they migmVform a Farmers' Club, tjjpy should, not exclude, respeotabie'mßmbers'of : ihe community who might ■ be reasonable'-'in their views; flHhough^t^rm'ers,ii:.^:!:!..:-,;

f § The then put and tarried u'nanimdiiily,. ■" v. The Gliairmfitfiremarked tbat as ■OhaJrman of ? . tbe/Direoibrs he would ;doalliiri his '/power to promote tha interests-of--the movement, (Applause).