THE FARMERS' CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1852, 20 May 1884, Page 3

THE FARMERS' CO OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.

to nil" n>!jon. .Sin,— The notice of allotment of&haics in the co opeiative association has not }ec been issued. Allotment payment must lie made betoie a shaieholdet cm take pait in the geneial meeting. Now how is a sbaieholdcr to make his allotment payment, know who are the pioposcd rinectoi«, and forward his pioxy befou the geneial meeting of the 27th instant? You append a foot note to my last letter, which leads me to think that you have foi gotten that Farmers' Co-opeiation -was a name only, wheieas all classes are In - \ited to pin, and if the Cambndge shareholdeis aio to be taken as a criteiion of other dlstticts, a laige portion must be others than larwieis. Former ridicule is now l)eing turned into anxious enquny, and the question now is What doc this co-opeiation mean '.' It means that the time for udieule is past and gone, and that we ha\e.~>oo bhareholdeis and cu^ tonieis with -CG, OOO icady for immediate business. It also mr j ans this, if farmeis must m'll liLtf at \oo pui 100lb% tlic consumer ■shall not pay 4os per lOOlbs, but that the difieicnto between los and -I.ls shall be divided between pioducer and consumer, and 1 will show this is not a cure nnumfactuied fui the pin pose. Last week the Gorton estate sent to Auckland two trucks of line Heiefoul beet, ni.nket pi ice, -C 3 16s per head. Mr W. Moon also sent two ti ucks of heavy fat cattle, mostly picked steeis, maiket pi ice, -C 4 2s Gd per head. Actually not 12s per lUOlbs. Yet we are assiuecl that the consumer pays 40s to 4os. So here is a line of business that our association should at once take up. We may 'find dnectois who mil tell us of the great advantages to be obtained by dealing with some Iriend or firm whom they represent, but these direetois should be informed that theso favourable Unas can be found othenvise than through a director. Next comes manager. X very thing in creation rests upon a matter of finam c—moneye — money coining in and theD going out. We want a good man as manager — a man that can show actual work performed, who has been financially a success, both for himself and the bu&iness he has had chaige of. Ho^ ottcn do we find men trying everything for themselves, and failing at everything, and at lastputting themselves up to manage some other person's business. Yes, and get good testimonials fiom their frieudb too. Every shareholder, if possible, should attend the general meeting, as many matters of great importance are to be arranged. The great success so far achieved must , very largely be put to the credit of Mr W., A. Graham, for the unflinching manner in which that gentleman has pushed onwards with the work of co-operation. — I am, &<*., ■ J. Forrest.

It will be seen that Mr Buckland will new hold his ordinal y horse sale at Cambridge on Saturday next, as originally advertised, notwithstanding' the holiday. . Mr J. S. Buckland will sell at the Ohaupo Yards, on Tuesday, th-i 27th inst, IEO ho»d mixed store cattle, fat steers and cows, young steers, dairy cows pear, calving, fat and store sheep, &c,