RAILWAY REFORM.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2140, 27 March 1886, Page 2

RAILWAY REFORM.

The subject cropped up incidentally at the meeting of the Waikato County Council yesterday. Mr Barugh thought the matter should not be allowed to rest, tie had lately perused Mr Voile's pamphlet, and hp was more than pleased with it. The arguments contained in it were convincing. Mr Seddon said it was beyond question that the management of the railways was bad, and the people should insist that no more money should be spent upon linos until a change was effected. He had read Mr Vaile's little book and considered that it administered a crushing defeat to Mr Maxwell. Mr Barugh said the mistake the management made was in looking to England for their guide, whereas it was well-known that many lines m England were grossly mismanaged. Further than this, the English railways were worked in the interests of the shareholders and not that of the people It was stated by Mr Seddon that Mr Vaile, who would vjsit the Waikato shortly, had intimated his readiness to address meetings and do anything in his power to further the reform movement. Mr Seddon said Mr Vaile had not only given up much of his time to tbe work, but was considerably out i of pocket by the transaction. He had printed 500 pamjjh lets, and it would be wise for those interested to issue a reprint. Mr Primrose suggested that steps be taken to resuscitate the Railway Reform League, and the members present cordially agreed. A tacit understanding was. arrived at that immediate steps should be taken to renew tbe reform agitation.

Bronson Howard tells a good story of his sojourn in the wilds of Michigan, where he was last summer writing " One of Our Girls " for Miss Douvrary. He was domiciled in a farmhouse, miles away from railroads, mails or telegraph stations. The farmer and his wife had but the dimmest notion of plays or players. They had never seen either one or the other in their lives, and only read of them as something mysterious and far away. The reverence for Mr Howard when they discovered be was a play writer was unbounded. One day the farmer's wife was talking to Mrs Howard of the wonderful, mysteries —to her— of the drama The conversation drifted round to the length of time plays ran. " And to think, 14 said the rural lady, "that Mr Howard *tay» three months to write a play which is all over in one night." " Why, uo, answered Mrs Howard; "my husband expects bis new piece to run a long while. You know his ' Young Mrs Winthrop' was played one hundred and fifty nights." M Good gracious" was thd astounded answer, as the knitting fell on the floor, and the steel-rimmed glasses dropped into the rural lady's Up, " you don't tell me so. I should have thought the actor* would have lott the thread of the itory,*' Mr William Taylor, plumber and tinsmith, announces that he has opened business in Hamilton, in those commodious premises formerly occupied by Mr Joseph Moses. Mr Taylor has stocked his shop with a large and varied assortment of tin and hardware, lamp*, Ac, Ac., which will repay inspection. Repairs are undertaken and the trade will be supplied. m Mr J. S. Bnckfoad will sell at Waitoa, on Thursday, the 10th April, 290 Lead of cattle, 1000 sheep, 10 horses. Ice. About the end of April he will sell for Mr T. R. S. Richardson, a large number of draught horsre. Also, for Messrs Richardson and Baxter, the entires Fere and Bonnie Prince. On Thursday, tho Soth April, be will sell at Waitoa, the live and dead stock of Mr W. Moon, and the lease •( the property, if not pretioml/ disposed of priwUtlj.