THE LATEST FREEZING WORKS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 638, 15 October 1909, Page 10

THE LATEST FREEZING WORKS.

PUECH4SU AT LOMJBURft JIEMIONED (Ily Ccrrcsi milcnt I

- : '■!.:■.,•'■. .Palmerston, October' 14. A meeting of farmers .■this;a'fternoohv;'disof foniling'a-farmers':co-operative' freezing Icbmpauy iu the ilana'wtttu district. -:.;-'.. • ..'..v. :.;...■',.'■.

, Alr.J, Balsilhe, who oocupied.tho .chair; said that'-, he thought that the best course to pursue would he thac ■ those present,'should form themselves into<a provisional' 'directorate,.', and/sendout tost' the feeling., of- farmers. Already:■ promises ..had:.beeni received- from a good hurauer of farmers to take: up.shares, aid iii- •soon'l.as. twoiithousand/'sharej ..had- been taken up.at ,;£5 each,- they ■■ could', register-the company.. So far, only Mie immediate vicinity' of Palmerston had bcon.canvassed,. , •■ / ■■■' -. • ■ .■'.. Mr.,J.:jlorrisou was of.opinion-that the proposed company ;;,umst be on '.co-operative lines, .or it, ,would': 'prove a'failure!";., He thought Foxton would'bo .'anideal : site' j fpr<,'the. works, but, after consideration)-. it knight ■bo thought fetter, to;' purchase the. Lbngbura '.works, and nowwoiild-'bethe opportune-time:'td'deal with the company; which owned . thoise'Vwrirks. The Main Trunk linewouldprove argre,at factor : in the success-'bf the .propqsed-cotnpa'ny. ' ' '■'■. ; Other'speakers expressed the opinion rthat the' best course; would' bei to purchase-thV'Lbng-' burn works. :-..• ."'-■■ ■ ;■'•.'.;.;. ..';■>'-;

-'"Mr. ,J;-;Wingate, son., said.'that'the' : 6Upport' being accorded so far. was disheartening, and-if something definite were not'done at' the' nieet.ing,' it wpiild .be; better to 'let; the'matter drop:' ■He .called 'attention to the difference in the prices obtained':.for. mutton", in';. England' andw.hat the.grower in'the colony gbt. ■■. "■ ' ' Af tor: lur.thervdisenss.ion,: tho. following, provisional ;dir6ctqrate was appointed:. Messrs. 'J. Balsillie, J:? Wiugate, sen.,. J; Morrison,-' P. '■'£. I'air, A.- Mathieson, D; Rowlands,, H.' T Mygor, H. -Bowater, W.; Wordsworth, and , C; Mann. ,■' :.; ~.'':- .'..'.