A RANGITIKEI SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 996, 10 December 1910, Page 8

A RANGITIKEI SHOW.

PROrOSAL FAVOURED AT : MARION. ' It is a matter ,of particular ..tiiat' a show- l iyill probably. bo mangur-'. ?ated in one of the best farming '• districts fr j : .inVtto Rangitikci. • •' 'meeting • called by.:'the . Marton S!; i;':' bra'ncli.',.of the . Farmers' Union to dis;f :V ! :.cnss ".the prospects of a- show has' been held. . . >'>:> :' . \ fe.V:!W;iMr:v-W.;;J;'.'. Birch.presided (says the : 'fßangitikei Advocate ')i and briefly esi \ -plained the object of calling.a meeting. [n. ; ■ A : desire had been;public)?..wflrtspsd fc;.: : :':thatj .the Farmers'. .-Union should take Kv' /tbq 'initiative:steps in ; the matter 01' iH{ Bta«irig a>how, ahd thej;had done so'., K' ; : His. own opinion' was that it would bo !•;" absurd; .to'attempt to conducta .show on f;;, -.:: similar.' lines tothose- conducted - in.

; neighbouring' towns 1 ' - and Palme'rst-on, had. assured positions. . ,The ex r f t -;■; :pens'es 1 attached to establishing- a show lcomprehensivo lines would, he considbe too "great', :." ;However, it • was. ! ilo-possible, that something, could bo done 'j '• m the matter of holding an autumn S.A.U sli6iv> : ,and. he -hoped;some definite pr'o-'%-Sf-posaKwould'be;arrived at-.' . ' Mr A. H Bill suggested abandoning Union picnic and holding a; sliow;fof root crops, grain, and colt ;arid. horses,, and introduce• competitive ievents. - i'lt was absolutely out; of' the frf%}qu6stioii.-te> attempt,to. establish a' show liko Palmerston, Feilding, oj Wangauuf..lf,an autumn show was held, the suggestion to. -hold. a . ploughing match could not be given effect to. Mr.! C. K. 'Cooka.said that .little sjipV; ,': P°rt won Id. be forthcoming from -Marton j'-sl' resiisnts 'if ;the. show .was' hold at Mar- . ton Junction. . , ...-- '. , igl.t;; It; was. considered',that 300 members, would have to be enlisted-'be-' f; ; fore a'show could be started. i; An;-executive -'to .deal': with a -Teport [V,r I-;: to .be.submitted > tlio, first week in Janu-iJv'fyi-Kary;'was - set as.;'follows :—G. .Ellis (Bulls), C. G. .Houghton (Marton), G: |.' . -Marshall (Titrakina), .. E. W. Broad, [J .(Marton), J. Morrison. (Halcombe), E.' ' Thorns-- (Porewa); Um Morrison (Fern' I . Flats), A. H. Bill (Greatford), ELGower | : (Lecdstown), and W. J. Birch (chairf:. . man). . "'i-Xi.--'-'-' . -*■ - ;