TREATMENT OF FLAX

Grey River Argus, 26 January 1943, Page 6

TREATMENT OF FLAX

FACILITIES AT WASHDYKE CHRISTCHURCH. Jan., 25 “There is every prospect that we will have a carry-over of a large tonnage of linen flax this season,” said the chairman, Mr. R. Crombie, at a meeting of the Washdyke Linen Flax Committee. The question of cartage of flax from farm to factory was freely discussed by the committee. The manager of the Washdyke factory, Mr. W. J. Jones, pointed out the difficulties which would be encountered this year in stacking at the factory. It was decided that farmers be asked to stack theor linen flax and hold it on their farms until such time as the factory was in a position to handle it. With the large carry-over of flax from last year it was not possible to provide stacking space at the factory. Mr. Jones outlined the capacity of the factory, pointing out that tne number of retting tanks largely controlled the amount of flax that could be handled in a year. The following motion received support; “That with the large carryover of flax, plus the acreage now being grown, this committee is of the opinion that it is advisable to build additional retting facilities at Washdyke. Failing this, we recommend a factory being built at Pleasant Point.”