FAIRBURN.

Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 40, 30 May 1910, Page 5

FAIRBURN.

(From our own Correspondent.) The Creamery at Fairburn closed on May 20th after a most successful season. It may be interesting to mention that the produce of 380 cows came into the Creamery during the season, being a surplus of 85 per cent, over the guarantee of 200 cows on which the Creamery was started. Mr. Harry Parker is removing from Oruru to his new home on Duncan’s Road. Mr. W. J. Christensen is installing an Alpha Laval turbine separator for next season, being the first machine of the type imported into this district. The steam boiler will ensure a plentiful supply of hot water for can cleaning, etc. Mr. T. J. Coulter is cutting timber for his residence in the Outakai Block. Mr. G. May is busy building a commodious residence in the Outakai Block. Mr. A. Wallace is head carpenter on the job. A meeting of the Fairburn suppliers to the Oruru Factory took place in the School on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Geo. Wilkinson, Chairman of the Oruru-Fair-burn Dairy Co., presided and most of the Oruru and Fairburn Directors were present. The firewood at Fairburn Creamery was sold by tender to Messrs. T. Whitehead, J. McKay, W. H. Eaves and the Fairburn School Committee. After ample discussion it was decided that the cream cart next season should start from the Flat Bush end of Fairburn at 8.15 a.m., passing the Duncan’s road junction at 9 a.m. The other cart will start from the furthest Mangatoitoi supplier at 8 a.m., connecting with the Fairburn cart at Mangatoitoi junction. To encourage those who live at a distance of one mile and over from the main road a small bonus is to bo given, depending on the distance and difficulty of reaching the main road. This idea, which is a very good one, was mentioned by Mr. W. Wilkinson. The amount of the bonus will in some cases reach £d per lb. on the butter fat sent. The Chairman read a list of improvements proposed to be carried out at the Oruru Factory during the coming winter. The total cost of these lie estimated at about one hundred and fifty pounds. He mentioned that it, was proposed to form a Working Bee and called for names of those willing to help, Quite a number of those present agreed to give time and others who were not present will doubtless assist, thus saving some £4O in labour. The proposal for the expenditure of the £l5O was carried unanimously. At the above mentioned meeting the new manager, Mr. R. Harris, gave an interesting address re keeping cream and cooling same. This was listened to with attention. Mr. Harris is quite against sending in stale cream and the cream is to be sent in fresh each day. Therefore it is probable that the running of the cream cart on alternate days will be restricted to the slack time at the beginning and end of each season. I may mention that some of the Oruru suppliers have offered to board, free of cost, those members of the Working Bee who hail from the Fairburn district.