CROMWELL NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13653, 24 July 1906, Page 7

CROMWELL NOTES

(Fbou Our Own Coihuspondent.)

v , , CROMWELL, July 22. Ury kcon disappointment was felt hero when word cani» through on Friday that the lion. IhlWoiics could not spare the lime to pay n visit to Central Otago u intended. A lery large number of people from the different railway leagues ba<l all arrangements mado o travel to Alexandra or Clyde io interview him r o the continuation of the Ola"o Central from ayde., Of course it is generally recognised that lie must havo an enormous '.mount o work on band, and the loss of " least two days to come through this way would moan a heavy tax to work up again. The different cagucs in Upper Cl.itha nro now going to light m earnest for tho immediate continuation of tlio lines, audit is to he hoped they will bo successful. | ; There is very littlo doubt in my'niind Id at if Hie Otago Central lino were finished to .Hnweii, and the largo areas of beautiful landnearly nil of which is . held by tho CoVMlllilolll-cilt up, .Otago would soon draw on the increased population of the North Island, as I know of a very largo number oi people who havo left this district within tho last few years, and of those fully half went to tho North Island and ■the halanco to Southland, tho reason beinc in most cases the difficulty of gotling land here, and, also, when you had tho land, tlio great cost of getting produce to markot! Tho weather has been really beautiful for this timo of tho year. Last week the frosts ■were severe at night, .rith a Ihjht fog for a fort hours in tho morning, then a lovely sitnnhino for tho rest of tho day, so it is not to \m wondered at that wo rarely havo any sickness in our district. From reports hoard before reaching here, strangers on a visit expect to be almust frozen up, but after experiencing one Vlintor they arc always anxious to return.