CHEESE FACTORY AT EVANSDALE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1838, 11 February 1887, Page 10

CHEESE FACTORY AT EVA N SD ALE.

A well-attended meeting of farmers residing k the M.'rton, Beaoonsfield, and Blueskin dis< | tricts was hfeld at the schoolhouse, Evm^dale, on ; Friday evening to* further the establishment of a cheese factory at Evansdale, as being the cen« tral position for the districts named. Mr Elmer, in taking the chair, said he thought the scheme would greatly enhance the.va?ne of property in th« district generally, and he trusted they would all do their best to forward it. In respond to a call the Secretary gave the totals of shares so tar to be allotted— viz • Sea. cliff, 315; Blueskin, 3*7; Merton, 105-total, 767. Several undecided settlers who had promised to. attend the meeting had not douo so. ' Mr PoßTEOus.Baid he would not join the com. pany. He thought the scheme would cost too. much money with collecting vans. '.He, would prefer cartiug his ,own milk to the factory, and he knew many more who would also do so. Mr Rochfohd remarked that any man who brought bis milk would, get tbe'fuil- price, 4d. MrjEWiK contradicted Mr Roehford. Mr Birch said there were three sections, but they, could .not work on any other footing than that the company should carfc the milk ; so that ,if that arrange.ment was broken^ they ; at Seacliffwould put up a factory, for. themselves. Mr Porteous suggested that everyone within a' radius of three miles should carfc. their milk.. He would ootitribute half the expense to those residing far back. After considerable discussion, Mr K. B. Ferguson k-av) he would like to know, •now that the platform they had been workiignn .was proposed to be altered,' what th« director* ■were tossy to those who had put their Barnes down for? shares, Mr Bibch wax of opiiion they should have 1500 shares taken up before they'formed a com» pany. As they Bad only 767 it would be better for the. directors tp,reMgn in a body. They hnd. had information that the building aud plant .would cost. £1000 ; : • Mr Ibwin, as a -director, thought they could" gb on with" 1000 shares J ' ' ' '

! "MrFEßausoN 6aid they had chosen Bvansdale as being the centra? place! If the factory wae put up at any other place the blame would rest with' the Merton settlers taking so few shares. ; Mr Birch wished, to know what shares the 'Merton people would take. : MrPoETEous said he would have -taken SO shares, but would not do so now. ;Mr\..RussELi, .thought the Merton people wanted to tear - the' Boheme in pieces. As a director he would resign ~if "any other parties' would produce soiaething better than that they had before 'them. ...'■' •For the first; time at the meeting, at this point the prospectus .was read. >..'"■ . • -Mr Birch, chairman of directors, then resigned for himself and/ coadjutors, -and proposed, that a meeting be held at Seacliff sohoolhouse < on Monday to form a factory in their own dis< ■ trict. t • ' '* ' Mr Ferguson said he wbnld still like to see a large- factory, at Evansdale. He blamed the Merton people very much. .He was of opinion a factory would be formed at tbe Waitati. . Mr" Porteobs seconded Mr Birch's propo* sition. . • ' r . A vote of thaks to the,- chair closed the pro* ceedings. , ,