FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION SOCIETY.

Patea Mail, Volume XXXIX, 20 July 1914, Page 3

FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION SOCIETY.

— ..__•—, Stock Yards for Inglewood. There was a big attendance of farmers at Inglewooa on Friday, at the aiee ing of the farmers' Co-opera-tive Organisation Society for the purprpo of discussing the affairs of the Society, and principally the prospects of getting sufficient support with a vieV to making a start in the Ingle* wood district. As the outcome of the meeting, sufficient share capital was subscribed to warrant the Association ereoting saleyafds at Inglewood, and a start will probably be made at onoe, Mr QH Buckeridge, chairman of directors, presided over an attendance of abont 125 farmers. Other directors present were Messrs J EOorrigan, D Todd. W Skedgwell and W Jones. Mr Buckeridge outlined the history of the Society at length, and showed how successful it had already been since its inception. Itsbusinbss had more than doubled in the three months

of ita existence. The directors, be said, had been putiri a position of trust, and mußt carry on the affairs! on sound business lines, must be bare, fulnot to istart saleyards in any distriot ualess they could be assured of getting sufficient support in that distriot, so that each district could oirry the burden of its own branch on its Bhoulders. The directors, he cmtinued, bad deoided that it would not be advisable to oonsider the Bta'tiog of a branch in any district unless £SOOO (500 shares) of capital Was subscribed in that distriot. Mr Buckeridge spoke at length on tbe necessity of organising so as. to place tbe whole of their business on a lystematio basis; Mr J R Oorrigan said they must not think that tbjia end of the district was being neglected because saleyards were being erected at Opunake. The position was that the support at that end was such that they could not ~ refuse the request. In reply to a question, Mr, Buckeridge stated that it was not proposed to fcun a store at present, as that meant locking up too muoh capital in stock. Thre9 of'their agents were present and would take orders for anything that might be required on a wholesale (basis. . ■ ; "' , ■ Totes of thanks concluded a very successful meeting.