STRATFORD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16608, 4 December 1919, Page 2

STRATFORD.

• FROM OCR RESIDENT AGENT. Dec. 3.—-Fourteen days to the ©lection, and it is a pity that the ensuing fortnight with its party and personal strife cannot he jumped. Mar with all its tragedy and horror does give occasion for the display of much that is heroic and'divine in human nature, but a political struggle brings to light all the meanest of the qualities which go to make up our composite souls, It is an, orgie of falsehood, treachery, slander,’ and hypocrisy. This time last year the physical atmosphere was full of disease hut the moral atmosphere was clean. Now the disinfectants are wanted on the moral side. Another week has passed without more than a sprinkle of rain, but with plenty of strong, dry and cold wind. Snow has ( fallen quite low down on the southern face of the mountain, Altogether the climatic conditions are leaving a good deaf to be desired from the dairy farmers’ point of view. Preparations are forward for recommencing the tar-macadamising pf Broadway north and south- Buildings of an exceedingly non-esthetic order of architecture have been recently erected for the accommodation of the crushing and' mixing plant. They are situated near the Fenton Street entrance of King Edward Park, to the sylvan beauties of which resort they constitute an excellent counterfoil. The swimming club is not dead, but has for obvious reasons been rather late this cold season in waking from its winter sleep. A general meeting has been held and arangements made for opening the baths and for the holding of a carnival at an early date. Acting on the motto that refers to the continual dripping of water wearing away the hardest stone, our Chamber' of Commerce is still worrying the Post and Telegraph Department about the Tahora-Tatu telephone line. _ It is also trying to push on the decision as to the new post office site and, as this is supposed to depend upon the verdict of the general manager of railways on the ultimate destiny of the railway reserves, Mr. M'Villy is being urged to pay his promised visit to Stratford. 'Hie chamber has also made representations to the postmaster on the inefficiency of the telephone service. It has been recognised for some time past that drastic reforms are needed.