C.F.C.A. ANNUAL MEETING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CV, Issue 16081, 30 September 1916, Page 7

C.F.C.A. ANNUAL MEETING.

To the Editor of the "Tirnaru Jtlerald," Sir,—lp. ljis_ letter 111 Thursday's ''Herald.''Mr Jviuiierncy says 1 am mcorr gibie, and that .as si-y. mrnd is so contused, it would be useless, cabins part to continue this correspondence. In ract he would lead your readers,, ■Co-' be--1 eva that lain like Goldsmith's scliooljnaster, who. though vauqiLslied: could argae stiil. la reply I V-sh' to -assure hitn. that I am not -»fc j&^■Jikfei : T■ll■at■ £ltnlfeleman, as I am always open'.-to con-T-cfc-on, although his argument ihj iliis controversy has not been strong fn nnrfii to bring about, that conviction. I can a so assure him that my mind is-not in the least confused as regards in dispute, and I a:n soirv that neither of us can convince the otiior..as'to~whafe; took.place. After all it only proves the eld saying.- that many men have many m nds. And now sir, as this correspondence has been started by me on account o F the peculiar report you published of w]:at took place at tLe last annual meeting of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-oper-a.tiye Association, allow me to give you fl .litt'.e adv'ce for your future guidance. It is this: "When the next annual meeting "of that institution comes round he sure that you publish what rxactlv does take place, bo matter whether it- tells rga"nst the Direotars a.ud their supporters or net. and do not draw too : much 011 the fertile imagination of your reporter. If you do this you will save yourself . a lot. of vab™ble space"'and yewcorresnnndents a lot of time'and trouble. Siiv-ercJy thinking you for your, .rourte«v-\n publishing tliis correspondence.—l ani, etc.. G. CASEY. • September 2Sth. CLOIP. [We at least shall not iccase Mr Casey of arguing like' ..the stliool--1 master. H:s resemblaii.ee is to another' Goldsmith ■. character. . ''Did I say so?" replied T he coolly; "to he sure, if-1 said so, i t was. so." Such dogmatism may plen-;e Mr Ca~ey ; it will not alter the fair nature of our . report.^—Editor '•Timaru Herald. ,? ]