To-night's Meeting.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1717, 7 August 1885, Page 2

To-night's Meeting.

We hope it is unnecessary to press upon farmers and others the adviMiidiny of attending the meeting winch is 10 he laid this evening at the Gicytown Institute to consider the advisability of e.>u ■: i ., ,a» a Starch Factory. The meeting lias been convened by Mr Coleman Phillis, aim is an enthusiast in ail matters pciuuinu. to meal industry, and we anticipate Iba. h<- w miug out some interesting figures in 11 u--e« turn with the projected 1 iiletpioe, 1. it ho shown that the Factory wnl neue.il our farmers by giving liana a fair 1 e Ini.j f-1 their potatoes, well and good. Potato gioivnig is a profitable industry mid ilieie me many places in ibis distiici, well suited lor it, hut hitherto, our farmers, not finding a market for their use, have 1u.e.1 gum mg otiy for their own produce, and nt iln; paseal nine we are compelled to buy Cautua.ury grown potatoes. Tins is ;,lt..prllicr a mud ike and the sooner it is remeoßM mo bet.er. If Starch Factory can bo erected an . say hi i 0.-. or even X’J is per ton given lor point.s.'s. it will be ol immense I.cikiu to Greytown and the surrounding distiicU. It is not asserting too much to say tout one bundled acres could bo sown iu and around Givytown, and and calculating at the rate of only eight tons to the acre it will be apparent to ibu most superficial mind that “ mere is money in it.” Of course there must be a market, and therefore it behoves the settlers to assemble this evening and outer into the jaw and am iu connection with the matte). Dilhculncs will no doubt, present themselves, but it it can be shown that the venture will pay, lot us go into it with spirit and overcome them. Gulf heartoduess has been the ruin of many an enterprise winch promised well, ami the Greytown Butler and Cheese F:i«tory suffered considerably through tins very thing ut the start. Our larimru me wanting id push ; they me conn 11. wan I sold Stylo of things instead ul keeping p ice with the times, and when we have hum d inem occasionally discoursing upon the •• good uid times ” and throwing cold water upon eveiy progressive effort of the present day we have wished that they Were in liuavin oat ol tm way. Wo are not sure that a blared Factory wifi pay, but we want to see seniors alive, to thou- own interests, and if it can be shown by figures that the venture is around one nice let us "go in aud win.” It will create laour, boneiit iu several ways our farmers, and bring wealth iu the district. The present Governme.it are offering £3OO for the first fitly tone of starch produced iu the colony, therefore what is to bo doue should be done quickly.