The Late Action of the Masterton Farmers’ Club.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1737, 23 September 1885, Page 3

The Late Action of the Masterton Farmers’ Club.

To the Editor of the Standard. Sib,—Ai a Maaterton resident I feel that a few words are needed just at present to allay a little feeling which I know must have been caused by the late rash action of the Masterton Fanners' Club. Haying strong sympathies with my fellow-settlers in the Lower Valley, and hoping that both Korth and South of the Waignawa will pull together for the good of the Wairarapa as a whole I desire to place on record that the action of the late deputation was not the action of the of Masterton by a yerj long way. Indeed, there has been quite a titter in Masterton circles over the defeat of the Club’s deputation. Their assumption, that they had only to speak and their request would be complied with, only excites laughter and brings to mind the story of the three Tooleystreet tailors. I am sorry to say that we hare a few persons amongst us who ignore everything outside of their own town, but who, at the same time, do very little in other ways for its good. One of the deputation in hie superior wisdom said that we had the goosa up this way that laid the golden eggs. Tee, Sir, we have a goose of a Farmers' Club, but the eggs ate bad. The la st one dropi • I at Carterton is a proof of this. The Club had no right to take upon itself to represent the people of Masterton, and if its members bad had a little common sense they would never hate appointed a deputation to make sueh an outrageous proposition to your Society. 1 for one would be sorry to deprive the settlers of the Lower Valley of their Show, though I would like to see one in Maaterton. I hope an effort will be made to establish one and 1 hope also, notwithstanding the feeling caused by the ill-timed action of our Farmers' Club, that the settlers in the Lower Valley will send us their exhibits. Who knows, Mr Editor, but that the late proposal will infuse mote spirit among the members of your Society and make your future shows greater successes than before. With best wishes for this result. I am, £c., A Masterton Re silent aasHß?—ssssHaae