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in organisation is in agitation. It is by constantly putting before our producers 
the need of standing shoulder to shoulder in their own interests. I do not 
believe there is a bit of ill-feeling existing in the North against the South, or 
in the South against the North. We recognise that we are brother farmers—that 
what benefits the North benefits the South. The time is coming when 
organisation among farmers will be as complete as among commercial men, and 
this chamber of agriculture will assuredly come. This is as sure as we are living, 
and as sure as earnest men put their shoulders to the wheel, so surely will this 
chamber of agriculture become an accomplished fact, and farmers as men, take 
their rightful place, which is the first place, in the world. 
Mr. C. Arrow (Brisbane): As the last speaker indicated, it is not only 
organisation, but agitation that is wanted. Why should we organise ? Simply 
because if we want anything good we must organise, and we must also agitate. 
I am sorry that one gentleman thought this proposal of a chamber of agriculture 
was antagonistic to the Department of Agriculture. It is no such thing. 
Mr. Morrar: Premature, not antagonistic. 
Mr. Arrnow: I do not think that what has been advocated is antagonistic 
to the Department of Agriculture. As for its probable success, we know it is 
very difficult to get producers to combine. I once tried, with a number of 
others, to get the fruit industry better organised. We had a central associa- 
tion and a number of smaller ones in the outside districts ; but when we came 
to ask these latter to send in a contribution to cover advertising and rents for 
meeting places, they at once withdrew and left us. And so it will ever be, I 
suppose. To get real organisation you must show that there is going to be 
some profit in it. If you can show a definite benefit in organisation, then the 
producer will organise. As Mr. Gibson has said, let us look about us and 
see what we can do. Certainly, if we organise a centre in Brisbane 
we would be near the parliamentary men and be near the Minister for 
Agriculture. ‘Then we would have a means by which we could agitate. A 
request could be sent down to Brisbane, and the necessary agitation could be 
done by the combination at hand. Take the citrus fruits, concerning which a 
deputation interviewed the Minister some time back. I do not suppose there 
was a single fruitgrower there, but within two minutes the difficulties they were 
labouring under in this particular instance were removed. So on these lines it 
would be seen that a chamber of agriculture would be of material assistance to 
the industry. Take the question of freights again. If there were a proper 
body in Brisbane, the difficulties that are always cropping up in this connection 
could be dealt with. without any loss of time or worry. 
The Hon. D. H. Datrymere: It is nearly a quarter past 10, and I 
understand it has been the custom hitherto to adjourn about this time, and it 
seems to be your wish that this custom should be adhered to. I believe it 
has also been the custom for the Chairman to sum up the discussions that take 
place on the papers from time to time, but really it seems that in a way the 
present discussion has already been summed up very happily. It appears to 
me quite clear that there is a consensus in favour of a union, and | do not 
think this is astonishing when we consider that if you want to exercise power 
—it does not matter in what direction—you must act, as far as you can, as one. 
Taking it for granted that the meeting has affirmed to-night that it is in favour 
of union, I cannot conceive a more favourable opportunity of getting at the 
details of how this union is to-be brought about than the present. It cannot 
be brought about without trouble. Iam not guilty of flattery when I say 
there are present a number of intelligent men. There are a number of gentle- 
men here who have to-night said they are familiar with organisation, and among 
them Mr. Gibson, who has told us how he had conducted an organisation for the 
benefit of the sugar industry. In men like Mr. Gibson and Mr. Swayne you 
really have the head centres of organisation in Queensland at this Conference, 
and with their help some practicable plan may be devised to enable you to act 
