The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-26
THE TIPPERARY PIGS.
Scenes In the Most Interesting
Town Of Europe.
soYcoTTEas BUILD NEW CRY.
How ne Irish Are Psnishlns Landlord
snith-narry-rAs wiliiam OsBris.
Arcada-An Ansriesa Boon.

beggar Whines Ill day for pennies.
Heaven has spared him the sight Of his
peoples Affections" - Z poetical towns
man puts il
Tipperary people have certainly had
their share of sfd elton. but there vas little
visible sign Of it On the day I struck the
town. To save waiting three or four hours
1t Limerick junction for tram walked
over, and throughout the whole three
milss was struck by the lvsliness Of the
road. and especially q the amazing fire.
quency Of Irish canaries," b. which name
the pig 10 known In the land Of his love-
There were droves Of pigs with red-cheeked
donkey carts flied with half-grcwn
pigs, and with ragged old women seated on
top. There were single pigs walking in
stately majesty along the road to the
stirring music OF their contradict voices
Tho ar was filed with their clamor which.
growing louder ct every step. became
almost deafening when the town itsesi vas
reached. and the main street. nearly mile
in length. vas found TO be lined on both
sides throughout its entire length with
donkey carts. pigs. pig buyers and pig sell
ers. The pigs were held up for inspection.
kicking aud squealing. by red-cheekrd
iassies with brswny arms. Sometimes one
Of them got away and was pursued with
hue and cry by . doz.n half-grown boys
until he was fairly cornersd and brought
back painting.
Such were my first impressions Of Tip
perary, the most interesting place in Eu-
rope. the only one where new town is be-
ing built all al once. ami the only one in
the worlt where an old one equally well
situated lies deserted by its side.
Thanks to the pig industry the desertion
was not ct FIRST apparent. Smith-Barry.
the old Tipperary Landlord. fast deserted by
his tenants, siih claims the right OF hold
ing markets-f0r pigs. cows and horses
along the main street of the old town, and
the right will not be successfully combated
while parliament 10 in its present temper.
Inc privilege is worth something. Every
pig brought into Tipperary-and there
must Be thousands yeariy-pays 1 penny
or pence market fee, according g val Ne.
Every sheep. goat or lamb pays
penny, every horse 5 pence, every
OK or COW 8 pence. every 2-year-
old pence. every. yesrling 8 pence.
and every standing has . fixed price Of 10
pence. The abs,rdity OF hampering trade
by these vexatious dues il apparent but
the custom is common enough througho
Great Britain.
time that Mr.. Smith Barry is the hereditary
landlord OF Tipperary. and thar he Was the
leading spirit in the landlords Defense
League which was mixed up in the seyic-
lions on the P0nsonby estate away down
IN Youghal. 1t was to punish him ior his
oficlonsness in business which did not con-
Germ himself. and partly to pay of certain
old scores Of their own, that his Tipperary
tenants. almost to man. stopped paying
rent and. with the help of . few friendly
capitalists. began building . new town to
move into when the inevitable evic.ions
came.
In spite Of markst-day excitement, it
was evident ~ glance that the old town
Is in . very bad way. Many shops are
closed. and Of those that are open few are
doing much business. fewer pay any rent
and nearly all will be closed in time. Tie
old town is not wholly deserted yet. partly
because the new one is not finished and
partly becsnse portions # the old town
belong to Mr.. Stafford o 'Brien. . friendly
landlord who is liked by the tenants. and
has, indeed. furnished the land for the
building Of the new town. His houses,
and he has many. will not DO vacated. and
be will have no difficulty in collecting his
renis
The center OF the new town Is the
William O'Brien arcade, or the Mart. -
the people call it for short. There 10
not anywhere . finer building of the
sort in q town SO small. It is. perhaps.
200 feet by IS. and single spacious story
in height Through the center runs .
broad concre e-foored hallway, anu ranged
on either eide are q couple of dozen light
and airy shops. by lar better than any
thing in the old town. A variety OF
businesses sre already established here,
and all are doing finely. as the mer-
chants with one accord assured me.
The arcade is by no means the only pro-
vision for shop-keepine. however Long
rows of shops are rapidly being built on
the streets outside. each with its house
back of or over 1t. These will accommo-
date twice a. many tradesmen Is the ar
cade. bur only few OF III m are complete.
Besides. there are several fine rows of
dwellings. some of them already occupied,
some in course of construction, and
at work extending the town. An
engineer Is in charge OF the work,
and every street is properly graded and
severed from the start. Some Of the new
houses are very hastily built of wood, and
may be replaced by better ones later, but
nearly all of them are Of splendid construc-
ton, far better than the miserable matched
novels for which Smith-Barry has long ex-
acted comfortable rents. They are nearly
all swo-stories in height. very few OF the
Older houses being more than one. They
have proper sewer facilities. and are cheer
full. roomy and modern. Tire will be
rents TO pay, of course, but they will be
moderate and will be paid to friends
The hustle in Tppesary 10 indescribable.
Ali Ireland has nothing like il TO show.
Carts Of lumber and stones are rushing
hither and thither, sewers are dug, grading
goes forward with rush. good deal OF il
having been done by volunteers, and there
Is feverish activity about that reminds
one OF what We read about Oklahoma.
There is nothing OF the Western lack of
thoroughness. however. Everything is
solid, substantial. done to stay. Even the
wooden houses seem TO an American quite
as vel built a. many which are run up
every year in Brooklyn and Chicago.
Evictions are . matter Of daily occur
renee. The town fairly swarms with the
blue-coated members of the Royal Irish
constabulary. but there has been no dis
turbance requiring their services except
once, when the l0-year-0ld lads Of the or
phan asylum on the hill beyond the station
held . parade and demonstration in protest
against the presence Of few sons OF boy
cotted persons and policemen among them.
They were ..disorderiy" and had 70 Do