The Irish standard., 1890-11-15
two hundred feet by seventy five. and a
single spacious story in height. Through

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single spacious story in height. Through
1.-THE centre runs broad concrete foored
hall way, and ranged on either side are
s. couple Of dozen light and airy shops,
bY far better than any thing in the old
town, a variety of businesses are al
| ready established here. and all are doing
! finely, as the merchants, with one ac-
| cord. assured me. The arcade is by no
means the only provision for shop
keeping, however. Long rows Of shoDs
are rapidly being built On the streets
outside, each with its house back Of Or
ioyer it. These will accommodate twice
las many tradesnaen as the arcade, but
I0nl5 q few Of them are complete.
Besides, there are several fine rows of
IldWellings, some Of them already oecn-
pied, some in course Of construction.
and several hundred men are constantly
/ at work extending the town. An engi-
neer is in charge Of the work, andeverv
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 con-
Estruc5iOn, far better than the miserable
thatched novels fox which Smith-Barry
has long exacted comfortable rents.
Thev are nearly all two stories in height,
very few of the older houses being more
than one. They have proper sewer
facilities. and are, cheerful. roomy and
,nodern. There will be rents TO pay, of
course, but they will be moderate and
will be paid to friends.
The hustle IN Tipperary is lndescrib-
able. ALL ireland has nothiug like il to
shoW. Carts of lumber and stones are
rushing hither and thlther, sewers are
dug. grading goes forward with rush,
q good deal of it having been done by
volunteers, and there is feverish ac-
tlyity about that reminds one of what
| Ws read about Oklahoma. There is
| nDthing Of the western lack of thorough
ness. however. Every thing is solid,
substantial. done to stay. Even the
wooden houses seen to an American
quite as we'll built as many which are
rim up everv year in BROOKLYN and
Chicago.
Eyietaons ara q matter or daily occur
renee. The town fairly swarms with
the blue coated members Of the Royal
Irish constabulary. but there has been
DO disturbance requiring their services
except once when the ten-vear old lads
Of the orphan asylum On the hill beyond
| the station held parade and demon
stration in protest against the presence
of few sons of boycotted persons, and
policemen among them. They were
'sdisorderly, - and had 60 be dispersed"
There are red-coated soldiers in their
barracks on the hill, too, but they play
tennis most OF the time and haven It
been needed in the town yet, nor will
thev be-
Weren't shere any people in the old
town who refused to come ouI?''
asked one Of the shopkeepers in the
Wililam U'Brien arcade.
"Oh, yes" said he. stThere are two
or three who swore they'd stay where
they were and pay their rents. but they
repented soon. They were boycotted,
and you don't know What q boycott is.
sir"
."Oh, yes, do"
mo, you don't know, for you're not a
native here. For weeks not a soul
darkened the doors of those people. NO
one would have dared. After tlme Of
that they prayed forgiveness and it was
granted to them on condition that they
would publicly announce to Smith
Barry that they would pa7 HIM no more
rents. This they were glad TO do. Oh.
we have suffered enough" He glanced
up, and looked and saw over his door
an inscription in Erse. green letters on
white ground. Beneath was the trans
latlon: "Without attliction there is no
hope."
An eviction notice is badge Of honor.
The tradesmen who are SO fortunate as
to have been evicted display placards
calling attention to the fact in the
windows Of their new quarters. One OF
them-alas that I must add that he is
saloonkeeper er--triumphantly annonn-
ces that he has been twice evlcted, bat
bY the kindness Of the tenants defence
association has been enabled to reopen
his establishment on upper O'Brien
street. He does q fine business.
What heroism, enterprise and unani-
nifty have been displayed in this under
taking! Volunteers Of all ages have
worked grading the streets. Merchants
have been driven from their old places
Of trade before the Few ones were ready
and have lost their custom. There has
been suffering for lack Of homes and
even want Of food. but no division Of
opiuion. no baekslidjng, no treachery.
Mr.. Smith -Barry's fate. the absolute
rum of a town which was said 60 pay
him rent Of over two hundred thousand
dollars q year, shows other English
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