The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-02

pig-buyers and pig-sellers. The pigs were
held up for Inspection, kicking and Squeal-
ing, by red-cheeked lassleS with bTaWny
arms. Sometimes one OF them got away
and was pursued with hue and cry by
dozen half-grown boys until he was fairly
cornered and brought back painting
Such were my first impressions OF lip
perary, the most interesting place in Europe,
the only one where new town Is being built
all at once, aud the only one in the world
where an old one. equally well situated, lies
deserted by its side.
But, owing to the pig industry, the deser-
ton was not at first apparent. Smith Barry,
the old Tipperary landlord, fast deserted by
his tenants, still claims the right OF holding
markets-for pigs, cows ana norses-aio ,ps
right will not be successfully combated while
Parliament is in its present temper Inc
privilege is worth something. Every pig
brought into Tipperary-and there must be
thousands yearly-pays one penny or Two
pence market fee according to value. Every
sheep, goat or lamb pays one penny, every
horse five pence, every OK or COW SIX pence,
every two-year-old four pence, every year
ling three pence and every standing has a
fixed price of ten pence. The absurdity of
hampering trade by these vexatous dues is
apparent, but the custom is common enough
throughout Great Britain.
OF course every American knows by this
time that Smith-Barry is the hereditary
landlord of Tipperary, and that he was the
leading spirit in the Landlords Defense
League which was mixed up in the evic-
lions on the Ponsonby estate away down in
Youghal 1t was TO punish him for his Off
ciousness in business which did not concern
himself and partly to pay OFF certain old
scores of their own that his Tipperary ten
ants stopped paying rent, and with the
help of a few friendly capitalists began
building new town to move into when the
inevitable eyictiOns came.
In spite of market-day excitement, it was
evident at a 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 he closed in time. The old town is not
wholly deserted yet, partly because the new
one is not finished. and partly because por-
tons of the old town belong to Mr. Stafford
O'Brien, friendly landlord who is liked by
the tenants, and has, indeed, furnished the
land fer the building of the new town. His
houses, and he has many, will not be
vacated. and he will have no difficulty in
collecting his rents.
The center of the new town is the William
O'Brien Arcade, or the mart as the people
call it for short. There is not anywhere
finer building of the sort in a town SO small.
Ii is. perhaps, 200 feet By 70, and single
spacious story in height. Through the Gen.
ter runs broad cOncrete-fo0red hallway,
and ranged on either side are couple OF
dozen light and airy shops, by lar better
than anything in the old town. A variety
of businesses are already established here,
and all are doing finely, as the merchants,
with one accord, assured me. 1he arcade
is by no means the only provision for shop
keeping. however. Long rows OF shops are
rapidly being built on the streets outside. each
with its house back of or over it. These will
accommodate twice as many tradesmen as the
arcade, but only few of them are complete.
Besides, there are several fine rows OF
dwellings, some of them already occupied,
some in course Of construction, and several
hundred men are constantly at work ex-
tending 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