The sun., 1891-05-24
A VISITOR FROM CEYLON
Mr.. David Pace of the City OF Colombo
Arrives in New YorI.

Among tho pns engers for Liverpool by the
Majestic yesterday was Mr.. David Pace OF the
firm OF Walker Il Pace. Colombo. Ceylon, who
arrived in this city from there on Saturday
last The establishment of the firm in Ccylon
is entitled Tho Colombo Iron Works. Linn
ited." and is large and important. Mr.. Pace.
when seen Ly reporter. spoke OF the trade
between Ceylon and the United States. and
told OF certain articles OF ironware OF American
manufacture that are imported TO Ceylon for
use in the tea trade and o:her lines OF business.
lie believes that the commerce between the
two countries would be increased II enterprls-
ing Americans would give attention to it
Mr.. Pace said that in the Colombo Iron Works
there are 400 workmen. nearly all OF whom are
native Cingalese The CinRalese make first
class mechanics after serving their time In the
foundry. They are good workers faithful and
skiltul. They live mainly on rico; they are
Buddhists; they work for wages much less
than are paid to mechanics Of their trade In
this country or In Europe. Among the en-
ployees Of the iron works are some Tamils. OF
the Dravidian race of southern India, who are
the common laborers or coolies OF Ceylon.
whom the Cingalese regard as inferior to them-
selves. But tho Tamils are 1.-the and active.
In tho preparation Of tea in Ceylon hand
work has now been superseded by machinery.
Tho vast crops OF tea raised there are now
rolled. siited. fired. and made ready for the
market BY machinery. so that the labor cos 2
far less than in China, where hand work Is still
used. 1t is the machinery thus introduced that
is made in the Colombo Iron Works.
Mr.. Pace said that the tea plantations OF Cey.
tors. Englishmen Irishmen, and Scotchmen
The himself is OF Scotch BIRTH. and that they
are displaying energy in enlarGinG ard I'M
proving the tea product OF the country. These
British proprietors employ the Ctngnlese In
culttyating their plantations. while they hire
TamilS for the harder kinds OF labor.
Mr.. Pace said that the interests OF the Gin
galese people are well protected by the British
authorities in Ceylon. Schools have been es-
tablished for their instruction. and the British
courts give them security Tor such rights as
they are entitled to under British law. Only
been brought over to Christianity through tho
long labors Of British missionaries. Polygamy
IS now unlawful in the island. The populaton
OF the city OF Colombo is about 100000. and
over 100000 of the neople are Ctngalese. The
census was being taken when MIR. Pace left
British residents Of Colombo take. refuge
among tho hills. some OF which rlso between
6,O0O and 1000 feet above the sea level.
Mr.. Pace spent two months In travelling
from Ceylon to this. city. He took steamer
Of the Peninsular and Oriental COMPANY from
stesmer oo Of the IH Pacific Mali compsny to San
Francisco: He was thirty-eeht days on the
the two months in the overland journey from
San Francisco to New York. He spoke OF the
dirty streets Of San Francisco the electric cars
railroads Of New York.
He is man Of 40 years OF age. athletic and
scholarly. shapely. comely and stately.