Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-06
OTHER LANDS THAN OURS.

A century of legislation for Ireland that
appears to have been solely designed and
FRAMED to cripple or obliterate the Indus
tries Of the country has had its inevitable
effect. The mills that stood as late as
fifty years ago by almost every artery Of
great waterways Of the country are
idle and desolate, the looms that were
daily piled in every village from Cape
Clear to the Giants Causeway and from
the Hill OF Houlto to Galway bay are but
sad memories of a generation now within
measurable distance of the grave, and the
many handicrafts that distinguished the
economy OF the Emerald isle are now like
the baseless fabrics of a vision Of the
night.
In some districts in ireland, not only in
Cork and Limerick, there has been a par
tial revival of industries, with a result ex-
ceedingly gratifying. Under the patronage
OF the Countess of Abercorn and other Irish
ladies the making Of laces, hosiery and
tweeds has been largely revivihed, and Of
the excellence of the work turned out the
many prizes secured at the Cork exposition,
just closed, very forcibly attest. The
gratifying results of this revival, circum-
scribed though it be. Indicates that there
is a wide field for larger endeavor, for the
industries of Ireland have never, even in the
palmy days of the past, been anything like
fully developed.
II Is a far cry from the present date to
the year 1911, but already some Of the per-
sons who are interested in such matters
are beginning to discuss the chances Of an
other great worlds show being held In
Paris then. After the last big worlds
show, with which a certain amount of dis
appointment was mingled, the fashionable
cry was that there would not be another
for a very long while. But prediction in
one direction would be a very risky busi-
ness Just now. Those, however, who are in
favor Of a repetition Of the ventures are
pointing to the fact that during 1900 one
and a half milllards Of francs, or $500, O00,-
900, more than in ordinary years are de-
posted In banks by means OF letters Of
credit was then withdrawn and spent in
Paris by foreigners visiting the exhibition.
The inference that all or most Of the money
was spent in Paris seems fair enough, as
such statistics go, The last great worlds
show did not altogether meet all the glow
ing anticipations which had been formed
Of II, but II the figures which are now given
are really accurate, II will be seen that
there was some compensation Of a sub
stantial character.
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The budget for India. which was recently
presented to the House Of Commons bv
Lord George Hamilton, the secretary for
India, shows that during the last three
years there was a surplus of income over
expenditures Of S4S, SOC. COO. In that time
there were spent 500. OOO. 900 on railways.
$40, 600, 900 on irrigation and $39. 600, 900 on
famine relief. while 31s. OOO.O 0 was laid
aside from profits from the minis TO form
a gold reserve. All the sources OF income,
except opium, showed steady Improvement,
and the increase Of revenue was %paTticu-
larly noticeable in customs, which includes
the tax on drink and railways, most OF
which are under government ownership.
There are now 25. 300 miles Ct railway open
in India, with a capital OF 81. 175. 900. 900. The
government is annually taking money from
railway revenue TO open new productive