The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-26
new SOCIETY TO HELP IRELAND
BY AIMING HOR4CE PLtNkEITS
iGRI(I ITi RAL ORGANIZATION,
which L. Forming the irish Farmers INTO
Leagues FOR Improving and Extending
Agricultural Pursuits and Home III
ii,.stries &C. Much work Done Already.

d,stries Much work Done Already.
Articles Of incorporation for an orgahlHa-
ton called tn. Irish Industrial League or
America were filed Yesterday with the
County Clerk. The incorporators and mem
bers Of III, first board of directors are
Morgan j. OBricn. james Byrne, John -.
Crmlnins. John Byrne. Vincent !. lraNers'
HUH j. Grant. Richard Deeves. E'iHrh" A.
Philbin. Thomas II. Kelly, John W. Con J"hh
Quinn, Charles W. sloane George j. Gillespie
and Eugene Kelly. all of Manhattan. ana
Thomas 3. Minahan of Columbus, ONO
The objects of the league are stated AS
"To aid in the promotion. by voluntary
pecuniary aid or otherwise, Of industrial.
commercial, agricultural. technical and
artistic pursuits in Ireland; to promote and
develop he economic and material resources
OF Ireland, to aid and promote the develop
ment of agricultural and technical instruc-
ton in Ireland, and in general TO aid IN the
development and advancement of the ma
terial resources and the common Industrial
interests of Ireland; TO acquire, improve or
develop aud otherwise deal in all property
real and personal, in the city of New York
or elsewhere. for the purpose OF carrying
out the bene violent objects Of The said cor
poration"
Putting it briefly, the object of the
new organization is to cooperate III every
possible way with the Irish Agricultural
Organization Society in it, efforts to save
the Irish farmer. The hight Hon Horace
Plunkett is the moving spirit Of that or
ganizatiou He has for a long time been
wing support from number Of lead
ing citizens OF Irish Dirt or descent in this
country. Among hese the iucorporatofs
of the Irish Indus, rial League have been
conspicuous The incorporation ot the
lcagIl. inears simply that they are 10 eN-
tend and systematle their efforts.
James Bvrue of he law firm OF Horn
blower. Bvlne, Miller a. Potter has been
chiefly instrumental in bringing about th.
orga n Eat !on on this side of the water. 1t
will have Offices in this ETY. and VIII ee-
lablish branches Throughout the lnlted
States and Canada. /, iitenus t" raise
funds by member ship dues, subscriptions
the arrangement of lectures ahd III various
other WaNs.
|, will he Wholly non-poii,icaI and non
sectarian, refraning from al agitation
and restricting its activity to giving econ
roln!c support 10 the Irish Agricultural
Organization Society and similar Inst itu-
tioIs Which aim al he redemption of Ire
land hv practical and ecouunca means
The ir.corporator, have already issued
IA pamphlet entitled: The lri>h Agricult-
IRA. N)fHahIIillJh SptielN, IT, bIgdulId'
ro,, aud what II has accomplish he'd" The
aims Of this society ar, 10 !inpluN" exist
ing agricultural Industries n Irr!and, 10
-rt. i'sh subsidiary Interests to agiiruh 70
IRE, 80 establish small town Industries
and 40 70 al these through he mrC;:un OF
cCopuIetiun,
The Irish Agricultural Organization So
c-ty has already established tS5 -lih-rdi-
nate societies. with membership OF 6s,Sll
Last September It had registered 325 cream
cry OF dairy societies. l25 agrl"uit urai
So, ieti., for the purchase OF seeds and
farm implements, ,3+ agricultural banks,
through which farmers are enabled TO
borrow money at / a TO par cent.
interest Is home industrial socie'ie, and
80 miscellaneous societies, embracing
woolen and linen weaving, furniture max
ing. carpet weaving, bee Keeping and
similar pursuits. The annual turnover "
the socetie. Is slO,DO 900. The society
makes for itself the claim OF having ACHE we'd
these five great Improvements:
II has saved the Irish butter trade and has
placed Irish butter al the top OF the market
by the establishment Of cooperative cream
cries and diaries
II has improved the egg and poultry in,
dustrN and has made honey staple and
profitable Irish product
II has introduced cheap credit into Ireland
on d sound economic baelS.
II has improved !rlsh tllage by means OF
experimental plots
II has apprcciably reduced emigration by
providing work Tor the people.
AN ,hi-," tue pamphlet says. has been
accomplished by the expenditure Of about
$500 If the society had all assured
income of about $50 900 for five or siA years.
the 10000 members of the cooperative
movement in Ireland could be easily in
creased to 800 600 forming the whole farm
ing population of the country"
II asks the help of lrishmen .!.d descend
ants of lrSlmen in America