The Irish standard., 1903-06-06
IRISH INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.
New Organization Recently Incorporated
In New York.


in New York.
Articles of incorporation for an or
g;lnization called the Irish Industrial
League of America were filed recently
with the county clerk of New York.
The incorpol:tolS and members OF the
first board of directors are:
Morgan j. O'Hrien, James Bylnc,
John ID. Crimmns, John Byrne, Vim
cent l.. TravcrS. Hugh j. Grant. Rich
ard Decvcs. Eugene \. rhilbn. Thos.
III. Kelly. John w. Golf, John Quinn.
Charles w. Sloan. George j. Gillespie
and Eugene Kelly, all of Manhattan.
and Thomas Il. MinhAn of Columbus.
Ohio. The objects of the league arc
stated as: "'ro aid in the promotion,
hy voluntary pccuniHry aid or other
wise. of Industrial. commercial, :l%ri>
cultural technical and artistic pnr'
suits i'm Ireland: to promote and dcvcl-
op the economic and material resources
of Ireland. to aid and promote the de-
vrlopmrmt of agricultural and tcchni-
cal instruction in Ireland. and in gen
cral to aid in the development and adj
vanrcmcnt of the material resources
and the common industrial interests
of Ireland: to acquire, improve or d"-
vclop and otherwise deal in all prop,
crty. real and personal. in the city of
~.
pose of c;lrryin" out the benevolent
objects of the said corporation. James
Hyrllr of the law firm of lIornbloWrr,
Byrnc. Miller Il Potter. of New York,
has been chiefly instrumental in bring
ing about the organization OH this
side of the water. II will have offices
in New York and will establish
branches throughout the United States
and C:lnadn. 1t intends to raise funds
10y membership dues. subscriptions.
the arrangement of lectures and in
various other ways.
II will he wholly non-poitichl and
non-scctarinn. reflninin% from all agi-
tation ana restricting its activity to
giving economic support to the Irish
| Agricultural Organization Society and
similar institutions which ain, ut the
redemption of Ireland by practical and
economical means The incorrol.ltors
have already issued Il pamphlet cn-
| titled. The Irish Agricultural Or%;ni--
Zation Society: its organization and
what it has accomplished" The inns
of this society are to improve existing
agricultural industries in Ireland. to
establish subsidiary interests to a@ri-
culture. to establish small town in
duStrics and to do all these through
the medium of cooperation.
The Irish Agricultural Organization
Society has already established $50
subordinate societies. With a member
ship of Go,3ll. Last September it had
registered "3..:, creamery or dairy so
! cicties. 121 agricultural societies for
The purchase of seeds ana farm implc-
mcntS. 1:'4 agricultural banks. through
which farmers are enabled to borrow
money mt A.. to ; per cent interest:
Ii home industrial societies and 80
WOODEN and linen weaving. bookkeeping
and similar pursuits. Tho annual turn
over of the societies is SlO.ONnnim The
society makes for itself the claim of
having achieved these five great i'm
provcmcntS: 1t has saved the Irish
butter trade and has placed Irish but
ter at the top of the market by the
establishment Of cooperative cream
cries and uairirS.
II has improved the egg anu poultry
industry and has made honey Il staple
and profitable Irish product.
II has introduced cheap credit into
Ireland on Il sound economic basis.
Ii has improved Irish tillage by
means of experimental plots.
1t has apprcciahly reduced cmigra.
ton by providing work for the people
".\ll this" says the pamphlet ''has
been accomplished by the expenditure
Of about S1ln.000 for five or six years
the 10000 members of the 90 operative
movement in Ireland could be easily
increased to GO0.OOn. forming tho
whole farming population of the coun
try"
II asks the help of Irsnmcn ant
descendants of Irishmcn in America.