The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-25

N FTER all the tide of immigration P7N may be turned back to Ireland.
 A Since the passage of the land act
 many evicted tenants ave hopes of re-
 gaining the lands they once held. These
 people, now resident Tn the United States,
 are making anxious enqui"es on the
 subject of Secretary O'Callahan, Of the
 United Irish League of America If their
 holdings could thus be recovered It IS
 believed that the question of immigra-
 ton would be solved and the ever in-
 creasing tide that now sets toward American shores would turn back to the
 "ould country" Although we would be
 sorry to lose many of our most vigorous citizens through such a contingency 1t
 would be a fine thing for Ireland and
 would restore some of the prosperity that
 has been wanting for many long years
 A new era really seems to be opening for the Emerald Isle and the develop ments have not yet reached their limit. Should the tide of immigration ever turn back the loss would be felt in America, but in view of the fact that we are en- abled to recruit the ranks of our citizens from so many other countries, there would be no dimlnution in the arrivals every year.
 We have not yet outllved our ancient fondness for brutal sports, although there is a continuous howl going up against football, prize fighting and auto- mobiling In the midst of the discussion reformers seem to have forgotten that in certain parts of this country the bull ring Is very popular. A new ring has re- gently been opened in Mexico. just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Tex. The cost of the structure was s50,O00 and prominent men on both sides of the bor der are said to be interested. Last Sun day the sport was inaugurated by the slaughter of six bulls. Before many months have rolled by the number of bulls killed will be greatly augmented. There will also be added scores of horses, with a few toreadors thrown in for good measure. It Is safe to say that the in- vestment will soon pay handsome divi- dend It is a mistaken idea to think that this ring was built solely for Mex ican patronage. It is the American pop ulace across the border that will be ca tered to and they will be exceedingly ready to pay out their money for admis- sion. For long time Sunday bull fights have been held at the old Mexican town of Juarez, short distance across the border from Fl Paso The attendance of Americans from the Pass City has aided materially in increasing the gate rpnpinfC Lfnvyf f1tsf to old Mexico and fail to see a bull fight are satisfied with their trip. Frequently travellers on the Southern Pacific from New Orleans to San Francisco so ar- range their schedules that they may stop over in Fl Paso a day or two and wit ness the sport.
 T. J. Anderson, general passenger agent of the Southern Pacific .nilroad. has gone to Cuba for the purpose of inducing American farmers to immigrate to the island The prospects for amassing wealth in this favored land are sufficient ly alluring to attract many from their homes in this country, but there are drawbacks that will deter others from the venture. In the first place the ques- ton of health and climate are important. Certain parts of Cuba are not such desr- able locations to live in as immigration tgents would have us think and there Is the ever present danger of yenow fever However there is no doubt that crops adapted to the soil and climate will pro- duce an abundant harvest The Ameri- can farmer will move from state to state but he has very wholesome reluctance to leaving his native land It is, there- fore, hardly probable that the efforts of Mr. Anderson will cause any appreciable decrease in the population of our south ern states.
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