Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-14

the lake. The Ulster canal was practically
dead, and there was one canal that he
knew of In the west which cost SOC 900.
and which would not hold wafer The
money. spent On the drainage of the Erne
was largely wasted until drainage was inn
proved at Beiturbet and the works We're
carried out at Belleek.. Since then an inn
mense improvement had been affected
Hundreds and hundreds of acres of good
land had been made. Once the outfall was
provided in the lower districts the people
In backward places We're enabled to carry
out great improvements for themselves
and In this way large areas had been
drained Sir Nicholas said that he was
spending night once with the late Pri-
mate Beresford who asked about a certain
lake on which he was. accustomed to shoot
when he was a young lad. Sir Nicholas
said that he was able to tell him that ow-
Ing to drainage the lake had disappeared,
and on its site were being grown as fine
potatoes as there were in ireland.
Irish Cooperation Urged.
In a remarkable speech delivered at
recent meeting of the Dublin Industrial
Development Association, Father Ffnlay
urged the necessity of Irish eo-opertion on
the part alike Of the producer and the con-
sumner, the capitalist and the workman.
He said that he had also invited the as
sistance of Irish Americans who had
achieved Industrial success on the other
side OF the Atlantic, and had received
many assurances of support. One OF the
Gondltions generally imposed was that the
Irish workmen would hold aloof from the
unions of British workmen engaged in Ri
val British industries.
Tho meeting at the Mansion House this
week was the prologue of reception Of
unusual interest in honor of the great
Irish violinist, Miss Mccarthy The lord
mayor presided. Sir CHRISTOPHER Nixon
and host OF other distinguished citizens
OF OF dublin took part In the proceedings.
the land of her birth in the chorus of
welcome. Letters of hearty sympathy and
approval were read from John Redmond
ana William Redmond, who urged the de-
STABILITY OF an enthusiastic welcome both
for the sake of the young yioIYnist herself
and OF her father, one of the most gifted
and the most prominent Irishmen on fhe
other side OF the globe cabiegrams and
letters were received from Australia ana
America. The Rev. William Delaney. rec
tor Of University College; the provost OF
Trinity College. the Most Rev. the Bishop
q Ganea and Or. Sigerson were also en-
thusiastic In their desire that the welcome
should be worthy of the artist.
Tribute to society's Work.
The tribute paid by his excelIency. the
Earl Of Aberdeen. In his recent speech to
the work of the Royal Dublin Society In
Its efforts for the Industrial development
of Ireland has rendered Of interest the fact
that It was to support the policy of the
founders of the Royal Dublin Society that
Bishop Berkeley published his Qnerist one
OF the most celebrated Of his writings.
which was aimed at and really did great
deal toward stimulating the Industrial life
of ireland.
The proceedings at the opening OF the
Carnegie Library at Drogheda had many
elements Of special interest Cardinal
Logue performed the opening ceremony,
having previously had presentad 70 him