The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-11


may turn her eyes must fall upon
some national or international exposi-
ton. Japan has her great exposition
at Toxic in full swing. the list of April
saw the formal opening of the James
town exposition in this country. and
during the summer there is to open at
Dublin, Ireland an international expo
sition. Shortly after the close of the
Cork exhibition, five years ago, meet
ing of the then newly formed Irish
Industrial conference was called for
the purpose of establishing an Insti-
tute of Commerce for Ireland and of
initiating a movement for the holding
of an international exhibition in Dub
lin. 1t was a very remarkable meet
ing, and the assembling for a common
cause of men of all classes. creeds and
politics showed the earnestness of the
new movement to establish Ireland as
new factor in the industrial world.
The meeting showed that the nation
alist spirit for which the Gaelic league
and other forces have been working
was about to bear fruit. From all
parts of the island men of the greatest
influence sent communications show
ing their desire to assist in the plan to
improve. the industrial position of Ire
land
The appeal which has been made to
the Irish people has not been lost.
They have replied with surprising en-
ergy, and now almost every town has
its Industrial Development association,
and native prejudice against native in
dustries has been obliterated. Irish
goods are being demanded, and Ireland
may be said to have awakened to a
realization that, with the necessary CO.
operation on the part of her people,
she may successfully bid for a share
of the worlds trade.
There has been a well-defined indus
trial revival. and it may be traced to
the Cork exhibition of 1902. At least.
the beginning of the revival coincided
with the opening of the exposition.
Since then the people have shown so
much enthusiasm in their home manu-
factures that it is said they have freely
paid for native goods a greater price
than they would have had to pay for
similar goods of foreign manufacture.
Already the Cork woolens have driven
the English and Scotch weaves out of
the south of Ireland. Derry supplies
nearly the whole British empire with
shirts; Limerick has flour mills which
are said to excel American in quality
of product and in improved machinery;
Belfast for centuries has made the
linens for the world, and now new in
dustries are being created and fos-
wit CHI ,f
cess.
Lady Aberdeen, the vicerine; started
the Irish lace depot, which has given
new impetus to the lace industries of
Limerick and Carrickmacross. A CO.
operative creamery has been founded
by duchess, and a countess is foster
ing the homespun tweed industry on
her estate. Lady Aberdeen's lace de-
pot, since its establishment, has sold
81 100000 worth of lace, and has been
useful in reclaiming a native industry
which had been declining.
Belfast, notwithstanding its antiuui.
ty, is, in the industrial sense, the most
modern city in Ireland 1t is the
busiest municipality in that country.
Its great shipyards employ 10000
hands; its linen manufactures have
trade of more than s1000O,OOO a year;
its tobacco trade pays $4,000. 900 in
duties each year, and its distilleries
are famous. Limerick supports three
large bacon-curing concerns, and lately
has entered the new business of manu-
featuring dried milk. which, we are
J told, will be the form in which the
millSman of the future will deliver his
supply. Cork, owing TO its geographi-
cal position, is becoming city of COM
mercial prominence.
Out of all this business activity the
first Irish international exhibition is
arising, as very natural result of so
much mission work on the part of the
Gaelic league and the generally declin.
ing prejudice against the efficiency of
native industries. The exhibition will
be held in Herbert park, adjoining tbe
Irish horse show grounds, about a mile
and half from the center of the citv
of Dublin, in grounds which have n
total of about 50 acres. The greater
part of the site of the exhibition was
recently presented to the Pembroke
urban district council by the earl M
Pembroke. in commemoration of the
coming of age of his son, Lord Her.
bert. At the close of the exposition
Herbert park is to be dedicated as a
,, park and recreation ground.
According to the prospectus, the
scope of the exhibition will be Irish
and international in the widest sense
Exhibits will be classified under 10 sec.
tionS and rPny foreign countries have