Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-14
GOOD TOBACCO IN IRELAND
American and British Experts Agree on
Fine Quality Of Leaf,
HOMES OF POOR IN VILE CONDITION
Landlords Refuse TO Improve Homes
Except Under CompuIsiOn-Funern
of an old Fenian Draws
Crowd.

among Other Things:
ut is not generally known that -Mr. Red
mond's Irish tobacco bill has for its repeal
the acts passed as long ago as the reign of
Charles IL. The nature Of these acts al
most surpasses belief during these latter
days. The first of these acts imposed
penalty Of 81 500 per statute acre on the
man who, greatly daring, cultivated tobacco
in Ireland The second act added onto this
further penalty Of $780, The first pen
atty had been found insufficient. The Celt
of that era was evidently as obstinate as
at any later period in his history, and
once set going in any direction only his
| complete ruin and effacement seemed efiica-
cious. 1t was surmised and rightly that a
! penalty Of $4,000 per statute acre would
have this effect, and that the profits from
| Illicit cultivation would hardly permit many
| breaches Of the law OF course, these acts
would have been repealed long, long ago IL
| It had been believed that any tobacco Of
really good quality could be grown in
| Ireland and that tobacco cultivation would
be developed into a profitable industry
affordng all the year round employment to
thoes engaged in II.
II have just received two letters which
will show that ireland can produce tobacco
OF the best quality. The first extract is
from letter written by Mr. c. d. Camp
/ bell Of Louisville, who is one Of the larg-
est rehandlers of tobacco in the United
States He says: 1t was most interesting
/ to me to see your tobacco, and can only
say your progress in the last twelve months
has been wonderful. AS you know, see
a large quantity Of tobacco in process
of curing and handling in America, and
believe I can truthfully say your crop
at this stage will compare with the average
/ crop at the same period in Kentucky most
favorably. Having seen what 1 have, I
| confess l shall watch with even greater
interest the future developments.'
Tobacco of American Type.
"T'he second letter was written by Mr..
| F. F. A. Goodwin Of the firm OF Edwards,
| Goodwin & Co., one Of the largest leaf
brokers in Liverpool, who says in letter
dated the 4th of April: With reference to
| the tobacco grown on your own and neigh
/ boring estates, which I had the pleasure
| of examining in your barn last week, 1
| beg to say that up to then 1 shared the
impression which appears to be general,
| that the climate of Ireland was too moist
and too deficient in sunshine to admit OF
anything but very Indifferent or common
tobacco being raised there 1 was surprised,
however, to find that you had succeeded in
/
considerable standard Of excellence-in par
ticular a dark fired leaf which you called
Lizard Tail"-a dark Pryor leaf and a Red
Burley, whilst very short and very wiry
| light colored Burley, which you showed
me, seemed TO have geat possibilities. You
have certainly proved (presuming 1906 to
have been not unduly favorable season)
| that It is possible to grow several classes
of merchantable tobacco Of American types
| in Ireland
ct have much similar correspondence
| from experts, and have received personally
many statements from them to the same
/ effect Tobacco can be grown OF good
! quality in ireland, and I, as the largest
| cultivator amongst those permitted to ex-
pertinent in ireland, affirm confidently that
there is no doubt in a few years that
very considerable industry could be estab-
lished here"
Homes of Poor Horrible.
There is no denying the Importance and
urgency Of the sanitary committees re-
port which was read at a recent meeting
of the Kingstown urban council. 1t deals
with the homes of the poor in the district
and discloses condition of affairs which
can be described by no milder word than
! horrible. For this condition the report
J fastens at least prima facie responsibility
/ on the lords OF the soil. "As you are
aware" the report runs, "the heaviest and
the most tedious portions OF the labors Of
the Public Health committee is the super
vision of the inspection OF the dwellings
Of the poorer classes and the directions
Of the efforts made in various ways TO
compel Lords Longford and De Vesci and
Lord Carysfort TO keep their cottages and
cabin property in a sanitary condition.
T4 n the unainTitW
OF cases to effect passing remedies, and
when our medical officers Of health certify
that certain premises are unfit for human
habitation or when our subsanitary off,
GERS get orders in the magistrates courts
to compel the owners to effect certain
necessary and urgent improvement under
the public health acts, the owners evict the
unfortunate occupiers and dismantle the
premises"
The consequence Is, OF course, disastrous
to the poorer classes. AS a result OF these
EFFORTS 20 secure ordinary and necessary
sanitary provisions for the poor, the com
mittee point out that over 100 houses have
been closed I'm various parts Of the town.
The result is, Of course, to aggravate the
horrible overcrowding in the slums which
remain to the terrible danger, not OF the
moor inhabitants alone, but 10 the health
/ OF the eullFe loMh 1Ao SoAAAHNhNSN hANS@
one realistic illustration Of this over
crowdlng "A mother and Ave children
we're evicted from Paradise Row. Out Of
common Christian charity she was housed
by a neighbor. The neighbor had Ave chill
dren also 50 here in one small dwell
ing OF two rooms live two famiies-twelve
people in all. The room occupied by the
family Just dispossessed measures fourteen
feet by seven feet high; in other words,
giving just the air space for six human
beings that the local government board
suggests for the accommodation of a
cow"
Funeral of "A Fenihn.
No Irish nationalist could help being
impressed by the scene that was witnessed
in Glasnevin cemetery when John O'Leary
was laid TO rest. He belonged to the old
school whose ideas have to a large extent
died out There never was an occasion on
which the continuity OF Irish patriotism
was more splendidly illustrated. There
were representatives at the grave OF the
old Fenian OF constitutional nati0nalists
who follow the Parliamentary party and
Mr. Req mond, OF the physical force party
20 which Mr.. O'Leary himself belonged, and
also representatives OF the new ideas that
have come into Irish politics in recent