The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
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 nell, N. F., thinks that the time is ripe for the holding of National Convention during the Parliamentary recess to diseuss and come to clear and practical decisions on the prop iems of Land and Industries. In published letter he says: Tn. the re- rort of each of the two meetin6s or tne National Directory of the U, l. L' neio within the last year. Convention was foresh allowed as soon as the Sovs,n ., ment had produced their Irish biiis' We now know all about the Govern merE measures. and. as some are sat isfied with them, and others not ana the same persons also diner as 10 whether agitation should be resumed or ended. it seems most desirable that the country itself should speak. l have made inquiries. and an iniormed laat If . sufficient volume Of opinion In favor of Convention De manliss.- ed within the netx couple of weeks no obstacle will be put in the way ot holding . National Convention towards the end of January or early in Feb ruary. I abstain from raising any controversial point to be settled by the Convention, and merely suggest for consideration whether or not Convention should now be held"
 The Corporation of Dublin has de- eided to give effect immediately to resolution passed in october. on the motion of Mir. Briscoe, authorizing the raisinr of a gum of s5o.ooo for the provision of work. for the unempicy- cd. Application is to be made for that amount, by way og overhaul. to the Bank of Ireland, and 1t is believed that the transaction can be promptly eompieted. The urgency is great. The ciass for whom it is intended to pro- vide work of public utility consists Of men who, though belonging to the scasuai" division of Corporation ems ployes are never without work at this season of the year. Their condition at present Is described as depicrabie; they are confronted by a bleak and cold winter that will bring suffering to hundreds of homes. Of the proyer- ty existing among the class Of lab@r- CTS to whom the resolution will apply evidence was furnished at the meeting of the Town Tenants' League in re- port drawing attention to the sum mary eviction of several weekly ten- ants. Even the payment of rent of q couple of dollars becomes impossible when there is no work. Mr. Briscoe has appealed to the owners of tene- raents to alfoySa little time to the kvorllesa. s
 Tobacco iR Irelsna.
 Emphatic testimony to the norits of tobacco as . crop for Ireland adds eo the vigor of a protest which the Tobacco Growers Association have ad- aresed to the Chancellor of the Exche- auer, members of Parliament, and others touching the imposition of prohihitive duty on the raw leaf. This lt Is pointed out. frustrates the inten. kions of the Irish Tobacco Act of 1907. obtained through the exertlons of Wn. Redmond, M. P. The infant industry has to suffer heavy handicap at the hands of the Legislature, while it has @ seek markets for g ne~ tcSseee-- the latter an onerous task in itself. Very striking Is the tribute to the weed as crop in Ireland. It is pro- nounced to be one of the safest and most certain crops to grow in this country. working well into ordinary rotations, and we'll adapted to . var iety of soils. The Association know of no other crop available for the Irish farnnes that is "so staple so non-perishable. and so independent of. imperfect transport facilities" Owing to the duty upon the rey leaf, growers cannot sell direct to the manufactur CTS. with the result that rehsnditng factories are a necessary adjunct of the cultivation of the leaf. and these have to be erected by the growers themselves. capital being "shy'' of q young industry. This is one of the impediments to the extension of the industry.
 The Winter Show. under the au- spices of the Royal-Dublin Society, was opened at HaIlabridge a few days since. The general entries in the diff ferent classes of cattle. sheep. dairy. farm produce. and poultry indicated an increase of 5S upon those of the previous year. There was a marked falling off in the cattle section. The in-fed stock were not as Q rule. up to the average of last year. which were regarded as below the average of pre- vious yearA The prizs winners were c very good class, and showed signs Of careful feeding and of judicious selec- tion. There were, however. a large number of the animals in this partlc- uIar department put forward appar- ently for the purpose of sale and not with any strong hope among the ex- htbitors that they would be able to annex some of the tempting prizes effered. Kefries, pexters, and small cattle made very respectable ex- hibition, but animals of the Aberdeen Angus class carried off the larger number of prizes. though shorthorns were numerically very much more in evidence. Eome animals which at- Eracted a good deal of interest owing laibited in the Aberden stall The prize winners in the out-fed section were . highly creditable lot, a great