The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
BY THOMAS EMMETT.
"a bio to The Tribune.

special Cablc TO The Tribune.
DUBLIN, Nov. 12.-The question OF
railroad rates. freight and passenger.
continues To he the dominant subject in
this country. Both the people as a mass
and tho business mon are united in the
opinion that reform Is necessary if Ire
land is to make any headway in bust
nesH. They arc convinced that The rsil.
roads are conducted In tho interest of
English manufacturers. whose interests
conflict with those of tho people OF Ire
land. Al a, recent conference. II. j.
Rowan. secretary of the Irish Industrial
Development association. delivered
lengthy address the subject. saving
I'm part:
Stumbling Block in Way.
The irish railways as at present ad-
Irish progress. Any one who had any
practical experience Of the working Of
the system would admit that. II the
companies gave the Irish traders the
have their trains fun instead Of nun
ming half empty. as they saw them at
present. Let them conaider the posi-
tion and qualifications Of the members
OF the commission who signed the ma =
icrity report favoring government owner
ship. There wss the chairman. Sir
Charles Scooter, who also was the chair
man OF ali English company with q. mile
age larger than all the railways in Ire
land. Sir Charles Scooter could not bc
said TO be prcjudiced In favor OF Ire
land yet he held that state purchase was
the only solution of the difficulty. Then
there was Lord Pirrie, who had vast OK
pericnce in industrial matters; there was
Colonel 1Iutchcson Poe, a landlord. and
Thomas Sexton. who ought In know
something about the requirements OF Ire
land. On the other hand. they had Mr.
Aspinal. Mr.. AcWorth. the representa-
tivcs Of the board OF trade, whom they
could safely pass over The four men
who were responsible for the majority
report wsrc, far AS strength was con-
ceTned, by far the strongest side of the
commission. No alternative solution 10
their proposal had been proposed ana MS
experience WIS that If their proposal was
adopted II would lead 10 an immediate
expansion OF Irish trade.
Not Taken Seriously
The plan TO nationalizc the railroads
of this country is not taken so cntlrusi- :
asticaIly because OF A fear in some parts
that an increase nf taxation would mean
crnment. The Kilkenny county councIl
has decided to postpone approval for
three months. Similar action was taken
by the Wexford county committee.
Latest Man in Ireland.
One of the LATEST men in Ireland.
whose name is MAYNARD tall, well
built man. who was charged recently
with neglecting to break his allotted
quantity of stones while inmate OF
the jail. explained that he wanted more
apprenticeship to do that kind Of work.
Magistrate Hopkins-The la1iuess OF
you people is really n hnc art.
The Prisoncr-Practicc makes pcr7ec,
I need a little more practice.
Mr. Notwithstanding at what?
The Prisoner-Stone breaking.
Mr. Hopkins-Practice at lifting the
hammer and letting il come down hard
enough Surely you could manage 10
do better
Will on Blotting Paper.
A will written on blotting paper was
recently presented to County Judge
Craig at the Monaghan court His honor
remarked that II was the most eXtraor
dinary document he had seen IN hls
whole lIfe but he announced that III was
proof of the ownership OF property
The estates commissioners propose 10
acquire compulsorlly lands IN Tawnrusf
and Castlefnrm, kildare. the property ol
Mariana Doyle. The land viii Dc SOLO
in small parcels to the tenants
The extensive Packenhan -Mahon esI
tate, which includes the town OF
Stroksstown, Roscommon has been
transferred to the estates COMMISSION
ers. Major Dawson has agreed to sell
his estates in counties Langford anc
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