Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
INDUSTRY OF IRELAND
NOW GROWING APACE
Rapid Strides in Economic Fields Stir
Nation as 1t Has Not Been
in Century.
IN century.

irish policy has been developing mixed
farming, based on the dairy COW. And
50 reborn Ireland is beginning to be
seen In the agricultural community
fact which Is even more important than
the Ford works at Cork.
Some new industries have grown up
around Dublin, behind tariff walls, but
not few OF these have been simply
branches Of British companies placed
there to supply their old customers
The products protected have been those
in most common use on the Irish farm
To defend the Irish farmer against
higher costs Of living Mr.. Hogan, the
minister Of agriculture, recently pro-
tested against further duties on i'm
ported products Of this sort.
Another ancient industry In the
Dublin area OF great interest is the
Guinness Brewery, where the world
renowned Guinness beer and stout Is
brewed. Year after year the produc-
ton and exports of this the largest
brewery in the world, declined. but a
new stir-a ferment, too-is now being
felt in this very wealthy company. It
had been the owners proud boast for
over $50 years that Guinness was sold
on its reputation-not q penny being
wasted" on advertising. Two years
of the Guinness family is called, died.
Almost at once the new management
started advertising. Signs instructing
the thirsty to drink Guinness stout
appeared throughout Europe. The old
fashioned folks shook their heads.
What are we coming to--Guinness
being advertised?" Indeed, 1t was a
very bad sign! Perhaps It was adver-
Using, perhaps it was something else,
but the facts are that In 1929 the ex-
ports Of Guinness have shown sub
stantial increase over those Of 1925
the first increase in years.
Sees Ireland Always Unlucky.
The Emerald Isle Is queer place.
One day was leaning over the bridge
which spans the Shannon Just below
the new hydroelectric works at Ardena-
crusha, Limerick
Ireland never had any luck. She's
got only three leaves on her clover
Leinster, Munster and Con1aught--but
there's no making four-leaf clover
out for her by attachin' Ulster"
I could just catch the words IN broad
Irish brogue from between his teeth,
clenching the inevitable short-stemmed
clay pipe. Patrick Murphy was his
name, of course.
whether it's case Of luck or not
can't make sure" thought, as we
looked over the lazy scene together. OF
one thing there can be no doubt. ireland
should be called Anomaly Island. Can
you imagine an island surrounded by
waters Astounding In edible fish, where
the islanders DO not fish or eat FISH that
others catchp With rivers full of
salmon and trout caught only for sport
by visitors from abroadp
Can you imagine q beautiful island
Of great fertility In many parts where
for 10 years the population has steadily
declined without pause, going from
eight millions to four millions in the
same time that the English population
in the neighboring island, within sight
on clear days, increasing from nine
millions to 81 millions? Imagine, II
you can, some OF the strange results
which went with this disappearing
population-an DIVERSIFIED banking syse
tenn, an diversified retail distribution
system an diversified railroad system
and highway system--all in all, quite
the picture Of q lad with his fathers
clothes on. OF those left after these
mllllonS went west, overseas, Anomaly
Island distributed them, true to type,
concentrated in large numbers on the
rocks Of the west coast, leaving COM
paratively sparsely settled the rich
counties Of the east. Whyp It's q long
story. Cromwell did most of it.
Faced BY Conundrum.
Then there Is the conundrum Of the
bacon, which came to my mind along
with these puZzling reflections as stood
with my new Irish acquaintance over
where the River Shannon flows. Why
these people continue to eat poor Ameri-
can bacon imported from Chicago while
they sell all their own much finer bacon
on the other side Of the Irish Sea?
Price, l knew, was q prime consideration
but 1t wasn't all OF the story. At that
moment this delicious, light-cured Irish
bacon which had had for breakfast
that morning was priced at sixteen
pence-32 cents In our raonev-while
the poorer American imported products
could be had for fifteen pence half
penny a pound, or 81 cents.
Nonplussed. I put 1t to him Of the
dirty white pipe. Cold reason didn't
seem always to govern the actions Of
the friendly people Of Anomaly island,
but wanted to know what he would
give as an explanation Of this ancient
custom It all has to do with the borax
said Pat. American bacon comes pre-
served In borax, and It seems that An
Irish stew cooked up with "boraxed
bacon" breaks down the cabbage IN a
toothsome manner delightful to the
irish palate. This was Pat Murphv's
reason. I never have heard q better
one.
Two other articles OF common irish
diet excited my wonder. Out on the
west coast IN the very poorest novels