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Show Irish national EKhibition. The following is a syllabus of the proposed Irish i National Exhibition: j . 1. An exhibit of all the industries and manufactures manu-factures existent in Ireland. 2. A department illustrating the industries and manufactures formerly, but not now existent in. Ireland. 3. A department showing the industrial resources re-sources of Ireland at present undeveloped and displaying dis-playing the products manufactured from like resources re-sources in other countries. 4. A department of Irish art and art handicrafts, handi-crafts, and, in connection, a general art loan collection, col-lection, including examples of the application of 1 art to all forms of industry. "). An agricultural section, including on exposition expo-sition of the most modern scientific and successful methods of tillage, and of the industries subsidiary subsidi-ary to agriculture." '. '" 0. A horticultural section, showing the methods meth-ods of intensive cultivalinn-of the soil practiced in Ireland and in other countries. 7. A forestry section, displaying the effects of afforestation and deforestation on the soil and climate cli-mate of countries and an exhibit of the industries which afforestation has created in France, Germany, Ger-many, Norway, Russia and other countries. This section will be modeled 'after the French "Exposition "Exposi-tion Foresliere," and will include an exhibit of all Irish grown timber and of timber suitable for growth in Ireland which affords the raw material for profitable industries. 8. An Irish peat section, including an exhibit of the manufactures in Ireland and abroad, which depend on peat. This section will be modeled on the lines of the Peat Exhibition held in Berlin, 1003. It will demonstrate the inexhaustible and unutilized wealth which Ireland possesses in her neat hofys. . . - A - - - 9. An Irish mine and quarry section, including includ-ing an. historical view of Irih iron, coal, copper, lead, silver and gold mining and manufacture. This . section will include illustrations of products and wrought work from the iron mines and foundries of Tallow, Mountrath, King's County, Roscommon, Leitrim, Cavan, Tyrone, Derry, Carlow, etc., which formerly successfully competed with English iron in the English market and which ere capable of being again successfully worked. 10. An Irish fisheries section sea - and inland showing the breeding, curing and marketing of fish and cognate industries. - 11. An exhibit of Irish Cottage industries. 12. An exhibit of the industries carried on in the Irish-speaking districts. 13. An Irishwoman, section, showing , the industries, in-dustries, arts and crafts carried on by women in Ireland at the present time. This section will comprise com-prise a model Irish home, showing that all articles required for tli3 household food, fuel, furniture, clothes, books, music, etc. can be provided of Irish material and Irish manufacture. Subsidiary to this 'section will' be a domestic economy department depart-ment which will provide demonstrations in cookery, cook-ery, laundrying, nursing, dressmaking, housekeeping, housekeep-ing, hygiene and physical culture. Specimens of Irishwomen's work-in the past and the appliances used by them, such as the bro or handmill and the tuirna or spinning-wheel ,and examples of the ornaments orna-ments and dress used by Irishwomen of all ranks at different periods will be shown in this section. 14. An Irish archaeological and literary section, sec-tion, including an illustration of the arts and crafts peculiar to Ireland in mediaeval times. In connection con-nection with this section entertainments, consisting of Irish plays and Irish concerts in Irish and English, Eng-lish, Irish tableaux and lectures ou Irish subjects will-be regularly given. 15. An exhibit of raw material non-producible in Ireland, such as rubber, but which is capabe of 'profitable manufacture in this country. 16. -Transit' section, showing by machinery, models, etc., facilities for improving land and water wa-ter transit in Ireland. 17. :Electrical section, displaying the evolution from the w-ater and peat supplies of Ireland of power for industrial purposes. IS. Co-operative section, showing the development develop-ment of industries conducted on co-operative lines in Ireland. . In connection with the exhibition congresses of Irish resources, Irish industries, Irish education, Irish art ,the Irish language, Irish literature, Irish music, Irish archaeology, etc., will be held. The outdoo amusements will include Irish and classical pastoral plays, aeridhechtheanna, band concerts, sports, athletic contests, including a carnival car-nival of the Tailltcan games and the usual recreations recrea-tions provided in connection with exhibitions generally. gen-erally. A vast ground map of Ireland showing at a glance the resources of and Industries carried-on in each, of the thirty-two counties' will be -con-. structcd in the grounds. ' ; ';.... :v;;;- ;; ;.;; -y It is intended that the buildings shall be entirely entire-ly composed of Irish materials, manufactured in Ireland by workmen resident in Ireland. It is intended that the main building shall be a permanent, structure, suitable for the giving of concerts, lectures and periodical exhibitions of particular par-ticular industries m the plan of those held in Paris, Berlin, London, etc. It is proposed to raise the funds for the purpose of the exhibition as they were raised in the case of the National Exhibition of 1SS2 by the formation of a limited liability company com-pany with a capital of 100.000, divided into shares of 1 each. It is confidently believed' that the financial results o the cxhibfition and the valuable property which will remain to the shareholders in the shape of a great building, so long needed in Dublin, suitable for public entertainments, assemblies assem-blies periodical exhibitions, etc., will render the undertaking un-dertaking permanently profitable to the subscribers. subscrib-ers. The committee believes that the scheme it outlines out-lines will secure the approval and support of all Irishmen and Irishwomen, irrespective of party, who are anxious for the welfare of our country, and it is convinced that an exhibition on these lines will so much promote industrial education in Ireland Ire-land and so stimulate Irish enterprise and render such material aid to Irish industries and manufactures manufac-tures that permanent employment will be provided for greatly increasing numbers of the people, and the tide of emigration at once considerably cheeked since the chief cause of emigration is the lack amongst our people of industrial' education, thus I rendering Ireland unable to cope with international competition. ' The Daily Chronicle contains the following leading lead-ing article: "We entirely sympathize with those who are doing all in their power to oppose the scheme for holding an International Exhibition in Ireland. The idea has been started by a small body ot men, who are iu opposition to true Irish feeling, and aim rather at a political move than at the industrial in-dustrial advantage of the country. They wish to raise a guarantee of about 250,000. which is not much in itself, but means a great deal for Ireland, and promises have so far come in very slowly. For the International Exhibition at St. Louis this year the American government and the states most nearly near-ly concerned have promised the sum of 8.000,000, and what could Ireland hope to do in rivalry with such expenditure? But it is not chiefly on account of the expense that we think the idea ill advised. One of the most hopeful signs of the renewed life in Ireland has been the extraordinary development of her own native arts and industries during the last few years and anything that would check that movement either by artificial encouragement of imported im-ported goods or by the introduction of foreign standards of taste is only to be deplored. Catholic Chronicle. |