The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-11
Is Chin Doing DeVnsInted

At the time OF the outbreak at Nara, in
October 1sGs, there were in Cuba over
1900 sugar estates In state OF pro-
duction. The average annual in
crease OF the sugar crop in those
times was from eight TO ten per cent.
This increase was mainly due TO the very
general introduction Of improved machine
cry. As an example, WI can quote the
case of Que planter who in lsis received
from his father six estates, whose total an
nual crop was under twelve thousand
boxes Of sugar. In 1886 those same estates,
worked with the same number OF hands.
produced forty thousand boxes. The in
crease was wholly due to the application
OF labor saving machinery.
OF the 1900 and odd sugar estates
IN working order in 1868, some three hum
dred and nifty were situated in the Eastern
and Central DEPARTMENTS The estates I'm
the jurisdictions of Puerto Principe and
Nuevitts numbered one hundred aud two.
Not one OF them now remains. They pro-
duced before the war over $4,000 tons of
sugar. The estates of Santiago de Cuba and
Guantanamo numbered one hundred and
twelve. and not twenty OF them remain.
They produced before the war over 5000
tons Of sugar. All these estates were priu-
cipally owned by Cubans, and were de-
stroyed by the Spanish troops in the early
part of the war.
OF the destruction OF sugar-producing
property since the liborating army crossed
the trocha in January Of last year, the
Spaniards furnish incontestable evidence.
Several important estates We're burned by
the pat'iots during the last campaign in
the villas Department, principally IN the
jurisdictions Of Cicnfuegos, san Juan de
los Remedies, and Sagua la Grande
This year, If the Official journal of Ha-
vana Is any authority, the devastation Is
greater eth. The DidrtO de la Marina
reproduced in the early part of last month
an article which originally appeared in
the Didrfo dc CieRiue90s on the subject of
the prospective crop Of sugar in the Villas
Department. This department includes
the Jurisdictions Of Trinidad Sancti Espir-
titus, San Juan de los Remedies, Cienfue-
gos, and Sagua Ia Grande. The article
asserted that the fields of cane never
| looked better, that the excessive rains of
| October and November had given an alb
normal vigOr 10 the ratoous, and that
everything promised crop largely in ex-
CESS OF last years, unless the estates should
| be destroyed by the Cuban torch.
On the 22d ultimo, the DidriO OF Havana,
evidently distressed at having uninten-
tionally published the truth, siags another
song. 1t completely ignores the fatal
torch, and seeks to account for a decrease
and such a decrease-by reason OF ex-
cessiye drought in October aud November.
We cannot, however improve the plain,
unvarnshed tale of the DidHo. 1.-THE
opinion is general" 1t SAYS, that the
sugar crop of the present year will fall
short thirty per cent. OF that OF 1875.
Dealers in this article, bath In Europe and
America, can base Their calculations upon
Cuba's furnishing 2OO, 900 tons less than
last year"
Since the 25th of DaoAn''."- :, 90, thirty.
| Ave- 80 - 49,
- coates situate, some in tho villas
Department, others still further westward
In the jurisdiction OF Colon, have been
totally destroyed by the Cubans. Their
average united crops have always summed
up over twenty-five thousand tons OF
sugar. The names OF these estates are
Porvenlr. Juyagua, Cieneguta, SAINTS