New-York tribune., 1891-04-25
WHAT SAN DOMINGO WANTS
ANOTHER REPUBLIC SEEKS RECIPROCITY.
SENIOR GAIvAU,s ARRIVAL IN WASHINGTON
HE GIVES SOME INTERESTING INFoRMA-
TIoN INDUCEMENTS WHICH SAN
DOMINGO oFFERs-CoNDITIoN OF
THE TRADE OF THE UNITED
STATES WITH THAT


THE TRADE OF THE UNITED
STATES WITH THAT
COUNTRY.
tsY TELEGRAPH THE TRiBuSE1
WASHINGTON. April c4-The Republic OF San Domingo
s he latest Government to evlnce desire to enter
into reciprocal trade relations with the United states
| in accordance with the provisions OF the new Oarli
| law and has sent Commissioner 10 washington
with instructions to enter into negotiations ior a
treaty TO that end. This is not the rst eilort now
| ever which that Republic has made III the same
| dIrcctlon In the last months OF the Arthur Nd
ministration a commercial treaty between the United
| States and san Domingo was agreed upon ana inc
latter Government felt not only disappointed but re-
sentfnl when the Cleveland Administration soon atter
il came into power, took steps which prevented the
| ratification OF that treaty by the Senate so deep
| and lasting was the resentment that san Domingo
declined to send delegates to the Pan-Amercan Con-
| gress Senor Manuel de Gavau who. as the MIN
ster from that Republic represented IL in the negot|
ons with Secretary Frelnghuysen, Is the commissioner
| now I'm Washington. lie arrived here sex eral days
ago, and it is understood that he already feels hst
he has reason to believe his present mission VIII be
| successful Through him to-day Tribune cor
respondent obtained some interesting information re-
spectng the trade relations and commercial opportunf
| ties which his country has to offer.
| The Republic contains population Of about
GOO OOO II has an Of 2O,501 square miles, which
IS trne more than the combined areas Of the states
Of MARYLAND and Massachusetts. The soil is extremely
fertile and the climate is more saluhrious than that OF
other parts Of the West Indies. The chief productions
| of san Domingo sugar, tobacco ana c0hee' In
reply to question to the value OF the trade senior
| Gavau said
1--WE raise about so 900 Of sugar year. nearly
| onehaf of which is sent TO the United States. To
| Germany we send large quantities OF tobacco. Wo
also export hides, coffee and tea and considerable
| mahogany and dye-woOds. The import trade amounts
| to about S4,5OO,O00 year. only small proportion
of which comes from the United states our imports
| from the United states would rise to $3,oOO,OOO
under commercial treaty favoring American goods.
| Most of our cotton and iron goods now come from
England; our fancy goods. shoes and drugs from
| France and our malt liquors from Germany
| "But.p continued senior Galvan. there is some
thing more to be gained by commercial treaty than
mere increase Of commerce. With such treaty, the
sugar industry of the Republic you'd he Immensely
stimulated and its development would mean the invest
| ment of more capital and the purchase OF
| more machinery and other iron and steel manufaet
| ures as we'll as cotton goods, boots and shOes
J and other leather goods, and great amount ana
variety OF other manufactured articles, for all OF whch
We shoud look TO the UnlteG States At the present
time moro than 60 per cent Of the developed sugar
| estates are owned by Americans. The Pioneec Iron
Works of Brooklyn have considerable interest in these
| estates Alexander Bass, the president Of this cor
poration being the owner Of one plantation, ana HIS
| son owning another. few of the other Americans
owning estates are Captain John Hardy. Z. Hatton, Mr.
| Lamar Barton Brothers, salvador Ross and santiago
| Nellor the latter an American with Spanish name.
But the magnificent natural resources of the coun-
y have not been developed to any great degree Vast
tracts of fertile land are still mOccGped The sugar
industry could be made to produce In ten years sugar
enough to supply the demand Of a large part OF the
United States All it needs Is proper stimulus ana
announcement, such believe it will speedily re-
ccive If fair reciprocal agreement can be made ana
| carried into effect"
An inspection Of the statistics of trade between tile
| United states and San Domingo shows that 1t Is by
| no means in a satisfactory condition, ana III Che
MAN, bears out the statements Of Senior Galvau. III
1890 the imports into the United states from tha'
country amounted to S1,0510 013, while the exports
from this country amounted to only S0266ol. Oh tht
imports 323O,s41 worth free, and OF the dutiapl'
imports Fl 7l53G4 consisted Of sugar, which Is now
free of DUTY OF the free impOrtations, S1721O con
sisted Of hides and skins, $1,000 OF dyewOods ano
| s4g443 Of coffee. American vessels brought Sl'
367 l6s Of the imports and carried S774,olS Oh tl'
exports. = -,
Whils the total amount of exports was small, tl'
variety of articles was great showing that with better
trade arrangements an immense increase I'D V *
might be reasonably expected. Among the items o.
export were manufactures Of iron ana steel 10 Tie
amount OF s17OOO0 of which the largest single Item
was Ss7771 in machinery, while the remainder com
priscd "A vast number Of small items, from needles
sewing machines and printing presses, to engines and
| boers and steel railway bars. The item OF bread
stufs amounted TO 100000, Of which Sl4026o was
wheat -four. Lumber and other manufactures OF wood
amounted to 1921 900, to which sawed boards and
planks contributed S6674S, household furniture S18,
600 and barrels and hogsheads $4,000. Cotton
manufactures accounted for S66,525; drugs and
chemicals for 10000: fish for $4s,57S; Illuminating
oils for $50 7O2 provisions for Sl23473, which Item
Incuded beef and tallOw S3l 900; bacon, hams and
pork s15,o93; lard. Si0,235; butter, S1s,271. and
cheese, S6,15l. Another item was refined sugar
sI0O08. The exports Of this commodity TO Cuba last
year amounted 70 only S110, although we imported
twenty times as much raw sugar from that island
ne we did from san Domingo The latter country
bougbt vegetables from the United States tC
the amount of Sl0730; matt liquors tc
the amount of s11 700; boots and shoes
SO ,s6G; manufactures Of paper, 10000: bricks
s33ls; candles, S3,5O6; carriages aid horsc-car'
s1537I; fancy articles, $4,000 manufactures of heml
and hax 800 95G; lime and cement, 1878; glass
ware, 9G,4o4 gunpowder, etc. $1,000. and an IN
Unite variety Of other manufactured articles In vary
ing amounts. r. Is intmatcd that the negotiation
And ratification OF fair and liberal commercial treat
with san Domingo might be followed in due time b.
the casy requirement by the United states, II /
should be thought wise and desirable Of Sanana Bd,
ms a coallng station and harbor for the Navy THAT
however is matter which would not be likely Z
figure in negotiations looking to commercial reel
procity. ., IL, - , - S :,
favor OF the latter, In behalf Of San Domingo Is TIM
| bv fostering close and friendly relations with tlta
Republc the United States will acquire certain
degree of independence OF spain and Cuba, so 10
As the sugar supply is concerned
A CHANGE AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
Washington April "a (SpeciaD.-An order was issue'
to-day by Secretary Tracy which will be OF genera
interest in Brooklyn. BY this order Captain Theodor
q Kane is detached from duty as the head Of III
oouinmont department of the Brooklyn Navy Yart