New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-07
PART II.
DEC. 2, 1892.
RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.
SIGNS OF A COMMERCIAL REVIVAL.
GREAT INCREASE OF TRADE WITH THE UNITED

GREAT INCREASE OF TRADE WITH THE UNITED
srATEs-EX oRMoUs SUGAR PRODUcT-wiLL
THE STRONG ARM BE wITHDRAwNf
,rRoMA STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBrNEl
Havana, Nov. 3O-Cuba has been TOT many
wears a Riviera where American tourists sWari"
dprnc the winter season. II is al once Iie ihos'
accessible and the most representative 'o''is"
country which they can VISIT on tneH wv"
continent. When the four DAYS voyage from
Neyv-York has come to end and the grim ioi'ii-
cations az the entrance Of the harbor have been
admired as relics Of the military science oil
Vauban the traveller sees city that Is Ouoah
rather than Spanish, vet is utterly uhliNe any
American centre of population. Ilnmoolut W.
scribel il in his day as one OF The mos' o'''i''"'
capitals of the world Poor, faded Havana 10
longer merits such lavish praise but even IN ITS
tattered shabbiness it has not lost IT'S oid-'he aii
Of distinction With all the hard pressure o.
economic reverscs and patriotic sacrihces' IL Has
remained CHEEKY, bright and beautiful.
The experience of seeing city ana Il country
distinctly foreicn cannot be anything bun agree
.hle 70 an American. especially when he escapes
tho rinor and uncertainty of his own climate ana
socks refuge during the winter in land oil un-
ceasnc summer. As soon as he lands he Is con-
noatcd with vivid contrasts Of architecture Toll
age and customs. and as ne saunters through
Obispo-st toward his hotel he finds himself among
an alien people, whose manner OF hfe haolts OF
recreation and ideas Of morals and religion couid
No. no r<c unlike his own If they had been
born OIL another planet. Havana was built OF
stone which has grown harder with the lapse oil
time. and its architecture Is simpler ana less
ornate than that Of other Spanish-Amerlcan capi-
tails, but these are not the characteristics which
of orfl mo
Snansb blood in its population than can be found
in Bucnos Ayrcs. Santiago dc Gill; Lama OF
Mexico A Spaniarl from the historic Peninsula
feels more at home in Havana than in any other
city Of the New World The times may be
hard. but there is fulness Of life in the Cuban
capital Whatever cause for complaint the Cuban
may have for miscovernment and violation or
economic law, he is indebted 10 Spain for that
mcrcuial temperament overlooking with light
hearted good nature which enables him to ENJOY
life. and to dsport himself TO Lydian measures
II is the Spanish strain in the blood that makes
Havana what it is.
The privilece of visiting a foreign country in
ship sailing under the American flag is one FOR
which a patriotic traveller can well AFFORD 10 De
grateful in these degenerate days when the mites
States is the only maritime Power that sys-
tematically neglects its shipping interests. Inc
or the Nafu DlHc ply ihs ptU"cOH -'''
York and Cuban and Mexican ports are the finest
fleet seen in West Indian waters under any nag
IN speed, cabin accommodations. freight capacity,
elegance Of appointments and all the details OF
GOOD business management this American line
leaves nothing TO be desired 1ts steamers run TO
norris on each side Of the island, and make the
circuit of the Gulf ports Of Mexico. lhere Is
fierce competition from corporations heavily SUD
sidized in Europe but under successful business
enterprise it has kept the flag a0oat in the west
Indies and the Cuff and has continued to enlarge
the foreign demand for American products and
manufactures.
Within two years business management Of inter
national exchanges under the Reciprocity policy
has largely increased the carrying trade OF TINS
well-conducted American line. Every ship both
in its outward and returning voyage, is heavily
landed with cargo The Yumuri in its last run
from NewYork had the smoothcst OF seas, so that
not even the most sensitive traveller could line
justification for the faintcst Qualm, but even II
the conditions Of weather had been less favorable
the ship was too heavily laden with the fruits OF
Reciprocity to have rolled or pitched The IN
crease of trade since the negotiation of the treaty
with Spain has beer continuous and unprcce-
denied The adoption OF the transtory schedule
of October, 1891 was followed by an expansion
of the export trade in provisions and machinery
the reduction OF the hour uulcs Oh JdIlHdIS 1,
1882, gave the American millcrs complete con-
troll Of the Cuban market; the proclamation OF
the permanent schedule Of July stimulated the
export of various classes Of manufacture and The
publication in October Of the official Iepcrioy
agreed upon by both Governments has impaired
a final impulse to trade During the same period
the production Of sugar in the SPANISH West
Indies has increased from 100000 10 l,00o,0oo
tons. largely in consequence of the introduction
If improved machinery from the United States.
The following table shows at a glancs the practi-
cal operation Of Reciprocity the comparison being
made for thirteen months ending August 81,
1891, and September 80, 1892:
TRADE SPANISH WEST INDIES.
Imports from
United States. CnLd States.
Ia l9i * %s ,32 - 0io9oj
I,crcaeo slG37OJ3s 3? jSOSj2
With this official revelation Of the results OF
practical business management Of commercial re-
lations the principles Of fair trade. was ialiy
prepared for the evidence which | hpvc received
in IlaVina Of a revival of commercial ACTIVITY