The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-04
TRADE WITH CUBA
An Inviting Field for the Entsrrr.ss
Characteristic OF Ams4e&rs.
Extensive Trade Transactions sss~s->
This Country and the Eslszc-SsSsa
Esrksss Gar Tsi-ec states
E-ScGCSA

Cuba is a comfy O: practically two
rroaucts-suEar ana tolacco-G>d one
z2sT&et-the United states, s'Is the
Troy Press The scarcity - t.-is:Jvor-
thy statistics renders Il izlpossi.le tn
do more than approximate = :o-lching
upon the commercial relations between
that country and the United States,
and the beS. data that csa Se obtained
IN this direction come f-on tAe British
consul general - Havana. While Cuba
raises and exports 70 this country vast
amounts Of tobacco, its exports "a
sUEar greatly outweigh in value The
tobacco production. Further than
this nine-tenths Of the entire amount
Of sugar exported comes 70 this coun-
try. The table referred 70. which Is
reproduced n the Engineering Maya
zine by +. Sherman Gould. C. r. shows
that between 1871 and 1894 Cuba fur
nished oue-third of the entire cane
sugar production Of the world No
doubt much of this expectation - This
country IN turn Is exported in ether
forms, a certain quantity finding its
way back to Cuba il. The form ~ sweet
goods" IL may be said, therefore, that
/, the entire commercial existence e
the island is dependent upon sugar.
On the other hand the cultivation "a
the cane, the grinding of IL, the trest-
ment of the juice and the necessary
transportation require a vast amount
OF machinery, implements, rails. loco
motives and other rolling stock.
The total yearly value Of all exports
from Cuba 10 this country Is estimated
at about $50. 100000. This great value
in exports, then. is sent by q country
without manufactures - :he great
est manufacturing country in the
world, and one in which the danger Of
OverproductiOn Is supposed - be n
standing menace 10 is. therefore. ar-
parent that those Imports should 10
paid for by Us with manufactured
goods. Yet the balance OF trade ia
largely against US The total value If
the exports from the United States IN
Cuba last year vas but about so3C0D.-
Oo0, less than one-half the value ~ the
imports from that country. There il
evidently room for over $50. Cos. Oo1
worth Of our manufactured goods in
Cuban markets Worse than this. about
oue-han Of the value Of our exports
the past yehr-which Is prupOrtionate-
~ the same for many preceding years
consisted Of bread-stuffs, provisions,
etc, while wood and woodworlSs
amounted to about oue-ejghth, and
coal. iron, hardware and machinery en-
3 tered the list for about one-fourth q
the entire amount
Without going further into detail ~
is sufficient 70 state that Cuba offers an
inviting field for American enterprise.
Her prosperity and even Der very ex-
iSJcnce may be said % depend upon her
commercial relations with this coun-
try. 1t ought TO be comparatively easy
for rs 10 complete the commercial eDn-
quest Of tho island. but. As We have
raid in referring previously 20 our
commercial transactions with other
countries, we should deal with her only
ION the square" The market is one that
recognizes and fully appreciates fair
dealing. Further. the Americans are at
disadvantage, we are informed. by their
careless selection Of their Representa-
tives IN Cuban markets. Many Of them
are reported 20 be too sharp dealers,
and few Of them are able 20 speak
Spanish. We should hc ready u give
the Cubans exactly what they want
and are willing % pay for. The rule
should apply % all countries. for that
matter. There would De little com
plant Of OvsrVroductiou IL we were 20
take advantage Of every market that
offered, no matter how Insignificant 10
might at first appear. We should be
constantly on the lookout Tor new
markets IN every part u the world and
for every product manufactured with
in this country. With the United
States practically IN control Of tho
commerce Of Cuba, il "a hardly con-
Eistent % see the balance Of trade
against as ~ heavily as IS shown BY
the figures given BY the BritiEh consul
general a. Havana