, 1894-07-04

~ SHo 'tSt VI tN6 GL. CCOtE dUbS.
Dear Mr.. Editor,
In your omment upon my an
swer to your starting question: about Sugar
cane transport from the eastern part of St.
Croix" you have given several chances to
differ from your opinion, and in that way
afford an opportunity to continue the discus.
sion.
II the Vanderbilts of America had waited
for emigrants, to come first, and ask them to
build ferry and riverboats for transport
If the Goulds had waited for them after.
wards, to ask to lay tracks for them, to buy
land and settle would the UDited States be.
the great country it is?
If Lesseps had asked ship owners to guaran-
tee amounts, would there be a Suez Canal
If Manchester had depended upon - SUBJ
eruption from those benefited by the Canal.
would there be any?
If Elfel had consulted the visitors TO tie
Exhibition, about building the tower, would
Paris own that wonder of architecture +?
If the European Governments who consider
the thorough welfare of heir subjects would
only make roads. lay railways, or dig canals,
after some few people had put their heads
together, and said, we will try and furnish SO.
and SO would the world have made the.
enormous progress? / think not 3
Facilities, by inducing enterprise, change
conditions: and create results, the most un-
foreSeen and astonishing, proving, if not
their necessity, their utility.
Much as | believe irl individual enterprise;
rather than depend upon Government mea-
sures for radical Improvements, l cannot
help thinking, that the above examples, (pro-
portionally of course) give a sufficient reason
to hope, that our Government, Factory in
the same fatherly spirit towards the dormant
(%prodigal p part Of it's dominiOas, will hold out
a helping hand in the shape Of 9 direct COM
munication with the Factory, ,citboSt the.
putting together of few hsads, who can give
about as much qua lantes, as the emigrants
etc, etc, above.
After the Central Factory first was pro
Jected, and the sites for different stations
were discussed, the attention of the respective
EIfelS and Vanderbills begging pardon for
comparison) who were sent OQt, was drawn
to The manner in which he Usine at Pointe,a
Pitre' at Guadaloupe was worked namely
building q station SO near to the spa, that the
engines can hoist boats and lighters with
canes III them, and dump the latter on tn the
cane carrier, weighing them by she same pro-
cess.
VI course Eastcndeirs had not been able to-
put their heads together, and offer a supply.
and got left"
Whom a station v as to be removed from
PrlnceSse to The present site, the same (im-
Pertlnent) suggestion was made, but again
Eastend wasn't there though the change
Of q couple of hundred feet would have done.
1T, and comparatively cheap.
1t 10 not easy TO say what results g. direct
communication between the Factory and the.
uncultivsted parts Of the Island would have
upon the influx of large squatting immigration
from over-popnlAted and highly cultivated
Barbados.
They would lie the people. who without
doubt, would bring both labour and the means
required, to ~enlargen the cultivation. raise
the prosperity of this end of the island, and
perhaps (who knows) Do away with the diff
Guilty of balancing the Budget, and relieving
thereby the great anxiety of our present legis.
latlve Fathers.
You say that the Factory could not, upon
the strength of a few words, commence to
spend money. / hope in the above, are sufG-
gently many to alter the opinion, and stimu-
late the will, which you seem to have good
reason to know exists.
am dear Mr.. Editor,
Yours tyulv