, 1896-05-06

ions or the Associations, which swill en-
courage he production in the West Indies of
tropical fruits, early vegetables, tobacco, oils,
cocoa. coffee. nuts. &c, by enabling West
Indians to avail themselves of existing
remunerative markets therefor both at home
and abroad lmarkets hitherto monopolised
Tor the most part by Florida, Sicily and
other places and will acquire lands whereon
to grow such products. develop them on the
practical plan fully set forth is a ~ubseQne t
section of this prospectus and Thus afford
ocular demonstration that this object is at
tainable."
Reference is next made TO the great sue
cess attained in Florida, which in 1891 ex-
ported ~northwards nearly a million dollars
worth of garden vegetables, and nearly five
million worth of fruit. Florida, however, ie
liable to severe frosts, and these have dis
heartened many Of the farmers. who are now
DESTROYS of trying the West Indies. This
consideration brings us to the section refer
red to above as containing the statement Of
the intended practical plan" of achieving
the Associations objects. Owing to the
failure of the one-crop system, West Indians.
we are told, have been awakene to the ne
cessity Of dlversifying their crops. but 'they
are met at the outset by these following diff
culties:--
l They rave had no experience in growing
the crops in question properly and do MT
even grow enough for their own use.
2. They Know nothing Of the wants Of
buyers in the foreign markets.
5. They could not get them into the mar
kets even well grown.
But as we have shown above, there are
plenty of men obtainable who know all these
things and know them well-men who have
been occupied in this very work during many
years; and some of these men are ready to
settle in the West Indies as employees and
members of an Association which can guaran-
tee the placing of their produce in the mar
kets, and will bring West Indian soils, climate
and labour into profitable relations with
American energy, skill, and practical know-
ledQe. Both the American and the West
Indian need a Company BY and through whjch
alone they can undertake to carry out WiM
success what is obviously a highly profitable
enterprise; they need to unite. Hence this
Association has been formed to unite them,
and it will introduce into the West Indies as
its employees and shareholders, Americans
capable Of supplying any and every kind OF
information needed by growers men Oho
can show them practically in the field hos to
achiepe the purposes IN rieU, how the paying
crops are grown-and not only guarantee
pIOPSl ElOWIISy 4SdpihS, U'ihS PoShALS,
shipping. &C., but have its own members and
agents abroad to receive and market to the
best advantage, under its own private trade
mark, produce whether that of the Associa-
ton or of it's members,) shipped from the
West Indies through the branches of the
Association in the various sections"
Besides carrying out the above plans, the
Association has in view the union with CO.
operative associations in other parts of the
world. 1t will, however, commence its opera
tons as follows:
" AS soon as sufficient capital has been raised
the Association intends as initial steps to
rent, lease or purchase land for the purpose
Of growing tobacco, early vegetables &c,
on the plans mentioned above, to erect on
the land all requisite buildings, and to import
one or more experts, especially a tobacco
curer."
We presume that the start, as thus des-
cribed. assuming the Association to have met
with sufficient support. will be made in Bar
bados, aud it will be interesting 10 near how
it succeeds. Too much must not be expected
at first, but the objects OF the Association
are undoubtedly good, and it is to be hoped
thew will eventually be attained.