Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-07

correspondence of the News"
Havana, Cuba. April 81. 1851 have
received a good many letters OF late
asking about business opportunities in
Cuba, and the prospects there VIII be
for profitable investment OF capital
when the war Is over. Spectators have
already turned their eyes that way, with
divers schemes in view. l have been
particularly looking up the chances for
the average American who is not over
burdened with cash, and does not ex-
pect to sit idly by and get rich in
season, but Isl willing to do u reason
able amout OF work for fair returns.
when the war ends-as of course It
must In the Independence of
Cuba--the new republic will have to
begin at the bottom, economically as
well as politically. The island is 50
largely agricultural that its future pros
perity. at least for some generations to
come, depends upon the rural districts.
Beyond a few tobacco factories. there
nave never been any manufactures of
account In Cuba, and the wasted
tssuesof Industrial life can only draw
new blood from the soil. Those who
We're acquainted with the queen Of the
antilles In her golden days OF prodigal
prosperity. would hardly recognize her
IN the nefasti dies. A trip through the
country reveals unexampled desolation
burned fields and orchards. ruined
houses and sugar mills, and often
hungry people. Last month / made n
railway journey from Havana, $50 miles
toward the interior. In all that dis
ahce saw only two cornflelds, and
ny single garden or occupied farm
. muse, Said my travelling companion.
What this Island most needs is tomb
,i and truly 1t looked so. There
va, mas plenty of corn standing, though
SSul.ohe ana iiames could be seen In every
S,recton. The sugar estates are so very
4se-uiten miles in extent-that fires
w. rag In them for n long time and
~ ieeVe a considerable portion un-
s nSd' This year the cane was
srs Aeu with weeds for lack of labor
,os, anu yielded much less than the Gus
,or Ity amount of juice; and that was
sra. pelow the usual value, being dark
cav ny large admixture of scorched
ana ana yet 1t was well worth cutting
ba nt,lhding' whenever permission could
ptalned from Maxine Gomez, the
NJ urgent chief. The Spanish author
anS readily gave permission to grind.
doIn.s Guaranteed them protection while
ths 10 This unwonted generosity on
ert,,ph srt or the mother country was not
Won 'ey Tor the welfare of Cuba-Bless
nav Al, no! but because 1t helped to
Ia me army and provided a good place
pronn Vnyulescing soldiers. A very large
el,n,I V,uon OF Spain's boy-troops sue
etc 10 yellow fever, typhoid, yomitiyo.
Wes, uutlng their first season In the
the mules; and those who survive
for nn,m,rnating process. must be cared
leasea strength returns. Soon as re-
beer from the hospitals they have
least s ,h TO the plantations, where nj
,hls. they were sure of GETTING an,,,a.
them bca va,, Guard-duty does not tax
ated then NY, and when fully recuper-
field Ny can be utilized again in the
selves neahwhile the men amuse them
which according to their natural bent.
Selves Usually more pleasing TO them
tainers u,en to their unwilling enter
be- fite, Every page of this naper miph,
which Win tales OF their cruel FRANKS
varlnn." nave been told to me on Tho
and M estates 1 have visited.
SPACE forh,, amply verified: but
three 'orDids the recital of In. two or
ton, ahom, me SANTA Gertrudis planta-
wher 'out ~ miles beyond Cardenos
tectlns" ,vshpany of soldiers were ..nro'
the people. a lad Of e ID YEARS. p.y,