The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
SOME MINOR pRoDUcrs OF CusA.
Garden Produce Medicinal and Textile
P1nnts, Asphalt, Gunno, 1IockinE Birds.

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Cuba. sugar. tobacco cco init. wood "oss,iI IRON M
o., ons sSlo . t Sew lorh metcnaht wno mas maae
are many minor prodncta which should he a
aource ~ considerohIo S1ooith 20 tbosa INC
may choose to exploit them. Take garden
produce. for example. All the vegetables most
IN demand ior the table In this country, In
Guiding the old standbys. peas, beans and lem
tils. can be grown cheaper in Cuba than any
any difficulty in transportation. as Cuba is only
Cnhan rot.to 90 ,s a,,d ~ ~ srno.,nn g. tsat
Of the BermndoS AZ ouo t,ms nv notato cron
~ au,nes a,ona = Aso nno, thne en inc Sou ooo c noo
Potato cnItnro WINS oh,ndnnad bnrsver IN N.
y vS"S ., ' snsor o w"S toh.ooo %h nS" s.amad !,
promise ZEN more speedy wealth with less eyer r.
Cuba, as is also an allied tuber. the alligator
pear. which is. eyen more nutritious. THE
Il natures In forty days after planting,
Another source from which wealth will
probably be drawn Is medicinal plants, In
little attention tie if,Sn has BEEN paid To- this fsiiI nidusstSr1yy,
but 1t is known that there - abundance OF red
permint, Wild and sweet marjoram, thyme.
balm gentle. royal itamo. higuerfta-trom
VIII CdbUOT Oll IL Wuue-huu muukIbS. InO
source. OF fannie acid.
And this is not all the vegetable wealth Of
turpentine and resin, while textile plants are
plentiful; A certain amount of ramie and
hemp. about, 100000 worth. Is exported an
supply. Cotton has been tried. and the prod
nct is said to have been as good as the best
packed. The reason Is not far to seek-the
prohibitive duties on machinery that have hith-
'rS "lh P6eSSeriG minor product from which a profit
able industry might be developed Is ~floricul-
tpre. Cuba Is q regular flower garden. and In
this respect will not yield the palm even to
California. The farming industry of the island
has been sadly neglected; Though there are
only practiced in the Immediate Vicinity Of
G @aSs in Ss sFowins w HsFpstriP Piee ana daS CORN been Set
they have never been followed up. ..o.
This was considered sufficient, for the islands
herds were neglected until they have almost en-
tirely disappeared. Cuba win have to be 70
people have meat, but almost ali the piouRhing |
Is done by oxen. The trouble with the cattle in
dustry, has been a lack OF TRANSPORTATION facili.
of from the western part Of the island. How
ever. a railroad from Sa1ntiaE9 to Havana has
ton but. that as soon asa Stable Government
ID eSldDllSueu WOEk. Will De DeHuu upon IT, |
This railroad will be the salvation of Cuba.
II will tap all the productive centres which hive
s sa@s Sheet sse9 On is oaSa as and our S RPsat h RaSs the
Pacific roads have had on the United States.
smaller lines connecting the Hayanp-Santiago
course Of things, and 1t is to be remembered
that the distances they will have to traverse
difaeulty OF transportation, vanishes, for In
the matter OF harbors. Cuba is singularly
tered landings. many OF which will admit YES
sells Of The largest burden.
1t is known that Cuba contains many valuable
metals. gold. silver, baryta., mercury. quartz,
However. the island has never been Reoioei-
cally surveyed. SO that it Is not known in
what quantities. these metals exist. Prob
ably the gold is not in paying quantities,
which, perhaps, is as well for Cuba. But in
asphalt there is certainly money. There are
large lakes OF asphalt at Cardenas. and the
product fetches $50 a ton in New York. The
average export Is about 1,O0O tons, which is