The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-15
What We Buy From Spain.

Has it occurred to you to inquire just
what we get from and send to Spain, and
therefore, Just how inconvenient war
would be- in thai respect? 1t takes scant
time to decide that we can manage 10
worry along with none of her products at
a. pinch. First there's 3 tall fibre called
ramio-we don't import a dollars worth.
Then p kind Of cress from which ropes
and hammocks are made, and a palm nore
which is converted into fans. Saoots' TOO
and Al sorts of wood, some for dyelng pur-
poses. but the sort that counts most Is
cork oak. We have corks from SPAN TO
the valua of sl30659 a year. Sounds con-
viviaI. doesn't il? Wines make pretty
showing. there being any number Oh VIM
tages. with sherry and malaga OF course
leading. Olive oil, too. in every sort OF
bottle. and anis in every state.
I,icorice is the star importation We
are fnsatiate ucorice consumers, it seems,
and from Spain one sees licOrice tied up In
| bundles of faggots and also in black pills
of various shapes There are nuts. too;
almonds and hazel nuts Of four varieties.
The pine fruit looks Ike onions Ineres
St. Johns bread, sesame. saroanzos-
+ these are to Spain what beans are TO Bos-
ton. though they're said TO taste more
ike hard peas not well cooked-Tnacarori'
corn and sardines. We could get along
Uri+bn1It these; it's only the cOrks that
Uould bother Us. The cork oak hourisnes
=, Catalina and Corona Or. Wiederlein
SAYS though we could probably ger them
| :, Morocco and AIgiers. To come down
/ ~ figures. we import from the land o.
Isabella about 100000 q year; fruits to
/ The amount Of s. 800 COO: wines, $50. 900.
and you'll be glad TO know that good
mart Of the Bordeaux over which lips are
smacked IS in reality Spanish wine iron
ora sz09 o00. and chemicals, Including
drugs and ucorice, $5o9.oo9.
A. for Spain. that far-away land IN
! which are situated the castles o. 80 many
! Of Us. she is one OF the countries not DC
psndent on Us for food products Alto
/ refher these food products amount - oniy
about 800 DO As for slaves ard mead
inrs for those endless casks q vine tns
I tark az these might w0-ry her however.
/ e. could zet them a. second hand from
ths other European countries II hg1res
,-.s-az- vou. vouu Ike 70 know that Nc
{ ax,o-t 70 spain - the valve q Sll.f'i''t.
I ard Of his So 90 is bre4dstG1s, = ,'f
I chemicals. 8. % 90 un-aaaEfaetUred cot
/ toe ssss 90 tobacco. ~. CO.. oil frnlaerAii
ard shocks. slaves and headings. s-i1,a 70.
j Which leaves very little far the othsr sx-
so--=. SozIn ooulS gst the cotton from
! Egypt and india and ths Oh from RGssis-
( re gans q TIE youthful KinE Alfonso
+ 6a.sr-t invite our trade. the cfiss obstacle
70 American imports being ne high sd
+ discrsun mating t2TiS. the excessive freight
ra.az ard re lack % direct sie211sizif
( nnes. The spsnisyss have trade eonFeu-
.sous zfth Eugfazd- France AID Germany.
but not zrich Us except ~ % CEoa- watch
mrs as q. a dlsaGvzntags TasT only
/ ,ake direct cS<f0n- p@tTo.e1rs. staTez- Inn
+ bsr ard ar occasional cargo e Thaat q
CO Il a shor- harvest Spanish raer-
chants know uttIs q Us Our s2lssE1eEi
never visit ;hern. AID. thoggA IL Uzs-lT
cases their goods are much iaferlas- thes
So 70: LEI {; zzEav them One q our
cous1Is n interviewing hzTazzrs rssE-
chart "a peculiarly sTa@h and prusrs-sz-as
oasl Iszrues TIA. &c kept Aze-se17 CHA