The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-09
PEERLESS CUBA.
Some Facts and Figures About
the Richest Island in the
World.

there, andall reading people are
familiar with the dark and terrible
history ofthat struggles but strange
10 saw. very little is known about
the natural resources Of the land
which. even now, with her richest
yestments shredded, is called: the
indestruc,ible pearl Of the Antil-
les" with such wealth in her soil
and under il as no earthly power
can take away. But with thedawn
Of freedom for the unhappy island
at hand, people begin to turn in
quiringly from the grewsome
pictures of death and destruction
which have 50 long held their at
,ention, to the possibilities Of Cuba
when armies ofindustry shall take
the place of those Of war, and what
a panorama Of immense possibility
lies shimmering before them.
Cuba is 600 miles long, III miles
in breadth at its widest point, and
q miles at the narrowest point.
II has, therefore, at approximate
area Of 1900 square miles, being
nearly the size Of the state ofPenn-
sylyania. The development OF
Cuba from it, earliest occupancy
in 1911 has been constantly retard-
ed and often stopped by the dark
cloud OF Spanish oppression which
has been the enforcement of the
principle Of taxation without
representation casus belli par
allel 20 the one which brought about
American Independence. In
surrection after instruction has
been followed by defeat and butch
ery Of the Cubans, but the immortal
longing for liberty could not be
crushed out Of their breasts, and
now there dawns upon the vision
Of patriots the light offreedom only
a little way ahead
It's interesting and surprising
to the stranger to learn that within
the circumscribed compass OF This
island there /, concentrated q great
er variety Of natural resources thar
can be found in any other island
state province or country in th'
world. This statement il verified
by reliable statistics and unbiase,
witnesses. Its millions Of acres o
land are said to be richer, by ga
than any in the United States AM
will grow anything from a potat
toa pineapple; it yields sugar an.
tobacco abundantyi IL has ucmcu
dous forests Of mahogany am
other fine woods il- uplands gro.
every product known 20 the tcmpct
ate zone, while its valleys produC
luxuriant crops Of tropical fruit.
ITS mines yield iron, copper an
manganese; II has also more tina
200 ports.
With the assistance Of America
and other foreign capital consider
able progress in the deyclopmer
of these natural resources has bee
made in spite ofthe ignorant metl
DDS Of the Spanish authorities ]
hsndicappng every public cnteI
prise and retarding eyerythin
that does not increase the roy 900
or glory Of the powers that be
Madrid. Large plantations ha'
been put in cultivation, mines has
been opened aud cities have ,pru
up. An these sources of royem
we're highly profitable u5tHit
standing heavy nyes until 4.
present revolution and jeas,ati.
began
Thenormal population is 1000
000pcrsons Of Spanish descent %
600 foreign whites, 1900 Chine
and 100000 color.d people Haya.
alone has d population of 26O,0I
The city was founded In 1884 and
one Of the most beautiful, pictu
esque and famous cities in Il
world. II has splendid harb
and has always been Of great cor
mercial importance, being secol
only to New York in the Weste
world. Two thirds Of Cuba. pr
ducts find outlet through Hayar
and the exports Of sugar alo