The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-04-19
WILL PORTO RICO BE OURS ?
A Desirable Possession Of Spain that
May salt into the Hands or the
Uuitru state


4 pcsir,bIn p,sscssi,, az STAT, th,,
MAY .ait into the Hands or lilo
UNITED states.
SrriryfcII p,rrbLt.,n
rae lu~SI 'i'lty OF war DGt"cGn UhC
UniJGI S,"j > iad Spa u uvar CuUa
makcs worth White to consider what
would happen To SpnlE's OLuvr West
lndi"n possessions should such Il con-
IL cJ oGcNr. lnAt CuOI VIII De- WuU!ly
% u SpN'n LII Tue event OF such At
MN IL hhJ que LlonCd ny anybody out-
aiiiC OF SPAN. But VIII Porto ltCU b,
aWo"' q 10 rem an unGGf to. Spanish
nag, II We NIX CUBA ir"c: IL l. not
p,oo"o!e. 1.o eastern ia!a..d. viii
oll5r " most Inviting field for attack
ana Cnt quests IN case Spain forces Us
TO h@hL htr. 1T Is therefore worth
"'il'c I'd q ourselves IN regard to
INC most hcAitu'uI OF AL the Autiii $
winch may DC Il part o. The Unit,d
States even before Cuba becomes IA
tcrriIlrH.
to!CS IL 90 wing sHNHily mics to
tle casJ"ard Oh hhyLi, has less tuun Il
I@h'h OF lhc &rca Ci Cuba, but las
ilucn more II!"h nan as many people
LIS . '"o >4nArc mites suetalH,u rs long
ago as 1924 y population Ul over 500, 90
$500 ''''> -
size IL Is ABOUT hVe-Scvtut tnU state
OF 80 ina Il - mnch
more ehlcN'S populated tnan "uf stat :.
r~acVlci!ly lac wnolC laltnu Is under
oul'''"Itoh' III 10 sa!d, Yet az last &C
|ouu'7 0HciC WIS "hiy l"tlVr ,ulitS OF
"Hto"u III VIC ""o'e i7tahu' la suhpC
orUo lN'co IS an Irregular paraiicio-
st'"' ."l'h "n ea9Ivtly ana Westerly
Hi"'on9ion9 VI loo ih'les anu ano"thcrn'
~ ah" S~"uOicrnly one o! j, niles.
lhcrc Is : considerable range 81 nils
running from CAST 10 west htar the
Hou'uc'n coAaI, 30 IAat Tue streams
n'"l"s W '"c io'Ih ar huch longer
S TO- E"o'' %"lch ~" IN II oHuCr
ai'oc''on' M hlEhcst ELEVATION IN
Ono islan" Is III lnnsur, Ecar Chc
v '"n"GF, "hiEh rises 10 Il
mc'su' 81 DIV ieet. me 'rtlli'y OF
| "t'o co . proved ~ Tie i.Gt that
~ h"9 no | - IMAM i,jVO streams, Of
""'oh az 'Crs Chah - arc conoIdcra-
"'o l'1'a' nc hishcr mus are stili
'o'Stlu VIZ" I"iest, ana thc Island Is
go ~ "c""''u' ~I.lfooSEout. Some
:, ~ '"'Na' Ii'tS s"o" a. 'hrl-coiorSu
,U''"o, - H"u ln''1 utC h'"cf oi"rlng
'roeS "hlcn arc in"sC attractive TO the
I!ei o'1 81 WI" movers tH2 "hpic Is.
h %nI D " : 20 DIS "1sI'tntc rs IL Is vi
{ 81" VIZ "u'"ha's.
oos tn"Te C"al NV, % the
1872 "o "h''', anu Iherc are ac'
eoont"n"7 oi ''ri". 5 european races
W. "ic' VI course, chichj SpnnlarCs
~ V"" spanish language Is spoAon
oS az ne co,orcu people were cmGn-
C,p,Cu y" 90 auu seem 10 DC pGacG-
Hm,Nn 10y ~ Inclr llno'ts. While
oP"'h mas zen torlneAtcd with b
49,. ~ III . ! nli''p'hcs ana 10 Cloa, she
:" " ~ aonu 10 s'iulerS 70 suppress
. oo'i'"9 III IhIS D2antllul iAud,
!" M "i'.' 10 'uteu ny Z" opanish governor,
,iNo INC TN + coloni's. In 1887, the
,"'I Se"r lor winch we have the re-
" tnS' W. exports rom the island
W P'o ooo ooo, ana the lm-
"oro vi ,qaai amount. Porto
nII $50 % s'|"1 u"al Oh excellent
:" UC"' ""to'i mas uSu"ly Dech sent
80 ,n "" nnnue iht" cSa!s. In
10 80, 49,, 800 VI tho sugar ana mo
.nnn ~ NM nn ID" - 's.a'u was more
p',oo',Voo' II this has been
Ely by the TALL in the pric"
- - r'o9o "rO'c'oS' Nearly So,OOO, 600 Of
80 was prou'ccu In the same year,
" az thE price OF Ihls mas also fallen
."'"S "r'o woo is ny no means as
: "'Poi"u3 no" as formerly. Inc pcu-
ON rico ana tic
:, T. |"' ! "'''' ana Ihe Coot Oh iiVlpS Is
- may c"IIic are raised aud
IS al tX1cnslVo export Of cattle
V - o"'i,r west ihdia stands.
V'ro iSoo hta no les, ttlan seven
g. : - nlon O"c cttcl Is ot. johns
~" 'u"n On INC horth coast. This
srv g.. " p"p"i'U.oh " %o,oOo IL IL
: ~ o'r won depIh OF water
,m 80" V ~ ,oot or more. Toe
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