The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-24

ant of these, Cuba and Porto Rico into
closer re.ations with the United States,
| these events were quickly followed by
suggestions for a closer relation on the
part of others of the group, which nat
urally look to the United States as the
nearest market In which to dispose of
their products and from which to obtain
their supplies.
In this great chain OF islands, connect
ing continent with continent, Great Brit
ain controls by far the largest number.
The Bahamas, which stretch southeast
erly from Florida almost to Porto Rico,
with twenty inhabited and scores OF un-
inhabited islands, have been under Brit
ish control since Ills. and at the close of
the Revolutionary war became the home
Of many fafilies of English loyaiists from
the south of the United States. The Viz
gin group just east OF Porto Rico, Is
partly unler control OF. Great Britain. The
long line of islands stretching southwark
ly from Porto Rico to the northeast coast
of South America, touching British Gui-
ana on the mainland, are mostly under
the control of the United Kingdom, while
southwest of Cuba, and British Honduras
on the adjacent mainland OF Central
America, are likewise a part of Greater
Britain" Thus the large proportion of
the semi-circle of Islands swinging from
the coast of Central America past the
southern point Of Florida TO the north
eastern point of South America, omit
ting Cuba and Porto Rico, are under
British control.
The British colonies thus lying CONNER
cially adjacent to the United States at the
south. including those upon the main
land of Central America, have an area of
over $4,000 square miles. a population of
nearly 2.O00,O0o. and Their purchases from
abroad amount annually 10 nearly $1,000
000 in value, and their exports TO about
like sum. Their productions are mostly
sugar, tropical fruits. coffee, cocoa and
tibers, Of which the United States Is a
large importer. while their purchases are
chiefly breaLstuffs. clothing manufactured
articles of which we are large exporters.
At present our sales TO them amount TO
about $l2.OOO,OoO per annum, or about 30
per cent of their total purchases, while
our imports from them amount to about
$l5,0oO,000 annually, or nearly 40 per cent
OF their total exports.
While the abolition OF slavery in the
British West Indies in 1S32, the French
West Indies in IS4s, Porto Rico in 1873
and Cuba in 1855. FOLLOWED by the develop
ment N Europe Of beet sugar production
nj 4.
to sugar growing in the West Indies, II
increased at the same time the variety
of the tropical products which they have
10 offer in exchange for the food stuns. !
clothing, manufactures which they an
nualiy purchase from the temperate zone. |
TIE chief purchases Of the people Of the !
Brit .sh West niles are cotton goods. dried /
FISH, -four. meats rec. lumber. hardware. |
furniture, and other manufactures. In |
1891, Jamaica imported cotton goods ws-tn I
81. 0I3.77g; fish. 5t56s2; -four. $50 ~. ana /
rice slSS7 53. Trinidad imported. -four, /
SGl9 90: Textile. 81. Jo5.72l: rice. S724023. /
Bahamas: Cottons,. S1sl.sl5: -four. Sl-3.- {
Gsl Barbados: C5,t3ns, $50 "a. Hour. /
s2si. 1872: rice, $2i5 $50; IsA. Solicit ST. LII |
cia: Cottos.s. SIZES; -four, $3.50. g. .
Vincent: -Four. 1901. LeewaTd Islands: /
Cott9us. SIS ~: -four. 81. 40. Grenada: .
Flour. sIl2. tsS. The British vest hides as 4
a Whole imported from Great Britain In
lSs7 merchandise yaiue1 a. ts.sS2 72s. %
Snica 3 15s.5T7 CONSISTED u c5;toHs. Gss.-
$50 II apparel. $1,000 % leather and sal
iiery. 50. 81 os iron. So - Of Manure.
ard 81 AZ 4 machinery.
The exports from tne British WeS' In
dies corsLs. - sugar. IlJ.-<$es. c5ffee. CO.
,oa. spices. pitch and o,.er b.,umi-osas
1ro.uc.s trinidad exported - isa- sugar
valued 81 G5l3sci. c5eJa. 2 49,. me-
ASS. So 5s7- J Ia:Ca exported sugar.
-. 81: rum. g7.s7s. coffee. Es.5,5.s- Bar
1a5o-s: sugar. $-l75.4ls. m,lasses. $iiA-
IS =. Vlnce1t: Sugar. sl1'5s1 arrow
d. Slls 80 Greaa5a: Coca. sSf5,sl-;
.p.le. 81. - :, LUCIA; Sugar. fZss.oss':
,oc5a. 8c.Ee. L,eewa-d Islands. Sugar, 4
1.1B.5lL
TIE tota. exports from ne British Wes-
-.t1ie=s % Great Britain In Isl we're 81
Il ~. s. s4s.7i7 beizz sugar. S7s4 - Tssn,
:. 90 ~ cyc9a. and 3sss-25, dye woods.
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