Arizona republican., 1899-02-02

,
 now in Jamaica, to garrison the coast
 cities with native troops, and it is inn peratively necessary that the army
 doctors should be used to tropical con
 ditions Men may live on the high
 grounds of Cuba, as they do on the
 high grounds of Jamaica, in perfect
 health, if they know how to take care
 of themselves.
 "Of course, Americans in Cuba will
 profit by our experience in Jamaica. At first, when a regiment of 1000 Brit ish soldiers was sent to Jamaica, it was no unusual thing it for to be cut down
 to fifty men by yellow fever and chOl- era But we learned how to live in the tropics. and now those diseases are no better known than they are here in
 New York, and Jamaica is, in fact, a
 health resort. Why, our death rate is
 about 20 per 1000; that is less than
 yours here in New York city.
 ''There is no place near the United
 States so well suited to the recovery Of
 phthisis patients. In my many years of experience I have not seen con sumptive come to the island who did not benefit in proportion to the length
 of his stay It has completely dis
 proved the old theory that dry air was the very best for consumptiVes, ana
 has demonstrated that moist, balmy air is far better.
 "How do Jamaicans look upcn the proposition that we should take them' with the other British West Indlas, under our wing, in exchange for the Philippines?" he was asked
 .In the first place." he replied, Ja- maica is prized by Great Britain not So much for the value of it's prod2cts or the amount of it's commerce, as because of it's strategical position. It is now
 most important military depot TOT England, and, of course, coaHng st2- ton. At Newcastle, away up On the hills, there are always several battal- ions of some line regiment. The Lein- ster regiment, mostly Irishmen, is there now, and at Up Park, down on the plains, there are the First and Sec ond Third West India regiments, com posed of colored men.
 s.In the second place it must not be forgotten that there is a very strong and firmly rooted British patriotism among the most substantial people of the island, and, although England has not done as much for the colony as she ought, it is considered little short of sacrilege to even talk of a change of flags.
 There is some talk Of annexation to Canada, but as that country is almost inaccessible to us, there being ID fast i line of steamers from an Canadian port to Jamaica, it amounts to nothing. Small boats run, but they are very slow The states give us every facil- 1 ity, fast ships and open markets, and l whatever we may say we are, in truth, | becoming more American every day [ A great deal of American money i3 cir culated, without discount; We. buy | American flour, butter, cheese, canned ! goods, and so forth; Americans built [ our railway system, save for a small . part of it, and Americans have estab lished at Titchfield, Port Antonio, what | is probably the finest hotel on the is land In all it's departments it is all it's employees are Ameri- can, and it's food stuffs come from Phil adelphia and Boston, and everything that the northerner needs is provided It is built on prOmontOry looking out over the sea, a stones throw from the route of the passing vessels
 Climate? There is an average tenn perature of 75 degrees at that point and it is cool enough for comfortable sleep anywhere. Up in the hills it is IS cool as 45 degrees in the heat Of the summer. And as for natural scenery, have been in most of the countries of Europe, and I have seen the tropical | uxuriance of Africa, but I never saw my country as beautiful as Jamaica.
 Kingston has 50,000 inhabitants. Some years ago the sanitary condition ] )f it was far from good, but your Col )nel Waring came down there, and, ( lcting on his suggestion, we put in a l inc sewer system and since then there las been great improvement. Yet would not advise any one to stay long [ r Kingston, for it is a coast city, and lwelling in coast cites in the tropics s, at least, enervating.
 ''The city has a fine electric railway ervice now, extending five miles into he suburbs In various directions, con- lecttng with Constant Spring and 2ockfOrt, and is perhaps the most per z ect trolley system in existence. It IS I he equal, if not the superior, of your New York and Brooklyn roads,
 How do Jamaican business men re- t ard the coming development Of Cuba nd Porto Rico by Americans as pcs r ible exporting riyals?'' he was asked.
 Porto Rico is not worth consider ng separately, as a rival" he answer d. Say Cuba. Well, Cuba is going t 0 go ahead, and much faster than Ja c 1aica did, for she is in the hands of a aggressive people, whose methods are n he very antipodes of haiting British V conservatism. Net only will her sugar t Torks be restored, but bananas and p IHeI lIulIS VIII p6 GAISiSlN6ly GIlIi- b ated. In course Of time Cuba would Q able to satisfy the demand of the s resent American market for coffee, S obacco and other exports. Yet, l f, ont see that Cuba Is going to com c etc to the detriment Of Jamaica, if the t Tnited States government treats us airly, for the market will grow, year V y year, and will be quite big enough Y pr us all. Considering the cordial re- l. let fv,or hOt I 'ritain and the United States, it is a ot unlikely, and it is to be hoped that S our country will keep the same tariff n Cuban products as on Jamaican. e hat is all We ask. Even in tobacoos, u ye will then compete profltably, for c ut for the name We grow as well fla lf ored tobacco in Jainaca aa they do b ! Cuba. However, tobacco will soon " e drug on the market anyway