The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-24
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very fertile. Tho cultivated land
can be bought for about $50 to SO
an acre. Tho same land in the
States would bo worth $500 or more,
aud farmer has every advantage
over here, in that he can gather three
or four crops in single year
The principal products arc tohac-
co, Indian corn or maize, (Which is
used mostly for foddrr,) raddishcs,
cabbnges, sweet potatoes, Irish pota-
toes and tomatoes.
There is a certain farmer who has
n farm about eight miles from Ha,
vana, who says he has never had any
trouble with his potatoes since he
has started farming. ilc planted
the po ntors and gathers thrco or
four crops year, and he never COOS
near tho patch until it is timo to
gather tho crop.
The weather hero this winter
would bo ust the thing for cotton
but man never knows when it will
rain, or when tho sun will shine; it
is liable to do either any minute in
the day.
The laboring class Of Cubans secm
TO be very lazy and worthless. The
Government hires quite number Of
them, and they are only required TO
work eight hours day, but there is
very little work done, as they loaf
most OF the timo.
The Cuban farmors also seem to
be lazy. Whether the climate has
this effect is not known, but, in my
opinion, good practical farmer
from South Carolina could make
plenty Of money hero by investing
in good farm. All that would be
required would be common sonse,
grit and few up-to date agricul
tural implements.
The chances Of employment for
young men in Havana now are very
uncertain. A man may strike job,
but he has tho odds against him. If
a young man has any money to in.
vest he might think Of coming over
There are quite a number of invcs
tors and capitalists here, bnt as
everything seems to bo SO unsettled
most of them are wai.ing until next
year. AS far as | can Judge the
Spaniards seem to be moro industr
ona than the Cubnus. Almost every
manufactory, etc, is either owned or
run by Spaniards, and, in fact, every
thing Of importanco is controlled by
them.
paid a visit TO the ol''co Of tho
Cuban newspaper, La Lucha, tho
other night, and was treated most
cordially by them. They showed
mo all tho different departments and
made me sit down and try and teach
them English. Tho paper is sup
posed to be Cuban one, lut it
struck me rs being moro Spanish,
as the employ eos in the press room
were all SpanIards, "s were also all
Of tho roportorial staff.
The office of Ia Luchn is well
equipped; tL" only thing wanting to
mako it up to date is the Mrrgontha-
Ter type, setting machine. The type
setting is now done by hand.
There is quite n largo sugar plan.
tation not far from here, which
is owned by rich Spanish senior,
who hvns in Spain. The plant is
said to be worth five million dollars.
The mill is built on II large hill over
looking valley, and adjoining it are
numerous sugar plantations Of count.
less acres. 1T is Il very interesting
sight to SEQ the mill in operation.
The sugar cane is cut and then haul.
ed to the mill, th nee it is ground
and goes through process from
which it is put in watts and allowed
to remain until the sugar ls formed
Taking it all in oil, success in Gu.
ba for year to come is for the sue.
crssful, rather than for those who
arc out Of work, or out Of money, On
who arc complete failures at home
! The Americans Success will de-