Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR CUBA.
Every Indication OF Returning Pros
perity that VIII Break All
Former Records.

| Former Records.
Washington, May 1.-Acting Secre-
tnry of War MeikIejohn made public
yesterday a very interesting report
upon the commercial and Industrial
conditions in Cuba, showing that the
future of the island under a stable
government promises wonderful de-
velopment of wealth. The beneficial
effects of the economical administra-
ton of the islands affairs which is
now being encouraged under the di-
rection of the war department are al
ready apparent. A good deal of the
capital which was removed or which
went into hiding prior to and during
the Spanish war has returned and new
capital is being attracted by the safer
and more stable conditions. The in
crease in the business of the custom
house demonstrates better than any
thing else the revival of general trade.
Tobacco the Chief Staple.
Tobacco, which will continue to be
one of the most important crops, is al
ready being cultivated in sections OF
the island, where it has never been
grown hitherto. The crop. estimated
at the beginning of the present year
at 200, 900 tons, based upon actual pro-
duction at the end of March, it is es-
timated, will reach 100000 tons. This,
despite lack of facilities. the confusion
and hurry with which the crops were
planted and the fact that much of the
machinery was totally or partially
destroyed. The scarcity of domestic
oxen due to the wholesale slaughter
of stock by both Cubans and Spaniards
for food purposes during the war, is
greatly retarding the operation of
sugar estates.
Exports for the Month of March.
During March 1880 bales of leaf to-
bacco, $40 cigars, $4,000 packages of
cigarettes and 1900 kilos of cut to-
bacoo were exported from Havana. The
expectation of various kinds of mer-
chandise, which do not pay duty, prin-
cipally sugar, old iron, pineapples,
palms, preserved fruits, honeys,
sponges, ETC., reached 4,091, 900 kilos
from Havana.
The total collections during March
were $S96,925, a collection exceeded
only twice at Havana during the past
ten years (1S95 and 1889. The APP
parently large collections last year,
which reached in the equivalent of
American money, 1921, 12s, is account
ed for by the fact that the duties on
large quantities of war supplies and
materials shipped into Havana under
the title of ''librameutoes," were paid
by check and figured in the collections
as money which went into the treas
ury, but which, as matter of fact
never represented money at all.
Another Pertinent Consideration.
In considering the large importa-
tons into Havana last month it must
be borne in mind also that the duties
under the American regime are at
least so per cent. lower than the Span
ish rates, showing that none of the
revenues are being sequestered as I'M
dc1 the old Spanish rule.
Three Months of American Rule.
For the first three months of Ameri-
can rule the total receipts for all the
ports of Cuba were as follows: Janu-
airy $1,O61,22s, February $976,91s,
March 81 ,261, S45 while the cost of col
lection for these months were exceed
ing low, as follows: January 2.0l per
cent, February 4.63 per cent, March
3.43 per cent.
How the Revenue Was AppOrtioned.
The money transferred from the
customs fund during these three
months of American rule to the other
administrative departments, total ST.
COS, 400, was divided mainly as follows:
1921 1925, for sanitation" $26S,390 for
rural police and administration"
$191, 1856 for public works, ports and
harbors, 100000 for charities and
hospitals" and 1851 1853 for ''civil gov
eminent"
Vessels Visiting Havana.
During March 200 vessels of 213,265
tons entered the port of Havana. OF
these 107 were American, 3. English,
20 Spanish and 35 of other countries.
OF the 4,349 passengers landed, 2,634
came from the United States, while
6,46a passengers left Havana.
y total of S5,341,972 was imported
into Havana during the past three
month, and a total of 2,010,259 export
ed, of which 2,009,O5 went to Spain
and only $1,000 to the United States.
WORKS BETTER THAN MOB LAW
The Governor of the Mexican State
of SinalOa suspends Con-