Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

lent system ~ lrrigatlnx canals. 1aksn
on an average. plenty % rain fans In
every part " Cuba, from season 10
season. 10 supply all the moisture that
vegetation requires, A great deal TO
much " u, however. dcrends between
May ana November. and not enough
during the winter months. which arc he
best crop season. DUNES equlilEaa this
uneven distribution Of The
BLESSINGS OF PROVIDENCE.
by irrigation, and with most gratifying
results. Before the war, England ani
American ryndicateh had their rrpfe.
Fcntaiiycr here. who were deep IN led.
gatinE enterprises. among other money.
coining schemes Their canals aai
dliehea were N courle neglected during
never fallen into complete dli'
uses and when the unlyoral dls'
tfoaa that yet prevails has passed away
the old irrlrating fyutcm uin
doubtless b. enlarged ana Improved
when that time comes. no spot 900 mo
face ~ the earth viii b. more fertile,
IL IN "A common saying now IN 'uha
that handful ~ the rcd coil u uulnf.
valley ~ az valuable a. handful Z
Rold dust. They used 10 say that
caballeria 81 the land was 10 valuable
that nobody knew H. pfloc-hccaula
nobody thought ~ settling. A oahai.
lerla equals thlrty.threc and a third
English ncrcH.-and even IN these hand
times none can be bought near uulnfs
for less than 5000 dollars In the day.
u the early spanlarda. land was aoli
by the palm treei"-that II, one dll
not pay by the acre. or caballcfla, but
by the numebr Of palms on the tract
fclectci.--poco mas o mcnos. more ~
lesr'-ro much per tree. the ground ~
which they grcw being considered et
little value In comparison, Not only
for It's stately beauty u tho palm one
of Natures most glorious rifis o. inc
primitive man. II Furnishes hln house
walls. roof-thatch. fencing material ana
boat timbcra. Its edible tops make az
liciouH salad, It's nuts the sweetest ull'
iis fibrea the strongest thread. IN short.
Il supplies many of hla needs, from IN.
cradle OF his frst sleep 10 the coihn OF
his last.
n one wants 10 see verltblo Canaan.
LEI him como on horseback, or IN O car
rage. from Hahana 20 DUNES cry
along the old cAlHada. or paved hifh,
way, which ~ one o. the four Ep9l
roads In tho entire province u
smooth
AS A HOARD FLOOR,
white an pulyerlaed coral can make ~
ana shaded most OF the way by Indian
lnurcls Of enormous growth. EAtfnl.
lng his ride q few miles back 10 lhe
hlli-topa. he can look down upon the
Caribbean Sea on one side, and 2 -rgss
one ~ the most beautiful valleys IN W.
world on tho other, with ~ groves .,
royal palms and sweet fields nrfaiei
In living green" From the silnse,
no hint " disclosed Of the dcsolatl,n
ana loneliness wrought BY war. ony
the original richness of the sou r..
mains unimpaired--and ita posslbil'
are worth coming far 60 study ~
Amelcan OF my acquaintance VINO has
been experimenting some years
uuines valley rays that two crops "
almost everything Is an absolute cor,
tninty every twelve months, ana
many things three crops year Gun "
raised. lie plants Irish potatoes IN VIZ
fnll tearly roie seed potatoes, le,, .a
from the United StateaJ aud dlsH w W
weeks. Then different variety
planted. and tho crop n dug IN Mlfvh.
To be shipped TO the United states W
fore the spring planting there mas ~ ",
gun, His two crops OF onions
handled IN the same way. In some y,
the Hugar-cnne lands, both potatoes ~.
onions are raised while the cans y
growing. In a single year INC sa.s
Held may produce one crop on cane ~
two crops Of potatoes and onions, x
10 other vegetables, they grow NJ w.. w.,
time, with never any intermisglon ="
cabbage, beans, etc. planted any ~
In the year. grow with ASTONISHING lapp,
idlty, and as soon ~ one Srop ~,
ot the ground another can DO put ~ ~
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD