The sun., 1900-12-16
ROAD WITHOUT FRANCHISE
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pRFttry PROpgRri
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am 10 lie the AmrII,sn Nl,irrn.

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Cana To lie the American R,',rra.
/ sir William Van Horne. President ~ re
Canadian Pacific Railroad, returned "a Ncw
York from cuba Yesterday after n viait go
| tn island In tho intercat of tho Cubn Conn
rnnr. New Jersoy corporation domiciIrd
| IN 'ubn. and At preaent engaged IN the con-
Nructlon of railroad IN the eastern pnrt ~
th" Island b"foro leaving lns' evening for
! Montreal hc tslKed little 81 what that cow
rany was doing In Cubn and purposed doing.
: md Of what he had seen there on his last
visit. both in the cities and on II horseback
ride through interior districts
Tn Cuba Company was formed ne a gem
eral development company. with powers
enabling II among other thinss to build a
railroad. Under the peculiar conditions OBJ
tanning In the government OF Cuba under
tho erms OF the peace protocol OF Aug. ~.
1893, relating TO the United States military
occupation OF the island. there IL no power
competent u grant railroad franchise.
no the Cuba Company. not to waste time,
set about the scheme OF building n road on
its own property. there being no law 10 pre-
vent q person or corporation from doing
that. Whether the road when built can be
operated for public purposes without fran
| chIse granted by competent authority Is
another matter. to DO taken up at the proper
time.
When everybody wants a thing, from the
Government down to the last Of the people. 7"
Sir William said. there ought to be no diiii-
Guilty in establishing II. Everybody wants
the railroad which is projected to connect
Santiago with the railroad system OF the
western part Of the island and to extend to
BaTQCOa. to nrDyitp f,r LA ipy alOHplpnt a
the great eastern end Of cuba. There Is
fair railroad accommodation now in the
western provinces. but In santa Clara. Puerto
Principe and Santiago more than half the
Island Is practically without railroad facilities.
undeveloped. and 1t cannot be developed un-
I'll such facilities are supplied.
As far along as the line We purpose build
ing has been surveyed we have been received
with welcome and have had no difficulty in
line We have a. yet not been Obliged 20
pay, except nominal cons dsraton. for the
sna s s Msns the so Gad ar
engaged in the construction Of a line to connect
the city OF Santiago with Santa Clara. to place
SANTIAGO Ia communication with the western
rauroad system which begins there. East
OF Santa Cl ara there is practically no railroad.
except a short one running northward from
Santiago through about the only valley In
the great coast mountain range of the eastern
part o. the isl9nd.
Va our IOdu Ds COUlTlelru, ~ -
expected. within about eighteen months, and
by that time there doubtless will be some
nSower that can grant franchise under which
native labor almost wholly In the work Of
construction and Intend to give y the prefer
nnS9 rs she natiys lapor IS SaPs6e and fss
equipment OF tho road when completed will
OF course come from the United States.
from here, and although railroad people are
Interested in the company it is in no way
connected with railroad systems Of this coun-
The general scheme Of the line in Cuba /.
to have road running along the central
the s e.. ,aG % end
OF tho island. with branches running TO the
various important coast points through the
people have been waiting for the road Tor
many years. The greater part Of tho country
10 be traysrssd 1. uncutlvated and practically
,, In the interior there are only a compare.
lively lev villages here and there. Tobacco
able distance but sugar cane IL not ouiti-
waited. Al tAe usual tropical fruits can be
iss sroand nTi 6e cos sFo.: ss Whsn
this part of the island has railroad facilities
Immigration. and we intend TO bring over
settlers from spanish Galici9 and the Canary
Island. 70 assist In the development Of thess
not vet know Cuba. have not been ali
around tho world vet. but It 10 the richest
cos5Ptry have a. ever seen hays .esn rail-
pared WIN th Snd .s and h. SaTe
become productive and profitable.
become the american Riviera. New Yorkers i1
wal have winter homes there and people will
see there; there isn't al the Riviera Tie
people don't know / YET, beyond Havana and
Yachting place like Man camilla. They do
not sfgn think when VellDw fayer lie pla
YOrf to Chicago and that thsre Il. NON no yellow
confined TO the old dirty coast settlements,
they learn what Cub.i.. thoy will hock TO /,
soldier, who did not get beyond tho ooast
CITES and saw there the reeonSentrados
same no sGs Tsaer
Of Cuba or IT. people Nature Is quick in
Cuba. An abandoned plantation laid waste
months; It will be ovorgrown and covered up
with weeds and various vegetation The
Fs shf dss our St SSt tSer M .fh hsss
ideas, they work. and they are good business
, The IaboreE. shoeisss: with . crownless
has all the clothing that he wants, More
would bother hip; This only costs him
more OF the. products q his toll than his iei- |
low n6re Olten mas lnes6 peOpIA are ADIe
to take railroad journeys and are ready to |
do
In the cities the business men got around |
earlier In the morning than they do in many |
cities
u noticed a great improvements In the cities
visited Havana, Cienfuecos. MatanIas, San
tlaeo- sven since my last trip to Cuba In |
February OF this year The people seem to |
like IT, The poorer opes especially appreci- |
ate the cleaning up. Santiago would not bs /
reco gnl2ed by those Americans who saw IL /
after the war.
The natives sometimes say that the Amer- |
cans spend their money for them and mako |
better streets than the Americans make Mt !
homo, and perhaps there IL some truth under |
lriug the observation, but the people rather |
Ike what has been done Tor them just the
sarqe.
y think the United States were fortunate
IN having the administration in the hands |
Of such a man as Gen Wood | have met |
him only few times, but Judge his work
by what ] cav in the cities and about the |
sland In tho way OF improvements, In drain
age, &c There Is an uneasness among the
reople as 70 their political condition hut
DO per cent. 81 them want peace A usual.
there IL difference OF opinion rs to tho
proper and best way Of securing it
POLITICAL NOTES.