Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-31

great contract for the entire repaving
and sewering of the city. The result h
shown In sanitary conditions which are to-
day, everything considered, better than ever
before known in Havana
Commercial and Agricultural Condi-
tons.
With the exception of one or two dis
tricts, Cuba may be said to be fairly well
reconstructed agriculturally and on the high
road to prosperity.
The tobacco crop of last year was very
large, one Of the largest in the history OF
the island. and this years crop will equal
II not exceed it. The sugar crop In the
present year will be in the neighborhood or
$4,000 tons. and If the present price OF
sugar continues the amount of money re-
allied will equal that received from the
great crops of years gone by.
The cultivation of coffee Is being resumed
in the eastern provinces, as Is also the ex-
tensive cultivation of cocoa
Mining Industries, especially in the two
eastern provinces, are rapidly developing.
This section of Cuba has an unlimited sup
ply of very high-grade iron ore, as well as
large quantities of copper and oxide of
manganese: also there are deposits Oh zinc
and a low grade of asbestos In the prov
ince of Santiago there is still an enormous
amount of very valuable timber.
The commerce of the island Is growing.
as shown by the import duties. There Is
great demand for labor from one end of
Cuba to the other. Large plantations are
being reconstructed, some of them costing
81. 500, 600 for machinery and equipment
alone. Land in the eastern provinces Is
cheap, and of the best possible quality.
When 1t Is remembered that probably not
over 10 per cent of Cuba was ever under
cultivation at one time the possibilities of
its future development can be appreciated.
Credit is good throughout the island, but
investment by outside capital is slow on
account of the Dolitfcal uncertainty of the
future.
1 nnow of no land where young men of
moderate capital and industry have a bet
ter chance than in Cuba. The possibilities
in the way of fruit growing have never
been even appreciated. Oranges of the
finest flavor grow in the greatest abun-
dance. and without any care. With proper
cultivation the possibilities in this line are
apparently limitless. Frosts are unknown,
and there Is sufficient amount of rainfall
to do away with need of irrigation. What
Is said OF oranges is probably true of lem
ons and olives Potatoes, onions and all
kinds of garden truck grow with the great
est rapidity and in great abundance The
raising of cattle and horses can also be
conducted very profitably in the island.
The grazing is excellent. the grass being
always in condition from one years end to
the other.
Many Important Enterprises.
Many important enterprises are under
consideration. Immigrants are pouring
into the island. especially from SPAIN
Ihese immigrants are mostly from the
northern provinces. and are hardy, indus
trious race of people and will make good
citizens.
AS to the climatic conditions existing in
Cupa, II may be safely said that one can
live there with as much comfort as in anv
or our southern states. and it is believed
tnat as the reconstruction and development
Oh the Il; Island progress the prevalent dis
Yellow fever, of which so much is said is
not, after all, so much to be feared as fs
popularity supposed and we have every rea-
son TO nope that in few years, with careful
attehtlon to sanitation, and careful isolation
OF the diseased. Cuba can be made as
SAFE LOT the European as Jamaica is TODAY
III cannot be stamped out at once, nor is it's
removal the work of a single year.
The presence of yellow fever this year in
Cuba and especially in Havana, is due al
most entirely to the number Of Spanish i'm
migrants VINO are arriving on every steamer
nearly all or them being non-immunes.
The customs service has been thoroushly
reorSaniZed under the able management Of
Colonel Bliss, and is at present conducted
IN the most satisfactory manner. All the
ports are well supplied with the necessary
Launches and boats. A revenue or coast
patrol fleet has been constructed, consist
ing of i've small new vessels and one former
Spanish gunboat
me quarantine service is under the i'm
surgeons, who are at present attached to
the Island government. Associated with
them are many CubanS. This service is
hlghly efficient. and great credit Is due for
the manner In which the work is conducted
80 Administration of Justice.
In the administration Of justice much has
been; done to simplify and facilitate trials
and criminal cases. Correctional courts, on
the order of our police courts, have been
established in the larger cities and towns
Trial by jury has been established in GER
tain classes of criminal cases, and the writ
of habeas corpus will go into operation in
December. Changes in the law are not re-
quired, but the procedure needs modif1ca-
ton. Thorough and frequent inspection In
all the prisons in the island Is made to pre-
vent improper or unlawful detention.
The reports of discomfort, hatred of
Americans, and suspicion of the intentions
Of the American government, which are so
often seen In the press, are absolutely in
correct. Cuba is profoundly tranquil and
rapidly becoming very prosperous.
The American army, through its officers,
has been one of the greatest factors in the
of the country and in the re-
establishment Of the present civil govern
ment the officers have taken up nearly
every line of work with singular ability
and unselfishness. The history of their
work in Cuba Is free from scandal, and will
the army is practically removed from any
active participation in civil affairs. The
relations between the soldiers and people
are friendly, and disorders are extremely
infrequent, and such as do occur are only
small disputes of personal character.
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