Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-04-26
ABOUT PUERTO PRINCIPE.
Sergeant Fred Jacobson Writes an In.
t~sresting Letter Of the Progress Of
the Host Important Province
in Cuba.

In writing to the LEDGER from
Puerto Principe, Cuba, First Sergeant
Fred Jacobson, Of the sth o. s. Cav
airy, under date Of April IL, says:
81 suppose Mexico is once more on
the BOOM What is she trying to
get now? 1 heard that You wanted to
change the site of the Worlds Fair
that is to be held in st. Louis In 1905
and hold it in Mexico. 1 suppose it's
all q pipe dream though, isn't it? Are
You going to have another Street Fair
this year? II so I hope it win be as
successful as last year. No doubt,
though, it will be q success, for every
thing Mexico has is all right.
81 can't say that / am sorry that /
game back here az IL seems to agree
with me and the longer Pm here the
more I like 1t, especially the country,
and II I had q good business l believe
l would rather be where / am than in
the States-that ia, for awhile anyhow.
This lie Q different talk from that I
made when ! first came over, eh9 But
then you know there have been many
Improvements since then.
"This province 10 beginning to be
populated by Americans and 1 think
by next fall there win be at least LOCO
Americans living here. You know
this lie one Of the best provinces on
the Island. The country lie already
beginning to show the zeal and energy
Of the Americans.
"Farms r being worked, fruits
raised and plantations once o
started. And you know they can
raise four crops q year here without
any troabIe.
"There are in this city alone about
$50 schools where the children are
well educated, not only In the ele-
mentary branches, but in the higher
grades, such A. art, stenography, COM
merce, mechanics, English, etc. The
roads are being paved one by one,
parks are being remodelsd and really
q mar who has not seen the town for
a couple Of years would hardly know
II.
"The sanitary condition Of the town
is at present In splendid shape as the
Committee lie very strict; the first
thing that lie impressed upon their
minds lie that they must keep every
thing clean. 0feourse that lie taking
time - the natives have never been
taught to believe that cleanliness lie
next to GodlInesa.' Each city has q
disbursiug officer who has charge of
the Inaular funds and who sees TO the
work to be done on all streets, bridg-
es, parks, etc. There is as yet no
American labor here, but while I was
In Havana ! saw quite q number Of
American longshoremen. Speaking,
or rather writing OF Havana, I think
that 1t is the eleanest city l ever saw
az 20 the streets. AS far out as Que
madoa q miIesl the streets are swept
and cleaned night and dsy the same
as the ~boulevards In our large cities.
As regards our camp. We have 9
dandy but 1t will only be a short
time now until we will be In barracks,
which are now being built. They will
be buift Of wood and suitable for this
climate-thst ih with lOts Of ventila-
lion. We Will also have our own ice
plant and electric light plant, which
win be . big improvement on what we
have to put mp with now. We receive
our Lee from town and our electric
there isa new kind; they /,
'onsist Of : long white thing with 3 ,
In the end. RS about time we ,
getting into barracks as we have .
been In tents nov since October, 'ss. :
That's longer than any other regiment ,
las been IN tents" ].
Sergeant Jacobson sends his regards !
. all his friends IN this city. b