The sun., 1901-11-10

ultimately to be given up to oolored and
inferior races, unfit for seif-govern ment
He traced the causes OF the decline in the
prosperity Of the West Indies islands 70
economic and commercial mismanage,
inent rather than bad government or social
inefflcicncy; and In particular exhibited
the effect OF the discovery OF beet sugar
| upon both the industrial and political fh-
lures of Cuba. Continuing, he said
THE war between beet and cane sugar
notwithstanding great improvements ~
| the art of sugar making, had done its work
gradually, at times imReroep,ihiy nui
| always most effectually. The whole island
when our army occupied II IN January
| 1909 was dotted with ruined and abnhdoheI
plantations. The bullock cane-crusher ara
the open nan had given way To the steam
| crusher, the vacuum pan and the bagaNs",
| furnace. Every New England man VIII
understand that under the influence OF
composition, every step and process IN 1,.e
| plantation and sugar house had become
, models of efficient and economic man
| agement. but the struggle was III yam
| What the destructive work OF competition
had spared, war and fire made haste 70 sweep
| out Of existence. BY bribery and favor
| few OF the richest plantations escafssd'
| but their united output was reduced the
| first year after the second rebellion began
| TO only 225, 600 tons of sugar. Only the nttest
| had survived Three million head OF cattle
4
| power and fresh meat supply OF the ISLAND
| had been swept away, the aDle-bodeu
men had mostly gone into the rebeihon,
| wages had fallen to 30 cents day IN sIVer
| or merchandise. and under the nuiuerous is
| policy Of Recommendation, the gaunt forms
! Of famine and sickness were abroad IN the
| land. II IL safe TO say that had the inter-
vention Of the United States been delayed
| another year, all the Cuban farming popu-
| lation would have been starved TO death
1 p,tt with and tho restoration oil
| civil government came hope, and a SLOW
l revival of agriculture and commerce.
| Capital and immigration are nowing agaih
| into the country. Cattle are being imported
| as rapidly as means can be found TO paw
| for them, and the output OF sugar and TO-
| bacco Is steadily increasing. Three hum
| dred thousand tons OF sugar were produced
in the season Of 1890 1900. 600 600 in i9OO-lsOl
and IL Is estimated that the crop Of 1901 1902
1 will reach S00,0 900 tons. The tobacco IN
| dustry is also making rapid strides, but the
| competition between beet and cane sugar,
| and between American and Cuban tobacco
is as fierce As ever.
| .The price OF sugar Is at the bottom
| the latest returns show that the producer
| IL realizing from cent and three-quarters
| to a cent and seven-eighths from his out
| put, while according TO the most careful
| calculation IL il costing him, under the
/ most favorable conditions. an average OF
| two cents per pound. Thanks to the in
\ vestigations OF a Parliamentary Commits
| sion, II il known that the conditions pre-
| valing In the British West Indies are even
| worse for the simple reason that the best
| Of them cannot produce sugar nearly so
| cheaply as IL Is produced In Cuba: From
1 nv own observations 1 am persuaded that
| Jamaica can never grow sugar again az
lees than an average OF three and one,half
| or four cents per pound: The soil of bar
bados is exhausted. and what there Ia In
| the other British islands and colonies
adapted to sugar growing has lost its
| original freshness, and, consequently, not
withstanding their appeals 70 free trade
| Britain, they are losing, If they have not
already lost, their place forever in the sugar
| industry of the world.
| while this is the case, II is certain that
| with an even chance. free from high tariffs
| and the hurtf influence of bounties and
| premiums to its rivals, Cuba Is the best
| country in the world for the production OF
| sugar as well as OF high-class tobacco. Its
| lands lie better and are more fertile. while
| there are more OF them adapted to that
4 industry than can lie found In any other
| island or country yet to be brought under
| cultivation. The area Of Cuba is about
! Al. COO square miles or 27,5OOOO0 acres. the
most OF which is suitable for either sugar,
| tobacco, coffee, fruits or cattle raising. IL
| is one OF the most beautiful and fertile
| countries OF the world. and do not hesitate
| to give II as my opinion that with its varied
| resources developed and undeveloped II IA
| worth more TO us than any equal AREA In
the United States, except New York. Penn
| sylvania, Ohio and Illinois, and than any
other country in the world except Canada
| 1T is indeed one Of the most Beautiful,
| healthful and inviting islands under the
| sun, and while IL lies just within the tropics
it can hardly be called tropical. Thrust out
| everywhere mitigsted by the trade winds
and the balmy air OF the surrounding
| seas II In commonly believed that
it can supply the whole, world with
| sugar. but this Is undoubtedly an extray-
| aeant eIaRgeration While the land IL
generally fertile IL would he far from the
truth TO assert that IL il all good for sugar
| From the best evidence j can gather. lie
| capacity in that direction, with the product
| fetching two cents net. IL probably not 90
| exceed 5000 600 tons, and even with the
| free entry of sugar into the United States
! II would be many years before the limit
could be reached
| -lts tobacco il, however, the best In the
| world for cigars and cigarettes, and while
| there are several extensive and widely
separated regions adapted 20 lie cultiya-
ton. there II but one Vuelta AhaJo. Coffee
fourishes IN nearly every part oi the island,
| ESPECIALLY In the hilly and mountainous
sections. and should II sell al or above 20
| cents pound II would become a pruhlabl
| crop The pasture and grass lands are the
| ba-t I have ever ss''n, and vii easily sup.
| port from three "a i've million head uf
| cattle All kinds 20 tropical fniits, "-ls'-
| Cialy ihr pihraplh", biahk"s fitph hiii"t
| banana. mango and alligator par oan b"
grown anywhere ln abIldann" and ~ - -
oelleut quality Fibre plauts can be oulu-
Naisd With profit in many ss-riiuns Iron
| aud ouIls'f onr and valuable Suu,i- hf"
| found ln the eastern pfuNiio"s lnd'-i
! tlss ISLAND IL a natural garden, rNefy Isait
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