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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

uated high above the level Of the sea,
near the coasts, which are flooded by
large rivers in extraordinary freshets,
but which on account Of their natural
location and great depth are quickly
drained, receive the name Of tierras de
vega, and are those used for the cult
vation Of sugar cane everywhere.
These lands in general are alluvial
lands, and are very rich in fertilizing
clements.
Cultivation of Sugar Cane.
Sugar cane may be produced in Porto
Rico, where the soil is sandy and loose,
at $24.59 (American money! per acre.
Cutting the cane will cost $2.4O an acre
more. TO manufacture !, 2OO-pound
hogshead Of sugar from the cane costs
Sc. Besides these there are various
other items Of expense, such as terminal
charges, transportation, and shrinkage.
This latter is an important item, rang
ing from per cent on steam vessels to
10 or /: per cent on sailing craft. In
1887 Porto Rico produced 12G,S21, 472
pounds of sugar, for which the planters
received $3,7S2,465, or a fraction less
than cents a pound.
AS in Cuba, the tendency is toward
large plantations, with central mills for
grinding Comparatively few Of the
sugar estates are provided with steam
vacuum machinery for making sugar,
and nearly one-hair Of tine cane grinding
machines are worked by oxen. The
hurricane of Aug. 8, 1899, damaged the
sugar mills considerably, and the finan-
cial straits Of the planters have made
it impossible to restore the plants
Larger plantations or colonies. i'm.
proved methods of cultivation, and cen
trail mills with improved machinery viii
in time no doubt add enormously to the
output Of sugar.
Several varieties of the tobacco plan
are cultivated in the countrywide
called Guacharo, which is believed to b.
Il native Of Venezuela, the Virgins
blanca, the Corazon de Vaca, the Gu
bano, and others. AS yet tue selection
Of the variety best suited for the pur
poses of the manufacturer has not beer
made. He prefers leaf with color
elasticity, large intercostal spaces, ant
small ribs, which are the best for til
manufacture Of the different kinds o
: cigars which the consumer demands
! essential qualities which oblige tn
maker to seek the locality productive Q
good tobacco. indeed the only selection
/ that is now made.
t Classed With agricultural industries
t stock raising, which is an importan
I and remuneratlve industry. In 1897 tn
} island had 81. 751 horses, valued at 81
e OOO, 900; 4.467 mules, worth about $134
: 600. aud 800, 612 cattle, valued at 50
100000. The swine and sheep statistic
! were Insignificant. There are 60, s.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

A Cpring Tonic.
Mrs. D W. TImberlake. Lynchburg,
Va, says: "There is no better spring
tonic than Peruna, and I have used
about I'll Of Them"
A Good Tonic.
Captain Percy W. Moss, Second Ar
kansas Volunteers. writes from Pars-
gould, Ark.: 81 find Peruna & ve,y
good spring Tonic, and will readily
recommend 1t at any firne.'
Builds Up The Entire System.
Miss Jennie johnson, 5Il8 Lake Park
avenue, Chicago, Ill.,, IS Vice Presidenl
Of Chicago Teachers Federation. She
writes: |.Peruna restores The func-
lions Of nature, Induces sleep and
builds up the entire system.
Makes Steady Nerves.
D. l.. Wallace, Charter Member In.
fernafi0naf Bsrbers' Union. rs Wes-
tern avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
writes: 81 now feel splendid. MY head
Is clear, my nerves are steady, enjoy
my food and rest WE'LL"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

oped and producing after seven years
If the conditions under which the
growth has been perfected have been
favorable. Otherwise twill need ten
years, and the product will never COM
pete with that of good. sound tree.
The cost of one cuerda (about one acre.
Of good coffee up to the date of pro-
duction will average $3.50, United
States currency.
When the tree is four years old it will
not produce sufficient to cover ex-
penses, and If the soil is not of the best
quality the conditions will be the same
after five or six years. In such dis
tricts Of this department (Mayaguoz)
as Las Marias and Maricoa, the pro-
duce of one cuerda (acre) will range
from 200 to 1900 pounds. A fair aver
age will give for every cuerda 400
pounds. The Typographical conditions
Of the coffee-growing districts are such,
and the hills so steep, that the only
ayr cultural implement that can be
used with effect is the common
machete, or chopping knife. 1t is used
for cleaning the ground and for max
ing the holes.
The total cost Of hundredweight Of
coffee ready for market, including ex-
penses for cultivation, is from $40 to
$12, Porto Rican money, equal to Sc to
$7.2O United States currency. (Thts is
about what Rio coffee sells for on the
wharf at New York; The produce is
shipped in bags, containing each from
50 to 100 Kilograms.
The quality Of the Porto Rican coffee
is excellent, and the principal markets
have been Cuba and Spain, but very
little having been imported into the
United States, where it is not we'll
known. Under favorable conditions
the coffee crop Of Porto Rico is easily
worth from 100000 to $1O,OOO,OOO.
Being protected by the good climate,
| the Porto Rican sugar cane industry
is an important one. Coast lands,
cleared, which receive rains or irriga.
ton and retain humidity some time
without becoming swamped, are good
for the sugar plant; these lands not sit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

III times Of drought does the vegetation
suffer us occurs on the southern coast
Of the island, nor during the rainy sea-
son are the rains so heavy as on the
north coast Owing to these favorable
climatic conditions and to the fact that
the coffee groves are situated In valleys
sheltered from the strong winds, and
the soil, Of which we will presently
speak In detail. Is due the enviable rep
utation Of the coffee Of the country.
Altitude Affects Coffee Growth.
"In the central range Of Porto Rico
is the Sierra Luquilla, which has an
elevation Of 1900 meters above the
level Of the sea, and it is observed that
above the middle height Of this noun
tain coffee groves do not exist. Wheth-
CT owing to the climate or to the soil,
which may be unsuitable, where grow
only some shrubs in thickets and some
worthless herbs, it is true that after 500
meters have been passed the coffee is
not seen, and all attempts to grow. it
ut that altitude have been without re-
suits.
Coffee growers modify the climate
by employing shade-that is, they plant
their coffee groves beneath the shade
Of Il grove Of thick trees, as for exam
pie, the hucnres, guaba, jobo, guiana,
mango. etc, and under the banana
trees when the coffee groves are young
THE coffee grows on hills Of low
elevation, associated with many other
trees, which afford shade, modify the
temperature, and protect the coffee
from hurricanes and torrential rains
The composition Of these coffee soils is
variable, but in all Of them sand pre-
dominates, and on the surface there is
an abundant covering, the product of
the decayed vegetation of the forest
The land which produces the renowned
coffee Of Porto Rico. as to its physical
appearance, seems to be very fine
clay, and when it rains becomes as
slippery as soap. and transit at such
times is dangerous. 1t has red color
when moist. and when squeezed
through the fingers resembles in it!
color and smoothness tne oxide of iro1
)
hard.
'"There are small plantations wher
the cultivation Is both intelligent an,
intense, which produce thirty quin
tails 5000 pounds} and more pc
hectare two and one-half acres), bu
this is exceptional, for there are land
~ in the same region which scarcely Pre-
duce one quintal 600 pounds). AS a
o';s..--yerage crop. taken from the differen
= classes Of land, and taking into accoun
also the variations that occur from yea
to year, production Of from ten t
fourteen quinals per E'ectare may l.
counted on as the result Of fairly inte
lgent cultivation"
The coffee tree is completely deve
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
ORTORICAN WEALTH
INDUCEMENTS INAoRIcULTURE
AND CATTLE RAISING.
Government Report. Facts Encourage
ing to Observation-Disclosures of Sugar
Cane and Tobacco Insures Handsome
CProfits-Railwaysa and Roads Needed.

People in search of reliable informa-
ton about Porto Rico will find q lot Of
valuable statistics in the official report
of the census Of the island, issued by
the United States War Department.
The census was taken under the direc-
ton of Lieutenant Colonel J. P. Sanger,
who has-made his report a document
Of unusual interest.
While agriculture is now the prin-
ci9al source Of wealth to Porto Rico,
says Colonel Sanger, the early settlers
were for many years engaged in cattle
raising, and this is still an important
industry, the rich and luxuriant pas
lures and many streams providing all
that is necessary for this purpose. 1t
may be said that all fruits and vegeta-
bles adapted to tropical climate will
yield abundantly in Porto Rico, and
this is especially true Of the coffee tree,
the, sugar cane, and the tobacco plant,
the three staples Of most Importance in
the order named, and grown widely
over the island.
I'm Porto Rico the select and re-
nowned coffee is produced between
200 and 800 meters above the sea level.
At this elevation are found the towns
Of Yauco, Lares, Maricao, Utuado
Cayey, etc., which form the produc,
tive region of the renowned coffee OF
Porto Rico. This region, which in
cludes something more than the south
west quadrant Of the island, is charac.
terzed by climate Of perpetual
spring The constant breeze refreshes
the atmosphere and the frequent rains
equalize the seasons so that not even
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
Areon and Its COMPANIONS.

Since the discovery Of that new con-
stituent of the atmosphere, argon, a few
years ago, four other previously unknown
gases have. been found, and Prof. Ram
say recently gave an account of their
properties before the Royal society, says
the Youths Companion. They are hell
um, neon, krypton and xenon. OF these
xenon is the heaviest and helium the
lightest. In the vacuum tube they are
very beautiful, neon being extremely bril-
liant and Of an orange-pink hue, while
kryptcn is pale violet and xenOn sky-blue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

as collodion, and evaporated, the product
assumes a jelly-like consistency which
hardens on exposure. Cut into cubes, or
pressed into ornamental shapes and per
TUNED, the substance is obtaining a con-
siderable vogue as heating agent fer
drawing room purposes. 1t burns with
a most powerful heat, and leaves neither
ash nor discoloration. and mixed with
beuzel it is being utilized for candles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
Russia q Land or Promise.

Russia seems to stand today where
America stood half a century ago, on the
threshold Of an industrial prosperity and
development which must soon awe the
world by its rapid and stupendous
growth, says writer in the Engineering
Magazine. It is here that the Goulds,
Rockefellers. Huntingtons, Carnegies
up and become all powerful. !,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

A First Class Tonic.
Vim. A. Collier; Assistant Psymss-
ter u. S. ~, writes: ~ have taken
Peruna, and recommend 1t to those
needing a Hrsf-cIaSs tonic"
A Great Tonic.
Hon. N. c. Butler; Ex-U S. Senator
and Ex-Governor of South Carolina.
writes from Edgefeid, S. c.: ~ have
been using Peruna for q short period
and ! feel very much relieved. 1t IS
indeed a wonderful medicine and be-
sides great tonic"
Splendid for the Nerves.
Robert B. ManfeN, the famous actor;
writes from New York City: "Peruna
Is splendid and most invigorafing-re-
freshing to the nerves and brain"
For General Debility.
Hon. Jno. " Wright, of the Law
Department. General Land office OF
Tennessee, writes: 81 wish everyone
who is suffering with general debility
or pr0strafi0n could know of Peruna. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
NEW BOSS O. BANTArlS.

Harry Harris, the little Chicagoan
who outpointed and outgeneraled Ped
lar Palmer at the National Sporting
Club, in London, the other night, has
twice been defeated. and hardly comes
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

compared with others who have held
the title. He hasn't got the punch, al
though as clever as boxer as ever drew
on the stuffed mitts. Steve Flanagan,
now dead, and Clarence Forbes we're
the American boxers who took Harris
measure before he dreamed of crossing
the big pond to conquer the old fistic
world. ~ c-..@.- - z e = s assssa3
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

The Best of Tonnes.
Hon. W. C. Chambers, Chief Jusfice
of Samoa, says: 81 have tried one bot
tie of Peruna and I can trufhfuuy say
1t IS one Of the best f0nics I ever used"
A Grand Tonic.
Mrs. GridIey, mother of Captain
0ridiev, of the "O!ympia, writes: ~
used Peruna and can frufhfuL!y say 1t
Is q grand tonic
For OverW0rk.
Mr.. 1efn johnson, a prominent actor
of Washington, D. e., writes from
Fourteenth and 'sI'' streets: "tLn the
effort to Improve q condition impaired
by overW0rk have found nothing that
has done AZ much good as Peruna."
For q WORKOUT System.
Mrs. Catherine Toft, President @@TaI-
kyrien Association, 5649 Cottage
Grove avenue, Chicago, Ill.,, writes:
81 often advise Peruna In cases of q
worn-0uf system and q broken down
constitution.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
Barley Water the Rage in London.

Owing to the very plain-spoken stric-
lures passed by an eminent brain physi-
clan upon even the small amount Of wine
drunk by ordinary folk with their meals
there has become quite a rage for barley
water, says London newspaper. It is
manded in the clubs. 1t is drunk as fire.
quently as not out Of a wine glass, one OF
the subterfuges people play upon them
selves now, who believe in the theory that
drinking much while eating is bad for
the digestion and conducive to obesity e
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
Alcohol IN Cubsys.. ::

a London newspaper says that alcohol
Is now being rendered into an Industrial
product with which we are quite unfa-
miliar. Mixed with nitro-cellul0s such
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

The war in South Africa Il estimated
to be costing LILO, 900 4 week
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

Time is IN expert beauty slaughter,elirI...
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12

They say Mars is a funny world. 81
it is funnier than this one, it must Is
q freak. +: .% =. I'll .
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
SAVING THE PALISADES.
THE WORK OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONS
AT LAST SEEMS LIKELY TO SUCCEED.

AT LAST SEEMS LIKELY TO SUCCEED.
BY the efforts of the who constitute the
Palisades Commissions work has ceased at the
quarries, which have been busy places for years
no new blasting operations will be begun. and
unless the plans OF the Commissions miscarry
the imposing cliffs will be preserved There are
many spots along the line OF the Palisades which
have been sadly changed since men with the aid
Of high explosives first started 10 convert the
towering walls that rise in majestic grandeur
rom the Hudson River into building material
Ind paving blocks. Great caverns have been
made. and where once the cliffs stood sheer
like mighty walls, monuments TO ages past
great fields of dust and sand mar
the imposing picture. Cliffs that extended
out, beyond the imposing wall where the Indians
built their signal fires. and points sacred TO
Americans because OF the deeds enacted there In
the days of the Revolution crumbled away under
the destroying hands OF vandals: dynamite and
the stone crusher reigned supreme and men
stood by helpless and unable 10 stop the de-
structiOn.
The first step taken toward the preservation OF
the Palisades was in the form of a law passed
in this State in 1895 giving the Governor au-
thOrity to appoint three Commissioners to secure
action by the Government of the United States
in acquiring and setting apart that part Of the
west shore of. the Hudson River known as the
Palisades for the purpose of fertilization and
reservation. A similar act passed in New
Jersey and received the approval of the Gov
ernor. These joint Commissioners reported in
favor Of the acquisition of the cliffs but an at
tempt to secure appropriation by Congress
to carry out the plan failed, and the scheme to
make camp ground for the troops of the two
States the bluffs had to be abandoned.
Then the Legislature of New-Jersey passed
bill in February. 1895. restraining the Riparian
Commissioners from granting leases without the
necessary qualifying conditions to protect the
Palisades from blasting. But the quarrymen
succeeded in securing the passage of amend
ment which allowed blasting for the purpose
of preparing the ground for the construction
of buildings for commercial purposes"
This amendment practically nullified the law
of 1895, and the blasting went merrily The
Commission made efforts to interest the Ma
tiOnal Government without success. In 1899 a
bill was introduced in the New w-Jersey Legis-
lature through the efforts of the WOmens Fed
Grafton for the appointment OF a commission of
five TO take up the question OF the preservation
OF the Palisades, and at the same time similar
bill was introduced in the Legislature of New
York. The New-Jersey bill became law, but
the New-York bill lost. But Governor
Roosevelt. who was in sympathy with the move
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

pated the action of the later Board. and had
framed and introduced bill This caused much
friction and controversy. and resulted in the
resignation Of the Commission OF 1895. and Tire
question of the preservation Of the Palisades
was left in the hands OF two commissions ap-
pointed by the Governors Of New-YOrk and
New-Jersey.
The bill evolved by this Commission provides
for the appointment of a permanent Commission
OF ten members. five from each State. 20 take
charge of an interstate park 70 be laid oui be-
tween Fort Lee on the south. PierInont Creek
the north. the exterior buIkhead line ON the
east and the edge of the steep rocks of the Pali-
sadeS the west. The bill was amended and
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

Cone and Colonel A G.. Mills, with Andrew H
Green as an honorary member. Governor Voor-
hees then appointed a similar committee. con-
sisting OF Franklin Hopkins. chairman; EIiz-
abeth B. Vermilye. secretary; Mrs John HOl-
land. s. Wood McClave and w. a Linn.
After much discussion at joint and separate
meetings report was drawn up, and hearing
was arranged before the Governor Frederick
w. DevOe, Colonel Mills and Frederick :. Lamb
represented the committee of the society before
the Governor. and after the hearing Edward
Hagaman Hall requested Gherardi Davis TO in
trOduce in the Legislature the bill which was
the outcome of the hearing 1t then became
known that the Commission of 1895 had antici-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

ment sent the following letter to Andrew H.
Green, president OF the Society for the Preser-
walton OF Scenic and Historic Places and OBJ
jects:
The Legislature at its last session having
failed To pass the bill providing for the appoint
ment OF commission to act on behalf of this
State in conjunction with like commission OF
New Jersey for the preservation of the Palisades
If your society approves. l Wouid respectfully
suggest that you appoint committee OF five to
cooperate with the New-Jersey Commission in
devising some plan of action for the States look
ing to the end in view.
In response TO this communication the follow
ing committee was appointed: Frederick w. De-
woe, chairman Frederick s. Lamb, secretary;
George Il. Kunz, treasurer: Edward PaysOn
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-04-17
A Terrible Columbia Tragedy.

At 2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon last,
Maj. b. Is. Evans left his room on Main
Street, Columbus, and sought q doctor
through 4 phone. DIR. Gibbs arrived
and found Capt. J.J. Griffin, n railroad
man on Evans bed dying, unconscious,
with Il - calibre pistol wound in his
left breast, just above the heart. There
was whiskey on the table in Il pitcher,
n deck of cards, a stick on the floor,
and n blood stained floor. Evans acted
in a dement2d way towards DR.. Gibbes
and other and claimed that Griffin Sc
cured his evans pistol from a bureau
and purposcly shot himself. Evans was
arrested and carried to Jail, the man
dying in half an hour without speak
ing. sunday morning an inquest Jury
by their verdict nron the evidence ed
duccd held Evans responsible for the
kllIln@. INC News and Courier Of Mou-
day says the defence will set up the
plea OF scif-Gcfcncc, in defence.
These seem to be the salient
points and rs no Il was present tho
facts may W be Developed. Griffin
was y man lilty-siX yeas olF, promi
nent in railroad circles, had recently
come to Columbia where he made manv
friends, had passed his life in Georgia
and was Il Confederate veteran. Evans
is Il bachelor, Il son OF Il Confederate
Brigadicr, a brother of cx-Goy. John
Gary Evans, and it will be recalled has
been twice q candidate for State Rail
Road Commissioner. Evans may have
killed Griffin in self-dcfence, or in sud-
den passion upon provOcatiOn sufficient
to reduce the killing 10 manslaughtor.
There seems to be nothing to Justify
the suggestion that he committed q
wilful cold-blooded murder.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-04-17
Tie Concert Il GrCai Success

The concert given by Mrs. w. T..
Lucas Monday evening for the benefit
Of the public library was unsteady and
financially q distinct success. a beau
tilul program was rendered by The fol-
lowing accomplished artists and gave
the greatest pleasure to 4 large ana at.
tentivc audience embracing Il large
number of the most Intelligent people
in the city: Mrs. J. a. lIpperson of
Nashville, Mrs. Paul Petty Of Spartan
burg, Miss Elizabeth Grimball of Con
verse College, Mr.. John Hicks, Mrs.
Lucas and Miss Caro- Adams Of Laurens.
Mrs. Lucas and Mir. Hicks, who have
given Of their talents so freely for the
benefit of many charities here, were
welcomed by an audience already in
sympathy with them. Mrs. Epperson,
Mrs. Petty and Miss Grimball delighted
the audience in their first numbers
and long before the cur;ain fell made
ar impression which will not easily be
forgotten. Certainly the thanks OF
Laurens are due Mrs. Lucas and her
co-adjutors for the pleasure as well as
the cash which came from the evening.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-04-17
The Kings Daughters in Convention
i'm Laurcns.

About thirty-livc delegates to the
State Convention of Kings Daughters
arrived in the city on yesterday and
were cordially welcomed to the homes
of the members Of the circle here and
by others in the city who are glad of
the opportunity to entertain the repre-
scntalives of an order which is doing
so noble a work of charity. On last
evening a delightful reception was
rendered the delegates by the local cir
Gle at the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Davis, Of New York, the National
President, Mrs. Roberts, of Charleston,
the State Secretary being among those
present. Light refreshments were
served aud the occasion rendered social
and charming in every way. Mrs. Ed
gar Martin, the President Of the circle
here and other enthusiastic members
are endcaorving in every way possible
to make che convention Il success. The
lrst business meeting takes place this
morning at ten o'clock.