Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-04-18
is PROSPEROUS.
MISSOURI SENATOR SAYS THAT
he ENCOUNTERED ONLY
THREE MREDICAETs
HAVANA Is nov 4 FINE GIFT.
He Says That the Island Metropolis
Is a. Clean as Warrington
D. C-There Is Much IN
titled Soil

D. C-Ihere Is Much Un-
titled Soil
WAsmSeToS, April b. senator
Cockreli returned Friday morning
from q two weeks trip 70 Cuha, on
which be was accompanied BY his
daughter, Marian Cockrell.
The Senator made careful study
u conditions there, commercially, |
politically and otherwise He Is not
get prepared to express his views as 10
political matters in the island, but
talks Interestingly Of his visit.
Il had very pleasant trip" said
he to the Republic correspondent,
and visited Havana, Matanzas and
CenfuegoS ! saw many Of the large
sugar plantations and visited the
camps Of cur soldiers near the cities
named. / inspected, also, many Of
the public institutions in Havana and
CienfuegOs, which have been orga-
nized By Governor General Woods, in
GLIDING the hospitals and reform
schools for boys and girls. | was e$
pecially interested In examining the
water works Of Havana and the old
Spanish forts, MORO and Cabanas.
The latter Is a marvellous fertilization
and cost the Spaniards nearly s17 ,OO0,-
900. 1t Is a skillful and successful de-
fense and Of great interest to the wish
tors and army engineers.
CLEAN As WASHINGTON.
Havana is nov a remarkably clean
city. II Is as clean, in fact, as
Washington. Matanzas and Glen
fuegos, also, are very creditable in
this respect. The water supply at
Havana is unsurpassed. visited the
reservoir OF these works, some eight or
ten miles out. In the country. IT is a
very elaborate affair, making a reser-
yolr wall around an immense spring
into an aquednct running under the
river through a tunnel, which is a
perfect piece Of engineering work. 1t
Is carried through that tunnel 10 the
city. IL furnishes delightful drinking
water and In great abundance.
II wa very much disappointed In
finding 10 much untitled land. Com
paratlvely, but a small portion Of the
sOil Of Cuba is In cultivation. Many
products which would undoubtedly
flourish there are not even seen or
cultivated. IL Is capable Of being
made a most productive country for
all kinds Of vegetables and fruits and
for the staples Of sugar, cane and to-
baccO.
'yThc island has a large number Of
harbors. Prom what / could learn Of
our officials who have been in the
various waters around the island
there are as many good harbors as
there are In all the coast lines Of the
United States.
NOT ONE DRUNKEN MAN.
"As to the social conditions in Cuba,
lone Is agreeably surprised by a visit. /
did not see a drunken nan during all
the time / was % the island.
sIhe soldiers who were camped
~Aley; Ece from Havana and Ma
some disv@5.45sg@ were in very
tanZas and CienIutz-~mdn. excellent
comfortable quarters and
health. l did not see any soldiers il
the cities named, excepting a few
officers who were there on business.
The people generally seemed to have
work to do and were orderly, quiet
and polite. / saw no exhibition Of
personal luminosity between the Gu
bans and the Spaniards. In Glen,
fueg0s l visited the Cuban Club, which
has a fine building, and met many
members Of the club, and then visited
the Spanish Club nearby and was &C
companied by the president Of the Gu
ban Club and one or two Others, and
we were most cordially treated. The
government Of the cities is in cOntro
of the city officials and now and ther
! would see, especially at the depot'
in the country districts, members Of
the Rural Guard, both Of which or
CARNATIONS are composed Of Cubans
OF. at least residents Of the island.
in all my travels through the CT
ties and upon the island, / saw M
beggas, with the exception Of twt
very old eolOred men and a Chinaman
who were On the platform at the sta
tionS ready 10 receive contributions
$50 far as / could judge the peOpli
we're well dressed for that climate
and all had plenty 10 cat. GoYerno-
General Wood seems TO have been re
markably successful In bringing or
der and cleanliness to the island
Senator Cockrell will be in Wash
ingtOn a month OF more.