Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-08
PORTO RICO PRODUCTS
Governor Allen Talks About the
Island. Its Industries and
Advantages.
Fruit Growing Promises to Be.
come Profitable on Account
OF Low Tariff.
The Peopla MAKING Good Pro.
The People Making Good Pro.
sress--Exasserated Reports
Of Disturbances.

ltlie lSldiiSl, III atl interview SAD llat the
situation had improved materially in
every way since he became governor
over year ago. The civil government
Established in Porto Rico Governor
Allen said, lis working smoothly. The
various departments have been organ
iHed and our administration is seeming
Is giving general satisfaction In ma
terial way there has been wonderful
progress. Much Of the island which was
rot under cultivation under the old re-
sime is being taken up and made
profitable. There is a great field in the
island for products that can be shipped
to the United States, especially oranges
and other fruits. The advantages pos
sessed by the Porto Rican fruit growers,
On account of the discrimination IN
their favor as far as tariff duties are
concerned, which Will be Increased when
all duties are removed July !, can not
but result in making II u great fruit
growing country. Recently people who
are Interested in the growing of lilies
and other flowers, as we'll as onions and
potatoes III Bermuda, have been looking
over the island with view to transfer
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hoilander law "hich only aiio"s SIX
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endorsement rather IMAM mat OF some
political leader Some disturbances
nave occurrea, put never Win such
serious results as mas olten occurred IN
me ohitea states Darroom Draws.
tootlns ana howilng crowds on the
ting sticks along the palings have been
sufficient to occasion sensational cables
to the north. which, tho promptly de-
MED, have been circulated to the dis
credit of the island. ] understand that
several thousand people have been en-
ployed by agents to leave Porto Rico
for Hawaii principally, some few for
Cuba, and a few are now being engaged
to work in Ecuador. But compared with
100000 people the per cent Of emigra-
ton is SO small as not to be worth con-
sideration. If these people can benefit
their positions by emigrating they
should be permitted to emigrate. care
being taken, of course, to see that they
are not led away by Misrepresentation