The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-13
CUBAN SUGAR.

article upon sugar printed these columns week
ago made that Cuba produced tons
sugar comparison being made with small and the
nous area OF Cuba with our population
Cuban sugar with of 1t
pointed that with limited and population phe
nomena The however challenged to the Cuban
sugar crop Confirmation has hand since the article writ
The years Cuban crop dating from June June 1908
amounted to 100000 tons OF 4o pounds each Our ton ekoed
the American short OF pounds Turning the Cuban tons
into the Cuban from June 80 1902 to
June &c. 1908 would Io5Soo the Stars estimate
remarkably close to be almost identical
The Cuban OF plantations largely the usne
cenraes or cooperative system Inc HaSt puts up u NM anu
buys the crude fixed price This plan had been adopted be
fore the voonst gained the upper hand description OF that
period is thus given in our consuls report
Provinces the forces revolution February 1895
in the eastern region OF the island With few exceptions the centraes
burning bagasse
chnery great power mills large dimensions regnders deba
and dacaors establishes improvements made for the
purpose OF maintaining the juice high temperature thus avoiding
mentaton for boiling evapoang and concentrating
also establishes and separate the molasse from the
fuga filters introduced At the time railways con-
ucted in the interior of mills and factories easily accessible abora
tories established the chemical proceedings the
manufacturing and electric light used instead Kerosene
Railroad branches connecting the mills with depots and 9th
shipping places have been constructed facilitate the transportation
of products and also branches private service extending zones
where railroads of public service have been built For the
loading carts with the fields and unloading the rail
road cars or on the slate cutters ane conducor at the mills several
devices have been patented under the leaders and unors
cane which are very simple Inexpensive and great labor savers
Since the revolution and subsequent these colonies have
retograded The mill has been crippled himself and cannot
readily loan Others being himself bad financial standing
In the wrecked houses have been rebuilt
rcua implements have been unable be purchased and neither
blowing planting been resumed thus the under
tvaon has been restricted.
Many people have idea that tobacco manstay
of Cuba but such not the In 1894 before the
break the revolutionary the value Of the principal products
follows
Sugar 100000
Tobacco 100000
MOlasses and
Coffee Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Fruits and vegetables ..................... 10000
Sugar then Overwhelmingly the front that time and has
upon the regeneration OF the island taken its old position The
crop estimated long equivalent oo
If the the
products moasses and brought the islands
With methods extracting saccharne
from the perfect that worthless
able product while have manufactured profit though
attempt made of Hea panta
ton The liquor which crude and fiery disposed
north by the Whaers and fur trading ChOOners.
be of the 1890 neither
tobacco the leading products of Cuba When became
established agricultural island coffee its manay and for
about SI8OOOOOO However Cuban
Ginning and produces and half million income
o4 mAon lhee something Tor us to learn IN this If Cuba has
been unable to make coffee and has practically abandoned
industry should look carefully coffee
which striving to foster sM A@@ IN
are few other items of interest about Cuba which are worth
considering 1t reckoned Cuba support
OF inhabitants At the time has little
and half millions The according the latest official
1890 square miles The customs
tai department and forth $6ooooo expenditure
about $I4Oooooo leaving amounting
$2oooooo The heaviest of expenditure education which
oneha Millions public
with about $3oooOoO Assistance agriculture
commerce amounts to only quarter of million.
With these figures before and knowing what Cuba has passed
through and through great
Given of and good government
OF the weahes of small 1t
has been called the Pearl of the Antilles .,
FOUR AND A HALE PER CENT aiioit'.l