The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-20
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| vontrols tne sale or frur in this country, is planting hundreds of thousands of young orange trees at Nipa Bay, on the northeastern end of The island. where one of the United States coaling stations will in all probability he located This Is ex- ceptionally rich and fertile land. consid- cred to rank among the best on the island and the yield of oranges from these i'm mense groves. when the trees reach ma turitv. will be something stupendous. The Van Horne syndicate. which is span ming the island with a network of rail- roads, owns 5000 acres of land in this vicinity. besides othn~ interests.
 'Ts there much talk of reciprocItv?'
 "Tho people do not want reciprocity" Mir. Browne replied with some warmth
 Tt is a delusion which they were in- duced to pursue upon the advice of for mer Governor General Wood and in fol- lowing which they have already expended sSoo0o without tangible results They were given to undnrstard hv this official that they could havo it for the mere ask ing, and were made to believe that if would rebound to their benefit. but after careful study of the situation and the alleged advantage which they were told would como from these recinrocal trade relations. they have found that these so- called benefits. even if reCiDrocity is con snmmated. will he more in the abstract than in the concrete. Resides this the agitation has heen harmful not only to the sugar industry but to all lines of trade since it has kent the reople in a state of uncertainty and doubt. tending to check the islands growth and the ex- renslon of it's commerce. They argue this way: Of course. there will he some little advantage in getting sugar to the American market but the net results will he of no practical benefit to the Gu ban sugar planter. since the American sugar trust dominating the field will by placing any price it pleases on Cuban sugars, gobble up the profits arising from the difference between the present duty on that staple and the proposed reduc- ton
 The Cubans are not fools They have learned what American trust methods mean as exemplifed in the roughshod manner in which the present American tobacco trust. which controls the Cuban market overrides the Cuban tobacco grower The trust is today operating pracucaily every factory of any conse- quence in the island, and as result an the well-known brands of cigars. so dear to the Cuban people. who are great smokers, have been wiped out. The Ans grade of goods formerly manufacturaS oy Gustave Book and Marquis RaveIl whose brands in days gone by were known the world over. are no longer Ir .he market' cheap and inferior article having been substituted in their n1aso These high grade cigars were rnanufao- tured from selected tobacco obtairaa from certain plantations system whiob the trust has abolished since it came irtn possession of the Cuban cigar factorias
 es' you can safely say" concI,,da5 MT. srowne' that the Cuban recinrocitv agltat,on Is dying out. and if not ksnt aNe nV few self-interested politicians wo"i" tS' I, ,arse into forgetfulness SD far as ''e Oupah people care or are concerned