Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28

tract OF q acres adjoining The town Of
Alponlto II Is high up IN the noun
ulns not far from Ponce, IN one OF the
most heaithful regions OF the world. II
cost me- not counting the buildings,
about $40 per acre"
MONEY IN FRUITS.
The conversation next turned TO the
frult industry, and Mr. Degetau ycn-
tured the prophecy that Porto Rico
would some day be The chief orange
grove ana pineapple plantation Of the
United states, He says the fruit lands
are being taken up, and that many
Americans have gone there 10 raise or
anges. lie cited one instance Of man
who was offered n Job al 5000 a year
In the United States The man had
recently lived In Florida and had Just
begun to raise oranges In Porto Rico,
He replied that while he had nothing
now ne would not give up his prospects
OF making a fortune out NJ the fruit
raising In Porto Rico for $50 0fO "A year.
much less $4,000 The climate is such
that there Is no frost. Oranges grow
luXurlantly and produce excellent fruit.
So FAR but few Of the trees have been
budded and the bringing IN Of the best
OF our Florida and California varieties
VIII make the Porto Rico orange one
OF the best AT present the transporta-
ton Facilities are not as good as 20
some OF the other West Indian islands,
but fruit lands are cheap and such
plantations are steadily growing I
nave ncvc" seen better pineappes than
those which are grown In Porto Rico.
They arc about twice as large as tho
varieties we have I'm our markets and
their favor Is unsurpassed.
HAVANA TOBACCO IN PORTO RICO
What other Industries have your" !
asked.
eve have some excellent tobacco
plantations replied the Porto Rcan
commissioner we can grow as good
tobacco as Cuba, and a great deal ol
our tobacco goes TO Cuba and Ia export
| ed thence as the best Havana, Not Ions
| ago some Of the Cuban farmers object.
| ed to the importation OF Porto Rlcar
| tobacco on the ground that the Havana
| exporters were using It and that II,
! quality was such that it would njur,
| the Havana brands. lnasmuch az IN,
| exporters had most to lose by such al
! injury the complaint should have com,
| from them. The tobacco rs grown wei
| up IN the mountains There are larg
| plantations near Cayey and elsewhere
There are cigar factories In both cit,
ana country and in San Juan there Is
| cigarette factory which makes abou
| 100000 cigarettes q day"
What are the prices OF tobacc
| lands2"
"They vary according to situation
| and quality Very good lands can b,
bought from $50 70 500 per acre"
A STOCK COUNTRY.
Tel me about your Porto Rican cat
tie"
Said Mr.. Degetau: Porto Rico hal
great possibilities as stockraisinl
country. We have something Tx,
100000 cattle and we raise as fine stocl
| as Is grown anywhere. our cattle are
noted for their beautiful hides. Indeed
one Of the South American republics
| which charges a tariff on other stocl
| admits Porto Rican stock free on thi,
account The animals are usually OF
a dun color They are heavy llmbec
and finely formed. They are said TO b,
| the descendants Of Andalusion and AZ.
| rlcan cattle which were brought 10 In,
| Islands centuries ago"
Have you much good pasturage? ?"
Plenty Of It. The grass is green al
| the year round. 1t grows luxuriantly