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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-02

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Frank steinhart. tho consul general from
the United States. He was here during
the war and was closely associated with
General Wood and our other officials in
the reforma ton Of the country. Hs has
done much for American trade since then
and he sees Cuba through the eyes Of a
practical business man. met Mr.. Stein
mart IN the office OF tho consulate this
morning. Said he: ia
You cannot appreciate the change In
cuba since the war without having been
on tho ground. At that time THO people
were the poorest OF the poor. Thousands
had not enough to eat and hardly enough
clothes to cover their nakedness This
was so when the war closed and long
thereafter. At the lngaterra Hotel
where you are stopping the cafe. as You
know Is right on the street. Eating din
ner there. In those dark times, one would
have a crowd looking In at tho windows,
reaching out It's hands ana begging for
food You could see famine in tho ribs
of every other person you met; many OF
tho children were skin and bones. THO
cattle had been eaten UP during the war,
and there was practically no meat for sale
at prices which the people could pay.
had no business. Everything was pow
erty. To-day tho people here are fat and
well dressed. All have plenty, and money
to spend. Business Is good everywhere
and every one has work. Lands are rls-
Ing and real estate sales are made every
day"
& here referred to tho increase III. CHI
.culatipn from tho sugar surplus and the
loan whereupon the consul general said
Yes, but that is not all. The sales OF
lands will bring In slnany " m! lions of new
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PROSPERITY or CUBA
HAS BEEN MARVELLOUS

money this year, and Cuba's foreign trade
with the balance in her favor has enor-
nousy Increased. Indeed, I don't know
of a country which has so much good new
money as this.
TIID SUGAR SURPLUS.
"But much of Cuba's surplus is from
sugar, the price Of which is liable to
fall 2"
Sugar may fall" replied the consul
general. Indeed, believe that a lower
price would be for the good OF this island.
1t would prevent initiation and put us on
"a sounder business basis. Sugar is bound
to bring fair price In the future, and
this is the chief sugar country OF the
world. Cuba can produce more OF, the
same area at lower cost than any other
country. They talk about the Philippine
Islands as a possible competitor OF Cuba
IN the sugar industry. That Is ridiculous!
we can raise sugar heer for les than the
freight on the manufactured product from
the Philippines to tho United States. We
can lay our sugar down in Now Orleans
at a lower cost than sugar can be pro-
duced on tho Louisiana plantations Tho
conditions for this Industry are almost
perfect In Cuba. There is no land like it,
New Sugar Mills.
Is most Of the sugar land under cult!-
vation?" III
No. replied our consul general. "our
sugar industry is only about half con-
nm amy aa to and m hs ppoduet
nba nd y AZ Of the Avail,
are vast sugar areas which are yet to be
opened UP. and some parts OF the island
are are p9raetIeallx untouched Is far As this
There are tens OF Thousand Of acres
which will produce sugar for sale there
at q, from 50 per acre and upward. and
a nere ara SIMILAR ands n Puerto Principe
the line of the Cuba railroad which has
been. constructed since the war, opening
up the eastern end Of the Island"
Americans in Cuba.
Are many Americans coming into
YES. from. all parts OF the United
lands and other properties, The majouTrlty
OF those now hers arc men OF money who
make large purchases They arc entirely
different from the Americans who oyerran
Cuba at the close Of tho war. Those were
mostly the struggling otrscourlng OF our
army a and aisdyenturers without money,
nGh ose no aSd ar to ss bn Sf o big pSH9
they can pay for what they buy. Indeed,
cash Is a necessity In making purchases
here, The Cubans who sell want a good
" proportion of their money down, and
the balance on very short time. Tho
lands are held In, large tracts. 1t is easy
to find good Investments. embracing
from one to 10000 acres EACH hut it's
almost impossible to buy small farms of
Cubans Such farms are for, ga Ia a t much
higher prices from the Americans who
buy the largo tracts"
Money in Cattle,
"But does 1t not take a large tract for
any kind OF IAN agricultural Undertaking
here?"
Such plantations often run Into tho
thousands OF acres. and 1t requires sey-
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Frank G. Carpenter Writes The
Tines-Dispatcf About Our
Commercial Invasions.
FORTY MILLIONS in SUGAR
Each Years 3Cloi: Adds This Sum
to the National Wealtll-What
Consul General Says.
BY Frank G. Carpenter.

Especial Correspondent Of The Times
Fl Dispatch.)
HAVANA, CUBA, June 9o.-Cuba has
put on the seven league boots Of modern
progress and Is marching, double quick
toward prosperity and wealth. Its surplus
this year Is greater percnpita than that
or any other country on earth. Sugar has
gone skyward, and the crop will bring
forty million dollars more than the usual
price. In addition Cuba has more than
twenty million dollars from the bonds
which have been recently allowed to the
soldiers From these two sources alone
1t has now sixty million dollars more
than a year ago. and all this In a popula-
ton OF 1500,o0 souls, This means an
average increase Of $40 for every man.
woman and child in the country, or at
five to the family. an increase of $500
per family. TO realize that. suppose that
every family IN the United States could
suddenly add $500 to It's present pile. Sup
pose thai every mothers son of you and
every nlother's daughter too, had SO
more than you had last year. or in any
year preceding, and you havo the condl-t
tion}of tho Cuba of to-day. Such an in
crease In the United States would mean
and sudden addition of about three
and one-half billion dollars to to
out national wealth; and also that this
VAST sum would almost all so Into imme-
diate circulation for the booming anu
building up. the country?
Ihnt Is what they have in Cuba to-day,
They have more. Every business Is
prosperous. The tobacco crop has been
good Tho island Ia fast becoming tho
fruit and vegetable garden OF the United
States, lands are being sold in large
tracts to Americans, and there Is a gem
eral rise In real estate and other prop
critics throughout the Island. There wero
three times MS many American tourists
mere last winter. as In any winter preced-
ing,ss and to-day scattering companies OF
young Yankees are prospecting the Prov
lnces and picking up good things in CHEAP
lands and other Investments / felt TINT
We should soon have a. big Industrial and
commercial Invasion Of Cuba and came
here rs one Of the advance scouts of our
BUSINESS ls army to report to you the posi-
p1lltles o. tina peaceful Invasion. find,
however, that the movement ID far In
advance Of what supposed, and that
tho Invasion, although entirely unorgan-
lied Is well under way.
"A Talk With Our Consul General.
!. Perhaps no American In Cuba Ia bet
vSV posted on the situation than Mr.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-02
the Cubans friendly to Americans They
ouy largely ,,; and :, are ar easy to sell;
Wood Pavements Again.

New York is to lay wood payements
on lower Broadway and ten other down
town streets London has shown the prac-
ticability and comfort Of the wood pave
lnent, and II New York is now willing to
Hps virtues ~ p otbsr
nlent now In use. Tho wood plverien:
costs more, but 1t Is more durable ard
more easily repaired than others that cost
consideration which has influenced New
{Yorlks officials In the use Of wood nave.
ment Is that this commodity, like any
or corporation, fact that tends toward
the elimination of graft. -
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lower OF the theatrical nrof eas,on i, I 3,

lower Of the theatrical profession in hard
luck <, dropped into one Of the local phono-
gran [,n 2arlors. His clothes were shiny and
ing aimessly about for a few minutes SIa
stopped In front OF d machine IN which
was Va !. q !. song about a baby. d $50
rs mat song popular with your IN Z;
attendants. 8, 81 n - ~ 'li ~.
ui x bot # ls!'' was the reply. TITS
to himself. - N'1o' q al
60 ahead; It's only cent" said tho
attendant A. The other drew a dime from
his pocket and looked at ii. '4,8 Il - -.
!. No." he said, ret,Tnng thu cotn, "a
his pocket. "I've got TO eat n
Why are you SO Interested In that par
other moved slowly toward the door ~ ~
49,, ~ wrote IT." he said.-Kansas city
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Why He Was Interested

d It Is usually the publisher, not tho
writer who makes the money out OF d
popular song. Frequently a publisher
will buy n composition from a. thea trical
performer for almost nothing and viii
make a largo sum out OF It. a day or SO
ago q young man who looked like a fol-
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not trade with Cuban merchants on the
Same basis that they trade with home
merchants. The commercial houses here
are old and we'll established. Their tinan-
ctal standing. can be easily ascertained,
and many; Of them are perfectly good.
of the business here. it must give US good
tern1s as other ma ions. ..ltE..-l
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American Goods BY Mail.

and that many Of our American
houses are sending goods here BY mall
THIS ls so with the big Chicago maIl-ordor
houses 8. ana also the leading merchants Of
aamaker. Arnold md Constable and Other
MeW workers. are doing, such . retail
Saoh h9pses haye open accounts with
6 come pm to tho United States. and there
arrange to haye goods sent TO them. Some
big firms send men here 20 drum In such
accounts, and altogether q great deal OF
business is done which does not show
In our trade reports.
"a commercial Traveller representing one
Of the largest department. stores Of the
United Y States. for instance, tells mo that
ne Is selling many mo editions OF tho
English and American novelists and sets
q costly dhI9tonares s he's sold within
ten-yolume dictionary; the tinost bindings
ere az. N CHIEF demand, and the sets average
men. our shlrt,waist suits. being especially
popular, He Is selling American shoes.
hard ~ furniture and. Indeed, al
American department. store, He ands
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American Newspapers and Maya

find that all the leading american
newspapers and magazines are sold in
tho various passa Eeways upon which tho
stores open, and there Is a large news
stand Just above the National Theatre.
which belongs TO German-Amcrlcan,
cities as well. This man tells mo that he
s sells 12.Oo0 American magazines and 90, :
600 American newspapers every month.
papers cost from z to 10 cents apiece.
The 1o,cent magazines cost about 10 cents
and other things In proportion. The only
books sold arc paper novels. although
ono may occasionally buy English bound
books In tho Spanish book stores. ~
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Money in Cattle,

But does 1t not take large tract FOR
any kind Of an agricultural Undertaking
here?"
Ut does, as far as sugar is concerned.
such plantations often run Into tho
thousands OF acres. and 1t REQUIRES sew
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American Goods in Cuba.

find American goods for sale almost
everywhere In Havana. They are handled
by Cubans, Spanlards and Americans, and
arc imported both direct from the United
Sta ties and through commission houses.
There are altogether about twenty-five
American mercantile firms and also agen-
cies of many large American houses The
Arnnours, 5wifts and CudahyB have meat
establishments, selling lard, hams and
canned stuffs. There are several American
drug stores, an American news stand, q
whiskey dealer or 50. and n largo NUM-
Der of real estate firms.
One Of the biggest American estah-
lishments Is that Of the Harris Brothers,
on O'Relly Street, not far from the Pra-
do. This firm sells all sorts OF American
Office furniture and supplies, stationery
and notions. 1t mas a big aoetylne gas
business, having put In hundreds OF acety-
line light. plants at sugar mills, small
towns and houses throughout the island,
which 1t supplies with carbide. The Har-
ris boys came here from Florida Just
about the time the war closed with less
than s., 900 and opened a store for type
writers. bicycles and office supplies. They
did about 100000 worth Of business the
first year. and since then have steadily
increased until now they have not only
this retail establishment In Havana, but
also q conslderab BILE wholesale trade
throughout the island. They tell me
there are plenty of chances hero for So
Der and Industrious Americans with hon
esty and a fair amount OF brains. They
have trouble in finding good men for their
own work, and say that this Is the case
with others. Ei.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13
WALL STREET REVIEW
PROMISES HELD OUT SATURDAY NOT
 FULFILLED.
sIuch for Absorption by the Linn
 tied Demand-SOme Slow RecOveries.

New York. June 12.-The stock market ma se, today did not fulfill the promises hesu sr,yei yS demand and higher prices for stocks. .,r-,
 The selling attracted by saturdays ,,h,,, sharp rise in prices proved too hs mecn market s yielded declsively and the first selling was folioWen by additional burdens of the same rs,arad sJs,ed and @ prices @ made made some slow recoveries
 In few stocks thersI d.,.rss;n was fdr speGlSa tSe rally. The later dealings showed a marked shrinkage in volume from those in the ITS. hour, while the accumulated selling orders temper Of the market had no positive new new developments to account TOT bnwever M e that that the market was still strictly in professional hands. ,h :. technical position by the reduction or the short interest. in driving to cover some or dence of strength in the market. An ele- ment of potential strength was thus re duced At the same time the quick ., e1t <, tension of the long interest on the part or the professionals increased the weight on the market. when the instability of prices
 The holidays. which were genYral abroad, deprived the market of one possible source of the demand which might have been stim- poets The influence was modified aiso Dy doubts from some sources of the suostahi;;ial i;l. basis for the hopes of peace This feelns was the result of opinion rather than or any actual occurrences that could be pointed 10 dS CndHSiHB tHe '''S .N- istence.
 The Government crop report which ap- peared Saturday afternoon proved to De the subject of such varying interpretations as are common in the grain markets at the critical period of the baking of the crops: Notwithstanding the decline in condition or winter wheat the dimensions of the total crop indicated awakened hopeful spirit. This was modified by the making Of sur mises of possible deterioration since the date of the Governments estimate.
 The special pressure against Amalgasmated @ Copper was connected in the minds or pro fessional operators with a campaign having It's source in Boston. The M1tropolitat stocks owed their strength to inferences from the new auspices of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Discussion or that subject was less optimistic than on Saturday and it was urged that the forthcoming re- port of the State Superintendent of Insur- ance must be awaited to form definite much conjecture also touching the idea or the syndicate to which the Equitable stocks had been conveyed.
 The postponeraent of the call for the re turn of Government deposits from July to July 15 promises relief from one possible embarrassment of the money market in con nection with the half yearly settlements. The tone of the weekly comments on traffic of railroad officials showed some con servatism. The efforts toward recovery were continued through the latter part of the day, but the movement was somewhat uncertain and the market closed unsteady Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $4.310,000. United States 3s advanced per cent on call.
 NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago. June 12.-The Government report showing large increase in acreage seeQed wheat market here today. At the close July wheat was off bc. Corn is up hc. Oats are down h @ %c. Provisions are 2a Qloc
 Greatest weakness in the wheat market eral selling by pit traders, initial quotations rSs Ssrs main of Ssstar tS at
 depression was the showing of the Govern ment report in relation to the crop of spri wheat According to official statistics e
 creased over that of last year. In addI- tion condition is given at SS.7. Many trad g liberal yield of spring wheat 5more than offset the loss in condition of the fall sown bears an additional incentive to sell. On the decline, however, shorts were eager
 d dsr hSss to Ser tpnes
 RE S sh9T affsF Ssora the opening ah JIy
 a strengthening effect on the market do crease of l.s2s,Ooo bushels in the visible sup ply was another influence that aided the buyers turned sellers and the market again Saturdays final quotations, with July at S6% @S6%c. Clearances of wheat and flour PrmarT hG 4a
 cetpts were 39S,000 bushels, compared with
 In sympathy With the weakness of wheat,
 corn was somewhat easier early in the ses-
 son. increased rains gave bears an addt-
 tional reason for selling at the start Senti- ment, however. quickly changed on active buying by number of promInehti commits sion houses. Throughout the remainder of
 the day a strong tone prevailed. A decrease of 1,lS0.00O bushels in the visible supply compared with an increase of 39S, 900 last year was bullish factor. Floods in Iowa were a further bullish influence. July open- ed h4 &c lower at 61A Q51%c, sold be- tween 51 Ac and 61 mc and closed at 52Mc Extremely heavy receipts created weak ness in the oats market. Arrivals today dOnhla 4 l The Governments report indicating an in crease of 6.oo000o bushels in the total yield | as compared with last year was another | ing was quite large July opened 1S 0 lower | at S1 t q31Ac, sold between 30N @31c anC | S1 $c and closed at S1c.
 Provisions were firm on a moderate de- | mand from shorts, Strength of corn ha( considerable influence. At the close Sep- | tember pork was up 100 at $12.92h. LarC was up h 06c at y7.45@7.4l Ribs Wer, | 7hc higher at $7.67h.
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chinn IInnnr. srmnnu.

Washington, June IZ.-Ihe Depart- ment of State Is informed that the Chinese Government has conferred the decoration of the Order of the Double Dragon on Col. Theodore W, Symons, corps of engineers, U. s. A. formerly Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds. in this city, in recognition of courtesies extended to Prince Pu Lun on a recent visit to this country
 Colonel Symons cannot accept this decoration. however, except by Con- gressional enactment.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES. New Orleans, June 12. = Cotton future
MARINE NEWS.

New Orleans. June 12. --- Cleared: strs Lord Dufferin. BF:, Dunn Hamburg and Rotterdam via Norfolk.
 Port Eads-Arrived: Strs. Inshowen Head, Br.. Cotter. Galveston; Proteus, Halsey. New York: Anselm. Br.. Rivara, Puerto Cortez: REilnsfiealds. Eiu rS Nor; Balxerssn. Ba Blqefields elan, Br.. Ball. Liverpool; Brewster Ger. Book, Bocas del Toro. Sailed: Strs. Fl Dorado. Prescott. New York Westover, Joy, Port Tampa via Mobile
 Mobile-Arrivcd: Strs Espana, Nor. Dan ieisen, Puerto Cortez Hiram, Nor, Thor sen. Puerto Cortez via Ship Island Quaran- tine Edga, Nor. Olsen, Coatseacocoalcos;
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,torument to BOyntOn.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June lz-At
 ,eetinS here today it was decided that a handsome monument should be erect cd in honor of the late lamented Geh. Henry V. Boynton. The place TUT i'S location will be decided later' . ,r Irha monument will probably cost In .,a neisbhorhood of $20,00O, and sub snr,ntto5s smT will be solicited from all parts SS- of tP,a0 tbe country in order to make 1t na- .Aa..oI Tn scODe
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HIu AsIxx Renrgument.

Albany, N. Y., June 12.-Former United States Senator David B. Hill, at torney for Albert T. Patrick, convicCcd of William M. Rice. appeared before Chief Judge. Cullen of the Court of Appeals today and asked for permission to make a motion for reargumen1 in the Patrick case. The matter will ba submitted to the court tomorrow when a decision will be handed down.
 If the court decides to permit mo tion for reargument, 1t Is likely that the whole matter will go until next
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c c Rurna Dend.

Evansville, Ind. June 12.-Charles C. Burns died, aged so years today. He was formerly one Of the pest Dest Niowl ao,.ai ISI '.aIuable stables. He was at one time M manager of Tattersalls in Phila- deiphta,
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nia. fnr AmmunItIon.

washington, June 12-Bids were
 Was MaS"in at inc War Department today Tpr PeO I5. 900 ,OoO rounds of small arms am nm nunition, calibre 80, for use Tn the army rifles. The Union Metalll9 70 ooaat rus rus rn1s Company, and the United ens s.as Cartridge Company each SUD mttted a bid of $42.5O per thousand and the Blake Rifle Company a bid or SSd ner thousand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13

train which left Buffalo on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Eail- road. at 5d5 a. m., today arrived in Chicago at 1:O5 D. m.. making the trip in seven hours and fifty minutes. If the same rate of speed were maintain ed east of Buffalo the trip between Chicago and New York by the Lake Shore could be made in fourteen hours and tWenty-four minutes
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snlved the servant Problem

New York Weekly -,.
 Tired Housekeeper Gin empl9ymen,6 there'il ever be any solution of the servants girl problemT
 Employment Agent-Oh. yes. mum Al s,Wei T well! How9"
 "She got rid of the hull gang an' did the work herselfF'
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An Omce nbolIshed.

Topeka. Kas.. June 12.-H. U. Nudge. second Vice President of the Rock Isl and System. announces that the othce of General Superintendent has been abolished and William Hobbs has been appointed assistant to MT. Nudge Tn charge of operation. MT. Honps Will have headquarters at Chicago.
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Indicates rise. Indicates taAl'
 River Forecast.
 (For next two days.) The Coosa and Alabama will continue to fall very slowly or remain stationary
 Weather Conditions.
 (Past "A hours.)
 Rains. mostly light. have fallen in western and eastern cotton districts. southern Flor ida, Missouri. the Ohio xalley and Northeast. the rainfall being heavy in Indian Territoryi generally fair weather now prevails. except raining in middle-western Texas ana threateninE in some central ana eastern as tbe Northwest. with a shallow depression over northern Montana and an area Of nearly normal pressure over the middle Southwest [. temperatures continue moderately high in southern. eastern and some central districts but are moderately low in the far West.
 COTTON REGION BULLETIN. For the 24 hours ending a. m.' 7oth meridian time,
 MONTGOMERY, Ala. June 12. 1905.
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T Indicates trace of precipitation.

Heavy rain at Marlow, T. 2. 50.
 Temperatures average moderately .Hgh and favorable though slightly lower in Oklahoma; rains in eastern and western dis tricts, mostly light, though heavy in Indian Territory. --v,.,-r,r,,,
 Hection Director. Weather Bureau
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formed them that he had gone over the matter thoroughly with the secretary that he had agreed with hlni, anu triSe TSe he considered the matter closed. 1ne delegation then withdrew.
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Trial nf Chnrle.tnn

Washington, June 12.-Orders have been issued at the Navy Department for the official trial of the protected cruiser Charleston, built by the Newport News shipbuilding Company, or the coast of New England, June 2S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-13
NEW YORK COFFEE AND sTGAR

steady; No. invoice, 7Ac. Mia duff; i' Corr srD dova, 10913e.
 sugar-kaw steady fair refining. s11- 16c; centrifugal, e6 test, 5-16ci molasses sugar. T~16c Refined steady.