The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-09
TIE FORGOTTEN ISLAND.
a rsrt3 Hses's Csoee In
drStry Necessary 10 Fer Prosper ~.


To THI EDI-ok OF TIE SrN Sir; Without
any Intention OF posing 40 a prophecies.
venture THE assertion thEi, with THE sy sae1naiac
stIeaiaoa and care the Porto Ricsn production
OF conee abc other staples are receiving from
Governor Winthrop and his enlighf<n NED 40
nlinisuEiion. within the next deehoe FoIto
kaeo VIII take her yaaoe In the front rank OF
privileged caterers Of high grade ARTICLES 70
the American consumers. She VIII Dol tse
exceDed. II equIied in the quality Of her
berry. and as New York is the greatest dis.
u1oufinx and consuming nnhTkt, iI the lniteo
STATES TIE bulk Of the battle ii have 10 DC
Ionghi here against ali corners
1be United States should furnish . place
o. sale fef al the coffee that Is or can be pro-
dnoed IN Porto Rico ADD I,ay the planters .
FAIR living price for their product. There 10
no reason why this country our new Mecca
should have taken only .aSi. 81 pounds u
lae4 Of our rbost excellent coffee. yaiued Al
Ssx'"S. and II spite Of recent drawbacks and
natural preandices. France. Cuhs and Spain
the three nrtio.ss together should have taEer
as they took during The same year. total Of
u. eSo.O 'o worth of the berry America owes
10 Porto Rico the PROMPT establishment Of
equilibrium II her disordered financed and
fbe only wsy 10 relieve the situation is 10 in
crease the value o! the crop Of coffee, the
islands principal staple This can De cone
Q! superior gf1det. and second. By increasing
ihe demand. thereby securing 10 roe growers
ts,ittr pr,cee. which VIII bring prosperity 70
al eoooefned II L the latter problem 1hAi
comes within The province Of the new business
hrepey which VIII open il doors come Ttne
The argument has been advanced thlst
Porto Rioo culd sci relief from iser st&xnaiion
AND misery Il She would only turr her atsen-
In THE Cnits6 States The erroneeus btbei re-
saroins ne iIgoT1anoe Of the sugar .roeoe.
TIM more than ewo-fhirds OF an the tnlportA
IN value from the island consist @. sugar. The
prcopefion Of the sweet "a indeed one OF the
sla as T1esl prgf a Industries a. tss
crop IN value buf Porto hico's land. suitable
lSI sus.l cufavsiben are Limited 2 urea
lhe1 pfodptfdreness cannot Be extended 10 q
point uhere ii viii Efert n henenoent WAY
the present stuhtion
IN The sal il the island useful e, sugar cane
acres Actually alnos, the Whole OF the
TERRITORY supposed 10 be ADAPTED 10 the
ssT nss -: o. eans Is used tor tia. purg.se
oereio1eoert q her sugar Srcepc1ion. II al
me yield fe1 Acre no sTes1e, tssn Il e noW
do not think II could 60 beyond s0h. n,s rons
a yeM- which 10 less thkn ope-fourth Of What
the United STATES Atone has to import
Cairnstic oopditaors IN tie island Are sprh
thsI Il son,e regions there is q great scarcity
Of water los n. cultivation 9, sust- cane,
anc- as every body knows tat rilGIt is q
rresI ahsprt.er O. water Where ia. rains
are Dot abundant only The resort 10 irr3ra-
tion on ,Arce scale brings fcr1h payins crcpe
and " here are the means TO EN- bark Il tire
work II iheT are - nearer IN the u.RIieT 9,
frcpsSsodh for the SHE Of the Island coffee
II the A-aeFicRn markets.
Al TINS roes 70 prove that the shlr1;3on
Of Fegto klee deT~rds p,yon Iae inTelhrence.
eA-fiestness and bttS,Iaol Elvec 10 The d. rel
oI'r,eni Of the Industry here By The appointed
representative O. The island Interests
IsAhIl GONZALEZ
NV Bl1eE1ox. june !,